And This is How it Happened...

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In the year 1543, Emperor Joseph II of Austria declared that he was allergic to ham. This infuriated Arthur, King of England, so he sent his brother, Thutmose II to execute Athena, Queen of Scots. Sadly (for Thutmose II), the day before the execution, Athena escaped and changed her name to Mary.

In 1544, the year after 1543,

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Athena, now Mary, Queen of Scots, ran into Thutmose on the street. It was a strange meeting – a fugitive and her executioner. But, Thutmose II didn’t recognize Mary and walked away, later realizing who she was.

The search was on, Mary was the second most wanted person in all the land (aside for Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester, who was wanted for his circus tricks).

The ham allergic emperor declared that ham was not allowed in all the land. This made Arthur rage even more. He declared that Athena (now the most wanted person after Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester had turned into an author) was wanted

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even more than before.

Athena knew that she was going to be found unless she left her home. She traveled to Greece by riding a white horse. She decided on a murderous plan against the Emperor. She gathered all of her

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pet birds, owls, pigeons, parrots… the lot of them, and armed them with

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slingshots, spitballs, toilet paper, eggs, and silly string. And, she had a secret weapon. Mary/Athena, Queen of Scots, knew Thutmose II’s secret – he was allergic to marshmallows.

Since Thutmose II and Joseph II were having a play-date (people who are the title II at the end of their names are all friends!), Mary/Athena and all her avian friends flew to the magical land of Austr-alia (where Joseph II’s summer house was), and prepared to fire…

She had one of her owls bang on the door.

“Who is it?” Joseph II’s voice asked.
“Trick or treat!” the owl hooted.
“But it’s not Easter!” Mary/Athena, Queen of Scots, heard Thutmose II’s voice say.
“Too bad because

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we must get some candy!” another bird added.
“Hoo, hoo!” said the owl.
“Why, it’s me, the emperor!” Joseph said. Then, suddenly, everyone died.

THE END.