Household Tales · Character
Allerleirauh
A princess in a cloak of fur and soot hides in a king's kitchen, cooking soups that carry golden tokens and a secret she cannot speak.
supporting
First appearance: the little peasant
As a supporting figure in Household Tales, Allerleirauh is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Allerleirauh flees her father's house disguised in a fur mantle, taking only three dresses—sun, moon, and stars—and a set of golden trinkets. She works as a scullery maid, mocked and ordered about, yet slips into the king's festivals in her hidden finery and leaves a golden token in his soup each time. Her double life—rough-skinned drudge and radiant dancer—creates the tension that pulls the king toward the truth she cannot afford to reveal.
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