fairy tale

his is the fairy tale they should have been reading to little girls!
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>> > Once upon a time,
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>> > in a land far away,
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>> > a beautiful, independent,
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>> > self-assured princess
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>> > happened upon a frog as she sat,
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>> > contemplating ecological issues
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>> > on the shores of an unpolluted pond
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>> > in a verdant meadow near her castle.
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>> > The frog hopped into the princess' lap
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>> > and said: Elegant Lady,
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>> > I was once a handsome prince,
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>> > until an evil witch cast a spell upon me.
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>> > One kiss from you, however,
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>> > and I will turn back
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>> > 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
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>> > 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 sautéed 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 ******* think so.

Just thought this was funny