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 or a tiny lord; all so pretty it was quite apleasure to look at them。 Each of them brought Tiny a present; but thebest gift was a pair of beautiful wings; which had belonged to a largewhite fly and they fastened them to Tiny's shoulders; so that shemight fly from flower to flower。 Then there was much rejoicing; andthe little swallow who sat above them; in his nest; was asked tosing a wedding song; which he did as well as he could; but in hisheart he felt sad for he was very fond of Tiny; and would have likednever to part from her again。

〃You must not be called Tiny any more;〃 said the spirit of theflowers to her。 〃It is an ugly name; and you are so very pretty。 Wewill call you Maia。〃

〃Farewell; farewell;〃 said the swallow; with a heavy heart as heleft the warm countries to fly back into Denmark。 There he had anest over the window of a house in which dwelt the writer of fairytales。 The swallow sang; 〃Tweet; tweet;〃 and from his song came thewhole story。

 THE END。

  1872

 FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

   LITTLE TUK

   by Hans Christian Andersen

YES; they called him Little Tuk; but it was not his real name;he had called himself so before he could speak plainly; and he meantit for Charles。 It was all very well for those who knew him; but notfor strangers。

Little Tuk was left at home to take care of his little sister;Gustava; who was much younger than himself; and he had to learn hislessons at the same time; and the two things could not very well beperformed together。 The poor boy sat there with his sister on his lap;and sung to her all the songs he knew; and now and then he looked intohis geography lesson that lay open before him。 By the next morninghe had to learn by heart all the towns in Zealand; and all thatcould be described of them。

His mother came home at last; and took little Gustava in her arms。Then Tuk ran to the window; and read so eagerly that he nearly readhis eyes out; for it had bee darker and darker every minute; andhis mother had no money to buy a light。

〃There goes the old washerwoman up the lane;〃 said the mother;as she looked out of the window; 〃the poor woman can hardly dragherself along; and now she had to drag a pail of water from thewell。 Be a good boy; Tuk; and run across and help the old woman; won'tyou?〃

So Tuk ran across quickly; and helped her; but when he came backinto the room it was quite dark; and there was not a word said about alight; so he was obliged to go to bed on his little trucklebedstead; and there he lay and thought of his geography lesson; and ofZealand; and of all the master had told him。 He ought really to haveread it over again; but he could not for want of light。 So he putthe geography book under his pillow; for he had heard that this wasa great help towards learning a lesson; but not always to bedepended upon。 He still lay thinking and thinking; when all at once itseemed as if some one kissed him on his eyes and mouth。 He slept andyet he did not sleep; and it appeared as if the old washerwoman lookedat him with kind eyes and said; 〃It would be a great pity if you didnot know your lesson to…morrow morning; you helped me; and now Iwill help you; and Providence will always keep those who helpthemselves;〃 and at the same time the book under Tuk's pillow began tomove about。 〃Cluck; cluck; cluck;〃 cried a hen as she crept towardshim。 〃I am a hen from Kjoge;〃 and then she told him how manyinhabitants the town contained; and about a battle that had beenfought there; which really was not worth speaking of。

〃Crack; crack;〃 down fell something。 It was a wooden bird; theparrot which is used as a target as Prastoe。 He said there were asmany inhabitants in that town as he had nails in his body。 He was veryproud; and said; 〃Thorwalsden lived close to me; and here I am now;quite fortable。〃

But now little Tuk was no longer in bed; all in a moment hefound himself on horseback。 Gallop; gallop; away he went; seated infront of a richly…attired knight; with a waving plume; who held him onthe saddle; and so they rode through the wood by the old town ofWordingburg; which was very large and busy。 The king's castle wassurrounded by lofty towers; and radiant light streamed from all thewindows。 Within there were songs and dancing; King Waldemar and theyoung gayly…dressed ladies of the court were dancing together。 Morningdawned; and as the sun rose; the whole city and the king's castle sanksuddenly down together。 One tower after another fell; till at lastonly one remained standing on the hill where the castle had formerlybeen。

The town now appeared small and poor; and the school…boys readin their books; which they carried under their arms; that it containedtwo thousand inhabitants; but this was a mere boast; for it did notcontain so many。

And again little Tuk lay in his bed; scarcely knowing whether hewas dreaming or not; for some one stood by him。

〃Tuk! little Tuk!〃 said a voice。 It was a very little person whospoke。 He was dressed as a sailor; and looked small enough to be amiddy; but he was not one。 〃I bring you many greetings from Corsor。 Itis a rising town; full of life。 It has steamships and mail…coaches。 Intimes past they used to call it ugly; but that is no longer true。 Ilie on the sea…shore;〃 said Corsor; 〃I have high…roads andpleasure…gardens; I have given birth to a poet who was witty andentertaining; which they are not all。 I once wanted to fit out aship to sail round the world; but I did not acplish it; though mostlikely I might have done so。 But I am fragrant with perfume; for closeto my gates most lovely roses bloom。〃

Then before the eyes of little Tuk appeared a confusion of colors;red and green; but it cleared off; and he could distinguish a cliffclose to the bay; the slopes of which were quite overgrown withverdure; and on its summit stood a fine old church with pointedtowers。 Springs of water flowed out of the cliff in thick waterspouts;so that there was a continual splashing。 Close by sat an old king witha golden crown on his white head。 This was King Hroar of the Springsand near the springs stood the town of Roeskilde; as it is called。Then all the kings and queens of Denmark went up the ascent to the oldchurch; hand in hand; with golden crowns on their heads; while theorgan played and the fountains sent forth jets of water。

Little Tuk saw and heard it all。 〃Don't forget the names ofthese towns;〃 said King Hroar。

All at once everything vanished; but where! It seemed to himlike turning over the leaves of a book。 And now there stood before himan old peasant woman; who had e from Soroe where the grass grows inthe market…place。 She had a green linen apron thrown over her head andshoulders; and it was quite wet; as if it had been raining heavily。〃Yes; that it has;〃 said she; and then; just as she was going totell him a great many pretty stories from Holberg's edies; andabout Waldemar and Absalom; she suddenly shrunk up together; andwagged her head as if she were a frog about to spring。 〃Croak;〃 shecried; 〃it is always wet; and as quiet as death in Soroe。〃 Then littleTuk saw she was changed into a frog。 〃Croak;〃 and again she was an oldwoman。 〃One must dress according to the weather;〃 said she。 〃It iswet; and my town is just like a bottle。 By the cork we must go in; andby the cork we must e out again。 In olden times I had beautifulfish; and now I have fresh; rosy…cheeked boys in the bottom of thebottle; and they learn wisdom; Hebrew and Greek。〃

〃Croak。〃 How it sounded like the cry of the frogs on the moor;or like the creaking of great boots when some one is marching;… alwaysthe same tone; so monotonous and wearing; that little Tuk at lengthfell fast asleep; and then the sound could not annoy him。 But evenin this sleep came a dream or something like it。 His little sisterGustava; with her blue eyes; and fair curly hair; had grown up abeautiful maiden all at once; and without having wings she couldfly。 And they flew together over Zealand; over green forests andblue lakes。

〃Hark; so you hear the cock crow; little Tuk。 'Cock…a…doodle…doo。'The fowls are flying out of Kjoge。 You shall have a large farm…yard。You shall never suffer hunger or want。 The bird of good omen shallbe yours; and you shall bee a rich and happy man; your houseshall 
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