"My mother, she killed me,
My father, he ate of me,
My sister Marlene,
Gathered all my bones,
Tied them in a silken scarf,
Laid them beneath the juniper tree,
Tweet, tweet, what a beautiful bird am I!"

Based on the German fairy tale of, "The Juniper Tree" by the Brothers Grimm.
This sad tale follows a boy who was killed by his stepmother, and was buried beneath a magical juniper tree by his sister. He becomes a great, beautiful bird and sings the sad song of his death to all in the village, until at last, he takes his revenge.

February 2014. Pen & Ink and Watercolor.