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 344
fand pushed thesoil up, so thathe made a greathole, throughwhich the day-light could fall. In the middle of the \\oor lay a dead swallow, with hisbeautiful wings firmly pressed to his sides, while his legs and the headwere drawn up under his feathers. The poor bird must have died of cold.Thumheline… … THE M(1LE HAD HUG A PASSAGE FROM HIS HOUSE MOUSE AND THUMBKLINE HAD PERMISSION TO I. ND THE FIELD-ALKS THERE. 314 THUMBELINE any more now. It must be a hard fate to be born a little bird. Heavenbe praised that none of my children have become that! Such a bird hasnothing but his Tweet, tweet ! and…
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