The Queen of the Fairies, named Nabote, goes to the castle in order to kidnap Fairer-than-a-Fairy but she finds it impossible, because the wizard who built it put a spell so that its inhabitants could neither go out unwillingly, nor be bewitched.
When the Fairies find that the two princesses have fulfilled the tasks, they order Fairer-than-a-Fairy to go on Mount Adventurous and fill a vase with the Water of Immortal Life.
Finally, Fairer-than-a-Fairy is instructed to capture the Hind with Silver Feet and Désirs is sent to the Fair of Time in order to fetch the Rouge of Youth.
At the fair, Désirs meets a wicked Fairy who keeps her in a prison and sends for an evil spirit in order to make her ugly.
In this version, the heroine is named Gloriosa, the antagonistic fairy is Dwarfia, her son is Philo, and the second princess is Desira.
[6] James Planché noted that the story bears "a strong resemblance" to the tale Graciosa and Percinet, by Madame d'Aulnoy,[7] which, by itself, has been compared to Cupid and Psyche.
[8] In another line of scholarship, Italian literary scholar Armando Maggi argues that Caumont de la Force reworked the tale of Cupid and Psyche in her narrative, into the characters of the two princesses, their love interests, and the evil fairy in the role of Venus.