Literature
A Fairy Tale
In a small land, in a small village that sat in a small valley was a small cottage that held a small family. There was an old woman, Grandmam, whose job it was to make the beds and rock the baby's cradle on the hearth. There was a grown woman, Mam, whose job was to sew the laundry, bake the bread, and clean the house. Then there was an almost-woman, Elsa.
Elsa's job was to grow the garden. But Elsa never thought of the garden as a duty. To her it was a refuge. All of Elsa's time was spent in her little gated garden. Her skin was warm and golden from the sun, her hair strong and bright from the kisses of the fresh wind. Her arms and waist wer