Page 5 - The Tree of Happiness

I was about to fly off when I said, “This is a very large and beautiful tree.”
“Oh yes,” he replied. “This is the most famous tree in the country and it saved the country from disaster many years ago.”
Now, you know me. I could feel a story coming on, so I settled back and asked, “Why don’t you tell me about it?”
You know dear reader; he started the story just like I start many of my stories ... Once upon a time.
Once upon a time there was a princess who lived in this kingdom. As a young child, she was told by the Wizard that she would never be happy, make friends or do well in school because she was born under the “Wrong Stars. Well... she proceeded to prove him right.
She was a very sad little thing, walking around with her eyes downcast, not speaking to anyone. She did not try to make friends because she knew they would not like her. She did not try to succeed in school because she knew it would be of no use. As you might expect, she was lonely and did very poorly in school. She was known all over the kingdom as “Princess Sad,” and was avoided by all.
When she became 18 years of age, she became the Queen of the kingdom, as is the custom of the country. She became increasingly depressed as her birthday approached.
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