The tale of the fairy princess

From the time we are old enough to understand as little girls we are read and told stories about the beautiful Princess'. The ones that are swept away by the oh so handsome Prince. How they are cherished and loved, cared for and the men would gladly give his life for the fair maiden. The princess' are all lovely, thin with long flowing hair and clothes that were hand tailored just for them. The kind sir would eventually wed this pure lovely and he would care for her all the days of her life. Doing so in a fine castle that was fully staffed to provide for her every need.

Well, you know what? It's a lie, a big fat freakin' LIE! Kiss a frog and it turns into the man of your dreams. Come ON!! I, like I'm sure many of you, have kissed my share of frogs. Not only did they NOT turn into a handsome Prince the majority of them where actually morons. (maybe it was just my poor selection in frogs) However, I truly love my prince with all that I am but the fact remains, he is a guy and therefore a FROG!

So now being all so enlightened, I think I may started reading this story to my little Mina girl...

Once upon a time,

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in a land far away,

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a beautiful, independent,

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self-assured princess

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happened upon a frog as she sat,

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contemplating ecological issues

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on the shores of an unpolluted pond

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in a verdant meadow near her castle.

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The frog hopped into the princess' lap

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and said: Elegant Lady,

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I was once a handsome prince,

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until an evil witch cast a spell upon me.

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One kiss from you, however,

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and I will turn back

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into the dapper, young prince that I am

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and then, my sweet, we can marry

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and set up housekeeping in your castle

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with my mother,

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where you can prepare my meals,

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clean my clothes, bear my children,

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and forever

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feel grateful and happy doing so.

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That night,

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as the princess dined sumptuously

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on lightly saut'eed frog legs

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seasoned in a white wine

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and onion cream sauce,

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she chuckled and thought to herself:

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I don't think so.

On second thought, my sweet Mina is such a girlie girl, so taken by the Princess and all her beauty. To steal her joy or taint her innocent imagination just doesn't seem right. So for now, I will continue on with the fairy princess stories has we know them. For I do believe it won't be long before she discovers that boys really are frogs.

"Times fun when you are having flies"

-Kermit the Frog