「Why do I have to go to bed when I’m not tired, and get up when I am?」 said the Little Princess.
「 I don’t want to go to bed!」 she said.
「Bed is good for you,」 said the Doctor, taking her upstairs,
「Sleep is even better.」
But the little Princess came straight back down again.
「I DON』T WANT TO GO TO BED!」 she said.
「I WANT A GLASS OF WATER!」
「There you are,」 said the Queen.
「Sleepy, sleepy tighty.」
「DAAAAAD」
「You don’t want another glass of water?」 said the king.
「No,」 said the Little Princess. 「Gilbert does.」
「Nighty, nighty.」 said the King. 「Sleepy tighty, Gilbert.」
「Don’t go!」 said the Little Princess.
「There’s a monster in the wardrobe."
「There’s no such thing as monsters, and there are none in the wardrobe,」 said the king, closing the bedroom door.
「Dad!」 shouted the Little Princess.
「What is it now?」 said the king.
「You’re not still frightened of monsters?」
「Of course I’m not,」 said the Little Princess.
「Gilbert is. He says there’s one under the bed.」
「No there isn’t,」 said the king, creeping out of the bedroom.
「There are no such things.」
「Stop her!」 shouted the Queen. 「She’s escaped.」
「 I DON』T WANT TO GO TO BED!」 said the Little Princess.
「Why?」 said the queen.
「There’s a spider over my bed… and it’s got hairy legs.」
「Daddy’s got hairy legs and he’s nice.」 said the Queen.
At last the Little Princess went to bed.
Later, when the king went in to kisss her goodnight, her bed was empty.
Everybody hunted high… and low, until...
「Here she is,」 said the Maid. 「She’s keeping Gilbert and the cat safe from spiders & monsters.」
The next morning, the Little Princess got up and yawned a yawn. 「I’m tired,」 she said. 「I want to go to bed.」