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    Once upon a time in a faraway land, there 

lived King and Queen Titan who had a 

beautiful daughter named Marigold. Prior to 

her birth she, like many princesses before 

her, was betrothed to a prince who lived in a 

neighboring land. 

  When the princess became of age to marry, she 

begged her mother and father not to force her 

to marry a man she has never met. Her mother 

tried to explain this is a tradition and nothing 

can be done to break it. 

   The night before her wedding, the princess ran 

away. She ran deep into the forest. She ran until 

her legs would not let her run anymore. She 

came to a bridge where she collapsed from 

exhaustion. 

   She laid on the bridge weeping until she heard a 

voice. 

“Get off my bridge” the grumpy voice said. 

    The princess jumped up and searched for the 

voice but saw no one. 

The princess called out “Whose there?” 

Again the voice said “Get off my bridge.” 

    The princess agreed to remove herself from the 

bridge, only if the voice would appear. 

The voice agreed. 

     From under the bridge a dark shadow 

appeared. It walked slowly toward the princess. 

The voice was a troll.

      His face was covered with warts, his nose was 

the size of a football, and his hair was tangled and 

stood straight up.   He stood about 4 and a half 

feet tall. His clothes were dirty and full of holes.

      As this troll walked closer he said in a grumpy 

voice, “You got a look at me. I am the troll who 

lives under this bridge. NOW GET OFF MY 

BRIDGE.” 

     The princess was curious and asked to stay. 

The troll asked "Why?" 

    The princess explained her name is Marigold and 

she is the daughter of the Titans. She was running 

away because she did not want to marry a man she 

did not love. 

    The trolls’ heart softened and told her she could 

stay, only if she agreed to be his friend. The 

princess agreed and asked his name. The troll 

replied with "George." 

    While George and Marigold were 

becoming good friends, the King and Queen 

sent a search party into the woods looking 

for their lost princess. The king ordered 

the royal guards to search for their lost 

princess and do not return without her. 

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