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The Princess and the Dragon
Once upon a time there was a princess locked in a tall tower guarded by a fierce dragon. Every day she would go to the window and see a handsome prince riding past on a white horse and cry, "Help me, help me, save me from this dragon." But because she was so ugly, the princes on their white horses would take one look at her and then ride further and further down the road to rescue a more beautiful princess. Day after day this happened until the princess got so sick and tired of waiting that she went out and married the dragon.

(Written by Witi Ihimaera, at age 10, Te Hapara Primary School, for Miss Hossack, and his first attempt at escaping the frame and, in the process, subverting the main discourse.)