RP reading of \"Butterfly Soul\"
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EnglishVoice Age
Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
British (General) British (Received Pronunciation - RP, BBC) North American (General)Transcript
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butterfly soul. You fell asleep! I would have fallen asleep too, stretched out under the sun, washed by the lullaby voices in the stream. We were so tired. What was scrambling and searching and shouting all day. No need to count the missing sheep. I would have fallen asleep too. But I saw your mouth open and out flew a butterfly as white as first day snow. This butterfly flickered all over your body and down your left leg, then settled on a blade of grass, not near you, nor far from you. Just the distance of a stone's toss. I sat up and stood up and followed the butterfly. It flooded down a sheep run to the call of the water. It flipped across the stepping stones. It flew through a clump of reeds in and out in and out like the yarn on a loom on it went in still. I followed it until it nosed out something lodged in the long grass, the skull of an old horse, gleaming white home of the winds. The butterfly went in through one of its eye sockets. It worked its way round the inside wall, quivering and curious. Then out it came out through the other eye socket, back through the reeds over the stone, flags up the sheep run along your sleeping body and back into your open mouth. You closed your mouth and opened your eyes. You saw me looking at you! It must be getting late! You said. It may be early, and it may be late, I said. I've just seen a wonder You! You've seen a wonder you said. It's I who've seen the wonder? I dreamed I was heading down a fine wide road flanked by waving trees in a rainbow of flowers. I came down to a broad river and a great stone bridge covered with rich carvings. After I crossed this bridge I entered a marvelous forest, trees, like blades. On and on I went until I reached a palace glorious and abandoned. I passed from room to echoing room. Then I thought I might stay there, and with that thought I began to feel gloomy and strange and uneasy. So I left the palace. I came home the same way, and when I got up I was very hungry. I was just about to settle to a meal when I woke up. Come with me, I said, and I'll show you your dream kingdom. I told you about the butterfly white as first day snow. I showed you the sheep run and the stepping stones, the clump of reeds, the skull of the old horse. This poor sheep run, I said, is your fine wide road flanked by waving trees and a rainbow of flowers. These stepping stones are your great stone bridge covered with rich carvings. This clump of reeds is the marvelous forest trees like blades in this skull, I said, This is the glorious palace. You walked around a little while ago wonders. You said, you and I. We've both seen wonders