"Prince and the Princess" joke
There once was a Prince who, through no fault of his own, was cast under a spell by an evil witch. The curse was that the Prince could speak only one word each year. He could, however, save up the words so that if he did not speak for a whole year, then the following year he was permitted to speak two words. This was well before the time of letter writing or sign language.
One day he met a Princess who had luscious ruby lips, long golden hair and sapphire eyes, and he immediately fell in love. With the greatest of difficulty, he decided to refrain from speaking for two whole years so that he would be able to look at her and say, "My darling." However, at the end of the two years he wished to tell her he loved her. Because of this, he waited an additional three years without speaking, bringing the total number of silent years to five.
At the end of the five years he realized that he had to ask her to marry him, so he waited another four years without speaking.
Finally, as the ninth year of silence ended, his joy knew no bounds. Leading the lovely Princess to the most secluded and romantic place in the beautiful royal garden, he placed a hundred red roses on her lap, knelt before her, took her delicate hand in his and huskily said, "My darling, I love you! Will you marry me?"
Tucking a strand of golden hair behind her dainty ear, the Princess opened her sapphire eyes in wonder, parted her luscious ruby lips and said, "Pardon?"
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