once upon a september

"here are 4 coupons for this month. once per week." beamed Queen ##. "remember to redeem before the due date."

"yes mother." said Princess ~~. "mother, can i use the toilet now?"

"why of course you can." replied Queen ##. "is it for major or minor?"

"just minor, mother," said Princess ~~, skipping towards the water closet.

~~`~~`~~`~~

"i'm done with my minor, mother," reported Princess ~~. "uuh, is it ok i use the coupon this saturday? Prince << is free.."

"the terms and conditions don't forbid weekends right?" said the Queen with a smile. "but do come back before the stroke of midnight. our citizens have been complaining about pumpkin road accidents of late."

"of course mother." Princess ~~ turned one of the coupons over and glanced at the fine print.

. good through july
. inform Queen ## and King && of appointment 1 day in advance (earlier if possible)
. inform Queen ## and King && of the other party's name
. inform Queen ## and King && of the location
. return to castle no later than midnight (inform timing if possible)
. only one coupon per week

"thank you so much!" beamed Princess ~~. "certainly certainly," replied the Queen. "anything for my dear daughter!"

[ok, i meant to publish this ages ago, but i shall do it now: 14 minutes before 2008 =.=]