nce there was a girl named Carily.Her father was a minister of Canada.When Carily was about eighteen years old,she became a very beautiful and smart lady.Meanwhile a prinse named Eric was looking for a lady to be his wife.So the king of Canada gave a message to his subject "Prince Eric was looking a lady to be his wife . All the ladies were invited to the party at the palace tomorrow night." When Carily's father heard the news, he wanted his daughter to marry Prince Eric ,so he decided to bring Carily to the palace that night.Th the palace there were many beautiful ladies but Prince Eric did like any of them.When Carily arrived at the palace,Prince Eric fell in liove with Carily at the first sight. After a few months,they decided to get married. The King was very happy. However the Queen did not like Carily so much and decided to give Carily a test.The day had come and Carily' heart was beating fast.She walked slowly into the palace and stood before the Queen."Carily please listen carefully,as I am going to ask the qustion only once."said the Queen."A hen could lay 10 eggs in a day.If a farmer bought 10 cocks,how many eggs would he collect in 100 days?" asked the Queen."None!" said Carily immediately."Why?" asked the Queen."Because cocks don't lay eggs," answered Carily. The queen was pleased with her answer.Finally the Queen agreed to the marrige.So Carily and the prince lived happily ever after.

The End

Story by: Christine, age 12, USA

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