Three Wise Men - Carol Ann Duffy DBE

It was the twelfth night of the winter feastsand giant yule logs had burned without cease . . .Seeking refuge from a snowstorm, a nameless traveller is welcomed into an ancient hall to warm their bones and fill their stomach, if they will hear the stories of three wise men and judge whom amongst them tells the truth. What follows are three tales of despair and devotion, of indigence and immortality. A lovelorn youth plies the object of his affections with golden rings, partridges and pear trees.An... Zobrazit více