in extent long ago there lived a princess who was almost everything a princess should be--kind.

in extent long ago there lived a princess who was almost everything a princess should be--kind, brave, and intelligent. Princess Deva had merely one flaw. She could in no degree ever, make up her mind.
individual morning Deva and her mother were sipping tea in the Great Hall. "My dear daughter," the queen said, "try to select a gown so you may dance at tonight's Grand Ball."
"There's still time if I begin now," Deva said. She hurried to her chambers, where riot after row of lovely gown hung waiting.
Up single in kind row and down the nearest Deva searched. ...

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