Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875, Tegner, Hans, b. 1853, ill, Brækstad, H. L. (Hans Lien), 1845-1915 · New York : The Century Co. · leaf 342
couldnot get away from it, he must starve to death. But the cockchafer didnot trouble himself about that. He sat down with her on the largestgreen leaf on the tree, gave her the sweet part of a flower to eat, and toldher she was very beautiful, although she was not at all like a cockchafer.Later on… … HE FLEW UP 312 THUMBELINE thing ! She has no feelers, some said. How thin her waist is 1 Fie !she looks like a human being. How ugly she is! said all the ladycockchafers. And yet Thumbeline was very beautiful. That is what thecockchafer who had caught her thought, but as all others said that she…
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