The Prissy Princess and the smelly garbage

The Gallant Hero was worried. And when the Hero was worried, the Prissy Princess was worried. This time the Hero was worried about his studies.

"How will I ever finish this class?" he moaned to the Princess. "My next class is going to be starting soon!"

The Hero was studying to become a Wizard of Math, and the Princess was very proud of him, even if she did think some of the classes seemed rather useless, like Fuzzy Logic. She did not see that Fuzzy Logic was something one had to learn; she herself had used Fuzzy Logic plenty of times, and she had certainly never had to be instructed in it.

But the Hero could not find enough time to study; he had too many things on his Gallant Hero list, a list compiled mostly by the Prissy Princess. Now the Princess was consumed by guilt. She asked too much of her Hero! If he failed in his quest to become Wizard of Math, surely it would be all her fault. Oh, she was far too selfish! She must relieve him of some of his Hero duties. She set about feverishly doing his chores, giving him precious moments for his studies. Clear the table! Wash the dishes! Clean the stairs! Take out the garbage!

It was as she was lifting the garbage bag out of the kitchen trash can one day, trying not to gag (the Gallant Hero, who usually did this job, wasn't called the Gallant Hero for nothing), that she heard the Hero say that he should be finished with his class in a couple of days. The Princess paused, trash bag still in her hand.

"What did you say?" she asked.

"I said I'm almost done with my class! Isn't that great?"

"But-but, I thought you had two more sections to go!" she said.

"Oh, no, there are just seven sections altogether, and I'm almost done with the last one," he said cheerfully. "I should finish up way before my next class starts. Plenty of time to relax."

The Prissy Princess dropped the garbage bag she was holding back into the trash can and shut the lid. She walked into the study.

"The garbage needs to go out," she calmly told the future Wizard, and sat down to read the newspaper.