Princess Zara was Beautiful, kind, and intelligent. But she was scared of everything! Her parents,

the King and the Queen, were very worried and couldn't figure out a way to make her brave.

Every night, Princess Zara's mother, the Queen, would sing a special song to chase away monsters

   "No big bad monster tonight,

     Not for my Princess, so sleep tight,

     Little bitty darling, go to sleep,

     All bad monsters away we'll keep."

But one day, Princess Zara was so tired

after playing that she fell asleep without

listening to the song. At midnight, she heard

someone weeping. she woke 

up and was shocked to 

 see a monster sitting

right on the edge

of her bed!

She was So scared, she couldn't even 

shout. The monster continued to cry,

without noticing Princess Zara. Summoning

her courage, she finally managed to 

whisper, "Excuse me? who are you?"

The monster looked at her. " My name 

is Peachpie the Porcky," he replied through

his tears.

     Peachpie the Porcky?" she asked. "Is that even a proper name for a monster?"

        "No," wailed Peachpie. "It's not! I have friends who

are called Krull the Reaper and Krunch the Phantom.

But my mom named me Peachpie the Porcky!"

        Princess Zara felt sorry for the monster," You look

so big and scary that the name really doesn't matter."

                                "Ah, I won't be scary much longer. 

                                    My tail spikes are shedding!"

  Princess Zara looked at Peachpie's long tail, it

was long, and there were patches where the spikes

had shed she said, " Don't worry, Peachpie. I'll help

you get your spikes back." Peachpie looked at her in

wonder. "You will? But how ?"

     "My mom puts a lotion in my hair to make it

           grow longer. Maybe that will help." So,

             She got the lotion and applied it on

                 Peachpie's taill, and told him 

                          to come back the 

                             next night.

                   The next night, when her mom

               was about to sing to her, Princess

              Zara said,"No mamma, I don't need

           you to sing to me tonight." Surprised

                    but happy, the Queen agreed.

         Princess Zara stayed up till midnight, waiting for

Peachpie. But when Peachpie came, he looked unhappy.

     "My spikes are still shedding," he said. His tail had

     shed more spikes since the previous night. "Don't worry       Peachpie," Princess Zara said. " I have another idea!"