Fairy Tales & Folklore
The Witch Persuades the Queen to Bathe
A hooded old woman leans on a stick beside a queen in a light gown. Both figures stand at the edge of a pool enclosed by flowering plants. The source captions the moment when the witch persuades the queen to bathe, setting the transformation in The White Duck in motion.
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Citation
Henry Justice Ford. "The Witch Persuades the Queen to Bathe" [editorial title]. In The Yellow Fairy Book, Andrew Lang. New impression, 1906, Longmans, Green and Co.. Source scan leaf 194. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/yellow-witch-bathing
Source details
Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
The adjacent narrative establishes that the old woman is a witch and this conversation precedes the queen's transformation.
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Henry Justice Ford. The Witch Persuades the Queen to Bathe. The Yellow Fairy Book. Scan leaf 194. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/yellow-witch-bathing