28. The queen makes a scene女王的闹剧

The palaceis sleeping, the moon is pale.

A light inthe night, and a thin, sad wail… ‘oo-oo-oo!’

The queen hasa pain! ‘Quick, quick, the queen is sick!’

The maidcalls a footman. ‘We need doctor don.’

‘I can tellthe queen, he will not be long.’

Stormclouds are gathering. The footman frets, ‘I will need a coat, I will get too wet.Look at that rain!’

The footmanis in a terrible flap. ‘Is this the right road? I wish I had a map!’

Ah, here’s DoctorDon’s house. It’s raining still.

‘We need tobe quick, the queen is sick. She cannot wait.’

‘Look, hereis the doctor. Go quickly, and tell…’

‘But lookat the queen! She is up, she is well!’ ‘She is not in pain?’

The queenis all smiles, she says with a trill, ‘I did feel ill, but then I took a pill. AndI feel right as rain!’