The instigator in the front row looked like a little angel but had a mouth like a stevedore. “He says you used to drive around drunk all the time.” “Okay, maybe we should concentrate on today’s story.” I looked down at the battered book in my hands. “Twenty-three years.” It just seemed like a million. “I didn’t think I was going to need it.” They all nodded, but I wasn’t particularly sure they agreed. He invited not only his relatives, but also the twelve fairies who lived in the kingdom.’” One day, the queen was visited by a wise fairy, who told her, “You will have a lovely baby girl.” The king was so overjoyed when he heard the news that he immediately made plans for a great feast. They had said that I didn’t have to worry, that they wouldn’t leave me alone, but they had. I looked around the room for a little backup, but there wasn’t anyone there. “‘Long, long ago, there lived a king and queen.’” They said that if things got rough to make sure I showed the pictures, of which there were only twenty-three I had already shown all of them twice. They had said that it was going to be easy and, like the fool I am, I believed them.
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