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The Little Princess goes on sleep strike when her father is away; no one in the castle can tell a bedtime story as well as the king. Ross remains invigorated by his feisty young subject, delivering great lines ("These aren't stories...they're books") and witty visual gags: illustrations inside dialogue balloons show how wretched the castle staff is at telling stories.