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// No Weeping Over Reading, Rainbow 
// Story: Letters from an Irritated Princess 
// by Tired Old Man 
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Rainbow Dash,

In my limited experience with you, there's one thing I thought I pegged about you: you seemed willing to try anything, or at least do anything, especially on a dare. You always sought ways to challenge yourself, be it an extreme via physical restraint or time constraint. You looked for difficulty in places no one else would, and pushing yourself beyond your limits seemed standard fare assuming the rainbooms I've been hearing, seeing, and clinging onto my nailed-to-the-floor chair for dear life to keep myself upright were any clear indicators.

Which makes this lesson you learned all the more... baffling. Of all the things you could have refused, of all the challenges turned down... reading, Rainbow? Really?

I get it, reading can be boring or just plain infuriating sometimes. I could tell you of the countless words written I've seen over my rule and how incredibly soul-sucking they are when they amount to some ridiculous notion of a "poor tax" or a "fast lane for elite members" in the biggest stack of fecal bricks that I call "the dumb law pile." Really, it's like these folk are just trying their hardest to be king of the hill, and they forget who's sitting at the top shaking their head in disgust.

But reading is mandatory for your job. How did you function as a head of the local weather team? I know for a fact scheduled weather reports are faxed to the Mayor, so is that the only piece of literature you read besides textbooks in school? 

If so, I feel terrible for you. Being exposed to nothing but, as you might put it, "boring egghead books" would certainly skew your opinion on them as a whole. But I am quite pleased you discovered that not all books need be educational, and that many can be read for pure enjoyment.

If my student hasn't already suggested it, I'd say the Daring Do series is right up your alley. I'm currently on "Daring Do and the Tower of Power," and let me just say that she knows how to kick some serious flank in this one, even with a bandaged eye. She even got a chokehold on one and--oh dear, I'm spoiling the fun. You'll get to that one eventually.

Anyway, enjoy the wonderful world of books, Rainbow. But before I close this out, a word of advice: steer clear of the stuffy romance novels. Those authors will ship anything these days.

Sincerely,

Princess Celestia

Ah, there you are, Luna. Care to join me for a story?

The Daring Do series. It came out a few years ago so... well, it's really enjoyable. Want to listen?

Well, get on the bed then! I'll just start from the beginning.