These be the songs that Elaerina Cragsinger sang at the wedding o’ Lady Aurla and Lord Turgen. It tells the story o’ their first kiss, and o’ the wish at the wishing well that finally bound them together in true love. The two hae left our lands now, but such a love bears rememberin.
Long
ago a centaur lass
Lost
her heart I have heard tell
Tae
a handsome pollywog lad
Do
not laugh - she loved him well.
'Twas
a quandry though, 'tis true
Though
their love was ne'er slacking
For
he'd nae legs nor even arms
And
her swimming skills were lacking.
Said
the centaur, "I have heard
That
a kiss undoes a curse
E'en
if a centaur prince you're not
Could
our fate be any worse?"
"Oh,
please do let us both find out!"
Cried
the pollywog with fervor
Although
the lad did truly fear
That
he did not quite deserve her.
So
as she knelt down in the mud
Up
hoof and mane he dared
Toward
his lofty goal, aye
The
lips o' the centaur mare.
His
goal he very soon did reach
Bent
down as gentle as ye please
But
then he tickled one fine hair
And
the centaur lass did sneeze!
Through
the air the froglet flew
From
centaur nose into the sky!
But
did our brave young lad give in?
Nae,
he climbed back for another try!
And
after only two more sneezes
With
muddy landings for each one
Our
pollywog did kiss her lips
His
noble quest was finally done!
The
air it shimmered once
And
with a pop and a small splash
The
centaur gal that he did love
Had
become a gorgeous pollywog lass!
She
spluttered, aye, but only once
Then
they gasped, and then they giggled
And
finally smiling in true love
Side
by side, away they wiggled.
The
moral tae this story
It
be old, but it be true
Tae
break the curse ye kiss the frog
Dun
let the frog be kissing you!
The
Wishing Well
By
Elaerina Cragsinger
A
coin drops from a single hand;
The
wish it holds falls from above;
A
maiden sighs but once, so softly;
Declares
then her undying love.
Amongst
the other wishes nestled;
In
water dark and rimed with frost;
The
maiden's coin glows bright long after;
Others
have their luster lost.
Above
the wishing well time passes;
Two
souls respect and friendship learn;
And
while above no words are spoken;
Below,
in waters dark, hope burns.
And
then one day two new coins fall;
To
join the one wish faithfully held;
Two
friends now turn and smile with joy;
Two
wishes into one dream meld.
And
as before, the maiden sighs;
While
in the moonlight from above;
The
water in the wishing well;
Reflects
two hands entwined in love.