Emily and the Ancient Door

Young Emily sat gazing at a door, that with careful strokes was painted.. a starry, but moonless night. In wandering dreams of far away lands, nameless artist unacquainted, she wond'red what lay beyond the door held tight. Her knees, now drawn together, gently touched beneath her chin, were clasped by all ten fingers, cloaked in silky smooth skin. Just then did the door utter softly, three words from four worldly tongues... in Mandarin, Hindi, Gaelic, and Greek, as if from heroes long dead and unsung... Though Emily sat listening to each word that was spoken, she understood not even one, languages left old, yet unbroken, from under a forgotten Sun. Like a great bard the door, in even older languages said aloud. In Tamil, Persian, Hebrew, Irish, and Basque... As if finally by fate the three words "Please open me" were endowed... Emily, now standing, said... "You needed only to ask".