E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Dancing-water (The),
which beautifies ladies, makes them young again,
and enriches them. It fell in a cascade in the Burning Forest, and could only be reached by an underground passage. Prince Chery fetched a bottle of this water for his beloved Fair-star, but was aided by a dove. (Fairy Tales, by the Comtesse d’Aulnoy.) (See YELLOW WATER.)
