Happily Never After is a publication produced to show a version of common known fairy tales with an alternative ending. Showing that life isn't always about being 'the fairest of them all' and that sometimes it doesn't turn out well for the Princesses.
Once upon a time a Princess called Jasmin was set to marry a man called Jafar in an arranged marriage. She doesn’t love Jafar, her true love is Aladdin, a boy who found a Genie’s lamp in a cave, giving him three wishes. Aladdin saves Jasmin from her arranged marriage by flying in on his magic carpet, using all three of their wishes they escaped to live a long life together. Although in the rush Jasmin wasn’t balanced on the magic carpet, and fell off. Jasmin didn’t die but lost her memory of Aladdin, she went back to her arranged marriage with Jafar and lived happily never after.
Once upon a time a beauty named Belle was a servant in a castle owned by the beast. As she was repaying her fathers debts. Belle was to dine with the beast and accept lavish clothes and jewellery. Every night he asked her to marry him and she said ‘no’. The Prince informs her that long ago a fairy turned him into a hideous beast after he refused to let her in from the rain, and that only by finding true love, despite his ugliness, could the curse be broken. Knowing this Belle changed her mind and wanted to marry the beast, but by this point the beast found her shallow. He ate her whole and Belle lived inside him happily never after.
Once upon a time a beautiful women named Cinderella was trapped working as a maid for her evil stepmother. Along came Cinderella’s fairy godmother giving her a way to go to the Prince’s ball so she can try and escape from the life she leads. The Prince was enchanted by the beauty of Cinderella and after she ran out of the ball leaving her glass slipper behind, the Prince vowed he would find the girl in the glass slippers and marry her. True to his word he found the girl who fit the slipper. The slipper fit the fairy godmother perfectly so he asked her to marry him there and then. While Cinderella continued being a servant to her stepmother and lived happily never after.
Once upon a time a little mermaid named Ariel lived in the sea with her fish friends scuttle and flounder. She had always been curious about the human world, collecting artefacts in the sea. One day she sees Prince Eric and falls in love with him straight away as he fell in love with her voice. After trading her voice for legs with Ursula, Ariel realised that Prince Eric only recognised her through her voice. Fighting Ursula for her voice back, Prince Eric realised his true love, Ariel. As the sun sets and Ariel transforms back into a mermaid, Prince Eric finds he is allergic to fish and couldn’t be with her and could only watch from a far. Leaving Ariel to return to the sea living happily never after.
Once upon a time a girl named Tiana was told stories by her mother, about a princess who kissed a frog and turned it into a Prince. As a waitress she was struggling for money and thought that she was going to loose her fathers mill. Trying to find a way to get some money she decided to try kissing frogs to see if she could find her Prince. Prince Naveen had always liked Tiana. After going to find her he sees her by the pond kissing many different frogs to try and get money. Although he found it very funny, he realised she would love him for the wrong reasons. Tiana continued trying to kiss frogs and lived happily never after.
Once upon a time a Princess named Araura had a curse put on her at birth by the evil Queen, Maleficent. On the eve of her 16th birthday she would prick her finger on a spinning wheel and be put into a deep sleep. The only thing that could save the sleeping beauty was a kiss from a Prince. Many Prince’s tried to battle the dark forest and dragon guarding the tower the Princess is sleeping in but none prevail. Prince Philip is the best hope for saving the sleeping beauty. Although he cuts his hand on a thorn on the way there, so gave up and went home, leaving Araura in the tower and she lived happily never after.
Once upon a time Snow White lived with seven dwarfs in a cottage. She was known as the fairest of them all, and was envied by women everywhere. Knowing this the evil Queen poisoned Snow White with an apple putting her in a deep sleep and could only be awakened by her Prince. The Prince sees this happen and finds the dark side of the evil Queen attractive. He instantly falls in love with the evil Queen, and asks for her hand in marriage. With this she says yes, and gives him her heart. Meanwhile Snow White remains in her deep sleep and lives happily never after.
