The Kings Cupcakes
Once there was a king who’s happiness was complete except for one thing: no one in his kingdom could make pumpkin cupcakes to satisfy him. “I haven’t had a tasty pumpkin cupcake since I was a prince, declared the king.
For some time this king had been thinking about getting married. I have an idea, said the king. I will marry a woman who can make pumpkin cupcakes! He began his search. He first went to apple hill the kingdom to the North. There, he saw Queen Appelonia, who was as kind as she was beautiful. “Can you make pumpkin cupcakes?” He asked.
“No” she replied “but i can make wonderful apple pies”. That won’t do”, the king responded. I want a queen who can make pumpkin cupcakes. Even so, I enjoyed meeting you.
Next he went to Terra Incognita, the kingdom to the South to see Queen Malicious. She was not as kind as she was beautiful, but the king asked, “can you make pumpkin cupcakes?” No, she said “but my spicy curry sauce is tasty.” I like curry but i like cupcakes more, the king said. Next, the king went to Zamboni, the kingdom to the east, to see Queen Plain Jane who was not as beautiful as she was kind.
Before he could say a word, she asked Can you play the bassoon? I won’t marry a man who can’t play the bassoon. I cannot says the king, but i can play the xylophone.
Sorry, she said. That won’t do.
The king went home alone. There, prime ministor advised him to find a queen, even if she wasn’t ideal. So the king went to see Queen Appelonia again, only to find that she had married the owner of an apple orchard and opened a bakery. He returned to Terra Incognita but finds that a dragon had seized Queen Malicious for her spicy sauce recipe, which he needed for his hot breath.
In the end, the king proposed to Queen Plain Jane of Zamboni. She agreed to marry him because he was such a good king. A year later, though they had an awful argument. “Why can’t you make pumpkin cupcakes!” he yelled. “Hey why can’t you play the bassoon?” she shouted back.. They did not speak to each other all that day. Soon however the realized that they had been foolish. Eventually, the king learned to make pumpkin cupcakes himself, and the queen learned to play the bassoon. The king then issued this statement to the people of his kingdom: “if you want something done learn to do it yourself.”
