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Identifier: stnicholasserial371dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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erely postponing by a day his happiness. Next morning, bright and early, he went tothe royal gardens, and meeting the gardener, heasked permission to pick some more lilies. The gardener placed his hands on his hips andlowered his head good-humoredly at the boy. Iwish I had a son like you, said he, with a cheerysmile. Well, I m well satisfied with my own father,remarked Amatoria, but I must say that I thinkyou a particularly nice gardener. I have heardof gardeners chasing boys out of gardens. Not such boys as you. Why, you re in greatfavor with the king. He was here a little whileago, and he was delighted to hear of your goodfortune yesterday. Amatoria smiled at the gardener. It s a goodking that we have in this kingdom. He is a good king, said the gardener. And the I9i°-) THE THREE GOLDEN SHOWERS 215 heart of a boy in him. I ve known him since he His grandfather, they say, was the off-with-his-was small enough to stand in a pint cup— head sort, and my grandfather, who was the royal
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HE DUMPED THE ENTIRE LOAD OF GOLD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND INVITED THEMTO HELP THEMSELVES TO ALL OF IT. Why did he do that? asked Amatoria. gardener at that time, used to be afraid from He did nt. I say he was small enough to do day to day that the king would order his head it, but he had better ways of amusing himself, struck from his shoulders because this rose was But, boy or man, he has always been a boy, and not the right color or that lily was a day too long that kind of man makes the best sort of ruler, in blooming. A man cant do his best work when 216 THE THREE GOLDEN SHOWERS (Jan, he s in danger of losing his head every minute.But when King Aratidia is about I dont feelany more afraid than I m afraid of you. The gardener looked up at the sun and utteredan exclamation. It s high time I got to work.And do you do the same, and I wish you verygood luck. Amatoria picked the lilies as before, and asbefore he shook them, and again there was ashower of gold that heaped itself

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