Chapter 107

"Ayos lang ba yong kwento?"

"Yon lang po ba? May iba ka pa ho bang kwento hehe?" Sabi nong batang nasa gitna.

"Gusto pa po naming makinig." Saad naman nong isa.

My god, mauubos yata laway ko nito sa kakakwento eh.

"Okay sige. Narinig niyo na ba ang kwento na ang pamagat ay the blue bird?" Umiling naman silang tatlo.

"There was once upon a time a king who was very rich in lands and money. When his wife died he was inconsolable, and for eight whole days he shut himself up in a little room, and knocked his head against the wall, so desperate was he.

They feared lest he should kill himself, and they therefore put mattresses between the tapestry and the wall, so that however hard he might strike his head, he could do himself no harm. All his subjects planned amongst themselves to go and see him, and to say everything they could think of as likely to comfort him in his sorrow. Some of them made up grave and serious speeches; others again went with cheerful, even gay words on their tongues,