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The little things

The girl grew to love the parakeet so much it was painful. Sometimes she imagined roasting its sweet body, putting the poor thing onto a stick over a fire—it was so small and delicate, it was hard not to think this.

From Horse, Flower, Bird, by Kate Bernheimer, Coffee House Press.

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Posted on October 1, 2012June 18, 2013 Tagged fairy tales, Kate Bernheimer

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