The staff had never seen their beloved King, so excited, so motivated before. His son would soon be coming home and the King had been spending every spare moment in preparation for that very wonderful day.
Everything would soon be in order.
“Do you think Manley suspects what I am about to give him?” The King asked more than once.
“Not a chance, “Michal replied. “He couldn’t.”
The King toured the grounds leisurely. Every rose bush had been carefully pruned earlier, and now was blooming profusely.
All the other flowers were also at their brightest and gayest. He smiled in satisfaction then toured the orchards. Because of the ideal climate within the splendid walls of the kingdom, a remarkable phenomenon was taking place. The process of budding, blossoming and bearing fruit was going on continually.
