In the Grimm tale "The 12 Dancing Princesses", 12 sisters dance so much that they wear out these every night
[DOC] [TLE] SurLaLune Fairy Tales: Annotations for Twelve Dancing Princesses [PAR] Nov 11, 2011 ... On the third day, the soldier discloses all these things to the King, and ... A third 
story from Hesse contains much that is characteristic.