1872 FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN A LEAF FROM HEAVEN by Hans Christian Andersen HIGH up in the clear, pure air flew an angel, with a flower plucked from the garden of heaven. As he was kissing th

1872 FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN A ROSE FROM HOMER'S GRAVE by Hans Christian Andersen ALL the songs of the east speak of the love of the nightingale for the rose in the silent starlight night. The w

She kindled a third match. Again shot up the flame； and now she was sitting under a most beautiful Christmas tree ,far larger, and far more prettily decked out, than the one she had seen last Christmas eve through the glass doors of the rich merchant's house. Hundreds of wax-tapers lighted up the green branches, and tiny painted figures, such as

“Grandmother!” exclaimed the child, “oh, take me with you! I know thou1 wilt2leave me as soon as the match goes out， thou wilt vanish like warm fire in the stove, like the splendid New Year's feast, like the beautiful large Christmas tree!” and she hastily lighted all the remaining matches in the bundle, last her grandmother should disappear. An

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