The Fairy and the Princess
thane December 5th, 2007
Once there was a princess, and when she was sixteen, she begged her mother to be allowed to go outside the castle. And her mother said yes. And as soon as she had left, a witch swooped down on her broom, and frightened the princess so much that she stopped. And the princess called for her fairy godmother. And the fairy godmother said, “I cannot help you, but I can send a prince to help.”
insert long gender discussion here
“Oh,” said the prince, “I can help you.” And he lifted the princess in his arms, and rode away as fast as he could. Unfortunately, she fell off. By that time, it was night, so she made a cozy blanket and pillow with leaves and feathers she found, and fell fast asleep.
When she woke, she found she was in a castle. Hoping it was her mother’s and father’s castle, she got up and got dressed. But to her surprise, she saw that it was a wicked wizard’s castle. When the wicked wizard found her, he picked her up and chained her in the lowest dungeon.
And she called, “Fairy godmother!” and her fairy godmother was soon there, asking, “What?” And she said, “Help me out of this dungeon!” And quickly, by magic, her fairy godmother made a knife appear out of thin air, and cut the chains. When the wizard saw she was out, he quickly put her outside and roped her to a tree. And then the prince came by; seeing she was roped to a tree, drew his sword, and cut the ropes. She said thank you, and he took her home to his father’s palace.
His father thanked the prince for rescuing the princess, and quickly arranged a wedding. And they were married the very next morning in great happiness, and lived the rest of their lives together.
The End
By Tory Norton,
November 24, 2007