Forbidden Fruit
“Eleanor Farjeon‘Our Brother is Born’ I left Daniel a note. It is never nice to wake up without the person you went to sleep with, especially in his profession. When I opened the outer door of the bakery, the donkey put her head in, allowed me to caress her soft nose, and uttered a short, demanding whuff!
‘All right,’ I told her. ‘But there aren’t any muffins left. They all went to the Soup Run. You’ll have to make do with bread and rosewater.’ Serena, by her stance, indicated that as lo...ng as it had rosewater in it, she would be content. I sliced my one remaining loaf, which had been overlooked in the packing, and sprinkled it with rosewater and a little sugar. This she accepted out of my hand and munched thoughtfully. Then she backed a little, stamped her foot, and asked for another.
‘All right,’ I said hurriedly, hoping that she wouldn’t bray and wake Mrs Pemberthy again. I cut this slice of bread thicker and poured rosewater onto it. This was sufficient, the animal indicated.MoreLess
‘All right,’ I told her. ‘But there aren’t any muffins left. They all went to the Soup Run. You’ll have to make do with bread and rosewater.’ Serena, by her stance, indicated that as lo...ng as it had rosewater in it, she would be content. I sliced my one remaining loaf, which had been overlooked in the packing, and sprinkled it with rosewater and a little sugar. This she accepted out of my hand and munched thoughtfully. Then she backed a little, stamped her foot, and asked for another.
‘All right,’ I said hurriedly, hoping that she wouldn’t bray and wake Mrs Pemberthy again. I cut this slice of bread thicker and poured rosewater onto it. This was sufficient, the animal indicated.MoreLess
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