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Updated: July 4, 2025
The poplars whispered in their superior way, but talked no more about the family-scandal. Now it so happened that the squire and his wife went to Italy and stayed there for a couple of years. And this, in its turn, led to the result that the polled willow was left to stand in peace among the proud poplars.
If only they would come and take you away altogether, so that you couldn't stand there and disgrace us like a horrible, withered stick!" "A family-scandal ... a scandal ... a scandal," whispered the poplars along the avenue. "I don't feel at all withered, oddly enough," said the willow-tree. "I don't know either that I have done anything to be ashamed of.
"Poor Willow-Tree!" said the wild rose-bush. "Thank you," said the willow-tree. "I still feel a little stunned. It is no trifle to lose the whole of one's crown. I don't quite know what's to become of me." "It's a terrible scandal," said the nearest poplar. "A wholly unprecedented family-scandal.
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