Once upon a time there was a prince who unwisely confided to the media that while tending his beloved garden, he often talked to his plants. He also warned his future subjects about losing touch with their natural surroundings and their rich cultural heritage. But the people scoffed and said it was the fuddy-duddy Prince who was out of touch. And as for talking to his plants—well, they shook their heads and remembered the madness of the Prince's forebear, King George Ⅲ, who famously struck up a conversation with a tree that he had mistaken for the King of Prussia.
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