While
digging in the palace gardens outside the Crystal Castle, Princess
Adora makes an amazing discovery: She uncovers a gold and silver
chest, filled with mysterious beauty treasures, including an interesting
hinged conical hand mirror, and a ridiculous looking winged, horned
headdress. Adora’s friends Glimmer and Castaspella are dazzled
and grateful at the princess’ find, but a suspicious Castaspella,
knowing of Catra’s jealous lust for anything that belongs
to Adora, secretly places a curse on the mirror. Sure enough,
the chest soon turns up missing, and the sneaky she-cat is the
culprit. Stealing back to her cottage in the Dark Forest with
her ill-gotten goodies, Catra intends to enslave all Etheria with
her beauty, enhanced by these fabulous relics. But when she gazes
into the hexed mirror, she receives a horrible shock: the image
staring back at her is that of a twisted, shriveled hag! Meanwhile,
Kowl has discovered the treasures have vanished. This (apparently)
is a task for She-Ra. Using her staff, Glimmer quickly guides
the band to Catra’s cottage, where they find the devastated
feline, spellbound and practically catatonic at the loss of her
youth and beauty. When a magical bolt from the Sword of Protection
has no effect, the princess of power realizes that even stronger
sorcery is at work here. Castaspella confesses, and at She-Ra’s
urging, removes the curse. Catra transforms into her cat form
and disappears into the forest. A repentant Castaspella learns
the lesson that playing tricks on others can have dire consequences,
and vows to think twice before again using her magic in anger.
00075210 1985, Series 1.
Packaged with Castaspella and Glimmer.
