Andrew Lang

The Blue Fairy Book Andrew Lang

Therefore," continued the old man, "you should send for a gardener whose father and grandfather have been gardeners before him, and very soon your garden will be full of green grass and gay flowers, and you will enjoy its delicious fruit."So the King sent messengers to every town, village, and hamlet in his dominions, to look for a gardener whose forefathers had been gardeners also, and after forty days one was found."Come with us and be gardener to the King," they said to him."How can I go to the King," said the gardener, "a poor wretch like me?""That is of no consequence," they answered. "Here are new clothes for you and your family."