Little Princess

Madeleine prepares for a weekend birthday party (10/3/05). for those not familiar with Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1905 book 'A Little Princess', the fable describes a pampered little rich girl who suddenly finds herself a penniless orphan after her father's business venture fails and he succombs to jungle fever. In the end, the father's business partner tries to right the wrong of his poor financial advise, buys a house in London and rescues the Little Princess from a life of 'scullery drudge.' Hey, wow - this a story that could have taken place in Silicon Valley.