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The Melting Princess
Once upon a time there lived a king.

The king had a beautiful daughter, the princess!
But there was a problem.
Everything the princess touched would melt. No matter what; metal,
wood, plastic- anything she touched would melt. Because of this, men
were afraid of her. Nobody would dare marry her. The king despaired.
What could he do to help his daughter. He consulted his wizards and
magicians. One wizard told the king, "If your daughter touches one thing
that does not melt in her hands, she will be cured."
The king was overjoyed. The next day, he held a competition. Any man
that could bring his daughter an object that would not melt would marry her
and inherit the king's wealth. Three young princes took up the challenge. The first
prince brought a very hard alloy of titanium. But alas, once the princess touched it, it
melted. The prince went away sadly.
The second prince brought a huge diamond, thinking that diamond is the
hardest substance in the world and surely, it would not melt. But alas, once
the princess touched it, it melted. He too was sent away disappointed.
The third prince approached. He told the princess, "Put your hand in
my pocket and feel what is in there." The princess did as she was
told, though she turned red. She felt something hard. She held it in
her hand. And it did not melt!!!
The king was overjoyed. Everybody in the kingdom was overjoyed. And
the third prince married the princess and they both lived happily ever after.
But The Question Is :
What was the object in the prince's pants?

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They were M&M's of course !
They melt in your mouth, not in your hand.
What were U thinking ????
Take the TIME to know what Real LOVE is

Salty coffee!
He met her on a party, she was so outstanding, many guys chasing after her, while he was so normal, nobody paid attention to him. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. she was
surprised, but as he was polite, she promised. They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, She felt uncomfortable, she thought,"please, let me back home". Suddenly he asked the waiter: would you please give mesome salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee. Everybodystared at him, so strange! His face turned red, butstill, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it.She asked him curiously: why you have this hobby? He replied: when I was a little boy, I was living near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea, salty and bite, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the saltycoffee, I always think of my childhood, think of myhometown, I miss my home town so much, I miss my parents who are still living there. While saying that, tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. That's his true feeling, from the bottom of his heart.A man who can tell out his homesick, hemust be a manwho loves home, cares about home, has responsibility of home. Then she also started to speak, spoke about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning oftheir story. They continued to date. She found actually he was a man who meets all her demands: he had tolerance, was kind hearted, warm, careful...he was such a good person but she almost missed him! Thanks to his salty coffee!
Then the story was just like every beautiful love story: the princess married to the prince, then they
were living the happy life... And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that's the way he liked it. After 40 years, he passed away, left her a letter which said: "My
dearest, please forgive me, forgive my whole life lie. This was the only lie I said to you----the salty
coffee. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead. I never thought that could be the start of our communication! I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to
do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything. Now I'm dying, I afraid of nothing so I tell
you the truth: I don't like the salty coffee, what a strange bad taste.But I have the salty coffee for my
whole life since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you. Having you with me is my
biggest happiness for my whole life. If I can live for the second time, I still want to know you and have you for my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again." Her tears made the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her: what's the taste of salty coffee? It's sweet. She replied. SOMETIMES YOU FEEL YOU KNOW THE PERSON MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE... BUT ONLY TO REALISE THAT YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE PERSON WERE NOT AS YOU ESCRIBED. JUST LIKE THE INCIDENT OF THE SALTY COFFEE... LOVE MORE AND HATE LESSER... CAUSE' OMETIMES SALT TASTES BETTER THAN SUGAR...
Take the TIME to know what Real LOVE is

hi! tuy chưa là thành viên chính thức, nhưng em có 1 truyện tàm tạm hay, mong các anh chị đừng chê (em không rõ là truyện này đã có ai post lên chưa nếu lỡ rồi thì cho em xin lỗi nhé, chỉ là trùng hợp thôi)
A certain miller had little by little fallen into poverty, and
had nothing left but his mill and a large apple-tree behind
it. Once when he had gone into the forest to fetch wood, an
old man stepped up to him whom he had never seen before, and
said, why do you plague yourself with cutting wood, I will
make you rich, if you will promise me what is standing behind
your mill. What can that be but my apple-tree, thought the
miller, and said, yes, and gave a written promise to the
stranger. He, however, laughed mockingly and said, when three
years have passed, I will come and carry away what belongs to me,
and then he went. When the miller got home, his wife came to
meet him and said, tell me, miller, from whence comes this
sudden wealth into our house. All at once every box and chest
was filled, no one brought it in, and I know not how it
happened. He answered, it comes from a stranger who met me in
the forest, and promised me great treasure. I' in return,
have promised him what stands behind the mill - we can very
well give him the big apple-tree for it. Ah, husband, said the
terrified wife, that must have been the devil. He did not mean the
apple-tree, but our daughter, who was standing behind the mill
sweeping the yard.
The miller's daughter was a beautiful, pious girl, and lived
through the three years in the fear of God and without sin. When
therefore the time was over, and the day came when the evil one
was to fetch her, she washed herself clean, and made a circle
round herself with chalk. The devil appeared quite early, but
he could not come near to her. Angrily, he said to the miller,
take all water away from her, that she may no longer be able to
wash herself, for otherwise I have no power over her. The
miller was afraid, and did so. The next morning the devil came
again, but she had wept on her hands, and they were quite
clean. Again he could not get near her, and furiously said to
the miller, cut her hands off, or else I have no power over
her. The miller was shocked and answered, how could I cut off my
own child's hands. Then the evil one threatened him and said,
if you do not do it you are mine, and I will take you yourself.
The father became alarmed, and promised to obey him. So he
went to the girl and said, my child, if I do not cut off both
your hands, the devil will carry me away, and in my terror
I have promised to do it. Help me in my need, and forgive me
the harm I do you. She replied, dear father, do with me what
you will, I am your child. Thereupon she laid down both her
hands, and let them be cut off. The devil came for the third
time, but she had wept so long and so much on the stumps, that
after all they were quite clean. Then he had to give in, and
had lost all right over her.
The miller said to her, I have by means of you received such
great wealth that I will keep you most handsomely as long as
you live. But she replied, here I cannot stay, I will go forth,
compassionate people will give me as much as I require.
Thereupon she caused her maimed arms to be bound to her back,
and by sunrise she set out on her way, and walked the whole day
until night fell. Then she came to a royal garden, and by
the shimmering of the moon she saw that trees covered with
beautiful fruits grew in
it, but she could not enter, for it was surrounded by water.
And as she had walked the whole day and not eaten one mouthful,
and hunger tormented her, she thought, ah, if I were but inside,
that I might eat of the fruit, else must I die of hunger. Then
she knelt down, called on God the Lord, and prayed. And
suddenly an angel came towards her, who made a dam in the water,
so that the moat became dry and she could walk through it. And
now she went into the garden and the angel went with her. She
saw a tree covered with beautiful pears, but they were all
counted. Then she went to them, and to still her hunger, ate
one with her mouth from the tree, but no more. The gardener
was watching, but as the angel was standing by, he was afraid
and thought the maiden was a spirit, and was silent, neither
did he dare to cry out, or to speak to the spirit. When she had
eaten the pear, she was satisfied, and went and concealed herself
among the bushes. The king to whom the garden belonged, came
down to it next morning, and counted, and saw that one of the
pears was missing, and asked the gardener what had become of it,
as it was not lying beneath the tree, but was gone. Then
answered the gardener, last night, a spirit came in, who had no
hands, and ate off one of the pears with its mouth. The king
said, how did the spirit get over the water, and where did it go
after it had eaten the pear. The gardener answered, someone
came in a snow-white garment from heaven who made a dam, and
kept back the water, that the spirit might walk through the moat.
And as it must have been an angel, I was afraid, and asked
no questions, and did not cry out. When the spirit had eaten
the pear, it went back again. The king said, if it be as you
say, I will watch with you to-night.
When it grew dark the king came into the garden and brought
a priest with him, who was to speak to the spirit. All three
seated themselves beneath the tree and watched. At midnight the
maiden came creeping out of the thicket, went to the tree, and
again ate one pear off it with her mouth, and beside her stood
the angel in white garments. Then the priest went out to them
and said, "Do you come from heaven or from earth? Are you a
spirit, or a human
being?" She replied, "I am no spirit, but an unhappy mortal
deserted by all but God." The king said, "If you are forsaken
by all the world, yet will I not forsake you." He took her with
him into his royal palace, and as she was so beautiful and good,
he loved her with all his heart, had silver hands made for her,
and took her to wife.
After a year the king had to go on a journey, so he commended
his young queen to the care of his mother and said, if she
is brought to child-bed take care of her, nurse her well,
and tell me of it at once in a letter. Then she gave birth to
a fine boy. So the old mother made haste to write and announce
the joyful news to him. But the messenger rested by a brook
on the way, and as he was fatigued by the great distance, he
fell asleep. Then came the devil, who was always seeking to
injure the good queen, and exchanged the letter for another, in
which was written that the queen had brought a monster into
the world. When the king read the letter he was shocked and
much troubled, but he wrote in answer that they were to take
great care of the queen and nurse her well until his arrival.
The messenger went back with the letter, but rested at the
same place and again fell asleep. Then came the devil
once more, and put a different letter in his pocket, in which
it was written that they were to put the queen and her child to
death. The old mother was terribly shocked when she received
the letter, and could not believe it. She wrote back again to
the king, but received no other answer, because each time the
devil substituted a false letter, and in the last letter it was
also written that she was to preserve the queen's tongue and
eyes as a token that she had obeyed.
But the old mother wept to think such innocent blood was to
be shed, and had a hind brought by night and cut out her tongue
and eyes, and kept them. Then said she to the queen, "I cannot
have you killed as the king commands, but here you may stay
no longer. Go forth into the wide world with your child, and
never come here again." The poor woman tied her child on her back,
and went away with eyes full of tears. She came into a great wild
forest, and then she fell on her knees and prayed to God, and the
angel of the Lord appeared to her and led her to a little house
on which was a sign with the words, here all dwell free. A
snow-white maiden came out of the little house and said, welcome,
lady queen, and conducted her inside. Then she unbound the
little boy from her back, and held him to her breast that he might
feed, and laid him in a beautifully-made little bed. Then
said the poor woman, "From whence do you know that I was a queen?"
The white maiden answered, "I am an angel sent by God, to watch
over you and your child." The queen stayed seven years in the
little house, and was well cared for, and by God's grace, because
of her piety, her hands which had been cut off, grew once more.
At last the king came home again from his journey, and his first
wish was to see his wife and the child. Then his aged mother
began to weep and said, "You wicked man, why did you write to me
that I was to take those two innocent lives," and she showed him
the two letters which the evil one had forged, and then
continued, "I did as you bade me, and she showed the tokens, the
tongue and eyes." Then the king began to weep for his poor wife
and his little son so much more bitterly than she was doing,
that the aged mother had compassion on him and said, "be at peace,
she still lives, I secretly caused a hind to be killed, and
took these tokens from it, but I bound the child to your wife's
back and bade her go forth into the wide world, and made her
promise never to come back here again, because you were so
angry with her." Then spoke the king, "I will go as far as
the sky is blue, and will neither eat nor drink until I have
found again my dear wife and my child, if in the meantime they
have not been killed, or died of hunger."
Thereupon the king traveled about for seven long years, and
sought her in every cleft of the rocks and in every ****, but
he found her not, and thought she had died of want. During the
whole time he neither ate nor drank, but God supported him. At
length he came into a great forest, and found therein the little
house whose sign was, here all dwell free. Then forth came
the white maiden, took him by the hand, led him in, and said,
"Welcome, lord king," and asked him from whence he came. He
answered, "Soon shall I have traveled about for the space of
seven years, and I seek my wife and her child, but cannot find
them." The angel offered him meat and drink, but he did not
take anything, and only wished to rest a little. Then he lay
down to sleep, and laid a handkerchief over his face.
Thereupon the angel went into the chamber where the queen
sat with her son, whom she usually called Sorrowful, and
said to her, go out with your child, your husband has come. So
she went to the place where he lay, and the handkerchief
fell from his face. Then said she, "Sorrowful, pick up your
father's handkerchief, and cover his face again." The child picked
it up, and put it over his face again. The king in his sleep
heard what passed, and had pleasure in letting the handkerchief
fall once more. But the child grew impatient, and said,
"Dear mother, how can I cover my father's face when I have no
father in this world. I have learnt to say the prayer - Our
Father, which art in heaven - you have told me that my father
was in heaven, and was the good God, and how can I know a wild
man like this. He is not my father." When the king heard that,
he got up, and asked who they were. Then said
she, "I am your wife, and that is your son, Sorrowful". And he
saw her living hands, and said, "My wife had silver hands." She
answered, "The good God has caused my natural hands to grow again,"
and the angel went into the inner room, and brought the silver
hands, and showed them to him. Hereupon he knew for a certainty
that it was his dear wife and his dear child, and he kissed
them, and was glad, and said, "A heavy stone has fallen from off
my heart." Then the angel of God ate with them once again, and
after that they went home to the king's aged mother. There were
great rejoicings everywhere, and the king and queen were married
again, and lived contentedly to their happy end.
have a good day ^_^
cô bé hay mắc cỡ
Nad Wu
[blue]Nad

(Have a look and think !)
Cinderella (or ...tragic beauty puts her difficult childhood behind her anh finds true love)
Cinderella is a beautiful, intelligent woman jiust waiting to take on the world- that is, until she loses first her mother, then her father - and her wicked stepmother demotes her to unpaid skivvy in a pad that's light on home comforts. But Cinders never complains and even helps her evil step- sisters get dressed up for the do of the century- a ball thrown by the King to find a wife for his son.
As the sisters head off, Cinderella returns to her cleaning duties, crying softly into her mop. But someone, somewhere has heard about her plight, for up pops her fairy Godmother complete with Gucci togs, a make up bag to rival Victoria Beckham's and a state-of-the-art limo. Yes, Cinders, you will go to the ball and captivate the heart of a ***y prince- but only if you're home by midnight. She puts on her gladrags and does just that-but in the rush to get home on time, Cinders leaves one of her shoes on the castle steps, and the love-struck Prince sets out to find its gorgeous owner. After an exhaustive search, he finally tracks her down and seals their love with a kiss - and a very attactive marriage proposal, of course!
The moral of the story:
You?Td think that Cinders might have turned out to be one of lifê?Ts losers, but this lady was not going to let her bad start get in the way of a brilliant future.
?~ Cinderella knew that positive thinking is the key to true happiness,?T says chartered psychologist Anu Sayal Bennet. ?~It?Ts tricky, but if you can rise above the everyday trials we all suffer you?Tll not only have a much easier time of it, you?Tll also be more likely to end up living the fairytale you always dreamed about - because you?Tll be more open to opportunities.?T
Our heroine certainly didn?Tt waste her time moping around. She knew that despite the apron and mop, she was destined for greater things and when the right opportunity arose, she grabbed it with both hands. She also had that other invaluable commo***y - confidence - in spades. ?~ While it?Ts easy to make excuses for ourselves, we are the only ones who can change our lives,?T says life coach Bob Griffiths. ?~Once we learn to tale responsibility for changing our situation, it?Ts easier to attract the right person.?T
Real life lessons:
*Believe in yourself. Even if life ain?Tt treating you good right now, console yourself that things can only get better - because you deserve it.
*Even the real you. Ignore all the negative labels that everyone else wants to put on you and know your inner strengths.
*Take every opportunity that comes your way. Real life heroines never say no to an invite - you never know what might kick-start your future.
*Make an impression. Don?Tt slink about waiting to be noticed - sock it to ?~em big time.
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The prince and the frog ( Or?self-obsessed woman learns that being kind always pays off)
When a selfish, spoilt princess is strolling though the park and drops her Prada bag into the pond, shê?Ts in floods. How will she cope without all her cre*** cards and mobile phone? As luck would have it an ugly, lonely frog, perched on a lily pad, offers to fish it out for her. Hê?Ts got one request : if he does this, will she hang out with him now and again? She agrees - anything to get her purse back. But when the lonely frog turns up at the palace to meet her, she suddenly remembers shê?Ts got plans with her other, more glamorous friends?for the nest century.
Her dad, the King tells her not to be so mean - after all, she has everything and the frog has nothing - and to stand by her frog. She sees the error of her ways, apologises and pecks him on the cheek - and as luck would have it, froggie turns out to be a handsome prince, whose curse can only be lifted by a kiss from a princess.
The moral of the story:
This story demonstrates the two golden rules of happy endings. Never, ever judge a book by its cover and always give people a second chance. ?~History is full of romatic couples who started out disliking each other,?T says Sayal Bennet. ?~The fact is that people hardly ever act like their true selves at the first meeting - especially if they?Tre nervous. So, it?Ts up to you to tale the time to get to know them. Not only will you be helping them, you may find they have something wonderful to offer you, too.?T What our princess here realised - with a little help from her older and wiser father - is that she could have missed out on a golden opportunity.
Real life lessons:
*Keep your promises. You never know who you might be stitching up.
*Give everyone a chance - from the new guy at work to your father?Ts new girlfriend.
*Prepare to kiss a lot of frogs. It?Ts not until you really get to know someone that you can decide whether or not they?Tre right for you.
*Listen to good advise. Annoying as it may be, those older and wise people are often annoyingly right.

ĐỈợc Shtp sửa chữa / chuyfn vào 01:50 ngày 21/06/2003

Politically Correct Fairy Tales
by John Hawkins
Are you sick and tired of those "conservative" fairy tales? Are you an American liberal or someone from Europe who thinks those fairy tales teach values that no longer need to be promoted in today''s world? Well, RWN is coming to your rescue with our "Politically Correct Fairy Tales!"
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Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel were lost in the woods when they came upon a house made of candy and cake. An old witch invited them in and then captured both of them intending to eat them. Gretel had a chance save both of them by pushing the old woman in an oven but she decided that it would be wrong not to respect the witch''s cultural tra***ions. So Gretel and her brother allowed themselves to be cooked and eaten. The witch was so happy with the children''s actions that she invited all of her witch friends to the area. Soon thereafter, they ate every child in a hundred mile radius. Soon the whole area was filled with nothing but child eating witches and all the witches were very happy!
The Moral of the Story: You must respect the culture of others, even at your own expense!
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Fisherman and the Fish
An old man finds a fish. The fish says "Let me go, old man. I will reward you for my freedom by giving you anything you desire". The old man at the behest of his wife makes wish after wish. Finally, the fish decides the old man and his wife are being too greedy and takes everything he gave them away. Then the man and his wife hire Johnny Cochran and sue the federal government for not having federal regulations in place to prevent wishing fish from unfairly taking away previously given magical spoils. The judge ruled in their favor and they were both given 500 million dollars worth of taxpayer funds with which they lived happily ever after.
The Moral of the Story: It''s the federal government''s responsibility to fix every bad thing that happens in the world.
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The Three Billy-Goats Gruff
The first and second billy goat gruffs were stopped from going across a bridge to get food by a troll. Then the biggest and baddest billy goat gruff showed up. He told the troll he was going to kick his @ss. That greatly upset the first and second of the billy goats gruff who accused the third billy goat gruff of "hegemony" and "imperialism" and said that negotiation was the way to go. So the third billy goat gruff went away. Unfortunately, the troll refused to negotiate and first two billy goats gruff starved to death.
The Moral of the Story:It''s better to starve to death than to fight!
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The Three Little Pigs
There were once three little pigs. The first little pig built his house out of straw. But the big bad wolf easily knocked it down. Then he ran to the 2nd pig''s house which was made out of sticks. But the wolf came there and knocked it down too. Then both pigs ran to the American pig''s house which was made out brick. When the wolf came there, the American pig pulled out a gun and blew his stinking head off. Afterwards, both little pigs who lost their houses started building their houses out of straw again. When the American pig asked them why they accused the American of being an "arrogant jerk" and of "acting unilaterally". But they secretly knew the American would always save them, just like he did in WW1 and WW2 so they could afford not to be prepared.
The Moral of the Story: Even though Americans are helpful, they''re real creeps!
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The Ants and the Grasshopper
All summer long the ants worked and prepared for the winter while the grasshopper went to Rage Against the Machine concerts and played Everquest. The grasshopper laughed and laughed at the ants for working so hard. Then winter came. The ants had plenty of food and shelter while the grasshopper had none. So the government took the ants tax money and built the grasshopper a house, gave him welfare cheese to eat, and paid for courses at the local university that the grasshopper didn''t bother to go to. When the ants complained everyone agreed that they were greedy rich jerks for having more than the grasshopper.
The Moral of the Story: Taking money from people who work hard and giving it to the lazy is compassionate!
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