The Lady Or The Tiger Short Story

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The Lady or the Tiger?

A beautiful woman walked out of the door wearing an elegant white dress made from the finest silk in all the land, her slippers shuffled slowly towards her groom. But suddenly the princess knew she had misjudged the beautiful woman. Tears streamed down the woman's face and she was looking into the distance. The princess followed her gaze and saw a man in the distance looking miserably at the woman. The princess knew that look she was wearing it now, the man loved the woman. In that moment she realized she new the man he was the Prince of Bliss, the neighboring kingdom. So a plan flowed through her brain. She sat quietly in her throne for the rest of the wedding. When it was over she snuck away to meet with the Prince of Bliss. When the princess found the prince she told him of her plan, they were to be married in two weeks. Then they went to find their lovers. The princess and the prince followed
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“ Ross!” answered the princess as she flew into Ross’s arms. “Jane!” yelled the prince. “ Peter!” yelled Jane
The couples stood there together for what seemed forever. But after awhile the women prepared dinner while the men started a fire. After everyone was properly introduced they sat down for dinner as they discussed their plan. “ So Jane the beautiful woman, what do you do?” asked the princess “ Well Elizabeth, the reckless princess, I work for a dressmaker in the village.” answered Jane
“ I’ll have you know…” argued Elizabeth “ Ladies let’s talk about the plan.” chuckled Peter and Ross “ Yes the plan, um... Elizabeth I don’t see how you marrying Peter will fix anything.” muttered Ross. Elizabeth glared at Ross angrily. “ Love you.” laughed Ross
Jane and Peter giggled at the end of the table. But inside Jane was thinking the same thing as her new husband. She was forced to marry a man she didn’t love she didn’t want the same thing for her

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