The White Doe TITLE OF SOURCE: AUTHOR'S NAME - FIRST: LAST: DESCRIPTION: Visual Text Weak as he was from his long illness, the prince descended the staircase, supported by the ministers, and entered the room just in time to hear his father's loud cry of astonishment and disgust at the sight of Cerisette. "There has been treachery at work," he exclaimed, while the prince leant, dumb with horror, against the doorpost. COMMENTS: Visual Text When a cursed young princess defies an angry fairy, she is destined to spend her days as a white doe and her nights as a human being. This creates a problem when a prince comes looking for a future bride, and falls in love with the white doe. “The White Doe” might be adapted as a childrenʼs musical, but it has elements that are too reminiscent of other popular stories. The cursed princess and her friendly fairies were used in Disneyʼs “Sleeping Beauty”, and the princess who is one creature by day and another by night is like Fiona in “Shrek”. I donʼt know how one would solve the physical transformation of the princess into a white doe. The moral isnʼt very clear, either. Why does the princess want to marry a spoiled prince who tries to kill her with a bow and arrow? [RC] CANDIDATE FOR ADAPTATION?: --- not set --- Not reviewed Promising Unlikely SOURCE MATERIAL: Fable Novella Play Plot summary Short Story -- Parent -- GENRE: Comedy Comic Horror Detective Drama Fable Fairy Tale Fantasy Folklore Folktale Ghost Story Melodrama Mystery Myth Operetta Other Romance Suspense Young Audiences -- Parent -- SETTING: Africa America England Europe Fantasy International New Zealand Pastoral Rural Rustic Science Fiction -- Parent -- LENGTH FOR ADAPTATION: 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes 90 Minutes Two Hours -- Parent -- URL FOR PDF DOCUMENT: TheWhiteDoe.pdf
