| There was once a little girl with very thin legs, hugeeyes, and a worried mouth. She disliked herself somuch that she feared that fairies did not like her.But she loved every blade of grass and flower on theland, and she believed that those who seek a treasuremust never mention it. She had been born in a knot ofbitter roots, in the flower of which she eventually dis-covered the world: mountains to climb, streets to rtm. She embraced the whole universe; everything wasto be seen and experienced. But she feared the-rolethat life gave to her, feared having to walk straight,with great effort, toward a faraway destination; fearedweakness and love. But she persevered. And she over-came her fears. This book is dedicated to her, and to all little girlswith big eyes and spindly legs who are born in a knotof bitter roots. |
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