Answer:
"dude, this has not been in the country for 15 years, but he knows nothing, go talk to someone else"
i say
In Frank Stockton's short story "The Lady or the Tiger", I think the author's purpose is to present a familiar fairy tale with an ending which will provoke enthusiastic discussion about which choice the princess made. We all make decisions and with decisions come consequences.
I believe that would be an ode.