Too Many Cooks Spoil Andrea

Before Andrea could speak to offer a deal, the tiger behind her crammed a small pineapple into her mouth. "Don't you know it's rude to talk to your food," it hissed at its leader.

"All right," the leader of the three said. It turned to the second member of the hungry trio, who was clearly the expert in cookware and ingredients. "You go back and get the butter. And get a lot of it. There's a lot to cook here."

The second one stood and raced off into the darkness. The other one flipped open a cookbook and began glancing at different recipes. Andrea managed to spit the fruit out of her mouth just as the tiger returned with a tub of butter.

"Wait! I've thought of a deal that you cannot resist!" she exclaimed. "I'm a princess, and if you let me go I can have any number of delicious, nutritious peasants, specially raised to your specifications, shipped to the island."

The leader looked interested. "How can we trust you to stick to that promise?"

"No deals!" the other two shouted.

Andrea ignored their protests. "Because I'm royalty. I'm incapable of telling lies or of breaking promises."

"Look, we'e got this one just about ready for roasting," the one with the ingredients said. He came over to Andrea and grabbed her by the upper arm, patting her round little tummy. "Look at that good eating! Think about those ribs!" But now the others were curious, though they did look regretful at the reference to the ribs.

Andrea glanced at the three hungry tigers. "What do you say?"

1. The tigers decline, and dinner continues with Andrea on the menu.
2. The three tigers agree and let Andrea go.
3. Somebody (or some thing) enters and stops the tigers.

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