ABSTRACT
The following diagnostic passage and sentences are read by many of the interviewees in the Workbook's accent library. A poor fool, sitting high on a mountain, heard a mournful tune coming from the forest below. He had the gift of second sight and knew at once that it was not a bird's song he heard. It was the voice of the orphan princess Mary. Mary's strict and evil uncle had seized power of her kingdom, and placed an ugly curse on her, banishing her from the town. Her once merry and golden eyes had turned sad and orange. Thick fur had grown all over her body. The poor woman was doomed to wander in fear, unless she could solve the riddle of her uncle's curse. The fool knew in his heart that he must save her. He hurried down the mountain, drawn by the princess' singing. He found her standing at the edge of a cliff.
