The Flawless Bride

A handsome man with chin held proud and high declared, "The perfect child

I shall supply. But first I need a flawless, faultless bride to birth a

babe the world could not deride." He searched the east, but none would

pass his test. So westward still he rode to try the rest. A farmer's home

he reached where daughters three were famed for beauty, charm,

and pedigree. "Choose one," the farmer said. Each girls agreed to try and

win your hand with word or deed. The first he courted,

kind and sweet of face. But next day said, "Her toes are