Parker Hoysted Fillmore, The Shoemaker's Apron — The Twelve Months (1920)
“ Holena and her stepmother were more surprised than ever to see Marushka coming through the snow with red apples in her hands. They let her in and grabbed the apples from her. “Where did you get them?” Holena demanded. “High up on the mountain,” Marushka answered. “There are plenty of them growing there.” ”
Parker Hoysted Fillmore, The Shoemaker's Apron — The Twelve Months (1920)
“ All around the snow lay deep with no track of man or beast in any direction. Holena wandered on and on determined to find those wonderful apples. At last she saw a light in the distance and when she reached it she found it was the great fire about which the Twelve Months were seated. ”
Parker Hoysted Fillmore, The Shoemaker's Apron — The Twelve Months (1920)
“ At first she was frightened but, soon growing bold, she elbowed her way through the circle of men and without so much as saying: “By your leave,” she put out her hands to the fire. She hadn’t even the courtesy to say: “Good-day.” ”
