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In this tale, titled The Princess in the Donkey Skin, a king plans to marry his daughter to the ugly king of Faraway Land, but the princess refuses and declares she would rather live in a donkey's skin than marry him. Considering it a provocation, the king gives her the donkey's skin and banishes her from the palace.
Donkey Skin ( French: Peau d'âne; also known in English as Once Upon a Time and The Magic Donkey) is a 1970 French musical fantasy comedy film directed by Jacques Demy, based on Donkeyskin, a 1695 fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a king who wishes to marry his own daughter. It stars Catherine Deneuve and Jean Marais, with music by Michel ...
Donkey-hide gelatin or ass-hide glue ( Latin: colla corii asini) is gelatin obtained from the skin of the donkey ( Equus asinus) by soaking and stewing. It is used as an ingredient in the traditional medicine of China, [1] [2] where it is called ejiao ( simplified Chinese: 阿胶; traditional Chinese: 阿膠; pinyin: ējiāo ), meaning "gelatin ...
The donkey is a domesticated equine. It derives from the African wild ass, Equus africanus, and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, Equus africanus asinus, or as a separate species, Equus asinus. [1] : 1 It was domesticated in Africa some 5000–7000 years ago, [1] : 2 [2] : 3715 [3] and has been used mainly as a working animal since that time.
Peau d'Âne ( Donkey Skin, 1970) was a step in the opposite direction as a visually extravagant musical interpretation of a classic French fairy tale which highlights the tale's incestuous overtones, starring Deneuve, Jean Marais, and Delphine Seyrig.
The Bear. The Princess in the Suit of Leather. " Allerleirauh " (English: "All-Kinds-of-Fur", sometimes translated as "Thousandfurs") is a fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm. Since the second edition published in 1819, it has been recorded as Tale no. 65. [1] Andrew Lang included it in The Green Fairy Book.
Donkey Kong and Mario have both had the roles of protagonist and antagonist in the series. Other characters have included other Kongs, the crocodilian villain King K. Rool, and supporting animal characters. This article lists the characters that have appeared in titles that revolve around Donkey Kong and/or the Kong family.
Donkey milk (or ass milk, or jenny milk) is the milk from the domesticated donkey ... Napoleon's sister, is reported to have used donkey milk for skin care. In France ...