Monday, August 2, 2010

The Little Girl, Alone.

Once upon a time there was a King and Queen who loved each other very much. So much that they were to have a baby. The day of their child's birth, the King was bitten by a poisonous snake. Unwilling to miss the birth of his child, and not wanting to sadden his Queen, the king concealed his condition. Sitting beside his wife as she gave birth to his Son, he took his final breath. As the kingdom began to morn his loss, and celebrate the birth of the new king, the queen still in labor gave birth to a second unexpected child. A daughter. The only people who knew about this birth were the Queen herself and her lady's maid.