Once there was a Princess who was always being criticized by Queen as she was the daughter of the Kings first wife. As the Princess grew up, nothing she did was good enough, and she felt inadequate, lived in shame and guilt

    When she got old enough, she married a knight in shining armor who was not as good as most knights of the kingdom, but the Princess had low self esteem.

    The Princes had a daughter who was her pride and joy. The knights armor became more and more tarnished as he stated to into a frog, spending more time at the lily pond each day until closing time and he was kicked out.

    Eventually the Princess left the knight and had to go to work for the royal Wizard in order to support her daughter. The Princess worked very hard for she could not afford to lose her job.

    The Kindly Wizard noticed how well the Princess worked and how she never thought her work was good enough. While the Wizard had no Magic to raise the Princesses self confidence, he knew she needed to believe in her self. So the Wizard told the Princess he is going to cast a spell on the Princess to make her better than any of the other ladies of the Royal Court.

    As the Wizard waved his wand, producing smoke and sparks, the Princess felt her Confidence raising and she felt good about self. As her confidence increased, her poise and stride showed that she believed in her self.

    The princess instilled confidence in her daughter who excelled in all her activities. Eventually a crowned prince from a great neighboring kingdom arrived, fell in love her and she became Queen. She promised her self not to criticized or belittle anyone as she had been. Her subjects and court loved and respected the new queen. Everyone felt good about them selves and the Kingdom prospered beyond all expectations.