The Guardian:
People on the internet are saying I am the queen of Sweden, because in the legend of King Arthur, he was given a sword by a lady in a lake, and that meant he would become king. I am not a lady – I’m only eight – but it’s true I found a sword in the lake. I wouldn’t mind being queen for a day, but when I grow up I want to be a vet. Or an actor in Paris.
Now, whenever I go swimming in the lake, I will be looking to see what I can find. It feels like that lake might be a little bit magic. On that day I felt a little bit magic, too.
I saw the story last week when it first was reported but hearing it from the little girl herself is wonderful. Thanks to my friend Mike Rose for the link.
There is no way on Earth that little girl wrote that…
She didn’t. As the story says, it’s “as told to Moya Sarner”.
Yeah, I believe it. She’s eight. Eight year olds can tell a story like that, they’re just not going to write it down.
There was probably some editing to group related thoughts, though. 🙂