Chapter XXVIII. Little Daylight

           

           NOHOUSEofanypretensiontobecalledapalaceisintheleastworthyofthename,exceptithasawoodnearit—verynearit—andthenearerthebetter.Notallroundit—Idon’tmeanthat,forapalaceoughttobeopentothesunandwind,andstandhighandbrave,withweathercocksglitteringandflagsflying;butononesideofeverypalacetheremustbeawood.AndtherewasaverygrandwoodindeedbesidethepalaceofthekingwhowasgoingtobeDaylight’sfather;suchagrandwood,thatnobodyyethadevergottotheotherendofit.Nearthehouseitwaskeptverytrimandnice,anditwasfreeofbrushwoodforalongwayin;butbydegreesitgotwild,anditgrewwilder,andwilder,andwilder,untilsomesaidwildbeastsatlastdidwhattheylikedinit.Thekingandhiscourtiersoftenhunted,however,andthiskeptthewildbeastsfarawayfromthepalace.

           Oneglorioussummermorning,whenthewindandsunwereouttogether,whenthevaneswereflashingandtheflagsfrolickingagainstthebluesky,littleDaylightmadeherappearancefromsomewhere—nobodycouldtellwhere—abeautifulbaby,withsuchbrighteyesthatshemighthavecomefromthesun,onlybyandbysheshowedsuchlivelywaysthatshemightequallywellhavecomeoutofthewind.Therewasgreatjubilationinthepalace,forthiswasthefirstbabythequeenhadhad,andthereisasmuchhappinessoveranewbabyinapalaceasinacottage.

           Butthereisonedisadvantageoflivingnearawood:youdonotknowquitewhoyourneighboursmaybe.

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