FAIRY TALE FOR WOMEN OF THE 21st CENTURY
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> Once upon a time,
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> in a land far away,
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> a beautiful, independent,
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> self-assured princess
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> happened upon a frog as she sat,
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> contemplating ecological issues
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> on the shores of an unpolluted pond
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> in a verdant meadow near her castle.
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> The frog hopped into the princess' lap
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> and said: Elegant Lady,
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> I was once a handsome prince,
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> until an evil witch cast a spell upon me.
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> One kiss from you, however,
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> and I will turn back
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> into the dapper, young prince that I am
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> and then, my sweet, we can marry
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> and setup housekeeping in your castle
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> with my mother,
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> where you can prepare my meals,
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> clean my clothes, bear my children,
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> and forever
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> feel grateful and happy doing so.
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> That night,
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> as the princess dined sumptuously
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> on a repast of lightly sautéed frog legs
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> seasoned in a white wine
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> and onion cream sauce,
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> she chuckled and thought to herself:
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> I don't fucking think so.
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