This is the fairy tale that should have been read to us girls 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 house
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,
Walk my dog
And attend to my every need
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forever you will 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,
she sipped her chilled
crisp wine
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Chuckled
and thought to herself:
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I don't f**in' think so.
