n.1.王族（成员） 　　 　　2. [常pl.] （著作的）版税 　　 　　ruby 　　 　　n.红宝石，红宝石色 　　 　　ruffle 　　 　　v.1.弄皱，弄乱 　　 　　2.激怒，扰乱 　　 　　n.褶裥饰边 　　 　　A Rivalry of Laughter 　　 　　The rivalry between the two princes was rigorous. If it was not who could tell the best riddles, it was who could make the best rhymes. The royalty was never as happy as when the two boys competed with their jokes in the roundabout where they all gathered. Everyone would ripple with laughter as the boys ripped into each other with their robust humor as they roamed the room like attacking lions. 　　 　　Each ritual competition would begin with the boys each wearing an oversized robe, one of the color rouge and one of blue. That the ruffles of the robes were rotting from overuse never mattered. They were only rinsed once from the previous day. 　　 　　One day, however, the royalty’s romance with the rivalry between the princes reached new heights. This happened with one of the prices brought in a rig of rotary devices to use against the jokes of his brother. When the other prince touched its rim his hair stood straight up from the electric current produced by the rubies in the device. The royalty all fell to the ground laughing as the second prince screamed in surprise.