Carroll and Brooks readers - a reader for the fifth grade . councilors and the reports of hishousehold officers, suddenly there dropped into his lap,even into the folds of his kingly robe, something smalland hard. With an exclamation of surprise the young kingstarted from his dreaming, and looking up into theclear sky, he saw sailing majestically toward the deserta great African eagle. Then all the high officers of state looked troubledand surprised. The high-steward of the householdbade the chief master of the singers to direct the bailiffof the wardrobe to ask the overseer of the bath torequ
Carroll and Brooks readers - a reader for the fifth grade . councilors and the reports of hishousehold officers, suddenly there dropped into his lap,even into the folds of his kingly robe, something smalland hard. With an exclamation of surprise the young kingstarted from his dreaming, and looking up into theclear sky, he saw sailing majestically toward the deserta great African eagle. Then all the high officers of state looked troubledand surprised. The high-steward of the householdbade the chief master of the singers to direct the bailiffof the wardrobe to ask the overseer of the bath torequest the steward of the royal hair and nails to com-mission the teacher of mysteries to remove this heaven-sent omen from the. royal robe and announce itsmeaning. But even before this roundabout order had gonehalf through its necessary amount of repetition, theyoung Pharaoh had himself thrust his own royal handinto the folds of the royal robe and drawn out—a lit-tle sandal of bronzed leather, stamped in silver andtrimmed with fur. CINDERELLAS ANCESTOR 53. Now by the wig of Turn, cried the young mon-arch, looking at this strange gift of the eagle in de-lighted surprise, but this is wondrous fair. Towhom, think ye, my honored ones, doth this sandalbelong, and what doth it foretell to the realm 1 Then all the officers around the throne tried toappear wise, but only looked puzzled. At length the teacher of mysteries said: Tis an omen from the evil gods, 0 king, I the eagle is sacred to none of the gods of Egypt,and a messenger, not sacred, could bring naught butan evil omen to the brother of the sun. Touch it not,0 king; it is unlucky. Not so, said the king, decidedly; this can be noevil omen. It hath been worn and by a most fair anddainty foot. No maiden of Memphis hath foot fittedfor such a shoe, and she who can wear so small andfair a creation must be wondrous fair herself. 54 A READER FOR THE FIFTH GRADE Yon have wished rae, my honored ones, to takeiinto myself a qnee
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