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The Boy Who Knew What The Birds Said
Padraic Colum
The Boy Who Knew What The Birds Said
Padraic Colum
Book Excerpt: ..."Not one tune do we want to hear from you," said Feet-in-the-Ashes. "Whether you want it or not, one you will hear," said the Harper, "and that tune is the Slumber Tune. I shall play it for you now. And if the whole world was before me when I play it, and if every one in it had the pains of deep wounds, the playing on my harp would make each and every one of them fall into a slumber." "That tune we must not hear," said the first of the three youths, "for if we fall into a slumber the Giant will see to it that we shall never awaken."MacDraoi, the Giant's Harper put his harp to his chest and he began to play. Slumber came on the eyelids of the four who were at the fire. Three sprang up, but one stayed on his bench dead-sound-fast asleep. One yawned and fell down on the floor. One of the two that remained went towards the Harper, but on his way he fell across a bed and he remained on it. Then, out of the four, only one, Feet-in-the-Ashes, was left awake. The Harper played on. Feet-in-the-Ashes pu..
Media | Boeken Paperback Book (Boek met zachte kaft en gelijmde rug) |
Vrijgegeven | 16 april 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9798722395313 |
Uitgevers | Independently Published |
Pagina's | 68 |
Afmetingen | 127 × 203 × 4 mm · 77 g |
Taal en grammatica | Engels |
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