"02 - An Excess of Enchantments" - читать интересную книгу автора (Gardner Craig Shaw)

not posthumous) spoken by Ebenezum after

he had managed to elude both King Snerdlot

the Vengeful and the monarch's elite

assassin guard by cleverly using the maze

of secret passageways in Snerdlot's

castle, only to open a door to discover

he was once again in the bedchamber of

Queen Vivazia. The queen was, of course,

overjoyed to see him still alive, not to

mention quite hot and sweaty from his

recent pursuit, and therefore

crossed the room in record time to give

the wizard a comradely embrace. Ebenezum

ceased his struggle a moment later, for,

upon reflection, the wizard realized

there were certain things from which

there was truly no escape.

Once upon a time there was a traveler named Wuntvor, who

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happened upon a little man in the woods.

"Are you a fairy?" Wuntvor asked the little man.

But the little fellow made a face. "Not this time, thank my lucky shoes. No, good sir, I am genuine Brownie, and furthermore, sir, it is your lucky day."

"My lucky day?" Wuntvor said, taken quite by surprise.

"Yes, you're the only other person in this fairy--uh--" The little fellow stopped himself. "--Brownie tale, so I guess it has to be you. It is your lucky day."