The Perfect Princess: A Short Story
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here was this Prince, who was looking for a wise and a beautiful bride. So he has sent a word to the neighboring kingdoms and picked up a few beautiful lot. He sent for them and gave them a room each to stay in. He then sent sugarcane for fire wood to cook for him a scrumptious meal. At noon he visited each one to find out what happened. Almost all of them couldn't cook using sugarcane as firewood. He almost lost hopes but decided to try for the last princess and so he visited the last princess and was surprised to see a yummy meal welcomed him. He asked the Princess how she was able to cook with sugarcane... She had called for all the children in the surroundings and offered them sugarcane on the condition that they leave her the entire residue. She let the residue dry up and that's how she was able to light a fire to cook. The Prince was astonished at the clever princess and decider to take her as his bride. And thus, the Prince had successfully found the right bride.