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            A family learned prince was to visit.  The mother review the manners of her son, teaching him to bow, etc.  She instructed him not to talk until he observed how to speak to a prince.

            The prince arrived.  The boy opened the door and bowed.  The prince had long hair, long beard.  The mother said, “Come in and dine prince divine.”  She passed the milk for his coffee and said, “Have some cream prince supreme.”

            The boy thought he had the idea.  He passed the sugar bowl and said, “Have some sugar, you woolly buggar.”