The courtier’s dalmatian bit the princess’ leg, in the presence of the king and queen. The monarchs were outraged.
‘Behead your cur and bring us its head. You have one day.’
All the courtier’s entreaties were useless.
‘Do as the queen ordered,’ the king said.
The dog barked.
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Thinks quietly, the dog by barking, is telling them just what they can do with their beheading plan.. Beautiful pic hatted-boy.
Animal cruelty in the kingdom? it used to be so different when the first queen was alive…
I bet he wanted to see if she was hardened sugar, as her pretty white leg suggested.
Wow, made me think. BTW, thanks for visiting my blog and liking my post. 🙂
I tip my hat Charmaine. 🙂
Do you watch Misfits? (I’m sure I know the answer to that question already…). Anyway, lots of killing of humans – accidental and otherwise – happens. But for some reason, no-one can bring themselves to kill the zombie cat… Amusing parallels, I find 🙂
Zombie cat? Dear aunt…
I don’t watch TV. 🙂