Once upon a time there lived King Oliver McMax who reign in the kingdom of Bello. Bello was a kingdom of Happiness. Everything about living in the kingdom of Bello was design to make its inhabitants and visitors happy. The kingdom had a rich culture of singing and dancing. The most popular and interesting dance was the Koko dance. King Oliver McMax had several dancers trained to entertain him during any festival and ceremonies. Also, the best Koko dancer at every ceremony was usually rewarded by the king. This was the practice in the reign of king McMax and his predecessors.
In his fiftieth reign as king and at the age of 75, king McMax became seriously sick of a terminal disease and he was told by his team of doctors that he had a short time to live. The king then decided to use the Koko dance competition to choose a queen for his heir, Prince Dundee. King Oliver knowing that his only heir and son Prince Dundee love the Koko dance asked his chief officer, Captain Squickle to announce throughout the kingdom that the best singer and dancer of Koko dance would be the wife of the heir to the throne of Bello. So Captain Squickle went on to announce to the whole kingdom that King Oliver last desire was to have the winner of the Koko dance and singing competition as wife to his heir Prince Dundee in three months time. The criteria were most beautiful, best singer, best dancer and intelligence.