Fairy Tales

“In one big city there was a botanical garden, and in this garden—an enormous iron-and-glass conservatory. It was beautiful: slender twisted columns supported the whole building; on them rested light, patterned arches intertwined with one another by a whole web of iron frames, into which panes of glass were fitted. The conservatory was especially lovely when the sun set and bathed it in red light. Then it all glowed—red reflections shimmered and played, like in an enormous, finely ground gemstone…”

CONTENTS: 1. Attalea princeps 2. The Frog-Traveler 3. The Tale of Proud Agae 4. The Tale of the Toad and the Rose 5. What Never Was