Mikiatures 26 - Twist And Shout

Published: Dec. 6, 2011, 6:45 p.m.

Twist And Shout\n\u2018Once upon a time, there was a really ugly princess who lived in a\u2014\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018Don\u2019t you mean beautiful princess, Mummy?\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018No, darling, this one was ugly.\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018In Daddy\u2019s stories, the princesses are always beautiful.\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018Well, I\u2019m not Daddy, am I?\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018Daddy is always calling me his little princess. Does that mean he thinks I\u2019m small and ugly?\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018Of course not, dear. Now where was I? Ah yes! Once upon a time, there was a really ugly princess who lived in a dirty old apartment in a\u2014\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018Don\u2019t you mean beautiful castle, Mummy?\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018No, dear, I meant what I said.\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018So, beautiful people have beautiful homes, but ugly people have ugly homes?\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018No, Samantha, you\u2019re twisting my words.\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018What\u2019s twisting?\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018Deforming or distorting.\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018I don\u2019t understand.\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018It doesn\u2019t matter how beautiful or how ugly you are, or how beautiful or ugly your home is. It\u2019s what\u2019s inside that counts.\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018But I\u2019d rather live in a beautiful castle. Wouldn\u2019t you, Mummy?\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018Of course I would. But try telling your father that. Did you like my story?\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018You didn\u2019t finish it! Daddy always finishes his stories, Mummy.\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018I\u2019ll call him. He can finish this one for you. Goodnight, dear.\u2019\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2018Goodnight, Mummy.\u2019