And I always shall be,
If you never bring sorrow to me."
So the merry brown thrush sings away in the tree,
To you and to me, to you and to me.
—LUCY LARCOM.
[THE KING AND THE GOOSEHERD]
ACT I
(King in plain clothes had gone out for a walk in the park. He sat under a tree to read a book and fell asleep. When he waked up he walked on, forgetting his book. He sees a lad looking after a flock of geese and calls him.)
KING: Boy, I left a book lying under a tree in the park. Will you please get it for me? If you do, I will give you a gold piece.