The Light Princess by George MacDonald
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The Light Princess by George MacDonald is a kids podcast hosted by Loyal Books. It has 15 episodes, with the latest published January 2026.
A king and queen are in despair. After years of marriage, they are yet to be blessed with a child. Finally a lovely daughter is born to them. They plan a grand christening ceremony for the baby, but as destiny would have it, they forget to invite the nastiest lady in the kingdom, who also happens to be the king's sister, the evil Princess Makemnoit.Now if all that seems distinctly familiar to you, it was meant to! Using the Sleeping Beauty/Briar Rose fairytale as a starting point, Scottish writer George MacDonald creates a story that's even more enchanting and gives it a nice little twist. In The Light Princess, published in 1864, the cruel aunt Makemnoit curses her hapless niece to become bereft of gravity! The spell she chants says, “Light of spirit, by my charms. Light of body, every part. Never weary human arms. Only crush thy parents' heart!” by which the child begins to float all over the place.The slightest breeze could cause her to fly away. Her parents and the entire palac
kids ·en-us ·15 episodes
01 – What! No Children?
02 – Won’t I, Just?
03 – She Can’t Be Ours.
04 – Where Is She?
05 – What Is to Be Done?
06 – She Laughs Too Much.
07 – Try Metaphysics.
08 – Try a Drop of Water.
09 – Put Me In Again.
10 – Look at the Moon
11 – Hiss!
12 – Where is the Prince?
13 – Here I Am
14 – This is Very Kind of You
15 – Look at the Rain! (finale)
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