The genial sultan; The princess who could not see; Late for the coronation
The genial sultan; The princess who could not see; Late for the coronation by Harriet Maxon Thayer is a collection of children’s fairy tales written in the early 20th century. The stories use light, whimsical adventures in imagined kingdoms to explore leadership, empathy, personal choice, and the difference between outward show and inner worth. In “The Genial Sultan,” kind Selim longs for a vacation and offers rule to whoever earns a unique
medal; after testing his people in disguise, he awards it to a slave girl who minds her own business and lets others do the same, proving her fitness to govern while he finally goes fishing. “The Princess Who Could Not See” follows blind Gloriana, whose sight is restored by Stepan the cobbler, but only after he secures her right to choose her husband; seeing at last, she selects him for his character, not his looks, and together they rule wisely. “Late for the Coronation” finds a willful young princess fleeing court rules with her friend Rollo; on the road she learns what poverty, sickness, and love mean, gives away her jewels, and returns transformed; though late for her ceremony, the people crown her with flowers, affirming that a ruler’s true authority comes from compassion and understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Thayer, Harriet Maxon, 1889-1984 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 23006270 |
| Title | The genial sultan; The princess who could not see; Late for the coronation |
| Alternate Title | The genial sultan, and other stories |
| Original Publication | Philadelphia: Dorrance, 1923. |
| Contents | The genial sultan -- The princess who could not see -- Late for the coronation. |
| Credits | Chuck Greif and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Children's stories, American |
| Subject | Fairy tales -- United States |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77280 |
| Release Date | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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