Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875, Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William), 1832-1894, Bayes, Alfred Walter, 1832-1909, ill · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 930
the Dryad. The wish became an intense desire—became the one thought of a life.Then, in the quiet silent night, while the full moon was shining, theDryad saw a spark fly out of the moons disc, and fall like a shootingstar. And before the tree, whose leaves waved to and fro as if theywere stirred by… … DIGGING UP THE TREE. Thou shalt go to the city of magic; thou shalt take root there, andenjoy the mighty rushing breezes, the air, and the sunshine there. Butthe time of thy life shall then be shortened; the line of years thatawaited thee here amid the free nature shall shrink to but a small…
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