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The Red Well-Read Reader

Story 260
Ruling The Throne

King Tyrone 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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