Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875 · London : G. Bell · leaf 44
ytheir stepmother had acted towards them. We, said the eldest of the brothers, fly or swim aslong as the sun is above the horizon, but when it sinksbelow, we appear again in our human form ; we are thereforeobliged to iooK out for a safe resting-place, for if, at sunset,we were flying among the… … THE WILD SWANS. Page 7. THE WILr «WANS. 1 of tie sea, but it is far off. To reach it, we have to cross thedeep waters, and there is no island midway on which we mayrest at night; one little solitary rock rises from the waves,and upon it we only just find room enough to stand side byside. There we…
Fairy tales
Internet Archive · New York Public Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial01dodg-293-185.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial05dodg-466-304.webp)
![An illustration from Episodes of insect life / by Acheta Domestica, [pseud.] ;edited and revised by J.G. Wood. (1879)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/wellcome-wellcome_b28066340-55-1.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial04dodg-395-236.webp)