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“Fairy Tales always have a happy ending.' That depends... on whether you are Rumpelstiltskin or the Queen.” quote by Jane Yolen — Download Open image

“Fairy Tales always have a happy ending.' That depends... on whether you are Rumpelstiltskin or the Queen.”

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