A Bedtime Story

You squeak, "What kinda story do ya want?"

Becca_Stephanie shyly burbles, "um, a nice bedtime story . maby something sweet and girly"

Toast hmmmms.

You squeak, "Well, once upon a time, in a kingdom far far away, there was a beautiful princess."

You squeak, "She wasn't very much older than you...but things were different then. Her parents, the King and Queen decided she would haveta be married soon."

You squeak, "But the princess was very fussy. None of the princes of they neighboring kingdoms were right. Some were too old...some were too ugly...and a couple were just plain too WEIRD."

Becca_Stephanie shyly burbles, "Toast, does she go ask a Toad for advice?"

You squeak, "The King and the Queen were getting desperate! They wanted the princess ta be happy."

You squeak, "No, she didn't. She wasn't really interested in getting married. She just wanted ta ride her pony and enjoy being a princess fer a while."

You squeak, "So the King and Queen announced a contest. There was a dragon menacing the kingdom, and whoever killed the dragon would get to marry the princess."

Becca_Stephanie shyly burbles, "Oh that Poor dragon."

You squeak, "The princess wasn't happy with this at all. She didn't wanna marry some stupid knight just cause he killed some poor dragon. She was waiting for ...TRUE LOVE."

You squeak, "Her parents had other plans. They wanted her to marry someone with money. And they planned to fix the contest."

Becca_Stephanie Awwwwwsss.....

You squeak, "And so all the young men, and not so young men, showed up at a big party at the castle so the princess could meet them."

Becca_Stephanie shyly burbles, "she must have been miserable, with all thoes boys around."

You squeak, "The princess noticed this one boy who kept looking at her from a distance. He was kinda plain looking, but he was a peasant...and every time she went over to talk to him, her father interupted her, and dragged ger over to someone who looked a lot richer."

Toast nods. "She wasn't very happy at the party...until *he* strode in. His name was Warden, and he was the son of a Baron. He was very handsome and dashing, and all that stuff that princesses go for."

Becca_Stephanie shyly burbles, "Ewww.. not me."

You squeak, "And he was a great dancer too. (And this was the old days when princesses wern't that smart)"

Becca_Stephanie shyly burbles, "oh."

You squeak, "And the King was happy that the Princess liked Warden...and the princess was happy. And it was decided that Warden would slay the dragon."

Becca_Stephanie shyly burbles, "what about the shy boy?"

You squeak, "The King gave Warden a magic sword, and decided thathe would stay in the castle for a week, so he could get to know the princess better."

Becca_Stephanie shyly burbles, "i like how he sounds."

You squeak, "And the shy boy was turned away...and the princess didn't even notice, because she was so stricken by the dashing Warden. He went back home, and cried himself to sleep, cause he had always had a big crush on the princess."

You squeak, "And so the princess and Warden got to know each other better...and the princess fell in love, while the shy boy toiled in the fields."

You squeak, "And then, on the day before Warden was supposed to kill the dragon, the princess was looking for him..."

You squeak, "And found him in the garden kissing a servant girl!"

Becca_Stephanie shyly burbles, "UH oh, i Knew he was No Good."

You squeak, "The princess was heartbroken, and really mad at the same time!"

Becca_Stephanie shyly burbles, "i would be to."

You squeak, "But she wasn't totally dumb. She snuck into Warden's room and replaced his magic sword with an old rusty one."

You squeak, "And then she ran away from home."

Becca_Stephanie shyly burbles, "Yea for Her, good girl."

You squeak, "And that night, she snuck into a barn....and the person who found her was...Can you guess?"

Becca_Stephanie shyly burbles, "the shy boy?"

You squeak, "It was the shy peasant boy from the dance! You got it!"

You squeak, "And he did his best to comfort the crying princess. And managed to convince her that she *IS* a princess, and her place is at the castle..."

You squeak, "And he also confessed that he loved her for a long time."

Becca_Stephanie smiles

You squeak, "Well, the princess wasn't in love with the boy...but he was real nice, and had proven to be a good friend, and DESERVED his chance. So she arranged ta see him over the next week to get to know him better."

You squeak, "And when she returned to the castle, she heard the news that Warden had faced the dragon and got eaten."

Becca_Stephanie shyly burbles, "that is so sweet"

You squeak, "But she still saw the peasant boy on the side...and within a week, she was in love again."

Becca_Stephanie shyly burbles, "Warden got what he deserved!"

You squeak, "But her parents would never let them get married....but technically, the contest was still open to anyone."

Becca_Stephanie giggles happily

You squeak, "So the Princess gave the boy the magic sword she stole from Warden. And he went off to face the dragon."

You squeak, "But being a peasant, and not a knight, he had no idea how to kill a dragon. N he really didn't wanna harm any creature. But he was smart."

You squeak, "He went up to the dragon's cave, and said, 'Excuse me..I'll give you this wonderful magic sword if you can move to the next kingdom over.'"

Becca_Stephanie shyly burbles, "For a boy he is smart."

You squeak, "Well, dragons are greedy, but this one was a particularly hard bargainer. He agreed, but the peasant would have to give the dragon all his sheep and cows."

You squeak, "The boy really had no choice but to accept. But now he was completely destitute, for a peasant isn't much good without his herd."

You squeak, "And as he turned to walk away, the dragon dropped a large red stone in front of him. The dragon boomed, 'You will need proof that you have killed me. You can say this is my heart.'"

Becca_Stephanie neeto

You squeak, "The boy watched the dragon fly away before he looked at the rock...and it was the largest ruby he had ever seen! It was almost too big to carry!"

You squeak, "And so he went to the castle to claim the princess's hand! The king was about to call the contest off...but then he saw the ruby and started drooling!"

You squeak, "And so they got married. And they grew up and were much better parents then the old king and queen and let their children marry who they felt like."

You squeak, "And they lived happily ever after. The end."

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