Clockwork Fairy Tales: A Collection Of Steampunk Fables (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
K. Hayes (BASED ON “THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES”BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN) My father’s hand tightened on my shoulder as we reached the impressive stone and mortar entrance to Professor Widgerty’s home just outside the city. It looked to me like a castle, and I glanced around for the moat as Da took off his cap and smoothed his hair. The hard lines etched into his face by years of work in mines and foundries grew tight and he gave me a quick shake to “buck up,” then turned to the massive door. I had never known Da to be afraid of anything, but I thought I saw his fingers tremble a bit as he raised the heavy brass knocker and sounded it three times against the door. We waited, listening to the echoes die away in the cavernous home, and I did my best to control my own shaking from both worry and wonder. Da had just reached to knock again when the door opened and a grizzled, white-haired manservant glared down at us and said, “Well?” Da grabbed the back of my neck to keep me from running.
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