Chapter 1
Long ago and far away, in a kingdom high on a mountaintop, something miraculous was occurring.
At the very same moment, two identical baby girls were born. One, a baby Princess, and the King and Queen were overjoyed. Princess Bridgette would have only the finest, which included the famous miraculous earrings that granted the royal family rulership. The second baby girl was named Marinette. Her parents loved her every bit as much as the King and Queen loved the Princess, but they were worried. The bakery was failing, and they were so poor. How would they be able to care for their little daughter?
Many years passed. The Princess learned her royal duties, while Marinette worked long and hard as a seamstress for the spiteful Madame Bourgeois. With lives so different, it wasn't surprising that the Princess and the Pauper never met. But fate decreed they would.
It all started at the Royal Mine, when the miners informed the Queen that the gold had run out. The widowed Queen was shocked. The Kingdom was now bankrupt. How was she going to take care of her people? If only she could call on her trusted advisor Hawk Moth, but he was away on a long journey.
She needed to do something quickly to save the Kingdom.
…..But what?
And then it struck her. Nearby lived a rich young King who was seeking a wife.