1 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: Welcome sleep Tight Stories. Hi, this is Cheryl from sleep 2 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: Tight Stories. This week we are releasing our seventieth episode 3 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: of sleep Tight Stories and Clark and I wanted to 4 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: say thank you to our listeners. We appreciate you coming 5 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: back every week to listen to our stories, and we 6 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: would like to ask for your help. If you enjoy 7 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 1: our stories, please leave us a review. We are constantly 8 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: trying to get better and your review would be greatly appreciated. 9 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: Have a great week from Cheryl and Clark at sleep 10 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: Tight Stories. Little Ida's flowers, My poor flowers are quite faded, 11 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: said Little Ida. Only yesterday evening they were so pretty, 12 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: and now all the leaves are drooping. Why do they 13 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: do that? She asked of the student who sat on 14 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: the sofa. He was a great favorite with her because 15 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: he used to tell her the prettiest of stories and 16 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: cut out the most amusing things in paper hearts with 17 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: little ladies dancing in them, and high castles with doors 18 00:01:54,400 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: which one could open and shut. He was a student. 19 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: Why do the flowers look so wretched today, she asked again, 20 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: showing him a bouquet of faded flowers. Do you not know? 21 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: Replied the student. The flowers went to the ball last 22 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: night and are tired. That's why they hang their heads. 23 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: What an idea, exclaimed little Ida. Flowers cannot dance? Of course, 24 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: they can dance when it is dark and we are 25 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 1: all gone to bed. They jump about as merrily as possible. 26 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: They have a ball almost every night. And can children 27 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: go to the ball? Asked Ida. Oh yes, said the student. 28 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: Daisies and lily of the valley that are quite little. 29 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: And when is it that the prettiest flowers dance? Have 30 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: you not been to the large garden outside the town gate, 31 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: in front of the castle where the king lives in summer, 32 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: the garden that is so full of lovely flowers. You 33 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: surely remember the swans which come swimming up when you 34 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: give them crumbs of bread. Believe me, they have capital 35 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: balls there. I was out there only yesterday with my mother, 36 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: said Ida. But there were no leaves on the trees, 37 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: and I did not see a single flower. What has 38 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: become of them? There were so many in the summer. 39 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: They are inside the palace now, replied the student. As 40 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: soon as the king and all his court go back 41 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: to the town, the flowers hasten out of the garden. 42 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: And into the palace where they have famous times. Oh, 43 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: if you could but see them. The two most beautiful 44 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:27,359 Speaker 1: roses seat themselves on the throne and act as the 45 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: king and queen. All the pretty flowers come, and there 46 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:41,919 Speaker 1: is a great ball. The blue violets represent the naval cadets. 47 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: They dance with the hyacinths and crocus, who take the 48 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: parts of young ladies. The tulips and the tall tiger 49 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 1: lilies are old ladies dowagers, who see to it that 50 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 1: the dancing is well done, and let all things go 51 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: on properly. But asked little Ida, is there no one 52 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: there to harm the flowers for daring to dance in 53 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: the king's castle. No one knows anything about it, replied 54 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: the student, once sturing the night. Perhaps the old steward 55 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 1: of the castle does, to be sure come in with 56 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 1: his great bunch of keys to see that all is right. 57 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 1: But the moment the flowers hear the clanking of the keys, 58 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: they stand stock still or hide themselves behind the long 59 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: silk window curtains. Then the old steward will say, do 60 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: I not smell flowers here? But he can't see them? 61 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: That is very funny, exclaimed little Ida, clapping her hands 62 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: with glee. But should not I be able to see 63 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: the flowers? To be sure you can see them, replied 64 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: the student, You have only to remember to peep in 65 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: the windows the next time you go to the palace. 66 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: I did so this very day, and saw a long 67 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: yellow lily lying on the sofa. She was a court lady. 68 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: Do the flowers in the botanical garden go to the ball? 69 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: Can they go all that long distance? Certainly, said the student, 70 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: For the flowers can fly if they please. Have you 71 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: not seen the beautiful red and yellow butterflies that look 72 00:06:54,600 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: so much like flowers? They are, in fact thing else. 73 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:07,279 Speaker 1: They have flown off their stalks high into the air, 74 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: and flapped their little petals just as if they were wings, 75 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: And thus they came to fly about as a reward 76 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: for always behaving well. They have leave to fly about 77 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: in the daytime, too, instead of sitting quietly on their 78 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: stalks at home. Till at last the flower petals have 79 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: become real wings that you have seen yourself. It may be, though, 80 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: that the flowers in the botanical garden have never been 81 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: in the King's castle. They may not have heard what 82 00:07:55,560 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: frolics take place there every night. But I'll tell you. 83 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: If the next time you go to the garden you 84 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: whisper to one of the flowers that a great ball 85 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: is to be given in the castle yonder, the news 86 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: will spread from flower to flower, and they will all 87 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 1: fly away. Then should the professor come to his garden, 88 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: there won't be a flower there, and he will not 89 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: be able to imagine what has become of them. But 90 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: how can one flower tell it to another? For I 91 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: am sure the flowers cannot speak. No, you are right there, 92 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:50,199 Speaker 1: returned the student. They cannot speak, but they can make signs. 93 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: Have you ever noticed that when the wind blows a little, 94 00:08:56,400 --> 00:09:01,439 Speaker 1: the flowers nod to each other and move all their 95 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: green leaves. They can make each other understand in this way, 96 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: just as well as we do by talking. And does 97 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 1: the professor understand their pantomime, asked Ida. Oh, certainly at 98 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: least part of it. He came into his garden one 99 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 1: morning and saw that a great stinging nettle was making 100 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: signs with its leaves to a beautiful red carnation. It 101 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: was saying, you are so beautiful, and I love you 102 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: with all my heart. But the professor doesn't like that 103 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: sort of thing, And he wrapped the nettle on her leaves, 104 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: which are her fingers, but she stung him, and since 105 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 1: then he has never dared to touch a nettle. Ha 106 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 1: ha ha ha ha ha, laughed little Ida. That is 107 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: very funny. How can one put such stuff into a 108 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: child's head? Said the nanny who had come into the room. 109 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: She did not like this student, and she did not 110 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 1: like jokes, and would always say, as she was now, 111 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: how can any one put such notions into a child's head? 112 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: They are only foolish fancies. But to little Ida all 113 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: that the student had told her was very entertaining, and 114 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: she kept thinking it over. She was sure now that 115 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: her pretty yesterday's flowers hung their heads because they were tired, 116 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: and that they were tired because they had been to 117 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 1: the ball. So she took them to the table where 118 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: stood her toys. Her doll lay sleeping. But Ida said 119 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: to her, you must it up and be content to 120 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:06,319 Speaker 1: sleep tonight in the table drawer, for the poor flowers 121 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: are ill and must have your bed to sleep in. 122 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:14,959 Speaker 1: Then perhaps they will be well again by tomorrow. And 123 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:18,559 Speaker 1: she at once took the doll out, though the doll 124 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: looked confused at giving up her cradle to the flowers. 125 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: I'd delayed the flowers in the doll's bed and drew 126 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: the blanket over them, telling them to lie still, while 127 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 1: she made some tea for them to drink in order 128 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: that they might be well next day, And she drew 129 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: the curtains about the bed so that the sun could 130 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:49,319 Speaker 1: not shine into their eyes. All that evening she thought 131 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 1: of nothing but what the student had told her, And 132 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 1: when she went to bed herself, she ran to the 133 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:03,319 Speaker 1: window where her mother's tulips and hyacinth stood. She whispered 134 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: to them, I know very well that you are going 135 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: to a ball tonight. The flowers pretended not to understand, 136 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: and did not stir so much as a leaf, but 137 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: that did not prevent Ida from knowing what she knew. 138 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: When she was in bed, she lay for a long time, 139 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 1: thinking how delightful it must be to see the flower 140 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: dance in the king's castle, and said to herself, I 141 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 1: wonder if my flowers have really been there, And then 142 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: she fell asleep. In the night she woke, she had 143 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: been dreaming of the student and the flowers, and the 144 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: nanny who told her they were making fun of her. 145 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 1: All was still in the room the night lamp was 146 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: burning on the table, and her mother and father were 147 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: both asleep. I wonder if my flowers are still lying 148 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: in Sophie's bed, she thought to herself, How I should 149 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: like to know. She raised herself a little and looked 150 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: towards the door, which stood half open. Within lay the 151 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: flowers and all her playthings. She listened, and it seemed 152 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: to her that she heard some one playing upon the piano, 153 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: but quite softly and more sweetly than she had ever 154 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 1: heard before. Now all of the flowers are certainly dancing, 155 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:03,960 Speaker 1: thought she, Oh, how I should like to see them. 156 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: But she dared not get up, for fear of waking 157 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: her mother and father, if they would only come in here. 158 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 1: But the flowers did not come, and the music went 159 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 1: on so prettily that she could restrain herself no longer, 160 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: and she crept out of her little bed, stole softly 161 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: to the door, and peeped into the room. Oh what 162 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: a pretty sight it was. There was no night lamp 163 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 1: in the room, but still it was quite bright. The 164 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: moon shone through the window down upon the floor, and 165 00:14:56,080 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: it was almost like daylight. The hyacinths and tulips stood 166 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 1: there in two rows, not one was left on the window, 167 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 1: where stood the empty flower pots. On the floor. All 168 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: the flowers danced gracefully, making all the turns, and holding 169 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: each other by their long green leaves as they twirled around. 170 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: At the piano sat a large yellow lily, which little 171 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: Ida remembered to have seen in the summer, For she 172 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: remembered that the student had said, how like the flower 173 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: is to Miss Laura, and how everyone had laughed at 174 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 1: the remark. But now she really thought that the lily 175 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: was very like the young lady. It had exactly her 176 00:15:56,120 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 1: manner of playing, bending its long yellow face now to 177 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: one side and now to the other, and nodding its 178 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 1: head to mark the time of the beautiful music. All 179 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: blue crocus now stepped forward, sprang upon the table on 180 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: which lay Ida's playthings, went straight to the doll's cradle, 181 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 1: and drew back the curtains. There lay the sick flowers, 182 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: but they rose at once, greeted the other flowers, and 183 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: made a sign that they would like to join in 184 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 1: on the dance. They did not look at all ill 185 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: now suddenly a heavy noise was heard, as of something 186 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: falling from the table. Ida glanced that way and saw 187 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: that it was the rod she had found on her 188 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: bed on Tuesday, and that it seemed to wish to 189 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:08,399 Speaker 1: belong to the flowers. It was a pretty rod for 190 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: a wax figure that looked exactly like the nanny sat 191 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 1: upon the head of it. The rod began to dance, 192 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,879 Speaker 1: and the wax figure that was riding on it became 193 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: long and great like the nanny herself, and began to say, 194 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: how can one put such stuff in a child's head? 195 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: It was very funny to see, and Little Ida could 196 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: not help laughing, for the rod kept on dancing, and 197 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 1: the nanny had to dance too. There was no help 198 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: for it whether she remained tall and big or became 199 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 1: a little wax figure again. But the other flowers said 200 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 1: a good word for her, especially those that had lain 201 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 1: in the doll's bed, so that at last the rod 202 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:12,680 Speaker 1: left it in peace. At the same time, there was 203 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: a loud knocking inside the drawer where sophie Ida's doll 204 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: lay with many other toys. She put out her head 205 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: and asked, in great astonishment, is there a ball here? 206 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 1: Why has no one told me of it? She sat 207 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: down upon the table, expecting some of the flowers to 208 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 1: ask her to dance with them, but as they did not, 209 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: she let herself fall upon the floor so as to 210 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: make a great noise. And then the flowers all came 211 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: crowding about to ask her if she was hurt, and 212 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: they were very polite, especially those that had lain in 213 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 1: her bed. She was not at all hurt, and the 214 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: flowers thanked her for the use of her pretty bed, 215 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:16,160 Speaker 1: and took her into the middle of the room where 216 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 1: the moon shone, and danced with her, while the other 217 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: flowers formed a circle around them. So now Sophie was pleased, 218 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 1: and said they might keep her bed, for she did 219 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: not mind sleeping in the drawer. But the flowers replied, 220 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:42,679 Speaker 1: we thank you most heartily for your kindness, but we 221 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: shall not live long enough to need it. We shall 222 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: be quite dead by tomorrow. But tell little Ida she 223 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 1: is to bury us out in the garden near the 224 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: canary bird's grave, and then we shall wake again next 225 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:01,919 Speaker 1: summer and be even more more beautiful than we have 226 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: been this year. Oh no, you must not die, said Sophie, 227 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:13,119 Speaker 1: kissing them as they spoke. And then a great company 228 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: of flowers came dancing in. Ida could not imagine where 229 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: they had come from unless from the King's garden. Two 230 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 1: beautiful roses led the way wearing golden crowns. Then followed 231 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 1: wallflowers and pinks, who bowed to all present. They brought 232 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:44,919 Speaker 1: a band of music with them. Wild hyacinths and little 233 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 1: white snowdrops jingled merry bells. It was a most remarkable orchestra. 234 00:20:53,840 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: Following these were an immense number of flowers, all dancing violets, daisies, 235 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: lilies of the valley, and others, which it was a 236 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:15,719 Speaker 1: delight to see. At last, all the happy flowers wished 237 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 1: one another good night. Little Ida too, crept back to 238 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: bed to dream of all that she had seen. When 239 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:30,959 Speaker 1: she rose next morning, she went at once to her 240 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: little table to see if her flowers were there. She 241 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 1: drew aside the curtain of her little bed. Yes, there 242 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: lay the flowers, but they were much more faded to 243 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: day than yesterday. Sophie too was in the drawer, but 244 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 1: she looked very sleepy. Do you remember what you were 245 00:21:56,160 --> 00:22:00,920 Speaker 1: to say to me? Asked Ida of Sophie. But Sophie 246 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 1: looked quite surprised and had not a word to say. 247 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 1: You are not kind at all, said Ida. And yet 248 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: all the flowers let you dance with them. Then she 249 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: chose from her playthings a little box with birds painted 250 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 1: on it, and in it she laid the dead flowers. 251 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: That shall be your pretty box, she said, And when 252 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: my cousins come to visit me, they shall help me 253 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 1: to bury you in the garden, in order that next 254 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: summer you may grow again and be still more beautiful.