A prank to the princess

These crowns look awfully familiar, you think. You ask the store owner to put them in a bag, and you pay for them.

***

Later on, in the afternoon spent in your crystalline princess castle, you study these crowns. Could they just be harmless fakes? Or was there a real reason behind these duplicates?

Celestia's crown glinted in the sunlight. It was somewhat intriguing.