THE PRINCESS AND--WE SHALL SEE WHO
WHEN she came to the top, she found herself in a little square place,
with three doors, two opposite each other, and one opposite the top of
the stair. She stood for a moment, without an idea in her little head
what to do next. But as she stood, she began to hear a curious
humming
sound. Could it be the rain? No. It was much more gentle, and even
monotonous than the sound of the rain, which now she scarcely heard.
The
low sweet humming sound went on, sometimes stopping for a little
while
and then beginning again. It was more like the hum of a very happy
bee
that had found a rich well of honey in some globular flower, than
anything else I can think of at this moment. Where could it come
from?
She laid her ear first to one of the doors to hearken if it was
there--then to another. When she laid her ear against the third door,
there could be no doubt where it came from: it must be from
something in
that room. What could it be? She was rather afraid, but her curiosity
was stronger than her fear, and she opened the door very gently and
peeped in. What do you think she saw? A very old lady who sat
spinning.
Madhuri Noah
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