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I just discovered that one of my favorite fairy tales, The Light Princess (which is, charmingly, about a princess who weighs nothing) is available through Project Gutenberg.
"Her atrocious aunt had deprived the child of all her gravity. If
you ask me how this was effected, I answer, "In the easiest way in
the world. She had only to destroy gravitation." For the princess
was a philosopher, and knew all the ins and outs of the laws of
gravitation as well as the ins and outs of her boot-lace. And being
a witch as well, she could abrogate those laws in a moment; or at
least so clog their wheels and rust their bearings, that they would
not work at all."
...it's been 20 years since I read it. I believe I'll read it again.
"Her atrocious aunt had deprived the child of all her gravity. If
you ask me how this was effected, I answer, "In the easiest way in
the world. She had only to destroy gravitation." For the princess
was a philosopher, and knew all the ins and outs of the laws of
gravitation as well as the ins and outs of her boot-lace. And being
a witch as well, she could abrogate those laws in a moment; or at
least so clog their wheels and rust their bearings, that they would
not work at all."
...it's been 20 years since I read it. I believe I'll read it again.
