La Principessa

Dear princess Celestia(1),

First off, Happy birthday! I have been thinking about a present for you for a long time. Often those wanting to come in grace with a Princess are inclined to gift her the thing they themself see as their most valuable possesion or with something they imagine hér to be pleased with. Therefore somepony can see jewels, weapons andgold, gems and other beautiful  gifts that are fit for her greatness are offered. And now at the time that I can also present to you a token of my friendship, I couldn’t find anything in my possesion that is more important to me and that I value greater than the knowledge of the deeds of powerful mares: a knowledge that I have gained by both longtime experience and reading about ancient civilizations. Al these things, wich I have studied meticulously, I have written down in this little book, that I hereby give to you.

And altough I suspect this book may be unworthy for your attention(2), I have faith that in your benevolence you will accept it. After all I don’t have any greater gift to give than the possiblity to learn on short notice the insights that have taken me so many years to gain. I didn’t dress up my speech or embelished it in any wayas people often are prone to do. I figured I wanted my work to either land no fame at all or only be appreciated because of the importance of the subject. And I hope nopony will be offended by how an unimportant unicorn dares to critically study the way princesses rule and apply rules to that way. Because if you want to draw a landscape you stand in the vally to draw a mountain and on a mountain to draw a vally, you have to be Princess to understand the ponies and the ponies to understand the Princess.

I hope you receive this gift in the same spirit as I give it. And if you will read it attentively, you would do me a great pleasure, that exists out of my hope that you will achieve the greatness that Fortuna and your own qualities place in your future. And if you from the top of your high position you let your glance slide downwards, you will notice how cruel Fortuna with neverending force and evilness opresses me.

(1) This is a letter addressed to Princess Celestia of Canterlot, who ruled over the area at the time helped in reconquering by ‘the elements of harmony’. Originally Sparkle intended the gift to be for Nightmare Moon the shortlived Tyrant who, for a short time, gained control of the country but was toppled again by Celestia.

(2) It is known that Celestia wasn’t particularly interested in Sparkles book, being much more interested in a cake recipe book that was gifted to her by another subject.