Princess Mackenna lived in a castle of
stone in Kindly Kingdom. She lived with
her father, King Da-Dee, and her mother, Queen Ma-Mee. Milk was money in Kindly Kingdom and Hedgy
the hedgehog stood at the castle door so Princess Mackenna could say “hello” and
“goodbye” to him each time she came and went.
A pond surrounded by tall yellow
flowers lay alongside the castle in Kindly Kingdom. Grass carp and polka dot koi fish swam without
a sound in the water but frogs there splashed about and sang like birds. In leafy green trees near the pond lived an
owl named Hoo-Hoo and three noisy monkeys Princess Mackenna could count: “one…two…three.”
Princess Mackenna liked to walk near
the pond and she liked reading story books with King Da-Dee and Queen Ma-Mee
and she knew magic words. When she said
“up” a gentle wind swept her up into the air and carried her near the monkeys
in the trees so she could count them, one…two…three,
and she could call out “Hoo-Hoo” and
see the owl. When she said “helloooo,” the tall yellow flowers and
frogs sang back to her “I love you, won’t
you tell me your name?”
“Love,”
the most magical word of all.
-- Mitchell
Hegman
what a cutie!
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