
First things, this is no "Prince And The Pauper" story, nor is it a "Fairy Tale". It is not a normal bedtime story, nor is it a "Lesson Teaching" story. You must remember that. So now, read on and see the story of Happily Never After.
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Long ago, in a kingdom far away, lived a young girl, who's name was Lea. She was a servant. The queen had found her in the woods when she was but a child, and had made her a servant. The queen's daughters, Opal and Penelope, didn't hate Lea, but they didn't love her.
Lea walked through the hallway, carrying the food for Opal and Penelope, when suddenly she ran into something and fell, the food splatting everywhere. Lea shook her head and looked around, but saw nothing. No one in site. Nothing in site. Lea looked at the spilled food and moaned.
"3, 2, 1...." Lea said to herself, and immediately after she said one, a door burst open.
The queen walked in. She looked at the spilled food, and then at Lea.
"Pick this up immediately!" the queen ordered.
Lea picked up the food, and ran to the kitchen and got more food, and then ran straight to Opal and Penelope's room, careful not to run into anything. She knocked on the door, and Opal opened it. She took the tray of food and closed the door. It was almost 11 p.m., so Lea went to the servant's quarters. She suddenly ran into something and, again, fell to the ground. She looked around, but nothing was there. She stood up and went straight to her bed, and closed her eyes and immediately fell fast asleep.
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Something was tugging at Lea's feet. Her eyes fluttered open, and she would scream, but a clawed hand went around her mouth. She was dragged out of bed and out of the servant's quarters. Lea looked at the creature and tried screaming again as she saw it's horrible features. It was red and it had horns, spikes, razer sharp teeth, and sharp pointy claws. It pulled her down the hallway and out the door of the castle. It pulled her into the forest and to a tree. It quickly tied her feet up with rope and then swung the rope around the tree. Lea was now dangling upside down from a tree. The creature tied cloth tightly around Lea's mouth so that she couldn't be heard except by the creature. The creature hissed at Lea, and again she tried to scream. But, of course, nothing came out except a muffled cry. The creature bared it's teeth and lunged at Lea.