Theme - Disenchantments
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Time Period: Unknown
References in Literature: None
Sources: The Folktale
The following shorts share a common thread or theme: Tale 1:
A huge serpent carries a princess into its castle and when she kisses it, it becomes human again.
Tale 2:A maiden baths the serpent son of an otherwise childless queen who has stayed away from his home because of his form.