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THE HAPPY WOMAN

But despite all this, the queen felt unhappy.

“This cannot be right!” she declared one day. “How can I learn the secret of happiness?”

“Look at the moon and the stars that hang in the sky!” said one of her servants. “Their beauty makes me happy whenever I see them!”

The queen just snorted.

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