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The Red Well-Read Reader
Story 260

Ruling The Throne

KingTyrone III so loved the smell of cologne that he asked Princess Sharoa n to
help him rule the throne. Happily they lived on the river Rhone in a castle built of
stone.
All about the castle zone min•strels played the trombone and the saxophone. On
oc•ca•sion, the king would intone a tune in baritone.
The King was prone to leave his guards alone; however, he did in•sist that they
keep their muscles in tone, for which the Throne gave them each a daily ice cream
cone.

Story 261
He Prays for Moral Soap
The Pope, who is filled with hope, prays daily on his beaded rope. His prayers
cover a large scope.
First and foremost he prays for the mis•an•thrope. He prays for boys and girls
who can hardly cope, and for those who in darkness grope. He prays for the
dis•o•be•di•ent who have chosen to elope, and for the self-pitying who do nothing
but mope.
Last, but certainly not least, he prays for those hooked on dope, whose lives have
taken a downward slope.

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