Tending a Garden

The stable boys rolled in the hay,
With the Duchess for most of the day;
They planted their seeds,
Satisfying her needs,
It turned out His Grace was quite gay.
A tasteful cartoon illustration in a darkly humorous gothic storybook style: an open stable door, with a duchess peeking her head around the door. She has piled-up elegant hair and sparkling jewels, wearing refined aristocratic clothing. A clear speech balloon above her contains the single word “NEXT”. Outside the stable is an orderly line of young adult stable workers waiting their turn, fully clothed in practical stable attire. Rural stable setting, expressive faces, comedic composition, no sexual content, no nudity.

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