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The Russian Child.
Little subject of the Czar
Tell us what your projects are.
"Oh, beneath the singing pine
I will build a palace fine
All of sparkling snow and ice,
Decked with many a rich device!
And I'll not be there alone,
For I'll build a royal throne,
And I'll make a Czar of snow
And trim courtiers bowing low,
On his head a crown he'll wear,
In his hand a sceptre bear!
Then a guard of snow I'll set,
With an icy bayonet,
At the door, to keep afar
All who plot against my Czar."
—EDITH M. THOMAS
