"Thinking they must have gone to the forest the children went in search of them."

Woodwender and Loveleaves are the children of two kind kings and promised to marry each other in “The Lords of the White and Grey Castles.” When their fathers go missing, their wicked stewards force the children to herd swine and sleep on straw. When their hogs wander away, they venture into the forest to look for them. This image is perhaps the most evocative when it comes to the implicit theme of blindness. Though her character is not blind, Loveleaves has a vague, almost sightless expression on her face. Woodwender gently leads her as they move forward with caution, though not necessarily fear.

Katharine Pyle

"The Lords of the White and Grey Castles" in Granny's Wonderful Chair and its Tales of Fairy Times by Frances Browne

E.P. Dutton & Co.

1916