Donkey Skin

On her deathbed, the queen of strange and distant land asks her husband, the king, never to marry again anyone less beautiful than she. In the whole kingdom, only one woman is more beautiful than the dead queen -- her young daughter. In respect of his former wife's wishes, the king asks his daughter to marry him. Shocked, the princess appeals to a garden fairy to help her. The fairy tells the princess to set the king a series of impossible challenges to dissuade him from marrying her. First, the princess asks her father to give her a dress in the colour of time. The dress is duly provided and the princess tries a harder challenge. She demands the skin of the magical donkey which excretes jewels instead of the usual brown matter. The king obliges and the princess acquires an unusual new addition to her wardrobe. In despair, the princess flees to a nearby farm, wearing the donkey's skin, and offers to work as a skivvy. Here, she meets a young prince who, on seeing her dressed in her beautiful gown, falls madly in love with her. The prince becomes ill with love and asks for a cake to be made. In the cake he finds a ring, which he is certain belongs to the woman he loves...