Education English | Narrative Text : Little Henry Forelocks | Once upon time, there was a queen who gave birth to beautiful little daughter whom she named Curlylocks. However , her joy was dimmeb by the words of a fairy, who appeared to her and said," Queen, curlyclocks will grow more and more beautiful and graceful as she grows up, but, I am sorry to say she will have no spirit to speak of and she will be as dull as she is lovely. Nevertheless, she will have no other gift . She will be able to make the man she falls in love with very handsome.
On the other par, in a nearby kingdom there was another queen who had been waiting for many years.. Finally, she had one, but he was very unpleasing to look at and he had a little of hair on his head which earned him the nickname Little Henry Forelocks. When his mother looked at him in her arms, she signed with disappointment A passing fairy took pity on her and said, " Do not cry beautiful queen. Altough a little Henry Forelocks is plain, nontheles he shall be wise and intelligent and he will have the gift of transmitting his wisdom to the woman he falls in love with.
Year passed by, at the court of curlylocks all the young men were attracted by her beauty but finding that she could not put two sensible words together they went away again. Gradually curlylocks became more and more lonely and sad. She would often walk in the woods so that she could weep without anyone seeing her.
One day in the woods she met little henry forelocks who upon seeing such a beautiful, sad, oyung woman, asked her to marry him. Henry also explained to her that by marrying him, her trouble would be at an end because he had the gift of transmitting wisdom to the woman he loved. Curlylocks agreed to his proposal, but henry gave her a year to consider her decision.
The year went by very quickly for Curlylocks who kept her eyes lowered. She grow more intelligent by the day, and enchanted all the most handsome young men. As the day drew near for Henry Forelocks return, she had very mixed feelings.
When little henry forelocks arrived on the throne room, the trumpet blared and the royal guard presented arms. Henry fell to his knees before curlylocks, who kept her eyes lowered .To her surprise when she raused her head, she saw before her a handsome young man.
" Tahankyou " said Henry. " Thankyou, Curlylocks. The love that was born in your heart for me one year ago broke the spell which made me so plain just like my love for you broke the spell which made you so dull. Come curlylocks let us celebrate our wedding"
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