Winnie the Warthog and the Royal Banquet

Winnie the warthog eats with both hooves and talks with her mouth full, and then an invitation to Queen Marigold's Royal Banquet arrives at her door.

Good Table Manners

In a lively kingdom called Merrymeadow, there lived a young warthog named Winnie. Winnie had tusks that curled like parentheses, a cheerful grunt, and a tummy that was always ready for dinner.

But Winnie ate in a very messy way.

She grabbed her food with both hooves. She stuffed her cheeks until they bulged like balloons. She talked with her mouth full, so crumbs flew across the table like confetti. She slurped her soup, burped without saying sorry, and left her napkin on the floor.

"Eating is eating," she would say. "Who cares how?"

Her friends did, a little. Daisy the duck often scooted her chair farther away. Pip the mouse hid behind his cup to avoid the flying crumbs. But nobody wanted to hurt Winnie's feelings, so nobody said a word.

One morning, a golden envelope arrived at Winnie's door. It was sealed with red wax and tied with a ribbon.

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What is Winnie the Warthog and the Royal Banquet about?

Winnie the warthog eats with both hooves and talks with her mouth full, and then an invitation to Queen Marigold's Royal Banquet arrives at her door.

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Who wrote it?

Nimra Khan — original fiction published on RapidTale.