"My son is the most wonderful prince in the world," said the rat king. "We agree! Your son is the most wonderful prince in the world," agreed all the other rats.
"We must find a wife for my son," the rat king said to his elders. "No other animal is as wonderful as the rat. My son must marry the best girl in the world. Where can we find her?"
The elders thought for a long time. Then one of them said, "There is one person who is greater than us." "Who is that?" asked the rat king. "Our Creator," the elder said. "You're right," the rat king said. "Our Creator is greater than us. Go and ask our Creator for his daughter."
The elders of the rats went up to the sky to see their Creator. "Please," they said. "Our prince, the son of the rat king, is the most wonderful animal in the world. Will you give us your daughter to be his wife?"
The Creator smiled. "If your prince is really the most wonderful animal in the world, then he's too good for my daughter. He must marry someone greater than her," said the Creator.

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