Unhappy Princess

Once there was a king who had a daughter named Princess Araminta. He loved her greatly, and he wanted to make her happy more than anything in the world He bought her a fine steed, but she didn't like to ride. He bought her beautiful and expensive clothing, but Araminta said that the gold embroidery scratched at her neck. He bought a grand palace in the mountains to be their summer home, but Araminta thought the empty stone hallways felt drafty and lonely The king couldn't understand. He'd given his daughter everything that made him happy--a fine horse, nice clothes, and a beautiful palace. "What else could you possibly want?" he asked her. Araminta didn't have an answer for him because she didn't know One day, she was wandering near a creek by herself, watching the little silver fish dart around in the water. She saw an abandoned fishing pole leaning against a tree. Impulsively, she hooked a worm to the hook and then cast the fishing rod into the water. She sat there on a rock by the creek for hours as she fished, enjoying the warm sunshine on her skin. When she caught a trout, she shouted with joy. "Father, would you buy me a fishing pole?" Araminta asked her father later that day. "Well, that's easy enough. But I don't understand," the king said. "How could a fishing pole possibly make you happy

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