The Princesss: The Lady Or The Tiger?

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The Lady or the Tiger? Every morning, afternoon, and evening; day in and day out, the princess thinks back to the day she told her lover to open the door on the right. The door seemed cruel to offer such a maiden while the princess was sitting in the same arena. She watched the two of them get married, although halfway through she turned to look at her father while he laughed in despair, for his daughter was crying next to him so he couldn’t enjoy it as much. The King still had a heart for his daughter and watching her cry made him feel as cruel as the door, which let out the maiden. Knowing his daughter truly loved the man she was watching being married to another woman, the King stood and stopped the wedding right before they were supposed

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