Susan Vincent
<vincents@duke.usask.ca>
On Mon, 15 Dec 1997, Barbara J Tavares wrote:
>
> Someone in my office gave me info about the book I've been waiting for
> since age 3. Maybe you have all heard of it, but in case there are a few
> others who haven't, enjoy the summary below.
>
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> Barbara Tavares
> University of Hawaii
> 808/956-6194
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 10:08:01 -1000
> From: Irene Makiya <makiya@hawaii.edu>
> To: Barbara White <whiteb@hawaii.edu>, Barbara Tavares <btavares@hawaii.edu>,
> Dorothy Igawa <dorothyi@hawaii.edu>
>
> Barbara, Barbara, and Dorothy--
> learned about a wonderful children's book (a MUST for little
> girls) called the "Paper Bag Princess"
>
> In a nutshell, the story is - dragon destroys castle and carries off the
> soon to be married Prince Rupert. Princess has nothing, dresses in paper
> bag, tricks dragon, rescues Prince. Prince (who had sat on his butt
> waiting to be rescued) replies - "your hair is messy, you're wearing a
> dirty paper bag, and you don't smell so good". Princess replies "well
> Rupert, you look and smell good, but you're no prince", and she dances
> herself off into the sunset.
>
> Sounds like something I would like to read and give to my granddaughter
> (if I had one).
>
> Irene
>
>
>