Fairytales do come true

Once upon a time, there was a dashing young knight who loved to joust. He had plastic swords, foam swords, long swords and sabers. A pirate sword from Disney World, a Viking sword from Epcot, a knight sword from Mackinaw City, even a pointy, hand-me-down dualing sword from his next door neighbor. Sir AJ would often ask his parents, the king and queen, to sword fight with him. They frequently did, but never for long enough to satisfy their enthusiastic heir.

One day, the young knight found a new battle partner. A lovely young princess who agreed to a joust. And so they called the king and queen out onto the royal deck to watch as they put on a show.


This was so much fun for the knight and princess, and such a welcome break for the king and queen, that they repeated the show the next night.


The costumes changed a bit, for how could a princess possibly wear the same gown two days in a row. Also, the knight changed his head gear, and the princess needed a new sword (or perhaps a new squire to do a better job picking up the weaponry when the joust is complete.) Finally they took their places and then, on cue, galloped and hopped toward each other with swords drawn.

The young knight was very, very happy. He had a jousting partner. He had an audience. What more could he ever possibly want?

Alas, the princess was a clever one, and soon her ulterior motive became clear. Following the joust, she expected the knight to join her in a dance. (So THAT'S why she exchanged the princess gown for a ballerina dress.)

Thankfully, the young knight decided to humor the young princess, and so he granted her a dance. It really wasn't so bad. He still had his audience after all.

As for the king and queen, their reaction was a cross between amazement and amusement. The joust and dance were quite hillarious to watch. Meanwhile it was quite shocking to see the two cooperating with each other so well for so long. The royal couple was more than happy to cheer them on and encourage them.

And so they all lived happily ever after.

Until it was bedtime.