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Tonight, we'll read Prince Darling, a French fairy tale credited to Jean-Marie

the Prince de Beaumont. The author is also known for the best-known version of Beauty and the Beast.

She was one of the first to include fairy tales and folk tales as moralist and educational tools in her writings.

Her third husband was the French spy, Thomas Pichon. Shon.

Let's get cozy.

Close your eyes.

Relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths.

Once upon a time, there lived a king who was so just and kind that his subjects called him the good king.

It happened one day when he was out hunting that a little white rabbit,

which his dogs were chasing, sprang into his arms for shelter.

The king stroked it gently and said to it,

Well, Bunny, as you have come to me for protection, I will see that nobody hurts you.

And he took it home to his palace and had it put in a pretty little house with all sorts of nice things to eat.

That night, when he was alone in his room, a beautiful lady suddenly appeared before him.

Her long dress was as white as snow, and she had a crown of white roses upon her head.

The good king was very much surprised to see her, for he knew his door had been tightly shut, and he could not think how she had got in.

But she said to him,

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