Once upon a time there was a young girl named Melinda who was also the princess of Spain. At the age of only five, she did not know much about anything. Just starting tutoring at the kindergarten level she had not knowledge of anything that the adults were getting into. She did, however, know that there was a grand party for the returning of her father, the king. As days went by, the preparation grew larger. Things that she had never even seen before came through the large doors of the castle. Boxes of foods, drinks, and even some decorations to represent her culture.
The day before the returning, Melinda was walking around the castle anticipating the arrival. She began to feel parched and realized how ravenous she was. As she was walking down the twisted gold stairs, she saw a box at the door. She called for help but it seemed like everyone was already busy with something. Melinda tried to drag the box to the kitchen but it was too heavy. At this point she was curious to why the box was so heavy so she looked inside only to find that it was filled with different types of imported wines and other drinks containing alcohol. Being only five, she had a frivolous idea that if she drank some of the drinks then it would be easier to carry. So that is what she did. Since she was so parched to begin with, the drinks went down easy. At first, she did not like the taste at all but it did not bother her when she got to drinking her third bottle of wine. There was still about three quarters of it left but she could not finish. As she was dropping the bottle in her hand on the ground she felt sick. She called for help and no one would come. She sat on the ground waiting for someone to come to her. About two hours later she was laying on the ground as one of the maids walked by. When the maid realized what had happened she got worried. She began to clean up the drinks and moved them to the other room. She came back in where Melinda was and picked her up to bring her to her room. Melinda did not know what she had done.
The next morning, Melinda woke up without a clue of what she was going through. She walked down stairs to find the queen waiting for her. At only the age of five, Melinda had to be taught a lesson. Her mother, the queen, sat her down and tried to make her understand that what she did was wrong whether she was trying to help or not. The queen was just happy that her daughter was okay at this point. She began to explain what she did and told her that her father, the king, was never to know about this. As they finished up, the queen ordered Melinda to get ready. As she was sitting in her room she was trying to get all this information in her young mind. Out of no where she heard screaming come from her mother because her father had returned. She ran down stairs to a room full of people that she barely knew. The party had begun and it was time for fun. "Alcohol free fun."
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