A/N: Everything you recognize from the book belongs to Gail Carson Levine.
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::Chapter 1: The Gift::
"It's a lovely girl, your highness," said the midwife, handing the newborn child over to Queen Ella.
A curly haired man and a plump white-haired cook crowded around the bed Ella was laying in.
"She's beautiful," the young queen breathed, staring at her first child.
"Let me hold her," said King Charmont, who was sitting beside the bed, holding his wife's hand.
Queen Ella handed the now sleeping child over to her husband.
The child lay peacefully in his arms. "She shall be called Amena, after my great-grandmother," The king said, beaming proudly at his daughter.
Suddenly the air in front of them sparkled.
The royal couple and the midwife stared in awe as a fairy appeared right in front of them.
"Lucinda!" Ella gasped, her hand flying up to her mouth. "What a. . . nice surprise."
"But. . . Lucinda. . . I thought you-" The cook, Mandy, was cut off.
"Hello, dear," said the beautiful fairy, who disguised herself to appear much younger then she really was. "Now what is this adorable creature you have here?" she asked, peering at the sleeping baby.
"This is Amena, our daughter," Charmont said, with a hint of nervousness.
"Ah, a newborn child of the royal family. She deserves a wonderful gift." Lucinda said, raising her hand.
"Um, thank you very much, but there is no need for that," Ella said, forcing a smile.
"Lucinda." Mandy shot the fairy a warning look.
"Nonsense," the fairy said, shaking her head. "Not everyone's blessed with a gift from a fairy."
Before anyone could stop her, she set her hand gently on the young princess's forehead. "Princess Amena of Kyrria, I give you the gift of honesty."
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::Chapter 1: The Gift::
"It's a lovely girl, your highness," said the midwife, handing the newborn child over to Queen Ella.
A curly haired man and a plump white-haired cook crowded around the bed Ella was laying in.
"She's beautiful," the young queen breathed, staring at her first child.
"Let me hold her," said King Charmont, who was sitting beside the bed, holding his wife's hand.
Queen Ella handed the now sleeping child over to her husband.
The child lay peacefully in his arms. "She shall be called Amena, after my great-grandmother," The king said, beaming proudly at his daughter.
Suddenly the air in front of them sparkled.
The royal couple and the midwife stared in awe as a fairy appeared right in front of them.
"Lucinda!" Ella gasped, her hand flying up to her mouth. "What a. . . nice surprise."
"But. . . Lucinda. . . I thought you-" The cook, Mandy, was cut off.
"Hello, dear," said the beautiful fairy, who disguised herself to appear much younger then she really was. "Now what is this adorable creature you have here?" she asked, peering at the sleeping baby.
"This is Amena, our daughter," Charmont said, with a hint of nervousness.
"Ah, a newborn child of the royal family. She deserves a wonderful gift." Lucinda said, raising her hand.
"Um, thank you very much, but there is no need for that," Ella said, forcing a smile.
"Lucinda." Mandy shot the fairy a warning look.
"Nonsense," the fairy said, shaking her head. "Not everyone's blessed with a gift from a fairy."
Before anyone could stop her, she set her hand gently on the young princess's forehead. "Princess Amena of Kyrria, I give you the gift of honesty."
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