It was winter-time; the air was cold, the wind was sharp,
but within the closed doors it was warm and comfortable,
and within the closed door lay the flower; it lay in the
bulb under the snow-covered earth.
One day rain fell. The drops penetrated through the snowy
covering down into the earth, and touched the flower-bulb,
and talked of the bright world above. Soon the Sunbeam
pierced its way through the snow to the root, and within
the root there was a stirring...
From:
'Sommergjækken' - 'The Snowdrop'
by Hans Christian Andersen, 1866
Read the rest of the story here: Danish - English
From: Den Collinske Manuskriptsamling
KB
by H.C. Andersen
link
but within the closed doors it was warm and comfortable,
and within the closed door lay the flower; it lay in the
bulb under the snow-covered earth.
One day rain fell. The drops penetrated through the snowy
covering down into the earth, and touched the flower-bulb,
and talked of the bright world above. Soon the Sunbeam
pierced its way through the snow to the root, and within
the root there was a stirring...
From:
'Sommergjækken' - 'The Snowdrop'
by Hans Christian Andersen, 1866
Read the rest of the story here: Danish - English
From: Den Collinske Manuskriptsamling
KB
by H.C. Andersen
link
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