The Fairytale

The Lovely Fairytale as told by Jillian Venters

Once upon a time, in a land filled with clouds, there were two people who were looking for each other, but hadn’t realized it yet.

One was a handsome prince disguised as a lonely tailor. While he had good friends and charming people to keep him company, he frequently was heard to sigh and ask “But where? Where is she?” When his friends asked who “she” was, he fell silent. He knew there was someone he was supposed to be with, but didn’t know who she was.

The other was a beautiful princess, with a heart full of love. She wasn’t quite aware how full of love her heart was, because she had been trapped by a gloomy ogre who made her doubt the truth of her feelings. After she cleverly escaped the ogre, she too would sigh and ask “But where? Where is he?”

One night, in a loud and smoke-filled chamber, the beautiful princess and the handsome prince saw each other. They spoke to each other and even though the room was loud and distracting, the words they said went straight to each others’ hearts, and both of them left the chamber that evening determined to talk more with the other; not only that, but to entice the other person into spending time with them.

On another evening in the loud and smoke-filled chamber, the beautiful princess, upon spying the handsome prince across the room, went forth to be her most charming and entrancing. However, when she arrived by the prince’s side, she discovered he was speaking to another lady. But as she said “Hello” and prepared to walk away, the handsome prince reached down and took the beautiful princess’ hand, to keep her by his side. They have been together, and in love, ever since that night.