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A TWIST IN THE TALE…

One dark moonless night when Rapunzel was to long hair. One day the magical powers of the
be kidnapped, the guards foiled Mother Gothel’s golden strands of her hair were revealed. While
evil plan. The king and the queen were safely she was strolling on the river bank, she heard the
taken to another room with Rapunzel. screams of a drowning boy. Rapunzel helped the
After a few months they realized Rapunzel’s hair drowning boy by throwing her long plait into the
had magical powers. The king and the queen did water.
not want this to be known as their daughter was too She returned to the kingdom of Corona where her
young at that time. They commanded the guards to parents lived. On a bright day she came across
take Rapunzel to a safe place- the queen’s sister’s Eugene, the notorious, cunning sly thief. Rapunzel
kingdom. then showed compassion towards Eugene and
Years passed and Rapunzel grew up into a pretty pardoned him. They fell in love and lived happily
young lady. she was adored by all. Rapunzel ever after.
was extremely talented as she could paint, dance
and even sing melodiously. Sieona Mamgain
Rapunzel’s favourite pastime was combing her VI-A

THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA

Once upon a time there was a prince who thought
he would never find a true princess he could marry.
It was a rainy night and there was a knock on the
door. The Prince opened the door. It was the soggiest,
muddiest, least princessiest looking young woman he
had ever seen. She said, ‘May I please come in out of
the rain?’ The Prince said apologetically thatthey were
allowing entry to only true princesses. But the woman
at the door would not give upand she replied,‘I am
a true princess. Please let me in.’ But the Prince was
confused, and then his mother replied, ‘Of course you
can come in muddy…I mean, my dear.’
She thanked them and said, ‘I am so tired and
hungry. I have barely slept on this trip. I need shelter
for just one night’. The prince’s mother replied, ‘Of The Queen and the Prince said joyously, ‘Hooray! You
course, we will prepare a comfortable room for you passed the test! That was a test to see if you are a true
to sleep.’ The prince was still confusedbut the Queen princess. Now we know that you are a true princess!
told him not to worry and she had a perfect way to The Princess replied, ‘What! I showed up at your
test if she was a true princess. doorstep drenched and exhausted, and you decided
The queen directed her servants to prepare a bed to test me!?’
with twenty mattresses. Then the Queen took a The Queen said, ‘Yes, you passed so you can marry
tiny pea and placed it under the massive pile of my son.’
mattresses. She said, ‘If she feels that tiny pea under The princess said, ‘No,we are not getting married!
all the mattresses then we will know that she is a true What is wrong with you people? I do not want to
princess.’ marry him!’
The next morning the Prince and the Queen anxiously As the princess was leaving the Prince replied,’Wait!
waited for the arrival of princess. Finally when the You are the only true Princess in the land!’
princess dragged herself to the stairs the Prince asked The princess said, ‘Yes, but you are not a true Prince. I
her, ‘How did you sleep last night?’ She replied, am leaving.’
‘Sadly. I didn’t sleep well at all. Thank you for the
room but there was a rock in those mattresses. the The Prince and the queen were left dumbfounded.
bed was so uncomfortable!’ Jivisha Talwar
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