And he kissed her rosy mouth, played with her long hair, and laid his head close to her heart while ...
2011-09-06
Every day now brought a fresh feast or entertainment. Balls and assemblies f ollowed in rapid succe...
The same evening the bride and bridegroom went aboard the ship. Cannons roar ed and flags waved, an...
She was an unusual child, silent and thoughtful, and while her sisters delighted to adorn their gard...
It grew dark and all was still on board; only the steersman stood there at the helm. The little merm...
She bent down and kissed his fair brow; then looked up at the sky where the red dawn grew brighter a...
"The daughters of the air, likewise, have not an immortal soul, but they can obtain one by the ir g...
"Yes, and we may get there still sooner," whispered one. "Unseen we enter th e houses of men where ...
In the following year one of the sisters would be fifteen years old, but how about the others? Each ...
It was just because she could not go ashore that she longed so for all these things. Oh! how the yo...
In a little creek she came upon a whole swarm of human children; they were running about quite naked...
She had placed herself on one of the largest, and all the vessels had scudded past in terror while s...
Now when her sisters thus rose arm in arm through the sea, the little sister would remain below alo...
A large black ship with three masts lay upon it; only a single sail was up, for not a breath of win...
ThumbelinaATXul0 cf0 There was once a woman w ho wanted very much to have a wee little child, but ...