Rescue Princesses #6: The Magic Rings Read Online Free PDF Page A

Lottie reached the palace, lunch was being served in the dining room. The large glass doors of the room opened out into the garden. Waiters brought around platters of delicious pizza, followed by apple pie and ice cream.
    Lottie ate hers silently.
    “Are you all right, Lottie?” Her mom looked surprised to see her so quiet.
    Lottie nodded. “Can I have some more chocolate ice cream?”
    “I suppose so!” Her mom laughed, passing some to her. “Oh, you’re wearing Emily’s ruby ring. It was nice of her to give it to you.”
    Lottie nodded again. The ruby ring just reminded her of everything that had gone wrong this morning. The jewels weren’t working and the other girls didn’t seem to understand what being a Rescue Princess was really about. But she was still determined to help animals in trouble, even if she had to do it on her own.

    After lunch, Queen Sofia divided all the kings, queens, princes, and princesses into groups to learn new dances. She gathered Lottie, Isabella, Amina, and Rosalind together.
    “It would be wonderful if you four princesses would do a dance on the finalday of the festival,” she boomed. “Would you like to do that?”
    The princesses nodded.
    Queen Sofia glanced at a group of princes who were slouching in a corner. “Perhaps you could make up something that involves those princes, too. You could all hold hands as you dance. That would be nice!”
    “No!” cried Lottie and Rosalind together.
    “I mean, I don’t think that’s a very good idea, Your Majesty,” Lottie added. She could see that Rosalind was just as horrified as she was at the queen’s suggestion. The two girls exchanged a grin. Maybe Rosalind wasn’t so bad after all, Lottie thought.
    “I think the princes might want to dance by themselves,” said Amina quietly.
    “Very well, then!” Queen Sofia handedthem a CD player. “If you go along the hallway, you’ll find a room that is suitable for practicing your dance. There’s some music to choose from on the windowsill.”
    The girls curtsied and hurried away. At the end of the hallway, they found a large sitting room full of sofas and armchairs. Lottie set the CD player down on the windowsill and turned to face the other princesses. They were all still wearing their rings, she noticed.
    “We’re sorry we ran away before,” Isabella told her. “Once we stopped running, we realized that it must have been a horse that suddenly came around the corner. But it was so huge and it galloped so fast!”
    “That’s all right,” said Lottie, forgiving them instantly.
    “We still want to join the Rescue Princesses,” added Amina.
    “Especially if you can get these rings to actually work,” said Rosalind.
    Lottie pressed the ruby in her ring again. “They are supposed to work. You’ll just have to believe me.”
    “I believe you,” said Isabella.
    Lottie smiled back at her. “I suppose we’d better get started on this dance for Queen Sofia. What kind of dance should we do?”
    “A tap dance!” cried Isabella.
    “Hip-hop!” said Rosalind firmly.
    “I like ballet,” said Amina.
    “Let’s play some of this music and decide what we like the most.” Lottie turned on the CD player and fiddled with the buttons.
    The girls pushed the sofas and armchairs toward the walls to give themselves more room. Then they listened to several pieces of music, kicking off their shoes and trying out some dance moves.
    “Actually, I really like this pop song!” Isabella wobbled around, nearly crashing into a bookcase.
    “I do, too!” Lottie clapped her hands to the rhythm. “I listen to this at home.”
    Amina nodded. “Let’s do our dance to this one, then.”
    “We could start with our arms together and then move them like this.” Lottie showed them her dance move.
    “Then we go: step together, step and turn.” Isabella’s face lit up as she danced.
    The door opened, and Ally came in. “Hello, princesses! Queen Sofia sent me to see how you’re doing. Do you