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1EllaEnchantedFairytalestell,astheirlabelsimply,storiesofmagic,ofcreaturesthatfly.Withgiantsanddragonsandogresandelves,andinanimateobjectsthatspeakforthemselves.StrangemagicOh,whatastrangemagicOh,it'sastrangemagicGotastrangemagicGotastrangemagicThere'sromanceanddangerandplottingofschemes.There'sgoodguysandbadguysandsomeguysinbetween.Afairytalealsorevealssomesortoftruth,theperilsofchoiceswefaceinouryouth.Butourstorytodayisdifferentintheme,forourherohadnochoice,orsoitwouldseem.StrangemagicItstartswithafairybestowingaspell.Thisone'sforababynamedEllaofFrell.GotastrangemagicGotastrangemagicNow,now,Ella.Mother'shere.There,now.Oh,dearElla.Oh,it'snothingalittleburpingwon'tcure.-Up.-There,now.Comeon.Alltheway.Igottaworkonthat.Whoa!Hello,ladies!Lucinda!-Shegivestheworstgifts.-Notifshecan'tfindthebaby.Whoa!Ah!Lucindahere.Fairyparexcellence.Now,where'sthebaby?-Outwalking.-Athergrandmother's.-Athergrandmother's.-Outforawalk.-She'swalking,athergrandmother's.-Eitherway,asyousee,she'snothere.Oh,look.She'sback.Allright.Whatshallwegivethisbeautifullittlechildtoday?2-What'shernameagain?-Ella.Ah.EllaofFrell.Notaverywell-behavedlittlestinker,isshe?Quiet,please.Ican'tconcentratehere.EllaofFrell,Igiveyouthegiftofobedience.Now,gotosleep.Now,wakeup.-Isn'titwonderful?-No,it'sterrible.It'saterriblegifttohavetodowhatyou'retold.Takeitback.Ihaveano-returnpolicy.Andifyou'regoingtobeungrateful,Icanalwaysturnherintoasquirrelinstead.-Asquirrel?-No,obedienceisalovelygift.Besides,youshouldthankme.I'vejustgivenyoutheperfectchild.Inspiteofthespell,Ellagrewupstrongofmind.Hergiftmadeherobedient,butherheartmadeherkind.Whydon'tyougobacktowhereyoucamefrom?-Yeah.-Areida.Whatastupidname.-Nobodywantsyouhere.-Ido.Biteme.DidyoujustseewhatElladid?Imadeyourfavorite,sodiginandstuffyourface.I'mgonnagetforks.Sweetie,stop.Ialwaysknewsomethingwaswrongwithme.Can'tyoutakethespellback?You'reafairy.I'monlyahouseholdfairy,honey.Besides,accordingtofairyguidelines,onlythefairywhogaveyouthegiftcantakeitback,andwe'vebeggedher.Notonlythat,butshesaidshe'dturnyourmotherintoasquirrelandtakeawaymyeternalyouthifweeveraskedheragain.It'snotfair.Iknow,darling.Iknow.SoEllanowknewwhyshe'dalwaysobeyed.Butsheneverstoppedfightingtohavethingsherway.Ella!Comepracticeyourmandolin.Fine,butI'lltakemyownsweettimedoingit.Hurryup,now.Asshestruggledtofindawayoutofhergift,shehadnowayofknowingsomethingworsewasadrift.Pleasegetwell,Mother.Listentome.OnlyMandyandIknowaboutthegift.3We'venevereventoldyourfather.Andyoumustnevertellanyoneelse.-Idon'twantanyoneusingitagainstyou.-Mother,please.Remember,nomatterwhatanyonesaysortellsyoutodo,Iooktoyourself,Ella.What'sinsideyouisstrongerthananyspell.Takethis,thenI'llalwaysbewithyou.AstrangemagicStrangemagicAstrangemagicElla.Yourfatherwouldliketospeaktoyou.-You'remarried?-Shehasmoney,Ella.Andshe'sveryfondofmytitle.Itwaseithergetmarriedorsellthehouse.You'lladoreDameOlga,andhertwodaughters.She'llmakeawonderfulmother.Well,amotherlikefigure.Look,I'msureyou'llallbethebestoffriends.Whoa!Isthistherightaddress?Theremustbesomemistake.Mydear,welcome.Andthesemustbeyourlovelydaughters.MypreciousHattieandmyspecialOlive.Oh.-AndyoumustbeElla.-Pleasedtomeetyou.Yes.Thehouselooksdelightful.ButIdoseemtorememberthatatthenoblemen'sconventionyousaidthatyoulivedinacastle.No,Isaidaman'shomeishiscastle.Hi.I'mElla.WelcometoFrell.What'swiththeprincepinups?Hattie'spresidentofthePrinceCharfanclub.Charandhisuncleareresponsibleforthesegregationofthekingdom.So?He'sdreamy.Isthishutchmeanttobeacloset?It'spathetic.Myclothesneedmoreroomthanthis.-We'llhavetouseyours.-Wha...?Showittous.Oh.It'sso...quaint.Almostlike,well,it'sjustugly,isn'tit?4There'snoroominhere,either.We'regonnahavetothrowoutsomeofyourgownstomakeroom.-Wait.Getawayfromthere!-Yougetaway.Oh.What'sthis?Idoactuallylikethis.Pleasedon'ttouchit.Itwasmymother's.-CanIhaveit?-No.Oh.Itcanbeyourwelcomegifttome.Comeon,handitover.Oh.Aren'tyouaccommodating.ThesecondIsellthelastofthese,I'llbeback.Ipromise.Iknowit'snotagreatjob,notevenagoodjob-OK,evenamonkeycoulddoit-butweneedthemoney,Ella.-I'llmissyou,Father.-I'llmissyou,too.Hey,Olive,weshouldcallherEllatheSmellafromFrella.Elves,giants,ogresandhumansusedtoexistinharmony,butwhenKingFlorianwaskilled,allegedlybyanogre,SirEdgarsawitasanopportunitytoexileallnonhumancreaturestotheforest,keepingtheirlandforhimself.Passionatelyput,Ella.Giveyourselfapatontheback.Hattie?Oh.WhatmyunworthyopponentfailstorealizeisSirEdgarhasdoneafantasticjob.Hehasdriventheogresout,andhehasputgiantsandelvestoworkaslaborersandentertainers.Therefore,ifitweren'tforhim,wewouldn'thavetoday'sthrivingfree-enterprisesystem.It'sonlyfreebecausewe'veenslavedthepoorcreaturesandtheyworkfornothing.Edgarisamonster,andIdon'tholdoutmuchhopeforhisnephew,either.Well,thatshowswhatyouknow,akanothing.PrinceCharwillbethegreatestkingever.-Right,girls?-Yeah.Iwonderifmyopponenthasbasedheropinionontheprince'spoliticsorhowcuteshethinkshisbuttis.Admityou'restupidanddon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout.I'mstupidandIdon'tknowwhatI'mtalkingabout.Ella?Anyway,inco