sorry , your highness , but there it is . '' we turned and walked slowly back to the house . her nose is small , he said , but its its broken , frog said . the afternoon grows darker , turns cooler , as the sun plays hide-and-seek with the clouds on an unpredictable afternoon . and if she did get everything in , she wouldnt be able to go anywhere until the truck moved . lily looked down at the head in her right hand . outside the door , they stood in a pod , talking and laughing and waiting . 