Manny was giddy with excitement.

He had got to dress up in a fancy costume. He had got to make interminable speeches to a mysterious bunch of old stiffs who politely laughed at his jokes. And he had got to meet a real king and queen.

Why didn't France have a king and queen? He would have to look it up when he got home. Maybe it's because I'm regal enough myself, he said, smiling to........

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