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THE PRINCESS AND THE RIDDLE


There once lived a benevolent king who ruled a magnificent kingdom which had amazing, lush greenery and beautiful waterfalls,the king was kind to his people and especially to his wife and only daughter. He spoiled her with gifts and clothes and often took her on carriage rides around the kingdom. On their way home from one such ride they nearly crashed into an old woman who was hunched over, the carriage came to an abrupt stop and the king stepped out to apologize to the old woman. As they spoke, the old woman’s cloak fell off and the little princess peering through the carriage window began to laugh at the old woman. The princess pointed at her, began to laugh loudly and called her ugly and disgusting.
The old woman snapped her fingers and both she and the princess disappeared. The king was distraught, he began running around looking for his daughter, he checked the carriage and all the areas around it, he went back to the pond where they had their picnic earlier on but she wasn’t there. The king rushed back to the...