Reverse Lickin & Groomin

This is Lickin and Grooming in reverse; the best of all possible worlds.

Thank you Lynae and Jennifer and Suzie for my beautiful birthday present. The songs you sang to me, the songs I taught you at your bedsides, were the wish fulfillment of a lifetime of fantasies that my grandchildren would sing them back to me one day. I know I told you but I want to share with the rest of your siblings how much my children mean to me. I love you all. Becky's address has jumped from my address book again, Lynae please forward this to her for me.


This is the beginning of the story, for the rest go to the children's stories on the main blog; click show all at the bottom to get all of them.



THE REST OF THE TALE:



And the princess rode off to the castle with the prince. They were married and lived at the castle happily. They strolled through the garden blossoms and danced among the wild flowers; they marveled at the sunsets and ran to meet the rainbows in the sky. They laughed at the court jester and sang with the ladies and knights of the court. They sat around the fire at night, dreaming of what they would do to make the world a better and more beautiful, kinder and more gentle place when they became queen and king of the land.



The princess was in the garden one beautiful day when a tiny lady in a sparkling dress appeared to her. "Princess," she said, and her voice was like little bells jingling lightly, "You may have the wish of your heart. You must not take this lightly, for as with every wish there is a price to pay; I cannot tell you the price, but I will tell you that it will be well worth the reward. The princess asked for a day to think it over. She did not mention it to the prince for he was very busy. The next day the princess was in her garden tending the flowers when the tiny lady appeared.



"Have you decided on your wish young princess?"



"My wish is to have seven healthy beautiful children that love each other and make the world a happier more gentle place." For you see, the princess knew that seven has been a magical, special number since the creation of the world.



"Your wish shall be granted; please remember as you pay the price that it will be well worth it in the end." The tiny woman went away. The princess did not see her again for a long time, but she thought of her many times during the rest of her life.