Hello, this is Natasha, and welcome back to Story Norie.

This is the story of Beatrice and the ungolden fish.

This story takes us back to the time when Beatrice was just 15 years old, and it's about

how she met a grumpy fish called Colin the carp.

She came across Colin before she met Prince Bertie.

And then she knew Bertie's name of course, because who hasn't heard of the Prince and

his antics?

For example, Princess Beatrice listened to an interview with Bertie on Mo Slogan's

podcast.

Bertie was talking about the time he set out to ride his mountain bike to the top of Mount

Everest, and how he was intending to freewheel down the other side without peddling until he

reached the ocean.

Oh, asked him, and did you succeed?

And Bertie replied, no, unfortunately I had to give up after I received a puncture in

Kathmandu.

To tell you the truth, Beatrice thought Bertie sounded like quite a silly sort of prince.

Perhaps he wasn't the most silly prince in the world, but maybe he was number three

after a couple of others we won't mention.

She really didn't give Bertie or any prince much thought.

Her main interest in life has always been animals and nature, including of course a

quatic life.

That's a fancy way of saying things that live in the water.

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