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Princess Fifi had a busy day. She had to:
eat breakfast
choose her dress
go roller skating
read her Bumper Book of Princes
eat chocolates
change her dress
play some tennis
and try on all her jewellery.
Bella had a busy day. She had to follow Princess Fifi around the castle, picking up:
toast
dresses
roller boots
the Bumper Book of Princes
chocolate wrappers
more dresses
tennis balls
and all the Princess’s jewellery.
By lunch time, Bella was fed up.
“I’ve had enough!” she said, stamping into the kitchen.
The Cook, Wizard Watchit, and Jack the servant boy were there, eating their lunch. Princess Fifi was eating her lunch upstairs with the King and Queen, and dropping bread rolls on the floor.
“I spend all day tidying up after Fifi!” wailed Bella. “She never puts anything away! What can I do?”
Jack thought about it.
“Pile all her things in a big heap,” he suggested, “and get the dragon to set fire to them.”
“I’d love to!” said Bella. “But I’d get into terrible trouble.”
The Cook thought about it.
“Ask Fifi politely to put her things away,” she said.
“I’ve tried that!” sighed Bella. “It doesn’t work.”
Wizard Watchit thought about it.
“Hmm,” he said. “I have an idea.”
“Do you know a spell that I can use to make her tidy?” asked Bella hopefully.
“Better than that!” said Wizard Watchit. “I’ve got a plan. Listen…”