. King Time; or The mystical land of the hours, a fantasy . o employThe time in relating many tales Which the child received with joy;And the fire smiled on the genial host, The Imp, and the little boy. And the sound borne in on the soft, still air From the drowsily chiming bell,Seemed to say, Those good, old-fashioned tales Are ones that / know quite well,For theyre all about things I saw myself In the village of Minutel. May I ask you, please, said the little boy, Theres a story of old folk-lore That I heard about, and I want to know — Would you tell me just one more ?Its the legend about th
. King Time; or The mystical land of the hours, a fantasy . o employThe time in relating many tales Which the child received with joy;And the fire smiled on the genial host, The Imp, and the little boy. And the sound borne in on the soft, still air From the drowsily chiming bell,Seemed to say, Those good, old-fashioned tales Are ones that / know quite well,For theyre all about things I saw myself In the village of Minutel. May I ask you, please, said the little boy, Theres a story of old folk-lore That I heard about, and I want to know — Would you tell me just one more ?Its the legend about those funny roads In the Land of Tockerlore. 69 KING TIME I will, said the host, as he settled down, But youll think it is sad, I know the valley you came across Before you arrived up here ?The valley that separates Minutel From the mountainous frontier? Did you notice along a narrow stream A ruin, all mossy and old,And near it a little venders stand, Where souvenir cards are sold ?Its about the ruin along that stream The following tale is told -. 70 KING TIME
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