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Children's Collection 3 Continued
There are boxes relating to children's stories,the group represented here are for a slightly older child. They are not all fairy tales but closely resemble them with one major difference, some of these stories had true authors and were not folk tales ever, whereas most fairy tales have been passed down for hundreds if not thousands of years with no knowledge of who originally authored them. Lewis Carrol, who wrote Alice in Wonderland, one of the great classic children's tales, Beatrix Potter who wrote the Peter Cottontail series, another enormous favorite, and others much like them, were incredibly inventive, imaginative authors whose stories still have their original appeal and continue being enjoyed by each new generation. From One Thousand and One Nights, the Tale of Aladdin and His Magic Lamp is a fairy tale that can be dated back to 470BC. This collection of imaginative and quite different stories comes from various areas of the East and the Mediterranean region. They have traced some of these stories to the countries now known as Iraq and Iran as well as India. What is so very interesting is that these tales are longer lived than most of the books that have ever been written with the exception of The Bible. What is also very interesting is that they are translated into dozens of languages and read by children the world over with no regard from whence they came. Kids are kids no matter their country. They haven't yet learned the good things like malice, hate and venom.

G. The Royal Coach Box. A magnificent coach with wheels that turn yet are made of porcelain, Open the box and there sit Cinderella and the Prince, dimensional. The latest version of the famous coach that carried Cinderella off to begin a new life, no longer the stepchild but now the Princess. What little girl doesn't dream of herself as a Princess? Retail: About $351.00. Our price: $314.90.

H. The House of The Seven Dwarfs Box. From Snow White, the tale of the little Princess whose stepmother, the new Queen, wanted her gone! She escaped and wandered through the forest for days until she happened on the House of The Seven Dwarfs. Even there she wasn't safe from her wicked stepmother. Remember: "Mirror, Mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of them all?" The mirror's reply was not what the stepmother wanted to hear so she poisoned an apple and enticed Snow White into taking a bite of it. The apple is inside the box and is dimensional and removable and another is the clasp. Have no fear, the ending was a happy one. The dwarfs saved Snow White! Retail: About $207.00. Our price: $186.90. NEW This charming piece is highly detailed, everything on the box is done in relief.

I1. The Alice in Wonderland Box. This is such a delightful depiction of her. She is just as pretty as a picture with her long blond hair held back by barrettes, and her pinafore bordered in blue and tied in the back with a large bow, her white petticoats peeking out of her full skirted red dress, little pantaloons and striped socks and, of course, black patent Mary Jane's. She is holding the bottle that says, "Drink This!" Inside, the Ace of Hearts and the clasp, a French bow. Retail: About $195.00. Our price: $175.90. NEW to us but not something that has just been made.

I2. The Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Book Box. Is there one of us that has not had this old classic read to us and then ourselves read and reread it over and over again until we knew most of it by heart? From 1865, the year that Lewis Carroll (nom de plume of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) wrote Alice for a young friend, it has been a classic that the children of the world have enjoyed. It is probably the single most loved book ever published for children. The cover of our book shows Alice and the horrid Queen of Hearts whose favorite line is "Off with her head." Inside, a teacup and the clasp a key, both related to the tale. Retail:$185.00. Our price: $166.90.

J. The Aladdin and His Magic Lamp Box. Surely you must remember the story of Aladdin and the magician who gave him the magic lamp. He discovered that each time he rubbed the lamp a genie would appear and grant him his wish. Aladdin is sitting on a very colorful rug dressed in his full legged trousers and a little bolero vest wearing his red fez. Inside the box is the magic lamp, painted. Retail: About $205.00. Our price: $194.90.

From Beatrix Potter and the Peter Cottontail stories:
K. The Benjamin Bunny Box. Busy eating his lunch and munching on greens while behind him are some cabbages and inside the box a carrot, in relief. A lettuce leaf for the clasp. You can see he is very well fed, his jacket just barely makes it around him. A charming replica of this famous little fellow. Retail: About $233.00. Our price: $210.90. A longtime favorite of ours.

L. The Jemima Puddleduck Box. Mistress Puddleduck is on her way to market dressed in her bonnet and cape, carrying her purse and wearing a very purposeful look. Inside the box, dimensional and removable -- her money. Retail: About $233.00. Our price: $210.90. A longtime favorite of ours.

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