A FairyTale That Mom Forgot to Tell Us!

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
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> 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 ****in think so.