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csziggy

(34,133 posts)
Thu Jul 31, 2014, 05:07 PM Jul 2014

The fairy tale that should be told!

This is the fairy tale that should have been read to us when we were little:

Once upon a time
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in a land far away,

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a beautiful, independent,
self-assured princess

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happened upon a frog as she sat
contemplating ecological issues
on the shores of an unpolluted pond
in a verdant meadow near her castle.

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The frog hopped into the princess' lap
and said: " Elegant Lady,
I was once a handsome prince,
until an evil witch cast a spell upon me.

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One kiss from you, however,
and I will turn back
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 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 sauteed 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 fucking think so.

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The fairy tale that should be told! (Original Post) csziggy Jul 2014 OP
What an idiot! Callmecrazy Jul 2014 #1
like that one in the old Warner brothers cartoonie? rurallib Aug 2014 #2
Hello my baby, Hello my darlin'... Callmecrazy Aug 2014 #3
DU REC In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #4
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