Stereotypes: Facts And Summary

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Preston the prince of Paramor and his precious porcupine lived in the preoccupied territory of the peak of the Poconos. Without his pleasing princess, Preston relied on Penelope, his porcupine, for peacefulness. Preston the prince came upon Penelope while progressing toward the pond of Parian Depths. Ever since then Penelope became Preston’s political patch. Before political meetings Preston always had a picnic with Penelope. They always ate pasta, peanuts, pastries, pickles, and pigeon, which was plenty to fill their stomachs.
The king and queen were prejudice toward Penelope because she was a porcupine. They always prattled about how Preston should have passion for a princess not an animal. One day the king and queen had enough of this preposterousness

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