The Gardener 18
When the two sisters go to fetch water, they come to this spot and they smile.They must be aware of somebody who stands behind the treeswhenever they go to fetch water.
The two sisters whisper to each other when they pass this spot.They must have guessed the secret of that somebody who standsbehind the trees whenever they go to fetch water.
Their pitchers lurch suddenly, and water spills when they reach this spot.They must have found out that somebody's heart is beating whostands behind the trees whenever they go to fetch water.
The two sisters glance at each other when they come to this spot,and they smile.There is a laughter in their swift-stepping feet, which makesconfusion in somebody's mind who stands behind the trees wheneverthey go to fetch water.
Words in this poem
- somebody n.
- A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
- lurch v. t.
- To leave in the lurch; to cheat.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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The Gardener 18 is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Gardener, translated by the author from the original Bengali (Macmillan, London and New York, 1913; this text the 1915 printing), Project Gutenberg ebook #6686; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
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