The Light Princess

A king who frets over his empty cradle finally welcomes a daughter, a bright‑eyed princess who seems destined for joy. Yet the merriment is quickly tangled by a spiteful aunt—an old witch who, feeling slighted, casts a strange spell that steals the child's gravity. From the moment the baby first laughs, she refuses to stay grounded, hovering and giggling as if the world were a playground.

The court is thrown into bewilderment; every attendant watches the floating infant with a mixture of awe and anxiety. Counselors propose riddles, rain, and even the moon as remedies, while the king and queen scramble for any clue that might restore their child's weight. As the princess continues to drift, her infectious laughter begins to soften the palace’s stern atmosphere, hinting that the answer may lie as much in a change of heart as in a clever incantation.