“Few knew about the castle hidden inside the island,” said our tour guide as we were getting off the boat at the island castle.
As we were walking through the castle, we heard a noise. It wasn't loud but loud enough for us to hear. Our tour guide pretended he didn't hear anything but it bothered the entire group as we were suppose to be the only people in this mysterious castle.
About the same time that a few of us were going to sneak away to locate the noise, a small kitten came walking up to us, wrapping its body around our legs and purring.
Jenny picked up the kitten and decided she would take her home and adopt her. She named her, Princess. She didn't know that she really was a princess. Her great great grandmother had been turned into a cat by the resident magician, at the request of her husband, King William the Terrible.
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King william the terrible…haha…loved the story😀
Thank you! Thank you for reading!
King William the Terrible. Well he definitely earned his name! By the way, what was the noise? Was it the curse being brought down upon the Princess?
The noise was the little kitten.
Oh, ok. I thought so!
:o)
Lovely tale.
Thank you!!
great STORY POOR PRINCESS
Thank you Donna! 🙂
I like the fairy tale feel to this story. It leaves me wanting to know more about Princess. It seems like it could make a great subject for a longer story.
Thank you so much J.A. I appreciate you reading and commenting. I’m glad you enjoyed the story. I think it could make a longer story. I need to think on that.
Princess is the perrrfect name for the Princess! Lovely!
LOL! Thank you Yolanda! 🙂
Don’t most cats think they are royalty Priceless? 🙂 Another wonderful story!
Yes, they do! Maybe this is why. LOL!! 😀 😀
Hahahahahahahahahaha!!
😀 😀 snort snort 😀 😀
Oh, and thank you for reading it and for the kind comment!
You’re most welcome Priceless. 🙂
I am glad Princess found a good home at last. 🙂
Yes, indeed! She is a happy princess now. 🙂
These were the words which came into my mind
A soft, pure and innocent piece of writing 🙂
I agree with J.A Prentice. I love this fairy tale and really wanted to know more 🙂
Thank you so much Madeeha! I appreciate you reading and your wonderful comment!
King William the Terrible… it’s super funny! Like the others, I would also like to know what happened to the Princess next. Love it! 🙂
LOL! He’s terrible for having the queen turned into a cat!
Let’s hope the magician isn’t still around 😦
LOL! No kidding! I think he shriveled up and blew away. 😀
Delightful!! Love that the little “princess” has a new home!!
Thank you so much! 🙂
Lovely little story with a twist. I wonder what will break the curse?
That’s a good question. I hadn’t thought of that.
Great interpretation! Loved it. That photo is of Vikingsholm Castle in Emerald Bay in South Lake Tahoe, California. The home is on the mainland, but they built a little “play castle” for the children on the little island.
Wow, that is really neat they built a play castle on the island for the children! Must be nice.
It’s old and broken down now, but fun to ride by in the paddleboat (you can see in the photo). I think it was built in the 1930s.
I think it would be fun to ride by! I can imagine how broken down it must be if it was made in the 1930’s! That’s a long time.
Nice! King William the Terrible. Nice to have a kitten in the story!
Thanks Graham! It just came to me as I was writing so I’m glad it worked out good.
Sorry, that should have read, “worked out well.” I was in too big of a hurry. 🙂
A sweet story, PJ. I hope Princess is happy in her new home and that someday the magician’s spell is broken. Nicely done. 🙂
Thank you so much Louise. I think that the spell will be broken someday but I don’t know what it will take to break it. I haven’t thought that far. LOL
Such a lovely story and that fact that the cat was her great great grandmother made it very special. So nice that they found each other. 🙂
Thank you Jessie! 🙂
Lovely fairy tale type story. The kitten/princess will have a lovely life now.
Yes, she will! Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
Oh boy, I want to know more now! Why did he have her turned into a cat? But it’s good that it was a cat, at least…
He had her turned into a cat to get rid of her.
I’m sure Princess will live like a princess from now on, life could be worse.
I’m sure she will. 🙂 Yes, true, life can be worse. Hopefully, it won’t be though. Thank you for reading and for your comment.
The beginnings of a modern day fairy tale…Nice.
Thank you!!
I love this story. Adopting a real princess with no one really knowing it. Who is going to be the prince to turn her back again?
I don’t know. She may just have to stay a royal cat. LOL!! Maybe in another story but at this time no plans to continue it.
She is going to be a good cat any way 🙂
She will be a good cat!
Now Jenny owns a true princess. I was thinking that probably all female and male cats think of themselves as princesses and princes. They certainly act as though they do. Good story, Joy. 😀 — Suzanne
Thank you Suzanne. I agree with you. They do think they are royalty and my story explains why. LOL! (Just kidding).
Funny story PJ – I had a good laugh.
Thank you so much!! I’m happy to know you enjoyed it.
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