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The Golden Candelabra

Story Stats

Rating: 4
Grade Level: 4, 5
Page count: 9
Categories: Folk Tale, Persian

Author

Anne Sinclair
Mehdevi

Appeared in

Imagine That! Fifteen Fantastic Tales

Story Summary

A princess, trying to avoid an arranged marriage, has the goldsmith build a candelabra in the shape of a pear tree with a trunk where she can hide. After the princess' disappearance the tree is sent away affording the princess her escape.