
Always be happy. Never let popular things destroy your happiness.

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Once there was a princess named Elanor. As most girls dream about being a princess, Elanor dreamed about not being one. It was the same thing everyday. Danish for breakfast, fruit for lunch, and meat for dinner. Not to mention the usual castle drama. Such as, my dress isn't puffy enough, my shoes aren't shiny enough, my throne isn't serious enough and much more things too silly to name.
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Elanor! That dress is so flat! Those shoes, they're so dull. I can't even look at you!



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Elanor dreamed all her dreams about being something different. So many cool things she could be. She could always dream. Whenever she told somebody about this they would say, do you know how much little girls dream about being be a princess?! That annoyed her so much.
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One day Elanor was in the castle library when she came upon a book about a girl who lived in a village. She had the best life ever! She got eat what she wanted, wear what she wanted, and do what she wanted. To some that sounded miserable, but to Elanor, it was a dream.
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This book gave Elanor so many wonderful ideas. This girl was not a princess and she was so happy! That meant that if Elanor wasn't a princess she could be happy for once. That was Elanor's dream, to be happy. Some might say being a princess is the happiest thing ever. To Elanor, it was nothing close to that.
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Now don't get me wrong, Elanor thought being a princess had it's perks. Elanor could say what she wanted and she would have it in minutes, although this made Elanor feel pitied and spoiled! She had butlers, cooks and maids, but then again that made Elanor feel like she couldn't do anything for herself. For Elanor there was only one good thing about being a princess, the castle. Her castle was gorgeous, surrounded by the greenest grass you have ever seen!
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Elanor decided that there were more negatives than positives to being a princess. She realized she would need to leave being a princess, so she would happy; but how? She could escape at night but the guards would catch her. Elanor could just tell her mom but her mom would say she was acting silly. Although she knew that would happen, she knew what the safest option was. She would have to escape; but how?
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Elanor what is that behind you?
Nothing!!

ESCAPE PLAN
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Elanor needed to leave soon. She would have to leave tonight. This escape would be the riskiest thing Elanor had done in her life. It would be very hard to escape past the guards, but Elanor would have to try. It would be hard to leave her home but that's what she would have to sacrifice to be happy. So at midnight that night Elanor packed up and said goodbye to the castle.
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Bye bye home!


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Elanor was on her way out, wiping her tears and trying to calm down. Well, she didn't get very far. Before she knew it she was explaining to a guard why she was up, walking towards the door with a sack of her stuff. Elanor did not know what to say. She was very surprised she was caught.
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Where do you think you are going?!?!

Ummmmm
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Well there was no getting out of this. Elanor had been caught, plain and simple. Now if there was just a way to make sure her mom and dad did not find out. As the guard was walking Elanor to her room she was trying to make a deal with him, but the guard wouldn't agree to keep quiet. Well that was that, Elanor would be in the biggest trouble ever. At least it wouldn't be till morning, or so she thought. Elanor and the guard were almost to her room when they ran into Elanor's parents. Boy was the guard excited. Elanor's parents would go on and on about he saved Elanor's life, more like ruined to Elanor.
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Elanor what are you doing up?!
Oh do I have a story for you!
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Elanor's parents marched her into her room and demanded answers. Elanor burst into tears, she couldn't believe she was here. In her room, in tears, explaining to her parents why she was escaping their castle. What had her life come too?! All Elanor could say was that she was so so so sorry!
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"The Princess Who Didn't Want To Be One."
Princess Elanor dreams of a different life and decides to escape the castle. She gets caught but eventually convinces her parents to let her live in the village, where she finds happiness.
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