The Righteous Mother

The Righteous Mother written by Eden Phillpotts

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'Wretch!' cried the mother to her infant son.
'You hateful little boy, what have you done?
Killed the white butterfly, of all dear things,
And then pulled off his tiny, fairy wings.
To butterflies this garden is their home -
Here do they dance and kiss the flowers and roam
In happiness and plenty, even as you.
God would be very angry if He knew!'
And while she spoke these salutary words
Her hat displayed two withered humming-birds.

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