Once upon a time in a kingdom far, far away, lived a wealthy, powerful King and his beautiful wife, the Queen. She was the most stunning woman in the entire land, but unfortunately, she was as mean and vicious as she was lovely. Although privileged her entire life, she always wanted more. ... her wedding day, the King presented her with the royal crown, officially making her Queen of the kingdom. The crown was full of the largest, rarest gems in the land. This was not enough to please her. She demanded that he make her an even bigger, more extravagant, more beautiful crown. Eventually, the Ki...

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... country long ago there lived a King and Queen who lacked but one thing to make them perfectly happy: a child. One day, when the Queen was working in the garden, a tweedy bird flew on a branch in front of her and granted her a wish of a little girl. Nine months later a fair skinned baby girl was born. There were feasts held for days after ... daughter from dieing that day. As time passed the princess grew older. She was gentle, beautiful, modest, and kind and everyone loved her. Princess Carol's favorite spot in the mansion was in the garden. It was the only place she could relax and cle...

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• Grade Level: High School