Once upon a time in the land of Mossopatamia their lived a young Princess name Ally Babba.
Princess Ally BabbaNow, Princess Ally Babba lived with the King and Queen of Mossopatamia and was treated very well. In fact, many thought her to be rather spoiled. She never wanted for new toys to destroy, treats, or the most comfortable spot on the couch. Yet, Princess Ally Babba was not content. You see, she loved butter and this was the one thing the King and Queen forbid her to eat. The King and Queen had decreed that none in Mossopatamia should eat the delicious butter produced in this region except themselves, and their honored guests.
They felt that Princess Ally Babba should be excluded from eating butter because she was a rather roly-poly little princess and they worried about her health. So, you see, this decree was not entirely selfish and mean. But, Princess Ally Babba could not see that the King and Queen were looking out for her health. Being rather spoiled all she could think about was the injustice and deprivation she suffered by not being allowed to have even the teeny tiniest pat of butter.
So, one day when the King and Queen were out enjoying a Christmas Market Princess Ally
BAbba discovered that they had been careless and had left some butter on the counter. Yes, she could see that they had cleverly pushed it all the way back to the farthest corner of their kitchen counter, but that would not stop this little Princess. She was determined to have that butter. With stealth and cunning she managed to pull the butter from the counter (lucky for her there were no courtiers around that day) and began to devour the forbidden butter. After eating a good bit of that scrumptious butter Princess Ally Babba began to feel a bit sick to her stomach. At first she ignored these pains, but eventually they grew so bad she was forced to stop eating the butter and go lie down. She wondered what could possibly be causing such pain in her little tummy. The King and Queen never had achy bellies after eating butter! It never occurred to her that the King and Queen had sense enough not to gorge themselves on the mouth-watering butter (at least the Queen did, who then prevented the King from enacting such outrageous behavior). So Ally found her favorite spot on the royal couch and promptly fell asleep 
her tummy full, but aching rather badly. She slept soundly for some time and was awoken by sound of keys turning in the lock. Oh joy! the King and Queen were home. Ally stretched herself and began to wiggle about in anticipation for she truly did love the King and Queen. Also, she was anxious to see what treat they had bought her for she always expected a little something when they returned from their outings! The butter and her theft of it had completely vanished from little Ally Babba's mind.
The King and Queen, who loved Ally Babba very much showered her with pets and belly rubs until the Queen noticed an empty butter wrapper lying on the floor. "What is this?" she exclaimed in dismay turning a beady eye on
Princess Ally. Who happily wagged her tail at the Queen and tried to lick her face. The King went into the kitchen were he discovered the lump of butter Ally Babba was not able to eat. "Ally," roared the King.
"Oh dear, " she thought to herself, "What am I going to do? I forgot to get rid of the evidence!" She attempted to place the blame on her
sometimes friend sometimes arch nemesis Pici (pronounced pee-kee), the snaggle-toothed slobber hound.
Unfortunately for Ally Babba, the King and Queen were much too smart for her and knew she was lying. Besides, the King and Queen knew that Pici could not have stolen the butter because they had seen him put securely away in the cave sans espoir (the cave of no hope) for slobbering on their royal couch. With the evidence stacked against her and the King and Queen in a royal high temper, Princess Ally
Babba hung her head and tail in shame. Remembering her horrible belly-ache she promised the King and Queen she would never again steal their precious butter. And she meant it too...that is, of course, until enough time had passed for her to forget that terrible butter belly-ache and the King and Queen were foolish enough to leave the butter somewhere she could so easily get it.....
They felt that Princess Ally Babba should be excluded from eating butter because she was a rather roly-poly little princess and they worried about her health. So, you see, this decree was not entirely selfish and mean. But, Princess Ally Babba could not see that the King and Queen were looking out for her health. Being rather spoiled all she could think about was the injustice and deprivation she suffered by not being allowed to have even the teeny tiniest pat of butter.
So, one day when the King and Queen were out enjoying a Christmas Market Princess Ally
BAbba discovered that they had been careless and had left some butter on the counter. Yes, she could see that they had cleverly pushed it all the way back to the farthest corner of their kitchen counter, but that would not stop this little Princess. She was determined to have that butter. With stealth and cunning she managed to pull the butter from the counter (lucky for her there were no courtiers around that day) and began to devour the forbidden butter. After eating a good bit of that scrumptious butter Princess Ally Babba began to feel a bit sick to her stomach. At first she ignored these pains, but eventually they grew so bad she was forced to stop eating the butter and go lie down. She wondered what could possibly be causing such pain in her little tummy. The King and Queen never had achy bellies after eating butter! It never occurred to her that the King and Queen had sense enough not to gorge themselves on the mouth-watering butter (at least the Queen did, who then prevented the King from enacting such outrageous behavior). So Ally found her favorite spot on the royal couch and promptly fell asleep 
her tummy full, but aching rather badly. She slept soundly for some time and was awoken by sound of keys turning in the lock. Oh joy! the King and Queen were home. Ally stretched herself and began to wiggle about in anticipation for she truly did love the King and Queen. Also, she was anxious to see what treat they had bought her for she always expected a little something when they returned from their outings! The butter and her theft of it had completely vanished from little Ally Babba's mind.The King and Queen, who loved Ally Babba very much showered her with pets and belly rubs until the Queen noticed an empty butter wrapper lying on the floor. "What is this?" she exclaimed in dismay turning a beady eye on
Princess Ally. Who happily wagged her tail at the Queen and tried to lick her face. The King went into the kitchen were he discovered the lump of butter Ally Babba was not able to eat. "Ally," roared the King."Oh dear, " she thought to herself, "What am I going to do? I forgot to get rid of the evidence!" She attempted to place the blame on her
sometimes friend sometimes arch nemesis Pici (pronounced pee-kee), the snaggle-toothed slobber hound.Unfortunately for Ally Babba, the King and Queen were much too smart for her and knew she was lying. Besides, the King and Queen knew that Pici could not have stolen the butter because they had seen him put securely away in the cave sans espoir (the cave of no hope) for slobbering on their royal couch. With the evidence stacked against her and the King and Queen in a royal high temper, Princess Ally
Babba hung her head and tail in shame. Remembering her horrible belly-ache she promised the King and Queen she would never again steal their precious butter. And she meant it too...that is, of course, until enough time had passed for her to forget that terrible butter belly-ache and the King and Queen were foolish enough to leave the butter somewhere she could so easily get it.....
1 comment:
The princess and the pici! Poor pooches.
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