By Andrew Lang
ReadOasis Step 2
(Part 2)
Now the oldest sister could see the king’s gardens from her window. When she saw how nice and ripe the fruit was, she wanted to eat some. She begged Maria to climb down by a rope and pick some fruit. Maria wanted to make her sister happy. She lowered herself into the garden by the rope, and picked the fruit. She tied the rope under her arms so her sister could pull her out of the garden. Then her sister said, “Oh, there are good lemons a over there. Would...