The Gardener 58
One morning in the flower garden a blind girl came to offer me aflower chain in the cover of a lotus leaf.I put it round my neck, and tears came to my eyes.I kissed her and said, "You are blind even as the flowers are.You yourself know not how beautiful is your gift."
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The Gardener 58 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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