Wonder
There had been her new snakeskin belt, a birthday gift from her distant cousin, and there had been the sugar dusted stars from Mrs Corry's shop, which she pasted back onto the sky with nothing but a paintbrush and some glue.
Orion had taken her ticket and allowed her entrance to the Sun's circus. She had seen Venus jump through a hoop, Saturn fall onto his bottom, and had the Great Bear and Little Bear recite a poem dedicated to her name. All in her Evening Off.
She had attended afternoon tea underwater, upside down, and on the ceiling. It didn't matter to her. As long as she had some tea to drink.
Danced with Kings and Queens, some human, some not. Dined with the cow who jumped over the moon and exchanged sharp words with the Dirty Rascal. She had been at the court proceedings for the rude raven who pecked off the maid's nose, where afterwards, she had accompanied Jack and Jill up the hill. This time, they learnt to watch where they were going.
From the friends who lived under dandelions to the various felines who resided on a planet uninhabited by humans, Mary had seen the wonders of the world. And much more.
But she had never felt so much wonder as when Herbert Alfred told her he loved her.