Note: The Following is a rewriting of a classic fairy tale...don't read if you want it to be the original ... because it's not.
Prologue
"I'll not bet ye anymore money Naughtington..." Davy looked around and stared directly into Naughtington's eyes. Naughtington was very impressive; unfortunately, he had to admit that much.
"Davy, Davy, Davy..." Naughtington drew in a breath and shook his head. "You've won all the games so far so why not bet more money, eh?" Naughtington was looking Davy boldly in the eye and seemed not to care that he had lost so much money. If Davy had calculated correctly Naughtington had lost enough to pay off all of Davy's debts and more (no easy feat considering all the card games he had played).
"I want to keep playing, but I'm going to bet something more valuable than money." He let this sink in; Davy was enjoying watching Naughtington's eyes gleam with greed. "I'm going to bet...", at this point Davy's eyes flashed and his face seemed demon-like in the candlelight. "I'll bet my eldest and most beautiful...daughter."
Naughtington smiled. "In that case I'll bet you double what I've paid you in this game." Confidence flashed in both mans' eyes and the devilish card game began...
