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“Really...” said the Elf. “And are you still real stupid?” “Oh no!” she said with a laugh in her voice. “I had to really study and learn lots of things when I was looking for the 1,000 best books. Why now I’m considered quite smart.” “What about your subjects... are they still dumb?” “Not since I brought those books back and put them in the monument. Anyone who wants to learn can go there and learn all there is about almost anything,” the Queen said proudly.
“What about that Dragon?” he asked. “You wouldn't believe it,” she said. ‘’It ran away when I faced it. I really believe that I will be able to face it again if it comes back again.” “And what about the other dragons?’’ he asked. “Well, I will just face them as they come,” she said.
“You sound very happy to me,” said the Elf.
“Yes, now that I think about it, I am really very, very happy,” said the Queen.
“You see,” said the Elf, “It really is the TREE OF HAPPINESS and you may never need to come back again.”
Edgar turned to me and said, “And that's why this is the most important tree there is.”
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