Florinda and Yoringal (2)

Florinda and Yoringal (2)

One day they went for a walk in the forest so that they could spend some time alone.

" We must be careful not to go too close to the castle, " warned Yoringal as they set off.

Late that afternoon a change seemed to fall on the forest.

The sun still shone between the thick, green trees, but the turtle doves who lived there began to sing a sad song which made Florinda cry.

Then both Florinda and Yoringal began to moan.
They felt miserable, as if they were about o die, and it wasn't long before they realized that they had lost their way.

It was almost sunset.
Yoringal looked through the bushes and saw that they were very close to the castle walls.

He trembled at the sight.

Then he heard Florinda singing:

" Little bird with your red ring
 Singing sorrow ! Sorrow ! Sorrow !
 Singing the dove's death,
 Singing sorrow... Charp ! Charp ! Charp ! "

Before his very eyes, Florinda changed into a nightingale !

then an owl with haunting eyes appeared and flew three times around her crying, " Who-oo, Who-oo, Who-oo ! "

Yoringal found that he could not move an inch.
He stood like a stone, unable to cry, speak or move his hands and feet.

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