Fashion, incest and fur, in all kinds of furs and donkey skinDonkey skin, by Charles Perrault, and in all kinds - of-Fur by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, are both stories about a princess who runs away from her kingdom because of the king's desire to marry her, despite the fact that the marriage would be incestuous. In Donkeyskin, the king is openly powerful and wealthy, and much of his wealth is obtained by his master Donkey, who excretes gold. In both tales, it is necessary for the princess to find a way to discourage her father's sinful proposal, to which she requests the making of three beautiful and impossible dresses and the skin of one or more animals. The princess's demands in both tales are in vain, however, as the king will stop at nothing to make his daughter his wife. The stories differ in many ways, however, including characterization and plot. In Donkeyskin, there is a real donkey, who seems to be essential to the well-being of the kingdom, at least financially, but the donkey's importance fades in the eyes of the king when he must choose between his wealth and marrying his daughter. In All Kinds of Furs, however, there is no significant animal figure in the plot, just the fur coat of a thousand animals, which the princess wears for disguise. Donkeyskin also contains another character, the Fairy Godmother, who is not present in All Kinds of Furs, but is essential to the plot. The protagonist of the two tales differs greatly in her motivation and actions. Donkeyskin's princess is less direct in her actions and choices than in All-Kinds-of-Fur, being initially influenced and advised by her fairy godmother, but in All-Kinds-of-Fur it is she who makes the decisions herself, ... ... middle of paper ......es Peau d'âne by Perrault and All Kinds of Furs by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm can be very similar, both starting with death from the queen and the crazy demand of the father and the king to marry the princess, his daughter, and ending with the marriage of the princess to the prince/king of another kingdom, the characters themselves differ noticeably in their way to think and act. Although Princess Donkeyhide is believed to be accomplished and wise, she relies on fate and others to make her decisions, unlike All Kinds of Furs who makes her choices, only doing what she can. she thinks she is right. The love interest of the princesses in each tale also differs, with one being a weak prince and the other a strong king. The King and Queen in Donkeyskin and All-Kinds-of-Fur are very similar, thinking and acting similarly, both causing distress in their daughter's journey through life..