Long ago two little boys were kept..........wished their mother could come to see them.

Long ago two little boys were kept in an old prison by a cruel king. Henry, the elder boy was eight years old and his brother Francis just six. They had done no wrong but the king hated them because their father had been a rebel. So he shut them up in two cages and there he left them.

Henry tried to cheer up Francis but the little chap would only cry. The cages in which they were kept, were so made that the poor boys could not stand up and could not lie down and the iron bars hurt them. They talked often of their mother and wished that she could come and see them.

Summary: Between two brothers, Henry who was eight years old and Francis who says, six, were kept in the prison as their father was a rebel to the king. There they lived in two cages where they could neither stand up nor lie down. Henry tried to console Francis and they wished their mother could come to see them.