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Updated: June 26, 2025
When on the next morning the three children of the parsonage passed Marianne's house on their way to school, Sally said: "It is fun to go to school to-day for the strange boy of yesterday will come too; if we only knew his name. Kaetheli described him to me; he wears velvet pants. Of course he will come to Upper Wood to school."
"At the beginning about flowers, green trees, you know, with those beautiful branches and " "Stop, I know all," Kaetheli interrupted him; "now I am going to sing it to you." And with a firm voice and full tones Kaetheli began seriously: "'Three roses in the garden, Three birds are in the wood, In summer it is lovely In winter it is good.
Tell me now, what you do and why you have to spoil everything?" demanded Kaetheli, rather huffed, for she could not yet get over the fact that she had crawled all for nothing into the incomparable hiding-place in the goat-shed. "I will tell you, Kaetheli, for you must not think that I purposely spoil everything for you. I did not think of that," said Erick, excusing himself.
Kaetheli went toward the church, and Sally knew that she too had to go in; but she could hardly walk from fear and anguish, and as she sat on her bench within, she saw and heard nothing of the whole organ festivities, for she only saw the disfigured Erick before her, how he was sitting in the vineyard and moaning, and her tears fell so plentifully that she could no longer look up.
He took the boy's hand in his fatherly hand, pulled him down from the high bench and said: "Come with me, my boy!" At the parsonage the three children stood waiting for the father's return, as they did every Sunday. Sally had not said a word since they had left church; now she came close to her mother and said, quite excited: "Please, please, Mamma, may I go now at once to Kaetheli?
"I should think that would be quite pretty," observed Sally, "but what does he look like otherwise?" "I have forgotten that, I had to watch the moving of the piano. He is nothing particular to look at." "Kaetheli, do you know what?" Sally said, "you go home with me. I want to ask whether I may go home with you for a little while.
"I was just going to ask," said the mother, "what you intended to do with A.M. Arndt's war songs?" Sally had taken along from all tables and book-cases what seemed to her a collection of songs. These two books she had found in her father's study and now she explained that she had to find Erick's lost song, and what Kaetheli had told her about what was in it.
And again Kaetheli began with full tones: "'I stood on a high mountain And looked into a vale, A little ship came swimming Three counts did hoist the sail. "Well, Erick?" But Erick shook his head even more and said sadly: "Not at all, not a bit like it! Perhaps the song is lost and no one knows anything about it."
Sally had quite forgotten that she was not to go to the strange people, and that she had given, as the object of her walk, the call on Kaetheli. She now remembered everything and she grew very red. "But, dear child," said the mother, "did you really, in spite of opposition from me, press into the home of the strange people? How could you enter the house without an excuse?"
I am afraid that father will be at supper before me and then he'll scold. I thought you would know it much quicker, Sally, such a simple song! Think it over and bring it to me at school, but sure, for else Erick will be sad again. Good night!" Kaetheli was away like a shot, and Sally went thoughtfully back to the house.
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