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FOUR FAIRY TALES

(Told in the Style of Hans Christian Andersen)

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Dale Andersen©2015

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3ach day, she s;ood on ;he sa'e corner, shern&$ Peoleh8rryn& ;o work ?r8shed as;$ A *ew ;ook ;y and s;oed$8; 'os; ;8rned ;her *aces away and r8shed on ?y$

:he was an orhan$ :he led w;h a oor *a'ly who 'ade herslee n a chcken coo and sen; her o8; eery day ;o sell 'a;ches and *ln;s$ Bn ;he s;ree;, she wo8ld cry o8;, E<or;he loe o* ary, *or ;he loe o* Foseh, *or ;he loe o*;he Chrs; Chld, lease ?8y 'y 'a;ches$E * she ca'e ?ack w;h no 'oney, ;hey ?ea; her$

:he saw ;he salors walkn& ?y, so war' and well*ed n;her woolen 8n*or's$ Bne day, when she co8ld s;and ; no 'ore, she ran o** and enls;ed n ;he ay$ =he old sea do& who ad'ns;ered ;he oa;h ;o her ;ho8&h; she was a h8n&ryl;;le ?oy, so ;hn was she *ro' ;he wa;ery &r8el ;ha; washer daly de;$

=he ay sen; her ;o a sh$ =here she was &en a 'o and ara& and ;old ;o swa? ;he deck$ :he ;ho8&h; ;o hersel*, E=hss ?e;;er ;han shern& on ;he s;ree;$E Pl8s, ;he chow wasG8;e &ood$

Bne day ;he sh &o; a new co''ander$ .e was ;he Hn&Is son,;he Prnce, ;all and ?l8eeyed$ .e lked ;o s;and a; ;he*lyn& ?rd&e, ass8'e an heroc ose, hs lon&, ?londe locks;raln& n ;he ?reeJe as he 8**ed on hs e$ Lades n;her *nery wo8ld &a;her a; ;he s;rand ;o wa;ch ;he shass, hon& *or a rncely wae or sal8;e$

Alas, ;he Prnce was no; n'?le*n&ered$ ; was hard *orh' ;o l&h; hs e n ;he wnd and kee ; l;, whchde;rac;ed *ro' hs 'an;ann& a &odlke ose *or ;helades, a cr8shn& ?low ;o hs e&o$

Bne wndy day, ; was ;he las; s;raw$ =he Prnce ;hrew hse down and eKcla'ed, I' a; 'y w;Is end$ Ie a 'nd;o ch8ck ; all and lock 'ysel* n 'y ca?n$M ow on ;ha;ery day, ;he &rl haened ;o ?e a; ;he hel'$ :he sad nher l;;le ?oy oce, ;hnk can hel$M =he os8nsneered$ =he N8ar;er'as;er eered$ 8; snce no one had a?e;;er dea, ;hey shr8&&ed and sen; her o8; ;o ;he Prnce$



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; was her ?& chance$ :he showed h' her ;rcks, learned

*ro' years o* eddln& 'a;ches on wndy s;ree;s$ :he ;ro;;edo8; her *8ll reer;ore o* ;echnG8es *or l&h;n& andsheldn& a *la'e w;h c8ed hands$ =he Prnce wasdel&h;ed$ .e ordered ;ha; she ?e ass&ned as hs ca?n ?oy$.e 'oed her G8ar;ers *ro' ;he ?er;hn& area ;o a roo' nearhs$ And no; a second ;oo soon$ <or all ;ha; rch ay *ood was ca8sn& her *e'nne asec;s ;o eek ;hro8&h$

.er d8;es conss;ed o* cleann& ;he PrnceIs ca?n, ronn&hs 8n*or's, sern& hs 'eals$ 8; 'os; 'or;an;, ?en&a; hs sde n a s;arched wh;e 8n*or' as he s;ood on ;he*lyn& ?rd&e, 8**n& away on hs e, whle ;he lades on;he s;rand swooned$

.e ;old her how '8ch he al8ed her$ :he was neer so hay$8; ;hen one day, ;he Hn& *ell ll$ =he Prnce was ordered?ack ;o ;he Palace$ .e drec;ed ;ha; she was ;o &o w;h h'$:he knew ;hen ; was ;'e ;o ?are her so8l$

:he wen; ;o her knees, ?owed her head and sad, Eo8raes;y, lease *or&e 'e$ con*ess I' a &rl, a *ac; hd *ro' yo8$E .e s'led and resonded, E know$ alwaysknew$E :he looked 8 n s8rrse$ .e rased her ;o her *ee;$EIll ;ell yo8 so'e;hn& else$ * co8ld 'arry yo8, wo8ld, ?8; I' ?e;ro;hed ;o a reek Prncess$ :o Ill do ;heneK; ?es; ;hn&$ Ill 'arry yo8 ;o 'y ?es; *rend, ;he o8n&D8ke$E .er head was sw''n& a; hearn& ;hs$ All she co8ld;hnk ;o say was, E/ll ;he o8n& D8ke loe 'eE E.e wll* he al8es hs D8kedo'$E

; was ;he &randes; o* cere'ones, held n ;he Royal Chaeland resded oer ?y ;he Arch?sho h'sel*$ And ;hea*;er'a;h was 'ore ;han she co8ld hae hoed *or$ =he o8n&D8ke ;8rned o8; a lon& h8s?and, a;;en;e and carn&$

='e assed and *o8r handso'e l;;le ?oys were added ;o ;he*a'ly$ :he wa;ched w;h rde and wonder as ;hey &rew ns;a;8re and wsdo'$

Bne day, as she walked near ;he Palace w;h her sons a; hersde, she heard a oce ;ha; ;ook her ?ack ;o an earler;'e$ =he oce was o* a &rl, cryn& o8;, E<or :an; ary,*or :an; a?rel, *or :an; chael, lease ?8y 'y wares$E

:he ;8rned ;he corner and ;here on ;he sdewalk, she saw aoor &rl, shern& n ;he cold, dressed n ra&s and?are*oo;, an array o* chea o;s and ans sread ?e*ore heron ;he ae'en;$ :he drew nearer$ As she looked n;o ;he&rlIs *ace, she ;ho8&h; she saw hersel* *ro' a d**eren;;'e and lace$

:he re'oed her ;hck coa; and 8; ; on ;he oor &rlIssho8lders$ =hen she s;ood neK; ;o her and cred o8;, EE<or



;he loe o* ary, *or ;he loe o* Foseh, *or ;he loe o*;he Chrs; Chld, lease ?8y ;hese o;s and ans$E =heassers?y s;oed and s;ared$ A D8chess and a ?e&&ar&rl=hey ddnI; know wha; ;o ;hnk$ .er *o8r sons oned her a;

;he oor &rlIs sde$ :he was neer 'ore ro8d o* ;he'$/hen she re;8rned ;o her 'anson la;er ;ha; day, she ;hrewhersel* on her ?ed and ?8rs; n;o ;ears$ .er h8s?and heardher so??n&$ .e was wse eno8&h ;o know ;hs was a ra;esorrow ;ha; he co8ld no; share$ :o he was care*8l ;o leaeher alone$

=he neK; day, a co8rer ?ro8&h; a ra;e no;e ;o ;hePrnce, now ;he Hn&$ ; read>

Eo8r aes;y$ ears a&o, yo8 showed co'asson and&eneros;y o* sr; ;o a oor yo8n& &rl$ <or ;ha;, she wll ?e e;ernally &ra;e*8l$ =here s ano;her oor &rl

?e&&n& on ;he s;ree;s a ?lock *ro' ;he Palace$ Please showher ;he sa'e 'ercy and kndness$E



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Bnce 8on a ;'e, n ;he as; do'ans o* ;he Hhan, n acer;an c;y, n a cer;an arsh, n a cer;anne&h?orhood, on a cer;an s;ree;, n a cer;an ho8se, ;hereled *o8r ss;ers, :ara, :ona, :o*a and :alo'e$ And all;he ?oys ro8nd a?o8; yearned *or ;he' assona;ely$ /hen

say Eyearn,E 'ean ;o say ;he ?oys drea'; o* ;he', o?sered;he' *ro' a*ar, wro;e ?ad ?8; hones; oe's a?o8; ;he',?ra&&ed a?o8; ;he' ;o ?oys n o;her less*or;8na;ene&h?orhoods$ And * ;hey wshed ;o re*er ;o all *o8r, ;heys'ly sad ;he Cooke rlsM and eeryone ns;an;ly knew wha; was 'ean;$

=he Cooke rls were as war', so*; and 'el;nyo8r'o8;hswee; as a s8&ar cooke *resh o8; o* A;o alkaOs oen$ A;oalka owned a wonder*8l ?akery s'ack da? n ;he 'ds; o*;he ne&h?orhood$ =he Peacock sc8; <ac;ory ; wascalled$ n add;on ;o ?en& 8reyer o* *ne cookes, A;oalka was ;he ro8d *a;her o* ;he Cooke rls$ .e loedhs da8&h;ers dearly$ 3ach he re&arded as a reco8s ewel

n ;he crown he wo8ld one day wear when he en;ered .eaena; ;he end o* a lon&, r;8o8s and *er;le l*e$ .s w*eke; warnn& h' he was soln& ;he &rls$ A; ;hs, heId 'erely s'le hs E know wha; I' don&E s'le and &o ?ack;o ?akn& hs cookes$

ow ;he Cooke rls were as close as *o8r eas n a od$ *yo8 ;aed one o* ;he' on ;he sho8lder and asked her ;o na'eher ?es; *rends, she wo8ld on; ;o her ss;ers$ ndeed,;hey were lke 'rror 'a&es ;o ;he eK;en; o* wearn& eacho;herIs clo;hes, walkn& n each o;herIs shoes and een*nshn& each o;herIs sen;ences$

And ;hey were nara?ly ol;e$ 8; ;ha; was ;r8e o*

eeryone ;herea?o8;s$ * ;here was one ;hn& yo8 co8ld nal;o ;he wall, ; was ;hs> ;he eole n ;ha; lace were no;r8de$ =hey were neer r8de$ eer eer$ And yo8 neednO; ;ake 'y word$ Check ;he hs;ory ?ooks$ Chn&&s Hhan h'sel*, na *a'o8s seech ;o hs ;hanes, once co''en;ed on ;he 8n8s8alco8r;esy and cl;y o* ;he o8lace o* ;he arsh$ AndChn&&s Hhan, ;o ?e s8re, was no easy 'an ;o lease$

A;o alka cla'ed ;he Hhan, cer;anly no; Chn&&s Hhan?8; ;he c8rren; Hhan, had a Peacock sc8; cooke each



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a*;ernoon w;h hs ;ea$ And who co8ld ds8;e h' <or ;wo;hn&s are known *or a *ac;$ Bne, ;he Hhan neer s8**eredhs na'e ;o ?e ;aken n an$ And ;wo, ;he Hhan neerco''anded A;o alka ;o cease and dess;$ .ence, eeryone

ass8'ed ;he Hhan a;e ;he sa'e wonder*8l cookes ;hey a;e$/hch o* co8rse 'ade ;he' ;as;e een ?e;;er$

:ara, :ona, :o*a and :alo'e &rew n;o *o8r ?ea8;*8l yo8n&lades$ And ;hs was no closely &8arded secre;$ ; was lanas ;he nose on an Ar'enan eddlarIs *ace$ <or ;hey co8ld ?eseen ?y anyone any day o* ;he week$ All one had ;o do was walk n;o ;he Peacock sc8; <ac;ory d8rn& s;ore ho8rs and;here ;heyId ?e a; ;he co8n;er, s'ln& and sayn&,/elco'e$ ay hel yo8E And when no; sern& c8s;o'ers,;hey co8ld ?e seen la8&hn&, sn&n&, dancn& and cha;;ern&lke 'a&es a?o8; ;hs, ;ha; and ;he o;her$ As *or ;he?oys, ;hey wa;ched n wonder and drea'ed ;he drea's ?oysalways drea'$

Bne a*;ernoon, ;he Hhan wen; ;o hs den ;o &e; hs cookeand hs c8 o* ;ea$ .e *rowned$ =here was no s;ea'n& o; o*;ea$ And worse ye;, no Peacock cooke$ And ;hen here'e'?ered$ .s *a;h*8l ?8;ler, 3'a'8, was ;aken ll andn ?ed w;h a *eer, lean& ;he Palace ro8;ne n asha'?les$ .ow co8ld a Hhan r8le a khana;e n any roer way w;ho8; hs a*;ernoon ;ea and cooke

.e called *or hs son and sad, EN8ck o ;o A;o alkaIsand &e; 'e a s8&ar cooke ron;oE =he o8n& Hhan wonderedalo8d whe;her ;hs ad';;edly 'enal ;ask '&h; ?e ass&ned;o so'eone lower n rank$ .e wo8ld hae sad 'ore ?8; *or;he an&ry look on hs *a;herIs *ace$ :o he wen; n;o ;he

;own, &r8'?ln& alo8d as he aroached ;he ?& Peacocksc8; s&n$

n ;he ?ack roo', ;he *o8r Cooke rls, as 8s8al, werecha;;ern& lke 'a&es a?o8; ;hs, ;ha; and ;he o;her whenone o* ;he ?akers r8shed n$ E=hereIs a yo8n& 'an o8; *ron;and heIs 'akn& all sor;s o* r8de noses$ :o'eone sho8ld &odeal w;h h'$E :o*a sn**ed and sad, Eo; $ hae noa;ence w;h r8de yo8n& 'en$E :ona a&reed, ER8deness sno; an acce;a?le G8al;y$E :alo'e nodded e'ha;cally n a&es;8re o* ss;erly soldar;y$ :o ; was le*; ;o :ara, ;heeldes;, ;o handle ;he s;8a;on$ :he s&hed, rolled her eyesand s;ood 8$

=o say ;he o8n& Hhan *el; ;he ear;h shake wo8ld ?e an8nders;a;e'en;$ :8**ce ;o say, as :ara ca'e n;o ew, hesaw ;ha; she see'ed ;o *loa; on ar$ And when she *lashedher s'le, ;he roo' see'ed ;o ?r&h;en and '8sc, swee; '8sc, see'ed ;o enelo her$ La;er, he wo8ld swear hede;ec;ed ;he scen; o* a rch rose &arden as she drew near$All n all, ; was a sensa;on 'os; ro*o8nd$

=ha; eenn&, ?ack a; ;he Palace, ;he Hhan no;ed a s?lechan&e n hs son$ ow ;he Hhan was a 'an w;h eKerence n



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'a;;ers o* ;he hear;$ /hch s ano;her way o* sayn& ;ha;he, ;oo, had once ?een yo8n& and n loe$ .e had also heardsne;s o* news now and ;hen o* ;he Cooke rls$ :o he dd wha; any conscen;o8s dad wo8ld do n a s'lar s;8a;on$

.e s8''oned A;o alka ;o ;he Palace *or a cha;$

Eow ls;en, 'y *rend,E ;he Hhan sad n hs 'os; s8&ary;one o* oce, Eo8r cookes are *a'o8s$ And r&h;ly so$ lke ;o ;hnk o* ;he Peacock sc8; <ac;ory as a na;onal;reas8re o* ;he *rs; rank$ And ; oc8rred ;o 'e ;ha; ; '&h; ?e *;;n& ;o lnk yo8r cookes ;o ;he Palace n so'econcre;e way$ /ha; do yo8 sayE

/ell, wha; do yo8 say when ;he Hhan wan;s so'e;hn& o8 sayyes, o* co8rse$ :o A;o alka nodded and ?owed low and wen;?ack ;o hs cookes en&rossed n ;ho8&h;$ A; ;he sa'e ;'e,he was s8re ;ha; wha;eer was ;o co'e o* ;hs, * any;hn&, wo8ld occ8r a; a snalIs ace$ =ha;Is ;he way ; always

see'ed ;o ?e w;h ;he Palace$ =here wo8ld ?e endlessrono8nce'en;s, rocla'a;ons, dsc8ssons, de?a;es,anno8nce'en;s and wha; no;$ ; co8ld ;ake 'on;hs, eenyears, ?e*ore any;hn& 'a;eral 'an*es;ed ;sel*$

'a&ne how s8rrsed he was when, ;he neK; day, sK Palace8ards aeared a; hs door ;o collec; a ?rde *or ;he o8n&Hhan$ =hey ke; reea;n& ;here was no; a 'o'en; ;o lose and;'e was o* ;he essence$ A;o alka ;ho8&h; *or a 'o'en;$:ara was a; A8n; nIs ?r;hday ;ea$ :ona and :o*a were?8sy n ;he s;ore$ :alo'e was on ?reak$ :o :alo'e ; was$ .es;8ck hs head n ;he ?reak roo', EN8ckE sad he$ Er8shyo8r har$ <or ;on&h; yo8 wll ?e 'arred a; ;he Palace$E=he 8ards whsked her o** G8ck as ?oled snach$ .er

*a;her ?arely had ;'e ;o &e her a ?a& o* cookes *or ;heHhan and a &ood?ye kss$ ; haened '8ch ;oo *as;$

La;e ;ha; n&h;, ;here was a *8r;e knock a; ;he ?ack door$A;o alka, n hs aa'as, oened ; a crack ;o see ;heHhan s;andn& ;here n a ?a;hro?e$ E=hereIs ?een a 's;ake,Ehe sn**ed, E=he &rl yo8 sen; s ;he wron& one$ y son ddno; no;ce 8n;l he 8lled ?ack her ?rdal el$E EI' sorryheIs 8nhay, y Lord$E EBh, donI; &e; 'e wron&$ .eIs eryhay$ =he &rl s wonder*8l$ Per*ec;, ac;8ally$ :heIs 8s;;he wron& one$E /;h ;ha;, ;he Hhan ;8rned and le*;, lean&A;o alka n a s;a;e o* con*8son$

=he neK; day, ;he Palace 8ards were a&an a; hs door,

cla'orn& *or a ?rde *or ;he o8n& Hhan and ?e G8ck a?o8;;$ =here was no s&n o* :alo'e so A;o alka ass8'ed sheId?e re;8rned la;er n ;he day a*;er ;he error had ?eenrec;*ed$ A; 8s; ;ha; 'o'en;, :ona walked as; w;h a;ray o* ho; cran?erry scones$ .e sna;ched ;he ;ray *ro' herand sad, EN8ck :;ra&h;en yo8r aron$ <or ;on&h; yo8 wll ?e 'arred a; ;he Palace$E And o** she wen; n ;hecarra&e w;h ;he Palace 8ard escor;$



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=ha; n&h;, ;he Hhan was ?ack a&an a; s;er /on&Is door$E/ron& &rl a&an,E he &ro8sed$ E:heIs er*ec;, een 'oreer*ec; ;han ;he *rs;$ 8; sheIs no; ;he r&h; one$E

eanwhle, work was s;ar;n& ;o le 8 a; ;he ?sc8;*ac;ory$ A;o alka was a?o8; ;o ask *or ;he re;8rn o* hs;wo da8&h;ers ?8; ?e*ore he co8ld oen hs 'o8;h, ;he Hhanhad anshed n;o ;he n&h;$

=he neK; 'ornn&, ;he Palace 8ards were a; hs door$ :ara was ?8sy workn& ;he co8n;er$ :o*a was o8; ?ack *eedn& ;hed8cks$ :o :o*a ; was$ A;o alka kssed her and wshedher &odseed$ As she dsaeared n ;he d8s; o* ;he road, heshr8&&ed, donned an aron and ;ched n neK; ;o hs onere'ann& da8&h;er, *lln& orders *or c8s;o'ers$

E.ow 'any er*ec; da8&h;ers do yo8 hae anywayE asked ;heHhan ;ha; n&h;$ EIe one 'ore,E A;o alka answered$EIe always ;ho8&h; o* ;he' as wonder*8l &rls ?8; neer;ho8&h; o* ;he' as er*ec;$E E/ell, ;hey are, er*ec; aser*ec; can ?e$E And so, ;he neK; 'ornn&, :ara was car;edo** ;o ;he Palace$ A;o alka 8; a s&n o8;, EClosed 5n;l<8r;her o;ce$E

=he Hhan co8ld no; hel ?8; no;ce a new*o8nd ener&y androno8nced &e;8and&o n ;he o8n& Hhan ;ha; had ?eensorely lackn& n ;he as;$ =he yo8n& 'anIs hear; see'edl&h;er, hs s'le ?r&h;er$ And wonder o* wonders, hehad a leasan; word *or all and s8ndry, een *or ;he 'eanes;sc8llery 'ad$

And ; was all d8e ;o ;he Cooke rls$ 3eryone saw ;ha;

;he &loo'y old Palace was s8ddenly '?8ed w;h a sr; o*swee;ness and l&h;$ Peole called ; a 'racle, ?8; n *ac;; was all n a dayIs work *or :ara, :ona, :o*a and:alo'e$ <or whereer ;hey wen;, cheer*8lness and oy see'ed;o &o w;h ;he'$ A; ;he Palace, ;hey were don& no;hn& ;heyhadnI; done ?e*ore$ =hey were s'ly ?en& ;he'seles,la8&hn&, sn&n&, dancn& and cha;;ern& a?o8; ;hs, ;ha;and ;he o;her$

<or ;he o8n& Hhan, ;hs was all lke a 'a&cal drea' *ro' whch one neer awakens$ =r8e, ; was a drea' ;ha; co8ld &e;a ?; con*8sn&$ <or ; was a &en ;ha; ;he Cooke rls were so ery '8ch alke n so ery 'any ways$ And when ;hey wen; o8; and a?o8; n each o;herIs clo;hes and shoes, he was

neer G8;e s8re whch Cooke rl he was ;alkn& ;o$ Andso, ;he drea' wen; on$ =he Hhan, seen& ;he oy n hs sonIsl*e, rayed ; wo8ld neer end$

8; no;hn& s;ays ;he sa'e *oreer$ 3en w;h ;he Cookerls$ Bne s8nny day, :alo'e ;8rned ;o :o*a and sad, E*eel s;ran&e$E :o*a reled, Ee ;oo$E :ona 8; her handon her ;8''y, E/ha; do yo8 s8ose ; sE =he neK; 'ornn&, whle :ara was ?akn& a ;ray o* al'ond scones *or her



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'8s; s;$E A seran; heled her ;o a near?y ?ench$ A; ;hesa'e 'o'en;, n ;he Palace k;chen where she was ?8slydrec;n& ;he ?akers n ;he reara;on o* 'acaroons, :ara&red ;he ed&e o* a co8n;er ;o$ EBh dear, see' ;o hae

los; 'y sense o* ?alance,E she sad$ =he ?akers heled her;o a char$ n o;her roo's n ;he Palace, :ona and :alo'ehad s'lar sensa;ons$ =he Doc;or was s8''oned a; once$

/hen he arred, he was r8shed ;o ;her ?edcha'?ers$ 8; allhe co8ld do was close ;her eyes$ .e ;old ;he o8n& Hhan;ha; ;he Cooke rls had assed G8e;ly and eace*8lly$=hen he sad ;he 'os; a'aJn& ;hn&> ;ha; ;her hear;s hads;oed ?ea;n& a; ;he ery sa'e 'o'en;$ ; was as * ;heyeach had a ece o* ;he sa'e hear;$

=he yo8n& Hhan was deas;a;ed$ A 'on;h o* 'o8rnn& wasrocla'ed$ 3ery wndow n ;he khana;e was draed n ?lack$A see'n&ly neerendn& lne o* eole o* eery class and

s;a;on assed ?y ;he *o8r oen caske;s ;o show ;herresec;$ =he :a'e ='e oys were called ho'e *ro' ;he *o8rcorners o* ;he do'an ;o sere as che* 'o8rners a; ;he 'asse *8neral *or ;her 'o;hers$ eer were so 'any ;earsshed as on ;ha; day$

=he o8n& Hhan was nconsola?le$ .e ;ook ;o hs ?ed andre*8sed all *ood and drnk$ /hen he e'er&ed a week la;er, hesoke ;o no one, reco&nJed no one, acknowled&ed no one, no;een hs sons or hs closes; adsors, so ro*o8nd was hs&re*$ =he Doc;or co8ld do no;hn&$

And so, ?arely a 'on;h a*;er ;he Cooke rlsI *8neral, ;heo8n& Hhan ?rea;hed hs las;$ =he o**cal ca8se o* dea;h was ls;ed as s;ara;on ?8; eeryone knew ;he real reason$Bnce a&an, a n8'? and ;ra8'a;Jed c;Jenry draed ;her wndows n ?lack and 'o8rned a assn&$

And once a&an, ;he :a'e ='e oys ac;ed ;he ar; o* che* 'o8rners$ 8; ;hs ;'e, own& ;o ;he e'aca;ed s;a;e o* ;heo8n& HhanIs corse, ;here was no oen caske;$ =he *8neral was a ra;e one, a;;ended only ?y close kn*olk and;r8s;ed Palace s;a**$

/ha; haened a; ;he &raesde was a;;es;ed ;o ?y only ;he:a'e ='e oys$ =he *ac; s, ;hey were ;he only ones who saw;$ As ;he heay ?er was ?en& lowered, *o8r does aearedn ;he sky$ As ;hey assed n *or'a;on drec;ly oerhead,;hey were oned ?y a **;h$ =he *e *lew s;ra&h; 8 and

dsaeared *ro' ew$

Days la;er, when ;he :a'e ='e oys ;red &n& an acco8n;;o an o**cal asse'?ly o* /se en, ; was &en;ly s8&&es;ed;ha; wha; ;hey had EseenE was an ll8son, a aoro8s 'an*es;a;on o* &re*$ A*;er ;ha;, ;he :a'e ='e oys sokeo* ; no 'ore$ 8; ;hey knew wha; ;hey had seen$ And ;ha;;hey ondered n ;her hear;s$



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=hey &rew 8 sde ?y sde, he n ;he red ho8se and she neK;door n ;he wh;e one$ <ro' ;he ;'e ;hey co8ld crawl, ;hey were as close as close co8ld ?e$ =hey la8&hed, layed okes,

*o8&h;, 'ade 8, ;old each o;her secre;s and dd all ;he;hn&s ?es; *rends do$ 3eryone sad, E:o'eday ;heyIll ?e 'arred$E /ell, eeryone eKce; 'ay?e her 'o;her$

Close rarely las;s a l*e;'e$ And ;her closeness was noeKce;on ;o ;he r8le$ And so, on ;he 'ornn& o* ;he day he;8rned e&h;een, ?e*ore ;he s8n was 8, ;here was a ;a onher ?edroo' wndow$ :he knew who ; was$ =he ;a was ;hersecre; s&nal$ :he hoed o8; o* ?ed and oened ;he wndow$

E '8s; leae,E he sad$

E8s;E

E '8s; see wha; ;here s ;o see, ;ake wha; ;he world has ;oo**er, learn ;he l*e lessons ; has *or 'e and ?eco'e a wellro8nded 'an a?le ;o s8re and ;hre$E

Eo8 haenI; sad when yo8Ill re;8rn$E

E wll re;8rn, ?8; canI; say when$E

:he heled h' ack and o** he wen;$ :he waed *ro' ads;ance$

.e crossed n;o a *ore&n land where ;hey soke and dressedd**eren;ly$ .e s;8ck o8; lke a sore ;h8'?$ n a 'arke;lace, a wo'an n &arsh &ar? and heay 'ake8aroached h'$

EDo yo8 ?elee n ;he *8llness o* ;'e and ;he sr;E sheasked$

Es ; rela;ed ;o l*eIs lessons and ?eco'n& a wellro8nded 'anE

Ees$ :o'e;hn& lke ;ha;$E



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:he crooked a *n&er and he *ollowed$ =hey ca'e ;o a ho8se,a s;ran&e dark a**ar a; ;he ed&e o* a 'arsh$ :he wen;nsde$ .e *ollowed$ .e looked a; ;he ?are wndowless walls$

E/here s ;hs *8llness o* ;'e o* whch yo8 sokeEEPa;ence, l;;le 'an, a;ence,E she sad as she h8n& herha; and coa; on a hook$

=hen she ;8rned and ;o8ched her *n&er ;o her nose$:8ddenly, he *el; ;he *loor 8nder h' &e way and he *elln;o a dee ;$

.e lay ;here, don& a 'en;al check o* hs ar's and le&s$o;hn& ?roken$ As hs eyes ?eca'e acc8s;o'ed ;o ;he dark,he saw 'oe'en; and realJed he wasnI; alone$ :;ran&e handsreached o8; and heled h' ;o hs *ee;$

E/here a' E he asked$Eo8Ire n a ; ?elon&n& ;o ada'e des Lacs, a ower*8l w;ch$ /e all are$E

E/eE

E=here are a n8'?er o* 8s here$E

Eo8 donI; so8nd 8nhay$E

EBer ;'e, yo8 learn ;o 'ake do$E

ack ho'e, 'on;hs wen; ?y w;h her no; recen& a le;;er*ro' h'$

E=hs s no; lke h',E she ;ho8&h;$

:he nG8red o* hs aren;s, hs ;eachers, ;he arshres;$ o one had heard a word$ :he ?e&an ;o *ear ;he wors;$ A&ans; her ?e;;er 8d&'en;, she decded ;o cons8l;Lady on;esan, ;he lla&e sychc$

:he ?ro8&h; w;h her a slk wrs;?and he had 'ade *or herearler n ;he year$ Lady on;esan ;ook ; n her hand andressed ; ;o her *orehead$ :he '8;;ered a s;ran&encan;a;on and *ell n;o a ;rance$ A 'n8;e or so la;er,she awoke$

EI' sorry ?8; ddnI; see h',E she sad n an eKha8s;edoce$

EDoes ;ha; 'ean heIs aleE

EAll can say s, heIs no; n ;he sr; world$ .eIs no;a'on& ;he recen;ly deceased$E

E=hen wha;E



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E3;her heIs n ;ro8?le or heIs *o8nd so'eone else$ * heIsn ;ro8?le, yo8 sho8ld wa; *or h' ;o &e; o8; o* ;ro8?leand co'e ho'e$ * heIs *o8nd so'eone else, yo8 sho8ld &e; on w;h yo8r l*e$E

E8; whch co8rse sho8ld ;akeE

ECanI; hel yo8 ;here, deare$ <e d8ca;s, lease$E

:adly, she ;ook ne;her co8rse$ ns;ead, she closed hersel*o** and ?e&an was;n& away$ .er aren;s &rew worred$ =heycons8l;ed a co8sn who had a re8;a;on *or ?en& wse$E/ha; sho8ld we doE ;hey cred$

E:he needs a socal l*e, she needs ;o &e; o8; and a?o8;$Ill send 'y da8&h;er ;o s;ay w;h her$ :he has 'anys8;ers$ :heIll ;ake yo8r &rl ;o ar;es and dances$ :heIll 'ee; so'eone and ;hs sadness wll end$E

A week la;er, ;he da8&h;er arred a'ds; '8ch *an*are$ :he?ro8&h; w;h her a lar&e ;r8nk acked w;h *ne dresses and&owns and a le;hora o* ?r&h; accessores$ :he ;ook o8; a?l8e slk &own w;h 'a;chn& shoes$

E=hese sho8ld *; yo8 er*ec;ly$E

=ha; n&h; a carra&e 8lled 8 ;o ;he door and o** ;hey wen; ;o ;he ?all a; ;he D8keIs alace$ :he saw 'any *nelydressed yo8n& 'en ;here$ =hey s;ared a; her n wonder anddesre *or n ;he ?l8e &own she was s;8nnn&$ :he danced w;h all o* ;he'$

La;e ;ha; eenn& as she danced w;h a handso'e yo8n&ar&rae, a 'an c8; n$ <ro' ;he way he held her, she co8ldsense he was no; lke ;he o;hers$ And he dd no; s'le$

E/ha; are yo8 don& hereE he asked$

; was 'ore an acc8sa;on ;han a G8es;on$ :he ;reds;a''ern& o8; an answer as ;he orches;ra s;r8ck 8 a lely;aran;ella$ .e c8; her o**$

Eo8r *rend s no; dead$E

E.ow do yo8 know ;ha;E

E.e wll no; de ?e*ore hs ;'e$ .e wll re;8rn$E

E.e wll /henE

A; ;ha; on;, he seara;ed *ro' her$

Eo ho'e$ o8 hae work ;o do$E

.e ?owed, ;8rned and ?e&an walkn& away$

E/hen wll he re;8rnE she called a*;er h'$



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.e ke; walkn&$

E/ha; dd yo8 'ean a?o8; Iwork ;o doE

8; ?y ;hen, he had dsaeared n ;he cr8sh o* dancers$ Bn;he rde ho'e, ;he da8&h;er o* ;he co8sn ya''ered on and ona?o8; ;hs and ;ha;$ 8; she was ?arely ls;enn&$ :he was;hnkn&$ /ha; dd he 'ean a?o8; Ework ;o doE

ack ho'e, she &rew res;less$ :heId leae ho'e *or ho8rs,no; ;elln& her aren;s where she was &on&$ =hey worred?8; co8ld do no;hn&$ Bne day, she ?ro8&h; ho'e a s;ree; wo'an coered n ?ols$ .er *a;her ?locked ;he door$

E:he canI; ?e n here$ :heIll 'ake eeryone sck$E

:he ?8l; a lean;o n ;he ?ack *or ;he wo'an$ :he ?ro8&h;

her *ood and drnk$ C8ro8s ne&h?ors eeked oer ;he *enceand wa;ched as she ;rea;ed ;he oor wo'anIs ?ols$ =hey saw;ha; she wo8ld ck 8 so'e loose dr;, s; n;o ; and r8?;he as;e on ;he ?ols$ =hey no;ed ;ha; a*;er a *ew days o*;hs, ;he s;ree; wo'an s;oed c8rsn&$

y her own hand, she sewed a dress ;o relace ;he soled ra&;he wo'an was wearn&$ A*;er a 'on;h, ;he wo'an e'er&ed, ;he?ols &one and her skn s'oo;h$ =he eole n ;hene&h?orhood were a'aJed$ o; ;o 'en;on, ;hey were &lad ;osee ;he wo'an, w;h her G8rky 'anners and ?l8n; lan&8a&e,lean& *or &ood$ ay?e now, ;hey ;ho8&h;, ;hn&s wo8ld &e;?ack ;o nor'al$

8; no s8ch l8ck$ ore s;ree; eole w;h aro8s 'aladesaeared a; ;he lean;o whch now had ?een enlar&ed andeK;ended$ =here were a ar o* ss;ers s;rcken w;hlerosy, a oor ?lnd old 'an and a ;enyearold w;helehan;ass$ A rank odor er'ea;ed ;he yard$

Peole no;ced a chan&e n her aearance$ .ere;o*ore, shehad ?een ery a;;en;e o* her looks, 'e;c8lo8s ;o ;heon; o* o?sesson$ .er 'o;her 8sed ;o ?ra& ;o *rends andne&h?ors ;ha; her da8&h;er was re;;y eno8&h ;o so'e dayca;ch ;he eye o* a rch 'an$ 8; now, ;hey saw &r'e onher skn and dr; 8nder her *n&ernals$ /orse s;ll, herhar was ;8rnn& n;o a chao;c ;an&le$

Bne day, ;he yo8n& ar&rae arred ;o ay co8r;$ =he 'o;her

answered a knock a; ;he door ;o see ;he ar&rae s;andn&;here, ha; n hand, and neK; ;o h', hs *oo;'an holdn& ac8shon on whch was dslayed a &l;;ern& da'ondnecklace$ =he no?le'an was n ;he rocess o* s;a''ern& o8;how he Eco8ldnI; &e; ;he &rl n ;he ?l8e &own o8; o* hs 'ndE when, lo and ?ehold, ;he &rl hersel* e'er&ed *ro' ;he?ack yard coered n dr; and ash *ollowed ?y a 'ena&ere o*sck and la'e s;ree; eole$ .e &ased n horror and ran ;ohs carra&e and sed away, neer ;o re;8rn$



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eanwhle, word had sread ?eyond ;he ne&h?orhood a?o8; ;he wo'an c8red o* ?ols$ A *a'o8s doc;or arred w;h a lon&ls; o* G8es;ons$ A*;er an ho8r, he walked away '8;;ern&a?o8; ;he a?ys'al lack o* Escen;*c rnclesE n her

'e;hodolo&y$EPrayers and s;;le are no; a &enerally acce;ed o?ec;eroced8re,E he sn**ed$ E see no;hn& wor;h no;n& n ;he&rlIs 'od8s oerand$E

8; no one cared wha; ;he old doc;or had ;o say$ /ha; eoleknew was ;he sck ca'e ;o her and wen; away c8red$ 3en ;heold ?lnd 'an co8ld see, ;ho8&h he see'ed ;o ?e han& so'e;ro8?le *oc8sn&$ A re;red ?sho ca'e ;o nsec; heren;errse$ .e declared ; ;heolo&cally so8nd ;o ;hereso8ndn& cheers o* her &rown& ;hron& o* s8or;ers$ n;her 'nds, ;hs was a *or'al con*r'a;on o* her 8nG8econnec;on w;h ;he de;y$

:o'e ne&h?ors asked ;he *a;her * he '&h; lease doso'e;hn& a?o8; ;he s'ell and a?o8; ;he s;ran&ers co'n&oer ;he ?ack *ences$ .e shr8&&ed, E/ha; can do * ;red, ;heyId ro?a?ly lynch 'e$E :o ;he s'ell and ;heeole cl'?n& oer ;he *ences ?eca'e ar; o* a new nor'al$

:o'e o;her ;hn&s see'ed *ar less nor'al$ <or one ;hn&, she?e&an l';n& hersel* ;o a daly de; o* a c8 o* wa;er anda hand*8l o* ?eans$ :he descr?ed ;o her 'o;her how ;he ;r8easce;cs o* ;he as; led$ .er 'o;her 8s; looked a; herda8&h;erIs ncreasn&ly e'aca;ed *ra'e and shook her head$

:he dra&&ed a sK *oo; lank n;o ;he ?ack yard ;o slee on$:he 8; ?;s o* ?roken &lass and s'all, shar e??les on ;;o E8nsh ;he *lesh$E :he eKlaned ;o ls;eners how ;hean and dsco'*or; Eenhanced ;he sr;$E :o'e ?e&anre*errn& ;o her as a Eln& san;$E

All knds o* eole ?e&an ayn& s;s$ Lawyers ca'e a;n&h; w;h ;her clen;s ;o ;o8ch her as she sle;$ A wo'an?e&&ed her hel her *nd a dead ?ro;herIs ns8rance olcy$o;hers ca'e w;h da8&h;ers n ;ow ;o seek hel na;;rac;n& rch s8;ers$ a'?lers ?e&&ed her ;o kss ;herdce$ Lo;;ery layers ?e&&ed *or ;he secre; ;o wnnn&n8'?ers$ =hey all o**ered her 'oney$ :he had ;he' sen; away$

.er aren;s wa;ched w;h alar' as she &rad8ally red8ced her*ood n;ake$ :he 'ade no secre; o* ;hs$ .er &oal, she

anno8nced, was ;o s8?ss; on a sn&le ?ean and a dro o* wa;er each day$ :;ran&ely eno8&h, ;he ;hnner she &rew, ;he&rea;er ;he n8'?er o* her *ollowers$ /heneer she wen; o8;,eole crowded aro8nd ;o ;o8ch her &ar'en;$ As * ?y;o8chn& her, ;hey so'ehow ar;ook o* ;he resd8e o* herceles;al r;8e$

='e con;n8ed ;o ass$ And ;here ca'e a day when she co8ldno lon&er s;and w;ho8; hel$ ; was whsered ;ha; she wasdyn&$ =oo 'any eole s;ar;ed ;o co'e ;o ;he ho8se$ .er



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*ollowers ;ook ;o os;n& ho8rly 8da;es on ;he &a;e$ Bn ;heday she sank n;o a co'alke s;a;e, rayer &ls were held;hro8&ho8; ;he ronce$ Bne o**cal, 8 *or reelec;on,8?lcly o**ered hs own l*e *or hers$ 8; no;hn& heled

and she eKred *o8r days a*;er her ;hr;y*rs; ?r;hday$A; a 'dn&h; 'ee;n&, ;he c;y co8ncl rocla'ed a E'on;ho* sorrow$E A 'asse *8neral was lanned w;h ;he oernorh'sel* sla;ed ;o deler ;he e8lo&y$ A; ;he ewn&, asee'n&ly endless lne o* 'o8rners sh8**led as; her oen?er$ o one had ;ho8&h; ;o os; a &8ard o* honor$ And none wo8ld hae ?een needed, had eole ac;ed n a resec;*8l 'anner$ 8; so'e o* ;he ?older ones n lne ?e&an c8;;n&o** ?;s o* her &ar'en; ;o kee as relcs$ y ;he ;'e ;heowers;ha;?e realJed wha; was ;ransrn&, ery l;;le o*her &ar'en; was le*;$ An alar' was so8nded and ;en ?8rly 'onks r8shed n ;o resc8e her corse 8s; as a wo'an wasa?o8; ;o sn o** her ?& ;oe w;h a ar o* o8l;ry shears$

eanwhle, an odd ;hn& occ8rred n a *ore&n land$ ada'edes Lacs anshed n a 8** o* 'alodoro8s ?l8e s'oke as she was s;alkn& a *resh c;' n ;he 'arke;lace$ A; ;he erysa'e ns;an;, ;he ; ?elow her ho8se 8shed 8 and ceased;o ?e a ;$ And ;he eole who had ?een ;raed ;heren walked *ree, ?lnkn& n ;he s8dden ?r&h; l&h;$

A week la;er, he re;8rned ;o wha; had ?een hs ho'e$ .e hadno dea how lon& heId ?een away$ /hen one s *orced ;o len a ;, one loses all sense o* ;he assa&e o* ;'e$ .eknocked on hs aren;sI ho8se$ A s;ran&e 'an answered and;old h' ;o E?e&oneE .e wen; neK; door ;o ;he wh;e ho8se$.e saw a 'an wa;ern& ;he *ron; lawn$ .e ;ook h' ;o ?e ;he&ardener$

E3Kc8se 'e, sr$ Do yo8 work *or ;he eole who le hereE

Eoe$ work *or C;y Parks Q Recrea;on$E

F8s; ;hen a 'an, a wo'an and ;wo chldren walked o8; ;he*ron; door$ =hey waed and le*;$

EAre ;hose eole ;he new ownersE

=he Parks Q Recrea;on 'an la8&hed$

Eoe, ;heyIre ;o8rs;s, co'e ;o see where o8r holy &rl&rew 8$E

E.oly &rlE

Ee, o8r l;;le holy &rl$ o8Ie neer heard o* her /hereyo8 ?een Ln& n a ; or so'e;hn&E

.e on;ed down ;he road$

E<ollow ;he road a?o8; a hal* 'le$ o8Ill learn eery;hn&;here s ;o know a?o8; her$E



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And w;h ;ha;, ;he 'an wen; ?ack ;o hs wa;ern&$ :o he wen; where ;he 'an had on;ed, *lled w;h G8es;ons and 'e'ores o* a &rl who was so care*8l a?o8; her aearance

and whose 'o;her had s8ch lans *or her$ /ha; haened ;oall o* ;ha;

And ;hen, ;here ; was, a as; s;r8c;8re, so'ewhere ?e;weena ca;hedral and a 'a8sole8'$ ear ;he en;rance, he saw alar&er;hanl*e s;a;8e o* her n a ro?e, a resol8;eeKresson on her *ace, her ar's draed aro8nd ;wo oorchldren dressed n ra&s$ .e wen; nsde$ Bn ;he walls, hesaw a seres o* &an; '8rals dec;n& een;s *ro' her l*e$=here was one o* her c8rn& ;he wo'an w;h ?ols, ano;her o*her rayn& oer ;he old ?lnd 'an, s;ll ano;her o* herlyn& on her lank, on her *ace a look o* an&elc ecs;acy$As he ;ook all ;hs n, he ?e&an ;o *eel *an;$

E; ;akes yo8r ?rea;h away, doesnI; ;E.e ;8rned$ eK; ;o h' s;ood a welldressed, older 'an$ .elooked a&8ely *a'lar$

E; s an a'aJn& eKh?;$E

Ey na'e s Chrs;oher 8nch$ I' char'an o* ;he*o8nda;on dedca;ed ;o 'e'oralJn& her$E

Es;er 8nch o8 were 'y 'a;h ;eacher$ DonI; yo8 re'e'?er 'eE

=he older 'an looked closer$ .e shook hs head$

Eo8 donI; look *a'lar$E

.e on;ed ;o ;he s;a;8e o8;sde$

E sa; neK; ;o her n al&e?ra$ &rew 8 neK; door ;o her$E

EBh$ :o yo8Ire sayn& yo8 knew her$E

Ees 3eryone 8sed ;o say how we were so close ;ha; so'eday weId ro?a?ly &e; 'arred$E

=he older 'an ?lnked n s8rrse$

EarredE

E; was a oke$ .er 'o' wo8ldnI; hae allowed ;$ :he waslannn& *or her ;o *nd a rch 'an$E

Es ;here any;hn& yo8 recall rela;n& ;o ;he sr;8alasec;s o* her ersonal;yE

.e ;ho8&h; *or a 'o'en;, ;hen shook hs head$



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.e had a ;er' *or ;he ;hn&s eole 'sre'e'?er$ .e called;he' Ea?erra;onsE$ .e sad ;hey &row lke weeds n ;he?ran, chokn& ;he l*e o8; o* eery;hn& else$ Pas; real;ys no; so'e;hn& ;o ?e ;aken *or &ran;ed, he sad w;h a

warnn& *n&er$ =hnk o* yo8r 'nd as a &arden$ /ha; haens when yo8 ne&lec; ; =ha;Is r&h;$ ; ?eco'es oerr8n w;h;horns and ;hs;les and ?ra'?les$

=he s;8den;s were &en 'en;al eKercses ;o hel eK8n&e ;hea?erra;ons$ .e *o8nd ;he eKercses ;o ?e *r8s;ra;n&lyd**c8l;$ Day a*;er day, he s;raned ;o *oc8s hs 'nd onEcorrec;n&E hs 'sre'e'?ern&s w;h no aaren; s8ccess$A; n&h;, hs head h8r;$ .e had ;ro8?le sleen&$

=hen one day, 8s; when he was a; hs lowes; e'o;onal e??,an 'a&e ?e&an ;o co'e n;o ew n hs 'nd$ A; *rs;, ; was hard ;o 'ake o8;, all &rany and *8ll o* dark shadows$8; as ; rec8rred oer ;he neK; *ew days, ; ?r&h;ened and

ca'e 'ore n;o *oc8s$ And *nally one n&h; he saw ;ha; ; was a l;;le &rl$ :he was holdn& an n8red ?rd$ .e wasso eKc;ed$ .e knew a; once ;ha; he was 'akn& ro&ress nel'na;n& ;he a?erra;ons$

.e co8ldnI; wa; 8n;l ;he neK; 'ornn& when he wo8ld ;ell;he class



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?y

Dale Andersen

n ;he ?ack, le*;hand corner o* ;he 5nerse, n a solarsys;e' oerlooked ?y 8s; a?o8; eeryone, ;here was asol;ary world w;h eKac;ly one sen;en; ?en&$ =he s;ory o*how ; &o; ;ha; way ares, deendn& on whoIs ;elln& ;he

;ale$8; ;he one ;hn& ;he ;ellers o* ;he ;ale all a&ree on s;ha; ;hs one sen;en; ?en& was ''or;al$ :o'e say he was?orn ''or;al$ :o'e say he acheed ''or;al;y as a reward*or a sn&8lar, worldshakn& *ea;$ :;ll o;hers say ; was;hr8s; 8on h' ?y so'e G8eer ;ws; o* *a;e$

/ha;eer$

As soon as he ca'e o* a&e, whch was aroK'a;ely one 'n8;e a*;er hs ?r;h, ;hs ?en& rocla'ed h'sel* ;o ?e;he ery e;o'e o* er*ec;on$

E a' ''or;al,E he sad$ EAnd ;here*ore, er*ec;$E

:oon ;herea*;er, he se; a?o8; el'na;n& all asec;s o*'er*ec;on on hs ar;c8lar world$ A er*ec; ?en& sho8ldnha?; a er*ec; world, he ;heorJed, and a er*ec; world?y ;s ery de*n;on canno; hae ;he leas; *law or de*ec;$; ;ook h' 'ore ;han a *ew eons o* lon& ho8rs and hard work?8;, n ;he end, he s8cceeded n ca8sn& eery less;haner*ec; 'a''al, lan; and re;le ln& on ;he s8r*ace o*hs world ;o cease ;o eKs;$ =hs, o* co8rse, ncl8ded hsaren;s$

E=here 'ay s;ll ?e so'e 'er*ec; ?en&s sw''n& dee n 'y seas or ?8rrown& *ar down n;o 'y sol,E he ;ho8&h;$E8; ;Is clear ;ha; hae ;he' on ;he r8n and, ?y and ?y,

;heyIll ?e &one, neer ;o re;8rn$E

.e rewarded h'sel* w;h a welldesered ;'e o8; ;o res;and ;ake leas8re n ;he world he had so dl&en;ly cra*;ed$As he walked 8 and down n ;, he nodded w;h aroal a;;he clean lnes and *la; landscaes eerywhere$ .e s'led a;;he s&h; o* ;he er*ec;ly leel *ar horJon, ;he sa'e neery drec;on$ o 'a;;er where he wen; n hs world,eery;hn& was 8n*or', and ;here*ore er*ec;$



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E=hs s wha; er*ec;on s a?o8;,E he ;ho8&h;$ Eoara;ons, no er'8;a;ons, no s8rrses$E

ore eons assed$ .e *ell n;o a ro8;ne o* &e;;n& 8 la;e,

re;rn& early, don& ;he a?sol8;e 'n'8' reG8red$ A*;erall, he had earned ;, han& eKended s8ch 'asse a'o8n;so* ener&y n se;;n& hs world n 'o;on$ <ro' here on, hereasoned, ; wo8ld ;ake care o* ;sel*$ o;hn& wo8ldadance, no;hn& wo8ld re;rea;, eery;hn& wo8ld s;ay n?alance, eery;hn& wo8ld re'an ;he sa'e$ .ad he ?eenkeen& a dary (and he wasnI;!, each dayIs en;ry wo8ld haeread, E:a'e as yes;erday$E

8; Esa'e as yes;erdayE was no; a ;hn& ;ha; co8ld las; ane;ern;y$ <a;e, chance and ;he celes;al roll o* ;he dce were 8; n lace ;o ens8re ;hn&s s;ayed n *l8K$

Accordn&ly, a*;er a 'llon ?llon years, &e or ;ake a

cen;8ry, on a day re;;y '8ch lke any o;her day n aer*ec; world, he awoke w;h a sense ;ha; so'e;hn& wasnI;r&h;, so'e;hn& he co8ldnI; G8;e 8; hs *n&er on$ .s*rs; ;ho8&h; was erhas a dsoren;ed dee sea crea;8rehad oed ;o ;he s8r*ace$ .e &ra??ed hs cl8? and r8shed ;o;he sea shore$

/hen he &o; ;o ;he ?each, all he saw was a h8&e oen ;hn&,ery '8ch lke a &an; cla' shell, and, leadn& away *ro' ;, a se; o* *oo;rn;s n ;he we; sand$

.e *rowned$

E=hose rn;s look ery '8ch lke ;he ones 'ake,E he;ho8&h;$ E8; how can ;ha; ?e I' ;he only one who s lke 'e$E

n ;hs way was he n;rod8ced ;o ;ha; esky ;hn& called ?adnews$ And as w;h all ?ad news, he ?e&an ;o *eelarehenson, an 8n*a'lar sensa;on whch he dd no; a;all enoy$ =here s a sayn& a?o8; ?ad news> * yo8 &nore; lon& eno8&h, 'ay?e ;Ill &o away$ <or h', ;hs ?eca'e;he lne o* leas; ress;ance$ ack ho'e a; hs cae, he;red conncn& h'sel* wha; he saw was a *&'en;, anano'aly, a rod8c; o* hs 'a&na;on, so'e;hn& ;o ?e&nored$ 8; no 'a;;er how hard he ;red, hs 'nd erss;eda&an and a&an n d&&n& 8 ;he 'a&e o* ;he *oo;rn;s on;he ?each, a ;ho8&h; ;ha; ke; h' n a dee *8nk *or a lon&;'e$

A day ca'e when he co8ld s;and ; no lon&er$ .e sla''ed hs*s; on a s;one ;a?le, nearly ?reakn& a *n&ernal$

EIll roe ; was no;hn&,E he sad$ And o** he wen;, ?ack;o ;ha; sa'e ?each$

3Kce; ; was no lon&er a ?each$ =he ear;h had so'ehow ?een8shed 8 and ;he ocean had ?een 'oed$ =he neares; ?each was now al'os; one h8ndred 'les away$ And ;he *ar horJon



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was a cra&&y, herkyerky, 8anddown a**ar, no; a; alllke ;he s;ra&h; and leel ;e'la;e he had 8; ;here lon&a&o$

E=hs s no; er*ec;,E he ;ho8&h;$.e *o8nd ;he shelllke ;hn&, cracked down ;he 'ddle andhal*?8red n sand$ And ;he *oo;rn;s were s;ll ;here,*roJen n ;'e n ;he hardened ear;h$

E=hs s de*n;ely no; er*ec;,E he sad alo8d as he &lareda; ;he'$

.e decded ;o *ollow ;he rn;s$

E sho8ld hae done ;hs las; ;'e,E he &r8'?led$

=he ;ral wen; on *or days, leadn& 8wards n;o a h&h

'o8n;an ran&e whch he ddnI; recall ?en& ;here n ;heas;$ =he ar &o; ;hnner and ;he &on&, ;o8&her$ lack solchan&ed ;o sand and ;hen ;o &rael and ;hen ;o sold rockand *nally, ;he *oo;rn;s anshed$ /alkn& ?eca'e sod**c8l; he had ;o s;o eery *ew h8ndred yards ;o res; andca;ch hs ?rea;h$

As he sa;, a s'all s;one ?o8nced ?y *ro' a?oe$ .e looked 8;o see a ?en& re;;y '8ch lke h'sel* s;arn& down a; h'$=he ?en& soke$

Eo8Ire on 'y land$ o8Ire ;resassn&$E

.e *el; a wae o* an&er r8nnn& ;hro8&h h'$ =hs *ellowIs anery one, he ;ho8&h;$ .e decded ;o &nore h'$ PerhasheIll &e; ;red o* 'akn& a *ool o* h'sel* and &o away$

8; no$ :8ddenly, ;he ?en& was s;andn& n *ron; o* h',a??n& a ?oney *n&er a; h'$

EDdnI; yo8 hear sad yo8Ire ;resassn&E

ow ;hs was really &e;;n& ;o ?e ;oo '8ch$

Ee; ;ha; *n&er o8; o* 'y *aceE

EBh, ;Is 'ore ;han a *n&er yo8Ill ?e &e;;n& * yo8 donI;skedaddleE

=hey &lared a; each o;her$ =hen ;he ?en& snaed hs*n&ers$ =wo lar&er, he*;er ersons o* h'sel* aearedsee'n&ly *ro' nowhere and ;ook hold o* h'$ =hey l*;ed h' n;o ;he ar and w;hn 'n8;es ;hey were ?ack a; ;he cae where ;hey se; h' down$

E:;ay here n ;he *la;lands and weIll all &e; alon& *ne,E;hey sad$

.s head was sw''n&$



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E/ha; does ;ha; 'eanE

E; 'eans yo8Ire ;o s;ay o** any land owned ?y o8r 'as;er$

.e has laced s&ns ;o ;hs e**ec; a; aro8s 8nc;8res$ o8are no; ;o en;8re as; ;he s&ns$E

E/ha; s a s&nE

Eo8 ask way ;oo 'any G8es;ons$E

And w;h ;ha;, ;hey le*;$ As he wa;ched ;he' ansh ?ehnd;he clo8ds, he ?e&an ;o *eel a&8ely ll$ =he neK; 'ornn&,he had no desre ;o &e; 8$ And as one day 'er&ed n;oano;her, he *el; h'sel* ?e&nnn& ;o 8; on we&h;$ .shar ?e&an ;o *all o8;$ .e deeloed an aerson ;o oensaces$ Bnly rarely dd he en;8re ?eyond ;he 'o8;h o* hsown cae$ * he had ?een keen& a dary (whch he wasnI;!,

each dayIs en;ry wo8ld hae read, Eo;hn& haened$E

8; Eno;hn& haenedE canI; las; *oreer$ And s8re as as8''er s8nrse, ;here ca'e a day when so'e;hn& dd haen$; was on a day when a ?ea' o* ;he ?r&h;es; s8nl&h;crossed hs *ace, wakn& h' 8$ .e &r8'?led, rolled oerand coered hs head w;h hs ?lanke;$ ; was eKac;ly ;hen;ha; a oce called o8;$

E.ello n ;hereE

.e ;red coern& hs ears$ 8; ;he oce &rew 'orenss;en;$

E.ello Anyone ho'eE.e reer;ed ;o hs old ;redand;r8e, &norn& ;he oce n;he hoe ; wo8ld &o away$ 8; no s8ch l8ck$ =he oce wasno; only nss;en;, ?8; erss;en;$ ; was when ;he oceIsowner was heard ;o ?e co'n& *ro' nsde ;he 'o8;h o* ;hecae ;ha; he *el; aro8sed ;o ;ake ac;on$ .e &ra??ed hscl8? and cre; *orward ;oward ;he l&h;$

=here were ;wo o* ;he', s'aller ;han ;he ;wo who had ec;edh' *ro' ;he 'o8n;an;o$ =hey wore ?& s'les$ =heycarred ?lack lea;her cases$ =he ;hn one soke$

EAh, ;ha;Is a *nelookn& cl8?$ ay we hae a lookE

/;ho8; ;hnkn&, he handed ; oer$ =hey assed ; ?ack and*or;h, ;8rnn& ; oer n ;her hands, ad'rn& ;$

EVery nce work'ansh$ /eId lke ;o *ea;8re ; n a dslayn ;he '8se8' o* nd&eno8s ar; weIre lannn& ;o ?8ld$E

E=ha; s, * yo8 hae no o?ec;ons$E

.e was *l8''oKed ?y ;hs lne o* conersa;on, ?8; heshr8&&ed and sad he ddnI; 'nd$ =hey care*8lly wraed ;



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Eo; really$E

A*;er a lo; 'ore he''n& and hawn& and ?ackn& and *or;hn&on ;he ar; o* :ears and Roe?8ck, ; ?eca'e clear ;ha; .$ P$

<ord had des&na;ed hs dscoery as E8nnha?;ed$E And ;;8rned o8; ;here were d**eren; r8les *or worlds ;ha; were8no8la;ed and ;hose ;ha; were o8la;ed$ n ;he case o*;he la;;er, Earran&e'en;sE had ;o ?e 'ade *or ;he well?en&o* ;he socalled End&eno8s nha?;an;s$E <al8re ;o do soco8ld res8l; n sanc;ons, *nes and (n eK;re'e cases!'rson'en;$

E.ow a?o8; le;Is c8; ;o ;he chase$ /eIre wlln& ;o o**eryo8 *ree ;ransor;a;on ;o any lace n ;he known 5nerse,co'le;e w;h roo' and ?oard *or l*e$E

ERoo' and ?oardE

E=hree 'eals a day and 'ad serce =8esdays, =h8rsdays and weekends$E

Eo8 canI; &e; a ?e;;er deal ;han ;ha;$E

E donI; know$ *eel lke I' ?en& 8shed n;o so'e;hn&$E

.e was r&h;$ <or sread o8; on ;he rock neK; ;o ;he 'a wasa G8;cla' deed all *lled o8; w;h eery E;E crossed andeery EE do;;ed$ Roe?8ck had hs no;ary s;a' and nk ada; ;he ready$ HrkoranIs ;wo ro?o;s were on s;and?y ;osere as w;nesses$ ; was really ?en& orches;ra;ed ;o ;he 'aK$

And all ;he whle, :ears ke; *ln& a&es n a ?nder o*s'ln&, hay eole wa;er skn&, layn& &ol* and walkn&on rs;ne ?eaches a; s8nse;$ .e held o8; a en$

E:ee ; *or wha; ; s$ An eKc;n& new hase n yo8r l*e$snI; ; ;'e ;o ?reak o8;, ;o &o laces and do ;hn&sE

A lon& slence$ .e was ;hnkn&$ <nally, he shook hs head,no$ =r8;h ?e ;old, he ddnI; wan; ;o &o anywhere$ .e ddnI; wan; ;o walk on ?eaches or lay ;hs odd &a'e ;hey called&ol*$ .e 8s; wan;ed ;o ?e n hs cae and le*; alone$

:ears and Roe?8ck were ad';;edly dsaon;ed ?8; ;hey hada EPlan ,E as well as a Plan C, D, 3 and <$ Lke allreso8rce*8l sales'en, ;hey ke; chn& away$ /ha; ;hey

were a*;er was a deal, whch en;aled a s&ned and no;arJedG8;cla' deed$ 5n;l ;hey had ;ha; deed, ;hey wo8ldnI; hae*8l*lled ;he ;er's o* ;he con;rac; ;hey had w;h Hrkoran$8; ;he chn& away was hard$

A deal haens when con;endn& ar;es reach a 'ee;n& o*;he 'nds$ 3ach ar;y wan;s so'e;hn& and s wlln& ;o &e8 so'e;hn& else ;o &e; ;$ 8; den;*yn& ;ha; el8seso'e;hn& else, 8;;n& a al8e on ;, and 'akn& ;n;e&ral ;o ;he a*oresad 'ee;n& o* ;he 'nds ;ha; s



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oerhea;ed, rces on 'roed arcels wen; skyh&h,a**ec;n& ;he al8e o* eery;hn&, een ;he as;, 8n'roedsec;ors o* ;hs sol;ary world$

='e assed$ <or;ye&h; years n *ac; assed$ =hen onea8;8'n day, a lander descended *ro' an or?;n& sh andse;;led w;h a low roar near ;he cae$ An old 'an and ayo8n&er 'an &o; o8;$ =he older 'an, lookn& ;o ?e n hsnne;es, walked ?en; oer, 8sn& a cane ;o s;eady h'sel*$.e shook when he 'oed$

Es;er :ears, has ; ?een ;hree whole years snce yo8 werelas; hereE

EAc;8ally ;wo years and ;en 'on;hs$ =hs s ro?a?ly 'y las;;r$E

EReally /hyE

EsnI; ; o?o8sE

.e shr8&&ed$

EDoc;ors hae ;old 'e ;o s;o$ n;ers;ellar ;rael laysheck w;h 'y ar;hr;s and ''8ne sys;e'$E

=he yo8n&er 'an, lookn& ;o ?e n hs early sK;es, s;8cko8; hs hand$

Ea'eIs A$ F$ :ears$ I' ;he son$ Ill ?e 'akn& ;he;rennal ;rs *ro' here on o8;$E

EPleased ;o 'ee; yo8$E

E8ess yo8Ie heard a?o8; Hrkoran$E

Eo$E

E/as n all ;he aers$E

E donI; read$E

ELon& s;ory shor;, eery;hn& he owned was 8nder wa;er$Hlled h'sel* a*;er ;he las; ?ankr8;cy *ln&$ Le*; no wll$ =here was a ro?a;e hearn& and hs chldren showed8 een ;ho8&h ;here was no;hn& *or ;he'$ 8; ;hen all;hese o;her eole showed 8, ;oo$ =8rned o8;, Hrkoran was

a ?&;'e wo'anJer$ He; ; secre; ?y deedn& arcels o*land ;o hs lady *rends$ ow ;hese chldren ddnI; knowa?o8; ;he *nancal s;8a;on$ =hey ;ho8&h; ;hey were &on&;o ?e rch$ :o when ;he 8d&e s;ar;ed ;o lay o8; ;he *ac;s,a ?& *s;*&h; ?roke o8;$ =o;al chaos$E

E/ow$E



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?e;ween Ewha; s 'ne and wha; s ;hne$E ; was ?orn& work$ orn& ?eca8se all ;he *la; land was ;he ar; dee'ed8n'roed whle ;he hlly areas and ;he laces w;h deecanyons and lakes and rers *or wh;e wa;er ra*;n& were

des&na;ed as 'roed$ <nally, ;hey had ;he recse?o8ndares, 'arked w;h warnn& s&ns a; each G8ar;er 'le$='e had co'e ;o s&n ;he 'a and ;he aro8s a;;ach'en;s$

Hrwn arred w;h a ?a;;ery o* lawyers, a co8r;'anda;edo?serer, a recorder, a no;ary and *o8r ?onded ro?o; w;nesses$ =he 'a was assed aro8nd and ;he rosons ands;8la;ons were read alo8d$ =he senor ar;ner o* ;hea;;orney *r', a &en;le'an na'ed <;Jh8&h 3snosa, lookedacross ;he ;a?le ;o ;he one 'an s;;n& ;here$

EBkay ;hen$ &8ess weIre ready ;o &o ahead$E

Eo; G8;e$E

3eryone on HrwnIs sde o* ;he ;a?le held ;her ?rea;h$

E wan; ; n wr;n& ;ha; nd&eno8s law ales on all 'ylands$E

End&eno8s lawE

E=he a&ree'en; '8s; say ;ha; anyone en;ern& ;he landsde*ned as 'y l*e es;a;e ?eco'es s8?ec; ;o ;he laws o* ;heor&nal nha?;an;s$E

E/eIll need a coy o* ;hose laws as an a;;ach'en; ;o ;hea&ree'en;, wonI; weE

Eo coy eKs;s$ =he laws are ar; o* a rch oral ;rad;on&on& ?ack nearly ;o ;he dawn o* hs;ory$E

E/ell ;hen, how does one know wha; ;he law saysE

EBne has ;o ask$E

.e held 8 a en$

E/ha; * s;ole ;hs enE

E5nder ;he c8rren;, oera;e nd&eno8s law, yo8 wo8ld ?e;hrown n a a ; o* ers *or a year$E

.e snaed ;he en n hal*$

E/ha; * s;ole ;he en and ?roke ; n hal*E

Eo8Id ?e *layed ale and *ed ;o ;he an;s$E

=hey all ;8rned ;o ;he co8r;'anda;ed o?serer, re8;ed ;o?e an eKer; on nd&eno8s c8l;8res$ =he o?serer clearedhs ;hroa;$

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