Once upon a time there lived a king. The king
 had a beautiful daughter,
the
princess.  But there was a problem. Everything
 the princess touched
 would
melt. No matter what, metal, wood,
 plastic...anything she touched would
melt!
  Because of this, men were afraid of her.
 Nobody would dare marry her.

The
king despaired. What could he do to help his
 daughter?  He consulted
 his
wizards and magicians. One wizard told the
 king,  "If your daughter
touches
one thing that does not melt in her hands, she
 will be cured." The king
was
overjoyed.  The next day, he held a
 competition. Any man that could
 bring
his
daughter an object that would not melt would
 marry her and inherit the
king's
wealth.  Three young princes took up the
 challenge.  The first prince
brought
a very hard alloy of titanium. But alas, once
 the princess touched it,
 it
melted. The prince went away sadly.  The second
 prince brought a huge
diamond, thinking that diamond is the hardest
 substance in the world
 and
will
not melt. But alas, once the princess touched
 it, it melted. He too
 went
away
disappointed. The third prince approached. He
 told the princess, "Put
your
hand in my pocket and feel what is in there." 
 The princess did as she
was
told, though she turned red. She felt something
 hard. She held it in
 her
hand.  And it did not melt!!!  The king was
 overjoyed. Everybody in the
kingdom was overjoyed.  And the third prince
 married the princess and
they
both lived happily ever after.

Question: What was the object in the prince's
 pants?
 
 

They were M&M's, of course. They melt in your
 mouth, not in your hand.
(What were you thinking?)