The following morning, upon entering the room, the nursemaid found the dove's body resting in peace beside the Princess. She twisted her face in surprise and said in a very loud voice, "O' my! Is this her little dove? How come? He was injured and couldn't flap since then. These wings were certainly deformed and disabled. How did it set off and even come back? What a surprise!"
The dove was still holding the fresh fruit of Orion Poplar in his beak, even after it passed away. The nursemaid decided to plant it in the middle of the garden right under the window of the Princess' room.
In time, it grew to be a big and thick tree with a lot of branches. It is said that from the top of the tree, the Princess' room and her birdcage can be clearly and closely seen.
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his is a tiny miracle story that parent birds have told their babies atop the tree of Orion Poplar.
YOU ARE READING
A blue dove for the princess
Cerita PendekA Blue Dove for the Princess, subtitled the tale behind the Orion Poplar, is a fairy tale written by Ellinor Graun and illustrated by Arno Bester. A Blue Dove is the origin of the legendary Razgriz and was Kei Nagase's favorite childhood book. (this...
