2019.04.03.
Little Karen
Versions: #2And it was little Karen
whom the young king saw.
She shone like a star
among all the small servants.
She shone like a star
among all the small servants.
'And listen, little Karen,
will you submit to me?
Then I'll give to you
the two silver-plated knives.'
'I won't take care of
the two silver-plated knives.
Give them to your young queen,
let me leave with my honor.'
'And listen, little Karen,
will you submit to me?
Then I'll give to you
the stone house in the forest.'
'I won't take care of
the stone house in the forest.
Give it to your young queen,
let me leave with my honor.'
'And listen, little Karen,
will you submit to me?
Then I'll give to you
half of my kingdom.'
'I won't take care of
half of your kingdom.
Give it to your young queen,
let me leave with my honor.'
'And listen, little Karen,
if you won't be mine
then I'll have you put
into the keep.'
'And if you'll put me
into the keep,
then I will never
truly be yours.'
'And listen, little Karen,
why are you making me so angry?
Then I'll have you put
into the barrel full of spikes!'
'And if you'll put me
into the barrel full of spikes,
then all the gods will know
my innocence.'
They put the little Karen
Into the barrel full of spikes.
Then two white doves came
and put peace upon her.
And the young king went pale
in his gilded throne room.
Then two black ravens came
to him with all the agony of hell.'
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