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The Girl Who Cried Flowers

Story Stats

Rating: 3
Grade Level: 4, 5
Page count: 6

Author

Jane
Yolen

Appeared in

The Girl Who Cried Flowers and Other Tales

Story Summary

In an ancient time a girl cried flowers for everyone who wanted them but when she married her heart's desire she found that she could not be both sad for the town and happy for her husband.