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The Lady Or The Tiger?
The lady or the tiger?

As you know the story seems to end; “The lady or the tiger?”, but I feel that is

only just the beginning of a new story. Now to answer the question; I say neither. You

see, it all truly began the night before when the King told his daughter, the princess, what

would happen to her lever the next day. As the princess was dosing off that night

worrying about what the future had in store and contemplating which she hoped would

come out of the door, the lady or the tiger, she had an idea. At first she thought it was

simply impossible, but the more she thought about it, the more she began to plan her

crazy idea. The princess thought to herself, “the lady or the tiger?”, but at last she

realized the simple answer;
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She went

down to their slumber once she was back to the castle. It turns out that they never really

agreed with the King’s cruel rules, so they were willing to help the princess. The servants

would act responsible for the missing object behind whichever door was opened. The

King would then go on a search through the palace. As the King left, the princess would

have her horse ready for her and her lover to escape the Kingdom.

She woke the next morning very nervous yet determined. Everything was ready

and in place and the ceremony was about to start. Her lover walked into the arena and she

was as pale as dainty snow. It states in the book that her face was very pale and she

looked worried. Some may think it’s only because she is afraid for her lover’s fate, but

she is truly afraid of her father’s wrath and she only hopes that she can escape in time. As

the King asked the dreadful question, her lover immediately knew which door to open

because he trusted her with every thing he had. Little did he know, there was a greater

plan. The King was infuriated to see and empty room behind the door on the right. He

stormed away quickly and she knew that was her

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