The Widow And the King (2005)
The Widow And the King
“He peered disgustedly into the pouch. ‘Is that all?’ ‘Give them back!’ yelled Ambrose. He tried to reach the pouch, but other hands were holding him. The little sunlit courtyard was full of grinning faces.
‘Pebbles!’ said the leader. ‘Baby's toys! Who said it was going to be money?’ He looked around him at his fellows. No one answered him.
‘Well it was one of you,’ the leader said.
Ambrose jerked in the grip of the boys who had grabbed him, and almost broke free. But another hand caught him by ...the collar, and he swayed helplessly.
‘These your toys, baby?’ said the leader, dangling the pouch by the long drawstring. He was a lanky fellow, with a long jaw and curly brown hair. Ambrose had seen him and his friends hanging about the courtyards and the halls many times. He had never dreamed that they would pounce on him like this.
‘Give them back!' said Ambrose.
‘Baby wants his toys back,’ said the leader, swinging the pouch.
‘All right then. Here you are.’ Ambrose felt the hands release him.MoreLess
‘Pebbles!’ said the leader. ‘Baby's toys! Who said it was going to be money?’ He looked around him at his fellows. No one answered him.
‘Well it was one of you,’ the leader said.
Ambrose jerked in the grip of the boys who had grabbed him, and almost broke free. But another hand caught him by ...the collar, and he swayed helplessly.
‘These your toys, baby?’ said the leader, dangling the pouch by the long drawstring. He was a lanky fellow, with a long jaw and curly brown hair. Ambrose had seen him and his friends hanging about the courtyards and the halls many times. He had never dreamed that they would pounce on him like this.
‘Give them back!' said Ambrose.
‘Baby wants his toys back,’ said the leader, swinging the pouch.
‘All right then. Here you are.’ Ambrose felt the hands release him.MoreLess
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