The Eight of Swords for the Fairytale Tarot. This is the French story of Donkeyskin In this story, a beautiful princess is pursued sexually by her father. To escape him, she dresses in a Donkey skin, and flees to another kingdom, where she ends up working in the kitchen of the King of that country. She ends up seeing the handsome prince and falling in love with him. At the point in the story drawn on the card, the princess has to decide whether or not to abandon the disguise she’s made for herself. The skin is pinned down by swords, but she could easily step out and reveal herself. It’s up to her