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Princess Rose

and the Creature

There was once a beautiful princess named Rose. Her mother, the queen,
however, was not as beautiful as the princess. The queen felt bad that she was not
the most beautiful woman in the kingdom anymore. She was tired of competing
with her daughter. She made a decision. She prepared a drink for the princess.
After the princess drank it, she fell asleep. Then the queen took the princess to
the forest. She left the princess there. It was a very serious thing to do. “Either
she will be killed by animals or she will get lost in the forest,” the queen thought.
The princess had a dream. She dreamed about a man with brown hair and
brown eyes. It was the man she would wed.
The princess woke up. She saw a strange creature on the ground. It looked like
a man, but he was hairy and green. He had horns on his head and a pig’s nose.
The creature said, “Did I scare you? I hope not. Let me introduce myself. I am
Henry.”
“I am not scared. To tell you the truth, I think you are cute,” said Rose.
Rose and Henry spent the day together. They collected
berries, caught fish, and had lunch. They had a very good day
filled with nice conversations.
“ Rose, I have to go home,” said Henry. “My ship will sail
home soon. I can’t leave you here in the forest alone. Will you
come with me?”
Rose was very happy. She gave Henry a kiss right on his pig
nose. As soon as she kissed Henry, he began
to change. His pig nose turned into a man’s
nose. His horns and green hair went away.
Standing in front of her was the man Rose
had dreamt about.
Rose and Henry were married, and
they lived happily.