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安徒生童话-第203部分

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thou livest。 The hour of thy freedom will e when Springappears。〃

〃And when will Spring e?〃 asked Winter。

〃It will e when the stork returns。〃

And with white locks and snowy beard; cold; bent; and hoary; butstrong as the wintry storm; and firm as the ice; old Winter sat on thesnowdrift…covered hill; looking towards the south; where Winter hadsat before; and gazed。 The ice glittered; the snow crackled; theskaters skimmed over the polished surface of the lakes; ravens andcrows formed a pleasing contrast to the white ground; and not a breathof wind stirred; and in the still air old Winter clenched his fists;and the ice lay fathoms deep between the lands。 Then came the sparrowsagain out of the town; and asked; 〃Who is that old man?〃 The raven satthere still; or it might be his son; which is the same thing; and hesaid to them;…

〃It is Winter; the old man of the former year; he is not dead;as the calendar says; but he is guardian to the spring; which ising。〃

〃When will Spring e?〃 asked the sparrows; 〃for we shall havebetter times then; and a better rule。 The old times are worthnothing。〃

And in quiet thought old Winter looked at the leafless forest;where the graceful form and bends of each tree and branch could beseen; and while Winter slept; icy mists came from the clouds; andthe ruler dreamt of his youthful days and of his manhood; and in themorning dawn the whole forest glittered with hoar frost; which the sunshook from the branches;… and this was the summer dream of Winter。

〃When will Spring e?〃 asked the sparrows。 〃Spring!〃 Again theecho sounded from the hills on which the snow lay。 The sunshine becamewarmer; the snow melted; and the birds twittered; 〃Spring ising!〃 And high in the air flew the first stork; and the secondfollowed; a lovely child sat on the back of each; and they sank downon the open field; kissed the earth; and kissed the quiet old man;and; as the mist from the mountain top; he vanished away anddisappeared。 And the story of the year was finished。

〃This is all very fine; no doubt;〃 said the sparrows; 〃and it isvery beautiful; but it is not according to the calendar; therefore; itmust be all wrong。〃

THE END。

  1872

 FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

  THE SUNBEAM AND THE CAPTIVE

   by Hans Christian Andersen

IT is autumn。 We stand on the ramparts; and look out over the sea。We look at the numerous ships; and at the Swedish coast on theopposite side of the sound; rising far above the surface of the waterswhich mirror the glow of the evening sky。 Behind us the wood issharply defined; mighty trees surround us; and the yellow leavesflutter down from the branches。 Below; at the foot of the wall; standsa gloomy looking building enclosed in palisades。 The space betweenis dark and narrow; but still more dismal must it be behind the irongratings in the wall which cover the narrow loopholes or windows;for in these dungeons the most depraved of the criminals are confined。A ray of the setting sun shoots into the bare cells of one of thecaptives; for God's sun shines upon the evil and the good。 Thehardened criminal casts an impatient look at the bright ray。 Then alittle bird flies towards the grating; for birds twitter to the justas well as to the unjust。 He only cries; 〃Tweet; tweet;〃 and thenperches himself near the grating; flutters his wings; pecks afeather from one of them; puffs himself out; and sets his featherson end round his breast and throat。 The bad; chained man looks at him;and a more gentle expression es into his hard face。 In his breastthere rises a thought which he himself cannot rightly analyze; but thethought has some connection with the sunbeam; with the bird; andwith the scent of violets; which grow luxuriantly in spring at thefoot of the wall。 Then there es the sound of the hunter's horn;merry and full。 The little bird starts; and flies away; the sunbeamgradually vanishes; and again there is darkness in the room and in theheart of that bad man。 Still the sun has shone into that heart; andthe twittering of the bird has touched it。

Sound on; ye glorious strains of the hunter's horn; continueyour stirring tones; for the evening is mild; and the surface of thesea; heaving slowly and calmly; is smooth as a mirror。

THE END。
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  1872

 FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

THE SWAN'S NEST

   by Hans Christian Andersen

BETWEEN the Baltic and the North Sea there lies an old swan'snest; wherein swans are born and have been born that shall never die。

In olden times a flock of swans flew over the Alps to the greenplains around Milan; where it was delightful to dwell。 This flightof swans men called the Lombards。

Another flock; with shining plumage and honest eyes; soaredsouthward to Byzantium; the swans established themselves there closeby the Emperor's throne; and spread their wings over him as shields toprotect him。 They received the name of Varangians。

On the coast of France there sounded a cry of fear; for theblood…stained swans that came from the North with fire under theirwings; and the people prayed; 〃Heaven deliver us from the wildNorthmen。〃

On the fresh sward of England stood the Danish swan by the openseashore; with the crown of three kingdoms on his head; and hestretched out his golden sceptre over the land。 The heathens on thePomerian coast bent the knee; and the Danish swans came with thebanner of the Cross and with the drawn sword。

〃That was in the very old times;〃 you say。

In later days two mighty swans have been seen to fly from thenest。 A light shone far through the air; far over the lands of theearth; the swan; with the strong beating of his wings; scattered thetwilight mists; and the starry sky was seen; and it was as if itcame nearer to the earth。 That was the swan Tycho Brahe。

〃Yes; then;〃 you say; 〃but in our own days?〃

We have seen swan after swan soar by in glorious flight。 One lethis pinions glide over the strings of the golden harp; and itresounded through the North。 Norway's mountains seemed to risehigher in the sunlight of former days; there was a rustling amongthe pine trees and the birches; the gods of the North; the heroes; andthe noble women; showed themselves in the dark forest depths。

We have seen a swan beat with his wings upon the marble crag; sothat it burst; and the forms of beauty imprisoned in the stone steppedout to the sunny day; and men in the lands round about lifted up theirheads to behold these mighty forms。

We have seen a third swan spinning the thread of thought that isfastened from country to country round the world; so that the word mayfly with lightning speed from land to land。

And our Lord loves the old swan's nest between the Baltic andthe North Sea。 And when the mighty birds e soaring through theair to destroy it; even the callow young stand round in a circle onthe margin of the nest; and though their breasts may be struck so thattheir blood flows; they bear it; and strike with their wings and theirclaws。

Centuries will pass by; swans will fly forth from the nest; menwill see them and hear them in the world; before it shall be said inspirit and in truth; 〃This is the last swan… the last song from theswan's nest。〃

THE END。

  1872

 FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

 THE SWINEHERD

   by Hans Christian Andersen

ONCE upon a time lived a poor prince; his kingdom was verysmall; but it was large enough to enable him to marry; and marry hewould。 It was rather bold of him that he went and asked theemperor's daughter: 〃Will you marry me?〃 but he ventured to do so; forhis name was known far and wide; and there were hundreds of princesseswho would have gladly accepted him; but would she do so? Now weshall see。

On the grave of the prince's father grew a rose…tree; the mostbeautiful of its kind。 It bloomed only once in five years; and then ithad only one single rose upon it; but what a rose! It had such a sweetscent that one instantly forgot all sorrow and grief when one smeltit。 He had also a nightingale; which could sing as if every sweetmelody was in its throat。 This rose and the nightingale he wished togive to the princess; and therefore both were put into big silvercases and sent to her。

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