Once upon a time, a princess moved into her very own castle. Sometimes, a prince would come to visit. When he arrived, he would empty out his pockets and put their contents on the princess' counter. When he left, he would take all the big items, including the biggest coins, but would leave the smaller coins behind. One day, after watching him select the big coins and leave behind a large pile of small ones, the princess asked, "What do you want me to do with all this money? It's yours." The prince responded, "Geez, I don't care. I only want the big coins."
So the princess bought a piggy bank. Big. Silver. And every day the prince left coins behind, she'd put them in the piggy bank, to keep them out of sight so the castle looked a little less messy.
As princes often do, this prince eventually left the princess alone. She wondered what was the right thing to do with the coins the prince had left her? The piggy bank was half full! But she never could bring herself to touch them. Before she could find an answer, another prince began calling. To the princess' shock, he did the exact same thing - left piles of small coins on her counter with every departure. While this bothered the princess greatly, she figured it was just another thing she'd have to tolerate when there was a prince around.
Again, as princes do, this prince left her alone as well. The princess again wondered what to do with the coins in the bank . . . it was almost full, after all! She started cleaning out her purse each night, keeping only what coins she needed, and putting the rest in the piggy bank. Collecting the coins now consumed her, she was determined to find a worthy purpose for the money.
One day, she added coins to the piggy bank only to find coins underneath it . . . it was so full that coins had spilled out of the seal on the bottom! The princess emptied the bank and put all the coins in bucket. My, my, was it heavy! She carried the heavy burden to the bank and received paper notes. She took the notes and put them in her account for something special.
On one of the princess' many adventures, she met a handsome warrior-prince that made the rest of the princes she knew look like complete pussies. The warrior was strong, independent, and honest, and he made the princess feel safe. He found her beautiful, and didn't need to be with her to feel secure, but he wanted to be with her because he liked her.
Upon his return from battle, the princess invited the warrior to her castle for a feast in his honor. She took the money she had saved and spent every coin's worth on the feast, celebrating his presence. She laughed at the princes who foolishly cast off the small coins, and smiled at her own wisdom, patience, and newfound love. She spent her money as she chose for the rest of her days, with the warrior by her side, and they lived happily ever after.
The end.
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