Laurence Housman

The House of Joy Laurence Housman

Eight white peahens went dcrwn to the gate : W ait !they said, little sister, wait !T hey covered her up ivith feathers so fine ;none went out, -when there went back nine. LONG time ago there lived a King and a Queen, who had an only son. As soon as he was born his mother gave him to the foresters wife to be nursed ;for she herself had to wear her crown all day and had no time for nursing. The foresters wife had just given birth to a little daughter of her own ;but she loved both children equally and nursed them together like twins. One night the Queen had a dream that made the half of her hair turn grey.
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