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little tiny or thumbelina-第3部分
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oranges hung from trees in the woods; and the air was fragrant with
myrtles and orange blossoms。 Beautiful children ran along the
country lanes; playing with large gay butterflies; and as the
swallow flew farther and farther; every place appeared still more
lovely。
At last they came to a blue lake; and by the side of it; shaded by
trees of the deepest green; stood a palace of dazzling white marble;
built in the olden times。 Vines clustered round its lofty pillars; and
at the top were many swallows' nests; and one of these was the home of
the swallow who carried Tiny。
〃This is my house;〃 said the swallow; 〃but it would not do for you
to live there… you would not be comfortable。 You must choose for
yourself one of those lovely flowers; and I will put you down upon it;
and then you shall have everything that you can wish to make you
happy。〃
〃That will be delightful;〃 she said; and clapped her little
hands for joy。
A large marble pillar lay on the ground; which; in falling; had
been broken into three pieces。 Between these pieces grew the most
beautiful large white flowers; so the swallow flew down with Tiny; and
placed her on one of the broad leaves。 But how surprised she was to
see in the middle of the flower; a tiny little man; as white and
transparent as if he had been made of crystal! He had a gold crown
on his head; and delicate wings at his shoulders; and was not much
larger than Tiny herself。 He was the angel of the flower; for a tiny
man and a tiny woman dwell in every flower; and this was the king of
them all。
〃Oh; how beautiful he is!〃 whispered Tiny to the swallow。
The little prince was at first quite frightened at the bird; who
was like a giant; compared to such a delicate little creature as
himself; but when he saw Tiny; he was delighted; and thought her the
prettiest little maiden he had ever seen。 He took the gold crown
from his head; and placed it on hers; and asked her name; and if she
would be his wife; and queen over all the flowers。
This certainly was a very different sort of husband to the son
of a toad; or the mole; with my black velvet and fur; so she said;
〃Yes;〃 to the handsome prince。 Then all the flowers opened; and out of
each came a little lady or a tiny lord; all so pretty it was quite a
pleasure to look at them。 Each of them brought Tiny a present; but the
best gift was a pair of beautiful wings; which had belonged to a large
white fly and they fastened them to Tiny's shoulders; so that she
might fly from flower to flower。 Then there was much rejoicing; and
the little swallow who sat above them; in his nest; was asked to
sing a wedding song; which he did as well as he could; but in his
heart he felt sad for he was very fond of Tiny; and would have liked
never to part from her again。
〃You must not be called Tiny any more;〃 said the spirit of the
flowers to her。 〃It is an ugly name; and you are so very pretty。 We
will call you Maia。〃
〃Farewell; farewell;〃 said the swallow; with a heavy heart as he
left the warm countries to fly back into Denmark。 There he had a
nest over the window of a house in which dwelt the writer of fairy
tales。 The swallow sang; 〃Tweet; tweet;〃 and from his song came the
whole story。
THE END
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