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Seahorse-drawn chariots. Tonight we'll read a fairy tale called The White

Cat credited to Madame Comtes dellnoi.

Madame Delnois' tales were designed to entertain literary salon attendees for hours.

So they tended to be long, complicated, and political.

She could not openly criticize the regime of Louis the 14th or the way aristocratic women were entrapped within it, but she could tell her fairy tales, as in this one.

Let's get cozy. Close your eyes. Relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths.

The white cat.

Once upon a time, there was a king who had three sons, who were all so clever and brave that

he began to be afraid that they would want to reign over the kingdom before he was dead.

Now the king, though he felt that he was growing old, did not at all wish to give up the government of his kingdom

while he could still manage it very well.

So he thought the best way to live in peace would be to divert the minds of his sons by

promises which he could always get out of when the time came for keeping them.

So he sent for them all, and, after speaking to them kindly, he added,

You will quite agree with me, my dear children,

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