When North Wind appeared, the King repeated what the people had said. “Is this true, North Wind?” he asked.
North Wind could not deny it, for the devastated garden and fields lay before every one’s eyes.
“Why did you do it?” asked the King.
“Oh,” answered North Wind, “I didn’t mean it wickedly. I wanted to play with the roses and the lilies and the peaches—and all the rest. I didn’t think I would do them any harm.”
“I see,” said the King. “If you are such a clumsy fellow, then I do not dare to let you out for a frolic again. I must keep you a prisoner in the castle the whole summer. In the winter, when there are no more flowers and fruit, you may go out and be as boisterous as you like. I see you are fit only for the time of ice and snow and not for flowers and fruit.”
THE MONTHS: A PAGEANT
Christina Rossetti
| Boys | Girls | |
| January | February | |
| March | April | |
| July | May | |
| August | June | |
| October | September | |
| December | November |