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Princess Jasmine is the daughter of the Sultan who has issued, by law, that she must choose a husband (a prince) to marry. She is a spirited young woman with a mind of her own. Unwilling to marry any of the snobbish and self-centered princes her father suggests, she runs away from home.
The Princess and the Frog story is about a prince named Naveen from the land of Maldonia, who was transformed into a frog by the evil scheming voodoo magician Dr. Facilier. The frog prince mistakes a girl named Tiana for a princess and has her kiss him to break the spell. The kiss does not break the spell, but instead turns Tiana into a frog as well. Eventually Tiana and Naveen falls in love and turn back to human form.
Snow White is a story about a Queen who is a vain and jealous stepmother of a beautiful girl named Snow White. The queen is so jealous of Snow White that she orders a huntsman to take her into the woods to be killed. The huntsman takes Snow White into the forest, but he can’t bring himself to kill her. Instead, he lets her go, telling her to flee and hide from the Queen. In the forest, Snow White discovers a tiny cottage belonging to a group of seven dwarfs, where she rests. There, the dwarfs take pity on her and offer her room and board in exchange of her householding services.
Cinderella is a story about a widower who married a mean and haughty woman who had two daughters who were equally vain. By his first wife, he’d had a beautiful young daughter who was sweet and obedient. The mean stepmother and her daughters forced the first daughter to complete all the housework and forbade her to go to the Prince’s grand Ball. This story is about a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances which suddenly change to remarkable fortune.