Royal Short Stories: 8 Cautionary Tales

By Michael Dann

This collection contains 8 rhyming short stories:

The Ugly Princess
This rhyming cautionary tale looks at the pitfalls of vanity and pride. It is approximately 650 words.

The Greedy King
This rhyming cautionary tale looks at the pitfalls of greed. It is approximately 660 words.

The Foolish Prince
This rhyming cautionary tale looks at the pitfalls of arrogance and conceit. It is approximately 670 words.

The Wicked Queen
This rhyming cautionary tale looks at the pitfalls of malice. It is approximately 750 words.

The Angry Duke
This rhyming cautionary tale looks at the pitfalls of anger and rage. It is approximately 650 words.

The Lazy Duchess
This rhyming cautionary tale looks at the pitfalls of laziness. It is approximately 1,000 words.

The Arrogant Earl
This rhyming cautionary tale looks at the pitfalls of arrogance, overbearingness and stubbornness. It is approximately 850 words.

The Silly Countess
This rhyming cautionary tale looks at the pitfalls of gullibility and silliness. It is approximately 860 words.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Vraiment
• Release date: Jul 16, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310752629

Michael Dann

Michael Dann lives in London, England. His hobbies include reading and drawing.

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ROYAL SHORT STORIES: 8 Cautionary Tales

by

Michael Dann

Copyright © 2016 Michael Dann

All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission from the author. The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author. 

CONTENTS

The Ugly Princess

The Greedy King

The Foolish Prince

The Wicked Queen

The Angry Duke

The Lazy Duchess

The Arrogant Earl

The Silly Countess

About The Author

THE UGLY PRINCESS

Once upon a time, there lived a princess.

She was very pretty, I must confess.

With piercing blue eyes and long blond hair,

you couldn’t help but stop and stare.

Every day it was the same,

people on the street would call her name.

"Princess Laura, you have a lovely glow.

What is your secret? We’d love to know."

I’m sorry, but I can’t tell you, she would say,

but I wish you all a pleasant day.

Please tell us, they would cry,

but she would smile and say goodbye.

Her beauty secrets she’d never tell,

for she’d always be the city’s belle.

Every night she brushed her hair,

and into the mirror she would stare.

"There’s no one more beautiful than me.

And that’s the way it will always be."

In places far and places new,

the princess’s fame grew and grew.

Little girls watched in awe,

captivated by what they saw.

I want to be just like her, they thought.

Then they sang a song they had been taught.

"Princess Laura’s very pretty,

she’s very kind and very witty.

I hope to be like her one day,

wonderful in every way."

The princess smiled and thanked them all.

Then she