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Act One

Our story begins in a faraway medieval kingdom, very long ago. The kingdom is ruled by Queen Aggravain and her mute husband, King Sextimus the Silent. Sextimus was struck dumb by a witch鈥檚 curse when his son was a baby. The curse states that Sextimus will remain silent until 鈥渢he mouse devours the hawk.鈥�

The court鈥檚 Minstrel sings the classic tale of The Princess and the Pea, although he informs the audience that this version is not the truth-- which he ought to know, since he was there (鈥淢any Moons Ago鈥�). In the actual story, the entire court was very upset about an unjust law proclaimed by Queen Aggravain: 鈥淭hroughout the land no one may wed, 鈥榯il Dauntless shares his wedding bed.鈥� However, every single princess that has applied to marry Dauntless has tried and failed to pass a series of impossible tests put forth by Aggravain and her assistant the Wizard. The knights and ladies of the court are distressed because they all want to marry one another! (鈥淎n Opening for a