A young girl frantically wound in and out of the large stone statues of ancient Egyptian kings and queens.

She stopped to kiss their feet and called them my people in a heavy Egyptian accent, scolding pass us not removing their shoes in the presence of the gods.

The scene was proving to be a little awkward for her parents,

as the girl was British-born four-year-old Dorothy Edy, the statues were in the

British Museum and the year was 1908. This is dark histories where the the Facts Are Worsen Fiction

Dorothy Edy was born in Blackheath in London, England in 1904 to a relatively modest but comfortable family.

Her father, Ruben Ernest Edy, worked as a master Taylor, whilst her mother, Caroline Mary, Edy, stayed at home to look after Dorothy.

They lived an unremarkable and peaceful few years.

It was the turn of the new century and they were able to enjoy all the comforts of Edwardian life in a prosperous Britain.

At the age of three disaster struck however when Dorothy tripped and fell down a full flight of stairs whilst playing at home.

The doctor was called to the scene and after testing for vital signs by placing a mirror and

feathered by her mouth, there was no hope as far as he could see, and he pronounced

Dorothy dead.

Her parents were distraught as the doctor carried her to bed and laid her down before returning to his surgery to enlist the aid of a nurse to prepare Dorothy's body to be taken to the funeral home.

Upon his return an hour later, however, much to his shock as he walked into Dorothy's room, he found

the young girl perfectly alive.

She was sitting up in bed and playing, chirping happily away to herself, and upon inspection appeared to us. and,

upon inspection, appeared to have suffered no real injury.

Dorothy's parents, disturbed by the chain of events,

chased the doctor out of the house,

all the while knocking back his

concerned protestations that to the best of his knowledge the girl had most

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