Peronella

Peronella is a fairy tale[1] or fable[2] that is considered a traditional English tale.[3] Peronella is a pretty country lass who exchanges places with an old wizened queen, and receives the homage due to royalty, but gladly takes back her rags and beauty.[4]

For an extinct genus of sea sponges, see Peronidella.

References
  1. Ashmead, D. (1868). The Child's Own Book of Standard Fairy Tales: Containing Aladdin, Cinderella, Etc (original scanned from Harvard University ed.). [D.] Ashmead. pp. 374–379.
  2. Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe- (1789). Tales and Fables, in French and English. Written originally for the instruction of a young prince ... translated by the late D. Bellamy ... A new edition, with twenty-seven plates [some engraved by Charles Grignion]. J. Deighton. p. 292-297. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. Lansing, Marion Florence (1907). Fairy Tales. Ginn. p. 179. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham (2004). Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama. The Minerva Group, Inc. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-4102-1335-8.
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