Crow Princess, Page 5

PAGE 5

Decorative header with crow motif

NARRATION: Once upon a time, a baby girl came to this world...

NARRATION: ...dead.

Panel 1

A hospital room. A woman with long light hair lies in bed, clutching a still newborn baby to her chest, tears streaming down her face. A doctor in scrubs and cap stands beside her.

DOCTOR: We're sorry, ma'am...

MOTHER: No! She's just sleeping!

DOCTOR: Ms. Wood, she's been gone at least eight minutes. She's not coming back.

DOCTOR: Ma'am—

Panel 2

Close-up of the mother's anguished face.

MOTHER: Shut up! She's just sleeping!

Panel 3

The mother gazes down at the baby's peaceful face, desperate and determined.

MOTHER: Wake up, Cora. Come back to me!

MOTHER: I won't let you go.

MOTHER: Never.

I drew the “O” by hand rather than using one from the Dover clipart collections I owned. There weren’t any crow-ish enough for this book!