Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time in a far away land there lived a princess name Donatella, this princess was searched for by all the men in the kingdom for she was as beautiful as they come. Her soft brown spiralling curls cascaded over her shoulders, her petite figure was alluring even under her clothes. But most importantly she had a way of speaking, and once she spoke to you, you could never turn back.

Now Donatella fell in love with a man, a peasant man. He was poor, raggedy, had no where to go but...he was the most beautiful thing anyone had ever seen. The women in the village swooned over him. He had anyone he wanted even without having anything but beauty. Donatella wanted him for herself.

So she went after him and it wasn't long until the poor peasant was in love with her too. They were happy even when really sad. They were together for good and bad. Still the trouble begins like in all fairy tales when the royal family does not accept a peasant in their house.

Now this royal family was much kinder than most, they gave the peasant a chance to prove his worth. But all was not well with this peasant for as much as he loved the Princess he was not good for her. He looked for ways to become rich and they were never the best....but he had plans, but then again he lay them all to rest. The point is comparing Donatella's ambitions to his, he had none.

The royal family supported a Prince that came from a far-away land. They believed he would make the princess happy and would be good to her. Now if this was an ordinary fairytale the prince would be vile and evil and the princess would run away with the peasant and they would live happily ever after.

But this is no ordinary fairytale...

For in this story the peasant (although not a bad person at heart) could not give the princess the love she needed to nurture her. Princesses are like that, they need love and nurturing to grow from little seeds to wonderful, beautiful flowers.

And the Prince of the story? Well he was just lovely, just perfect. He had everything the Princess had always dreamed of in a man. Yet it did not feel right...

There was a new girl in town and the peasant fell in love with her, leaving the princess heart-broken and defiant. She refused to cry or to make him believe he had broken her. The Prince fought hard and true for the Princesses affection, she believed she could have everything with him and at last...she could not give him what he needed.

She could no longer give anyone what they needed. She had lost so much of herself and gained nothing in return, that she no longer had anything to give to anyone. This fairytale does not have a happy ending. It does not involve singing birds, talking trees or Fairy God-Mothers. There is no magic, and no miracles. There is just life...

Life brought Princess Donatella to her knees, and life would help her get revenge one day...