Blood Knowledge of Swans — Karen L. Abrahamson

A small child, a string of pearls and a pool of swans converge in this short story of family life gone wrong. For Bella, in a world of beautiful swans, her mother is the most beautiful being of all. But swans abandon Bella every year and now her mother may abandon her, too. In a world of magic, what’s a child to do?Includes Short Story "In a Fold of Green Leaf Shadows".