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And with that, she took the last stone which, though smaller than any of the others, was still quite large and placed it in its appropriate place.
As she stood, there was a great cheer from the assembled workmen. She raised her hands for silence and said,
“With this stone I complete the greatest road in the kingdom, which from now on will be known by its official name, The Queen’s Road.”
There was a laugh and another cheer. She again raised her hand for silence and said to the gathering, “Now I want to tell all of you about our next project.” With that, her advisors looked at each other and rolled their eyes.
She looked at the assembled multitude and said, “I want to begin building a monument on this spot. It will have many rooms and will be available for all the people of the kingdom.’’ Of course her advisors shook their heads but knew that it was no use trying to change her mind.
At this point in the story, Edgar yawned a big eagle yawn and said, “All this storytelling is hard work and I need a nap.” “Is that the end of the story?” I asked. “Oh no, just the beginning,” replied Edgar. “But let’s take a little rest because the Queen is about to go on some very interesting adventures in her quest to get into the Tree of Happiness.”
End of Part One
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