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“Happily ever after” is a phrase that often ends 

fairy tales, but what does “happily ever after” 

really mean?

This is a story of one lady’s “happily ever after.”  

After a lovely courtship and marriage, a lady and 

a prince moved into their wing of the castle.  

This wing was full of rooms meant only for the 

happy couple.

The lady had a nice library where she could read all the 

books she desired.   This library also had comfortable 

chairs and sofas in which she could lounge while she 

read.

When she had visitors, she often invited them to her 

library and they enjoyed the soft chairs, too.  

Her needlework circle of friends often met in her library.  

They would laugh and tell stories about their lives as they 

enjoyed knitting, crocheting, tatting, and embroidery.

Sometimes the prince joined the lady in the library when 

there weren’t visitors to enjoy her company and the 

quiet.   The lady especially enjoyed these times with her 

husband.

The lady didn’t spend all her time in the 

library, though.   Often, she joined the prince 

on horse rides through the country.

She also took food to the poor.

She loved reading to children in the plaza.

The king and queen often invited the lady to 

picnic with them in the countryside, usually 

when the prince was away in foreign lands.  

She liked watching the birds and other wild 

animals in the fields while they ate and she 

loved spending time with the king and queen.  

They often talked of spectacular places and 

things they experienced.

One day, when the prince was away in a 

foreign land, and the king and queen held 

court for their subjects, the lady decided she 

would have a picnic by herself.

Cook packed a nice meal for her, the stable 

hands readied her horse, and off she went into 

the countryside.

Just as she took a sip of tea, she noticed a large shiny 

animal flying in her direction.

As it came closer, she noticed it was a large dragon.  

Its red scales shimmered in the sunlight.  

It landed right next to her, and instead of frightening 

her, it made her want to be with it.   “How I wish to 

ride that beautiful dragon,” the lady thought.

Before she knew it, she was on the dragon’s back and 

they were flying over mountains and forests.   She 

forgot about everything and everyone she loved.

The dragon brought her back to the castle, but 

did not take her to the wing she shared with 

the prince.   It took her to a tower, where she 

fell asleep.  

The next day, she awoke with one thought – 

riding the dragon.   There he was, hovering 

outside the tower.   She jumped on his back 

and away they flew all day.

Meanwhile, the prince returned from his travels 

and wanted to sit in the library with the lady, 

but she was not there.   He asked the king and 

queen where she was, but no one knew.  

Cook told him about the meal and the stable hands 

showed him the lady’s horse, which had just returned 

that morning without the lady.

The prince was very sad.   He searched.

He found the picnic area and all that cook had packed 

sitting in the field, but there was no lady.

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