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Once upon my imagination, in a totally fictional kingdom which I feel inclined to call Noniland, there was a castle. In that castle lived King Edmund. He was famous for many things. For example: Being the king; having a quick temper; his generosity; his charismatic wife, Queen Rossana; etc.
Even though he had a son, King Edmund was praised most for his daughter, a dainty princess of fifteen. 87% of the king’s subjects agreed that she was the most beautiful girl they had seen in their lives. (The other thirteen percent were thrown in the dungeon.)
Princess Isabella didn’t let this go to her head. “That’s nice, I suppose,” she said when the results of the poll were made known to her. “But I’d rather be the smartest.”
So she studied botany, chemistry, calculus, kingdom history, and foreign languages. In addition, she tried to learn ten new words every week.
Not long after Princess Bella won the kingdom-wide spelling bee, a new poll revealed that 91% of the population considered her to be the smartest girl in the kingdom. (The other nine percent? They were promptly escorted to the dungeon.)
“I must provide grateful acknowledgements, loyal subjects,” said the princess in her acceptance speech, after being voted the fairest and brainiest of all. “But let us reminisce that life isn’t merely about being well-informed or having proportionate superficial features. More imperative than these is a philanthropic heart, filled with love for God and humanity.”
Well, of course, Princess Overachiever took her own words to heart and strived to be more benevolent and caring.
She smiled at strangers, volunteered at her local soup kitchen, and had her father release all non-violent offenders from the dungeon (including the 22% who had voted against her in the polls). Soon after, there was soon after a new poll: “Do you say Princess Isabella is the kindest maiden in the land?”
98.5% of Noniland said yes. King Edmund wanted to throw the other one and five-tenths percent in the dungeon, but his kind daughter put a stop to that.