TLDR;
This fairy tale revolves around a princess cursed with weightlessness, leading to a life of isolation and an inability to feel emotions. The curse is eventually broken by a prince's selfless act and the princess's genuine tears of love and sorrow.
- A witch curses a newborn princess, making her weightless.
- The princess's condition leads to a detached and unhappy existence.
- A prince's willingness to sacrifice himself for the kingdom and the princess triggers a change.
- The princess's tears of love and grief break the curse, restoring her gravity and emotions.
- The prince and princess marry and rule happily, bringing joy and stability to the kingdom.
The Weightless Princess [0:07]
Once upon a time, there was a king and queen who had been longing for a child for years. Finally, they were blessed with a beautiful princess. The entire kingdom was overjoyed, and the king organized a grand naming ceremony, inviting all important people, but he forgot to invite a powerful witch.
The Witch's Curse [0:46]
The witch, upon hearing of the celebrations, decided to attend anyway. During the naming ceremony, she secretly added a magic powder to the water that was to be sprinkled on the princess. As soon as the water touched the baby, she lost all her weight and was no longer affected by gravity. The nurse dropped the baby in fright, but the princess remained suspended in the air.
Problems of Weightlessness [2:35]
The princess's lack of weight caused numerous problems. One day, a gust of wind carried her out of an open window. The gardener later found her under a pile of leaves. The king and queen became extremely protective, keeping her under constant watch. As she grew, she could barely walk because she would bounce into the air with the slightest force. She had to be almost carried, with servants holding tassels attached to her dress to keep her from floating away.
The Princess's Unhappiness [5:04]
Because she had no weight, the princess could not feel sadness and only laughed. This made her unable to understand the feelings of others, leading her to be unkind and unloving. She felt like a prisoner, longing to be left alone. The only place she felt free was in the grand lake near the palace, where she swam every day.
The Search for a Cure [7:29]
The king and queen consulted physicians, doctors, and wizards, but none could find a solution. Eventually, scholars suggested that if water outside her body could temporarily alleviate her weightlessness, then water flowing from within her heart—tears—might cure her permanently. The king announced that anyone who could make the princess cry would be rewarded.
The Prince's Arrival [9:08]
A prince, who had heard of the Bewitched princess but had no desire to meet her, was passing by the kingdom. He saw someone bobbing in the lake and thought they were drowning. He jumped in to save them and realized it was the weightless princess. Despite his initial reluctance, he fell in love with her. They met at the lake every night and swam together.
The Drying Lake [11:08]
The witch discovered the princess's love for the lake and cast a spell to make it dry up, which also caused the princess to weaken. A golden plate was found, revealing that the lake could only be revived if a man willingly sacrificed his life by sitting on the dry bed until the water rose above his head.
The Prince's Sacrifice [12:25]
The prince, hearing of this, offered his life on the condition that the princess be present and keep him alive until the water rose above his head. As the prince sat in the lakebed, the water began to rise. The princess, seeing the lake reviving, was initially delighted. But as the water rose higher, threatening the prince's life, she felt a tug at her heart for the first time.
The Curse is Broken [13:59]
She dived into the water and pulled the prince out, but he had stopped breathing. The princess panicked and cried, expressing a depth of emotion she had never felt before. The doctors revived the prince. The next morning, she shed more tears, begging him to wake up.
Happily Ever After [15:16]
The prince opened his eyes and smiled. Overjoyed, the princess stamped her foot, expecting to fly, but instead, she fell. She had regained her gravity. The lake was full, the prince was alive, and the princess had her gravity back. They married, learned to live with her new weight, and ruled their land together happily ever after.
