Ruth Plumly Thompson's The Princess Who Could Not Dance

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“The Princess Who Could Not Dance” written by Ruth Plumly Thompson is about a Princess, named Dianidra, who could not master the art of dancing. Out of the ten kingdoms, she was the only one who couldn’t dance. This upset her parents and the kingdom, so Dianidra decided to run away. As she went about her journey, Dianidra came across an old lady, who turned into a fairy and helped Dianidra learn to dance. Disney should turn “The Princess Who Could Not Dance” into a movie because of it’s characters, romance, and differences from most Disney movies. The right characters are always important for a successful Disney movie. “The Princess Who Could Not Dance” incorporates similar characters throughout this tale. Just like the Princesses, such as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, have their fairies incorporated into the story, Dianidra has a fairy of her own to help her learn to …show more content…

Whether it be Sleeping Beauty and Snow White being woken up with a true love’s kiss or Cinderella and Rapunzel being rescued by their one true love. Romance is inevitable and it seems to come up in “The Princess Who Could Not Dance”. This Princess is trying to learn to dance, so she can attend a prestigious ball and find her Prince Charming. In most stories, the characters seem to fall in love quite quickly, which happens to be the same in this story as well. “But when they saw Dianidra, they ceased their crabishness and weepishness straight off, and when the Prince on his bended knee asked for the hand of the Princess, they were overjoyed and delighted - which is the way of Kings and Queens. So Diandra and the Prince were married in a year and a day” (Thompson 2). This goes to show that this particular fairy tale goes right along with other Disney movies, and makes it the perfect fit. Similarities are a big factor between all Disney movies, so some think that this makes them too repetitive and there should be some difference in each

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