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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Princess Oishi part 3-

Princess Oishi descended the staircase, her  gown trailing behind her.
She looked very beautiful, in the soft afternoon light.

Suddenly, the Prince's bravado disappeared and he felt the soles of his feet go clammy.
(His family had a history of bad circulation) Nervously, he began tossing the egg from hand to hand.
At the bottom of the staircase, Oshi paused for effect, and demanded imperiously to know what the prince had brought her. The Prince was a little taken aback at her tone, and blinked as he took a better look at her. Her father introduced them, formally.  Prince Theo , from  across the Ibernian sea : My Daughter, the Princess Oishi Desmodia Fionnella

Princess Oishi  smiled as she raised one delicate eyebrow  and curtsied, ever so slightly. 
The prince at this moment noticed that her skin had a slight green tinge to it. He asked her if she was feeling ok. He said he thought she looked a little green around the gills. Insulted, Oshi asked if he was comparing  her to a scaly fish!  No, he hurriedly said, he  was quite familiar with Mal de Mer and was merely concerned for her health. Princess Oishi's cheeks grew quite pink with this and her eyes snapped with a dangerous glint. "GET OUT" She whispered, and with that , she turned and fled the room.

"Her skin is a bit green from the wasabi peas" explained her father.  She  is a little touchy about it."
"Oops"said the prince. 

Then he got up and left the castle, his egg  still carefully wrapped in its protective scarf.

"Wait"  called the king.
Come back in three days.
"Perhaps",  said Prince Theo.

Princess Oishi ran right to her tower and threw herself down on her bed. She sobbed for two hours and then ate a pound of wasabi peas. Then she had a bath in goats milk. This was supposed to lighten her skin.  "HOW dare he insult me" she whispered.  

The next morning,  she went to the kitchen and ordered a carrot cake.
The staff  were astounded. They had been trying  to  get Princess Oishi to eat something other than wasabi peas for weeks to no avail. The asked her if she wanted some peas on the side. NO she declared. I'm off peas. Only Carrots, Beets and Pickled ginger for me today.

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