In the short story “The Light Princess”, the princess has lost all gravity in her soul, mind, and body. This light-heartedness causes her to lose any sympathy or emotional connection she had to people around her. As the water continue to disappears, the Princess starts to spurn the Prince and does so even up to the point where almost all of the water returns. She does this because she does not/cannot feel anything for the prince. By losing her gravity, she is also losing her emotions and connections to other people. Losing gravity, she has become more self-centered; she just worries about her happiness and self. In the beginning of the story she would laugh no matter what even when confronted with some horrid observation e.g. when her mother