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[louisa] [may] [alcott] 

[emerson's] [wood-notes] [.] 

[to] [ellen] [emerson] [,] [for] [whom] [they] [were] [fancied] [,] [these] [flower] [fables] [are] [inscribed] [,] [by] [her] [friend] [,] 

[the] [author] [.] 

boston , [@date@] [,] [@number@] 
1 boston 2 ,

[contents] 

[flower] [fables] [.] 

[the] [summer] [moon] [shone] [brightly] [down] [upon] [the] [sleeping] [earth] [,] [while] [far] [away] [from] [mortal] [eyes] [danced] [the] [fairy] [folk] [.] 

[with] [a] [gay] [smile] [,] ["] [sunny] [lock] ["] [began] [her] [story] [.] 

" [as] [i] [was] [painting] [the] [bright] [petals] [of] [a] [blue] [bell] [,] [it] [told] [me] [this] [tale] [.] " 
1 " 20 "

[the] [frost-king] [:] [or] [,] [the] [power] [of] [love] [.] 

but [while] [i] [eat] , tell me , dear [violet] , why are you all so sad ? 
1 but 13 are
5 , 6 tell
5 , 8 ,
6 tell 7 me
8 , 9 dear
8 , 11 ,
11 , 12 why
12 why 13 are
13 are 14 you
13 are 15 all
13 are 16 so
16 so 17 sad
16 so 18 ?

i have [scarce] seen a happy face [since] [my] [return] [from] [rose] [land] [;] [dear] [friend] [,] [what] [means] [it] [?] ["] 
1 i 2 have
2 have 4 seen
4 seen 7 face
5 a 6 happy
5 a 7 face
6 happy 7 face

" [i] [will] [tell] [you] [,] " [replied] [little] [violet] [,] [the] [tears] [gathering] [in] [her] [soft] [eyes] [.] 
1 " 7 "

thus have we striven , [and] [in] [vain] [;] and this [night] [our] [queen] holds council for the last time [.] 
1 thus 2 have
1 thus 5 ,
2 have 3 we
2 have 4 striven
5 , 10 and
10 and 11 this
10 and 15 holds
15 holds 16 council
16 council 17 for
17 for 20 time
18 the 20 time
19 last 20 time

but , dear sisters , see you [not] [how] [high] [the] [sun] [is] [getting] [?] 
1 but 4 sisters
1 but 5 ,
1 but 6 see
2 , 3 dear
3 dear 4 sisters
6 see 7 you

so , [gathering] [a] tiny [mushroom] [for] [a] [parasol] , she [flew] [away] [;] [daisy] [soon] followed [,] and [violet] was left alone [.] 
1 so 2 ,
2 , 5 tiny
5 tiny 10 ,
5 tiny 11 she
11 she 19 and
17 followed 19 and
19 and 21 was
21 was 22 left
22 left 23 alone

at [length] [she] [rose] , and [amid] the deep silence [spoke] [thus] : 
1 at 5 ,
1 at 13 :
5 , 6 and
6 and 10 silence
8 the 10 silence
9 deep 10 silence

what would the green earth be [without] [its] lovely [flowers] , and [what] [a] lonely [home] for us [!] 
1 what 2 would
2 would 5 earth
2 would 6 be
3 the 5 earth
4 green 5 earth
6 be 12 and
9 lovely 11 ,
9 lovely 12 and
12 and 15 lonely
15 lonely 17 for
17 for 18 us

their beauty fills our hearts with brightness , and their love with tender thoughts [.] 
1 their 2 beauty
2 beauty 3 fills
3 fills 5 hearts
3 fills 6 with
3 fills 12 with
4 our 5 hearts
5 hearts 6 with
6 with 9 and
7 brightness 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 love
9 and 12 with
10 their 11 love
12 with 14 thoughts
13 tender 14 thoughts

ought we then to leave them to die uncared [for] [and] alone [?] 
1 ought 2 we
1 ought 4 to
3 then 4 to
4 to 5 leave
5 leave 6 them
5 leave 7 to
5 leave 9 uncared
7 to 8 die
9 uncared 12 alone

they [give] [to] [us] [their] [all] [;] ought [we] not [to] toil unceasingly , [that] they may bloom in peace within their quiet homes [?] 
1 they 8 ought
8 ought 14 ,
10 not 14 ,
12 toil 13 unceasingly
12 toil 14 ,
14 , 18 bloom
16 they 17 may
17 may 18 bloom
18 bloom 19 in
18 bloom 21 within
20 peace 21 within
21 within 24 homes
22 their 24 homes
23 quiet 24 homes

how then may we keep our frail blossoms from his cruel spirits [?] 
1 how 3 may
2 then 3 may
3 may 4 we
3 may 5 keep
5 keep 8 blossoms
6 our 8 blossoms
7 frail 8 blossoms
8 blossoms 9 from
9 from 12 spirits
10 his 12 spirits
11 cruel 12 spirits

who will give us counsel [?] 
1 who 2 will
1 who 3 give
2 will 3 give
3 give 4 us
3 give 5 counsel

who will be our messenger for the last time [?] 
1 who 2 will
2 will 3 be
3 be 5 messenger
4 our 5 messenger
5 messenger 6 for
6 for 9 time
7 the 9 time
8 last 9 time

speak , [my] [subjects] [.] ["] 
1 speak 2 ,

long and [eagerly] they spoke [,] [and] [their] [soft] [voices] [rose] [high] [.] 
1 long 2 and
2 and 4 they
2 and 5 spoke

then [sweet] [music] [sounded] on the air , and the loud tones were hushed [,] [as] in wondering silence [the] [fairies] [waited] [what] [should] [come] [.] 
1 then 5 on
5 on 9 and
6 the 7 air
7 air 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 loud
9 and 12 tones
9 and 13 were
10 the 11 loud
13 were 14 hushed
14 hushed 17 in
17 in 18 wondering
18 wondering 19 silence

every fairy wand glistened in [the] [air] , as with silvery voices they cried , " [love] and [little] [violet] [.] ["] 
1 every 3 wand
2 fairy 3 wand
3 wand 4 glistened
4 glistened 5 in
5 in 8 ,
8 , 14 cried
9 as 10 with
9 as 13 they
10 with 12 voices
11 silvery 12 voices
13 they 14 cried
14 cried 15 ,
15 , 16 "
15 , 18 and

then high above , on shining wings , soared a little form [.] 
1 then 2 high
2 high 3 above
2 high 5 on
2 high 9 soared
4 , 5 on
5 on 6 shining
5 on 8 ,
6 shining 7 wings
9 soared 12 form
10 a 11 little
10 a 12 form

then far below she saw [the] [frost-king] ['s] home [.] 
1 then 4 she
2 far 3 below
3 below 4 she
4 she 5 saw
5 saw 9 home

pillars of hard , gray ice supported the high , arched roof , hung with crystal icicles [.] 
1 pillars 2 of
1 pillars 13 ,
2 of 6 ice
3 hard 4 ,
3 hard 6 ice
5 gray 6 ice
7 supported 12 roof
7 supported 13 ,
8 the 12 roof
9 high 10 ,
9 high 12 roof
11 arched 12 roof
13 , 14 hung
14 hung 15 with
15 with 17 icicles
16 crystal 17 icicles

with a beating [heart] [violet] folded [her] fading wreath [more] [closely] [to] her breast [,] and [with] [weary] wings flew onward to the dreary palace [.] 
1 with 9 wreath
1 with 16 and
2 a 3 beating
2 a 9 wreath
6 folded 8 fading
8 fading 9 wreath
13 her 14 breast
14 breast 16 and
16 and 19 wings
19 wings 20 flew
20 flew 21 onward
20 flew 22 to
22 to 25 palace
23 the 25 palace
24 dreary 25 palace

gently she answered , telling them her errand , beseeching them to let her pass ere the cold wind blighted her frail blossoms [.] 
1 gently 2 she
2 she 3 answered
3 answered 5 telling
3 answered 10 beseeching
3 answered 20 blighted
4 , 5 telling
5 telling 6 them
5 telling 8 errand
5 telling 9 ,
7 her 8 errand
10 beseeching 11 them
10 beseeching 12 to
10 beseeching 20 blighted
12 to 13 let
13 let 14 her
13 let 15 pass
15 pass 16 ere
16 ere 18 cold
16 ere 19 wind
17 the 18 cold
18 cold 19 wind
20 blighted 23 blossoms
21 her 23 blossoms
22 frail 23 blossoms

then they flung wide [the] [doors] , and she passed in . 
1 then 2 they
2 they 7 ,
3 flung 4 wide
3 flung 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 she
8 and 10 passed
9 she 10 passed
10 passed 11 in
11 in 12 .

cast by your icy crown and sceptre , and let the sunlight of love fall softly on your heart [.] 
1 cast 2 by
1 cast 9 and
2 by 6 and
3 your 5 crown
4 icy 5 crown
5 crown 6 and
6 and 7 sceptre
6 and 8 ,
9 and 10 let
10 let 12 sunlight
10 let 16 softly
10 let 17 on
11 the 12 sunlight
12 sunlight 13 of
13 of 15 fall
14 love 15 fall
17 on 19 heart
18 your 19 heart

but he drew the dark mantle closer over his breast and answered coldly [,] 
1 but 2 he
1 but 11 and
2 he 11 and
3 drew 6 mantle
3 drew 11 and
4 the 6 mantle
5 dark 6 mantle
6 mantle 7 closer
7 closer 8 over
8 over 10 breast
9 his 10 breast
11 and 12 answered
11 and 13 coldly

" [i] [cannot] grant [your] [prayer] [,] [little] [fairy] [;] [it] [is] [my] [will] [the] [flowers] [should] [die] [.] 
1 " 4 grant

go back to [your] [queen] , and [tell] [her] [that] [i] [cannot] yield [my] [power] to please these foolish flowers [.] ["] 
1 go 2 back
1 go 7 and
2 back 3 to
3 to 6 ,
7 and 13 yield
13 yield 16 to
16 to 17 please
17 please 20 flowers
18 these 20 flowers
19 foolish 20 flowers

so all alone [she] sat , and sad thoughts of her happy home came back to her , and she wept bitterly [.] 
1 so 2 all
1 so 5 sat
1 so 19 and
2 all 5 sat
3 alone 5 sat
6 , 7 and
6 , 18 ,
7 and 9 thoughts
7 and 14 came
8 sad 9 thoughts
9 thoughts 10 of
9 thoughts 12 happy
9 thoughts 14 came
10 of 11 her
12 happy 13 home
14 came 15 back
15 back 16 to
16 to 17 her
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 she
19 and 21 wept
20 she 21 wept
21 wept 22 bitterly

then she wept no longer , but patiently awaited what might come [.] 
1 then 2 she
2 she 7 but
3 wept 5 longer
3 wept 7 but
4 no 5 longer
6 , 7 but
7 but 9 awaited
8 patiently 9 awaited
9 awaited 10 what
10 what 11 might
11 might 12 come

" [and] [you] [too] [,] ["] said she , ["] [shall] spin for [me] , and [i] [will] [give] you [better] food [than] [helpless] [insects] . 
1 " 7 said
7 said 8 she
7 said 26 .
9 , 16 and
9 , 26 .
12 spin 13 for
13 for 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 22 food
20 you 22 food

soon they came hastening back , and prayed him to come and see how lovely the dark cell had grown [.] 
1 soon 2 they
2 they 7 and
3 came 4 hastening
3 came 7 and
4 hastening 5 back
6 , 7 and
7 and 12 and
8 prayed 9 him
8 prayed 10 to
8 prayed 12 and
10 to 11 come
12 and 13 see
13 see 14 how
14 how 15 lovely
15 lovely 20 grown
16 the 18 cell
17 dark 18 cell
18 cell 19 had
19 had 20 grown

then the stern , cold thoughts came back again , and he harshly bid her follow him [.] 
1 then 6 thoughts
2 the 6 thoughts
3 stern 6 thoughts
4 , 5 cold
5 cold 6 thoughts
6 thoughts 11 and
7 came 8 back
7 came 9 again
7 came 11 and
10 , 11 and
11 and 16 follow
12 he 14 bid
13 harshly 14 bid
14 bid 15 her
14 bid 16 follow
16 follow 17 him

with a sad farewell to her little friends [she] [followed] [him] , and before the throne awaited his command [.] 
1 with 4 farewell
1 with 12 ,
1 with 19 command
2 a 4 farewell
3 sad 4 farewell
4 farewell 5 to
5 to 8 friends
6 her 8 friends
7 little 8 friends
12 , 13 and
13 and 16 throne
14 before 16 throne
15 the 16 throne
16 throne 17 awaited
18 his 19 command

["] [little] [fairy] [,] [i] [offer] [you] [two] [things] [,] [and] [you] [may] [choose] [between] [them] [.] 

will you do this [?] ["] 
1 will 2 you
1 will 3 do
3 do 4 this

ah [no] [!] [sooner] would [i] [dwell] [for] [ever] [in] [your] [darkest] [cell] [,] [than] lose the love of those warm , trusting [hearts] [.] ["] 
1 ah 5 would
5 would 16 lose
16 lose 18 love
17 the 18 love
18 love 19 of
19 of 22 ,
20 those 21 warm
21 warm 22 ,
22 , 23 trusting

" [then] [listen] [,] ["] said [the] [king] [,] ["] to the task [i] [give] [you] [.] 
1 " 6 said
6 said 13 task
11 to 12 the
12 the 13 task

then [out] [into] [the] [gardens] [went] [violet] [with] [a] [heavy] [heart] [;] [for] [she] [had] toiled [so] [long] , her strength was nearly gone [.] 
1 then 19 ,
16 toiled 19 ,
19 , 22 was
20 her 21 strength
21 strength 22 was
22 was 24 gone
23 nearly 24 gone

so he wandered through his dreary palace , wondering how he had been content to live before without sunlight and love [.] 
1 so 2 he
1 so 8 ,
2 he 3 wandered
3 wandered 4 through
4 through 7 palace
5 his 7 palace
6 dreary 7 palace
8 , 9 wondering
8 , 13 been
9 wondering 10 how
9 wondering 13 been
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 been
13 been 14 content
14 content 15 to
15 to 16 live
16 live 17 before
16 live 18 without
18 without 20 and
19 sunlight 20 and
20 and 21 love

sadly [they] [watched] [over] [every] [bird] [and] [blossom] [which] she had [loved] , and strove to be like her in kindly words and deeds . 
1 sadly 10 she
10 she 11 had
11 had 25 .
13 , 14 and
13 , 25 .
14 and 15 strove
14 and 23 and
15 strove 16 to
16 to 17 be
17 be 18 like
18 like 19 her
18 like 20 in
20 in 22 words
21 kindly 22 words
23 and 24 deeds

they wore cypress wreaths , and spoke of her as one whom they should never see again [.] 
1 they 6 and
2 wore 4 wreaths
2 wore 6 and
3 cypress 4 wreaths
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 spoke
7 spoke 8 of
7 spoke 10 as
8 of 9 her
10 as 11 one
11 one 12 whom
11 one 16 see
12 whom 13 they
12 whom 16 see
13 they 14 should
14 should 16 see
15 never 16 see
16 see 17 again

when [the] [elves] [had] [promised] they [would] [come] , he bade farewell to [happy] [fairy-land] , and flew [sadly] [home] [.] 
1 when 6 they
6 they 17 and
9 , 10 he
10 he 11 bade
11 bade 17 and
12 farewell 13 to
13 to 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 flew

[soon] [through] [the] [air] [came] [many-colored] [troops] [of] [elves] [.] 

like his subjects , [the] [king] looked on [the] [lovely] [elves] , and [no] [longer] wondered that [little] [violet] wept and longed for her [home] [.] 
1 like 3 subjects
1 like 4 ,
2 his 3 subjects
4 , 21 and
7 looked 8 on
7 looked 21 and
12 , 13 and
12 , 20 wept
12 , 21 and
13 and 16 wondered
16 wondered 17 that
21 and 22 longed
22 longed 23 for
23 for 24 her

flowering vines folded their soft leaves around the trees , making green pillars of their rough trunks [.] 
1 flowering 2 vines
2 vines 3 folded
3 folded 6 leaves
3 folded 7 around
4 their 6 leaves
5 soft 6 leaves
6 leaves 7 around
7 around 9 trees
8 the 9 trees
9 trees 11 making
10 , 11 making
11 making 13 pillars
12 green 13 pillars
13 pillars 14 of
14 of 17 trunks
15 their 17 trunks
16 rough 17 trunks

[soon] [through] [the] [long] [aisles] [came] [violet] [,] [flowers] [and] [green] [leaves] [rustling] [as] [she] [passed] [.] 

you must now decide [.] 
1 you 2 must
2 must 4 decide
3 now 4 decide

will you be [king] of [flower-land] , and own my gentle kindred for your loving friends [?] 
1 will 2 you
1 will 8 and
3 be 8 and
5 of 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 own
9 own 12 kindred
9 own 13 for
10 my 12 kindred
11 gentle 12 kindred
12 kindred 13 for
13 for 15 loving
14 your 15 loving
15 loving 16 friends

will you possess unfading peace and joy , and the grateful love of all the green earth 's fragrant children [?] 
1 will 2 you
1 will 3 possess
3 possess 9 and
4 unfading 5 peace
5 peace 6 and
6 and 7 joy
6 and 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 12 love
10 the 12 love
11 grateful 12 love
12 love 13 of
13 of 14 all
14 all 18 's
14 all 20 children
15 the 17 earth
16 green 17 earth
17 earth 18 's
18 's 20 children
19 fragrant 20 children

then take this crown of flowers [.] 
1 then 2 take
2 take 4 crown
3 this 4 crown
4 crown 5 of
5 of 6 flowers

both are before you [.] 
1 both 2 are
2 are 3 before
3 before 4 you

choose . ["] 
1 choose 2 .

kind thought came thronging to [his] [mind] , and he turned to look at the two palaces . 
1 kind 2 thought
2 thought 3 came
3 came 4 thronging
4 thronging 5 to
5 to 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 he
9 and 18 .
10 he 11 turned
11 turned 12 to
12 to 13 look
13 look 14 at
14 at 17 palaces
15 the 16 two
16 two 17 palaces

grant [the] [little] [fairy] 's prayer [;] and let her go back to her own dear home [.] 
1 grant 5 's
5 's 6 prayer
6 prayer 8 and
8 and 9 let
9 let 10 her
9 let 11 go
11 go 12 back
12 back 13 to
13 to 17 home
14 her 15 own
14 her 17 home
16 dear 17 home

she has taught us that [love] is mightier than [fear] [.] 
1 she 2 has
2 has 3 taught
3 taught 4 us
3 taught 5 that
5 that 7 is
7 is 8 mightier
8 mightier 9 than

choose the [flower] crown , and we will be the truest subjects you have ever had [.] ["] 
1 choose 4 crown
1 choose 5 ,
2 the 4 crown
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 we
6 and 9 be
8 will 9 be
9 be 12 subjects
10 the 11 truest
10 the 12 subjects
12 subjects 13 you
12 subjects 16 had
13 you 14 have
14 have 16 had
15 ever 16 had

brighter [shone] [the] [golden] [shadows] [;] [on] the [cool] [wind] [softly] [came] [the] [low] [,] [sweet] tones of happy flowers , [singing] [little] [violet] ['s] name [.] 
1 brighter 17 tones
8 the 17 tones
17 tones 18 of
18 of 21 ,
19 happy 20 flowers
20 flowers 21 ,
21 , 26 name

thus [the] [frost-king] [lost] [his] [kingdom] , [and] [his] power to harm and blight . 
1 thus 7 ,
1 thus 15 .
7 , 10 power
10 power 11 to
11 to 13 and
12 harm 13 and
13 and 14 blight

thus the [fairy] mission [ended] [,] [and] [all] [flower-land] was [taught] [the] ["] [power] of [love] , " [by] [gentle] deeds [that] [little] [violet] [wrought] [.] 
1 thus 21 deeds
2 the 4 mission
2 the 21 deeds
4 mission 10 was
10 was 15 of
15 of 17 ,
17 , 18 "

as [sunny] [lock] [ceased] , [another] [little] [elf] [came] [forward] [;] and this was the tale ["] [silver] [wing] ["] [told] [.] 
1 as 5 ,
5 , 12 and
12 and 13 this
12 and 14 was
14 was 16 tale
15 the 16 tale

[eva's] [visit] [to] [fairy-land] [.] 

as she was wondering where the waters went , she heard a faint , low sound , as of far-off music [.] 
1 as 2 she
1 as 3 was
1 as 9 ,
1 as 10 she
2 she 3 was
3 was 4 wondering
3 was 5 where
4 wondering 5 where
5 where 7 waters
5 where 8 went
6 the 7 waters
7 waters 8 went
10 she 11 heard
11 heard 15 low
11 heard 16 sound
12 a 15 low
13 faint 14 ,
13 faint 15 low
16 sound 18 as
17 , 18 as
18 as 19 of
19 of 21 music
20 far-off 21 music

she thought it was [the] [wind] , but [not] a leaf was stirring , and [soon] [through] [the] [rippling] [water] [came] [a] strange little [boat] [.] 
1 she 2 thought
2 thought 3 it
2 thought 4 was
3 it 4 was
4 was 15 and
7 , 8 but
7 , 15 and
10 a 11 leaf
10 a 13 stirring
11 leaf 12 was
13 stirring 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 23 strange
23 strange 24 little

" [gladly] [would] [i] [go] [with] you [,] [dear] [fairies] [,] ["] said [eva] , " [but] [i] [cannot] sail [in] [your] [little] [boat] [.] 
1 " 15 ,
7 you 13 said
13 said 15 ,
15 , 16 "
15 , 20 sail

[see] [!] 

i can hold you in my hand , and could not live among you without harming your tiny kingdom [,] [i] [am] [so] [large] [.] ["] 
1 i 9 and
2 can 3 hold
2 can 9 and
3 hold 4 you
3 hold 5 in
5 in 7 hand
6 my 7 hand
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 could
10 could 11 not
10 could 12 live
11 not 12 live
12 live 13 among
12 live 15 without
13 among 14 you
15 without 16 harming
16 harming 19 kingdom
17 your 19 kingdom
18 tiny 19 kingdom

you cannot hurt us now [.] 
1 you 2 cannot
2 cannot 3 hurt
3 hurt 4 us
3 hurt 5 now

look in the water and see what we have done [.] ["] 
1 look 2 in
1 look 5 and
2 in 4 water
3 the 4 water
5 and 6 see
6 see 7 what
7 what 8 we
7 what 10 done
8 we 9 have
9 have 10 done

eva looked into the brook , and saw [a] [tiny] [child] standing [between] [the] [elves] [.] 
1 eva 7 and
2 looked 3 into
2 looked 7 and
3 into 5 brook
4 the 5 brook
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 saw
8 saw 12 standing

but the [fairies] [took] each [a] [hand] , and [flew] [lightly] [over] [the] stream . 
1 but 5 each
1 but 8 ,
2 the 5 each
8 , 9 and
9 and 14 stream
14 stream 15 .

the [queen] [and] [her] subjects came to meet her , and all seemed glad to say some kindly word of welcome to the little stranger [.] 
1 the 5 subjects
5 subjects 6 came
6 came 7 to
6 came 14 glad
7 to 10 ,
8 meet 9 her
8 meet 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 all
11 and 13 seemed
14 glad 15 to
14 glad 16 say
15 to 16 say
16 say 19 word
16 say 22 to
17 some 19 word
18 kindly 19 word
19 word 20 of
20 of 21 welcome
21 welcome 22 to
22 to 25 stranger
23 the 25 stranger
24 little 25 stranger

" [now] [must] [we] [go] [home] [,] ["] said [the] [queen] , " and you shall go with us , little one [.] ["] 
1 " 9 said
9 said 14 and
12 , 13 "
12 , 14 and
14 and 15 you
14 and 17 go
15 you 16 shall
16 shall 17 go
17 go 18 with
18 with 20 ,
18 with 22 one
19 us 20 ,
20 , 21 little

all was [cool] [and] [still] [,] [and] [the] [elves] glided [silently] about , lest they should break their slumbers [.] 
1 all 2 was
2 was 10 glided
10 glided 12 about
12 about 14 lest
13 , 14 lest
14 lest 15 they
14 lest 17 break
15 they 16 should
16 should 17 break
17 break 19 slumbers
18 their 19 slumbers

they led [eva] to a bed of pure white leaves [,] above which drooped the fragrant petals of a crimson rose [.] 
1 they 2 led
2 led 4 to
4 to 6 bed
5 a 6 bed
6 bed 7 of
7 of 10 leaves
8 pure 10 leaves
9 white 10 leaves
10 leaves 12 above
10 leaves 13 which
10 leaves 14 drooped
13 which 14 drooped
14 drooped 17 petals
15 the 17 petals
16 fragrant 17 petals
17 petals 18 of
18 of 21 rose
19 a 20 crimson
19 a 21 rose
20 crimson 21 rose

come , we will show you what we do . ["] 
1 come 2 ,
1 come 10 .
2 , 5 show
3 we 4 will
4 will 5 show
5 show 6 you
5 show 7 what
7 what 8 we
7 what 9 do
8 we 9 do

they led her to a lovely room , through whose walls of deep green leaves the light stole [softly] in [.] 
1 they 2 led
2 led 3 her
2 led 4 to
4 to 7 room
5 a 7 room
6 lovely 7 room
7 room 9 through
8 , 9 through
9 through 10 whose
9 through 11 walls
9 through 17 light
9 through 18 stole
10 whose 11 walls
11 walls 12 of
12 of 15 leaves
13 deep 14 green
14 green 15 leaves
16 the 17 light
17 light 18 stole
18 stole 20 in

then she went to the insects [;] first to a little fly who lay in a flower-leaf cradle [.] 
1 then 2 she
2 she 3 went
3 went 4 to
3 went 8 first
3 went 9 to
4 to 6 insects
5 the 6 insects
9 to 12 fly
10 a 12 fly
11 little 12 fly
12 fly 13 who
12 fly 14 lay
13 who 14 lay
14 lay 15 in
15 in 18 cradle
16 a 17 flower-leaf
17 flower-leaf 18 cradle

" [do] [you] [suffer] [much] [,] [dear] [gauzy-wing] [?] " [asked] [the] [fairy] [.] 
1 " 10 "

" [i] [will] [bind] up [your] [poor] [little] leg [,] and [zephyr] [shall] [rock] [you] [to] [sleep] [.] ["] 
1 " 5 up
5 up 9 leg
9 leg 11 and

they passed on , and [eva] [saw] [beside] [each] bed [a] [fairy] , [who] with gentle hands and loving [words] soothed [the] [suffering] [insects] [.] 
1 they 2 passed
2 passed 3 on
3 on 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 10 bed
5 and 21 soothed
13 , 15 with
15 with 18 and
16 gentle 17 hands
17 hands 18 and
18 and 19 loving
19 loving 21 soothed

yet he seemed to find no rest , and murmured of the pain he was doomed to bear [.] 
1 yet 2 he
2 he 3 seemed
3 seemed 9 and
4 to 9 and
5 find 7 rest
5 find 9 and
6 no 7 rest
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 murmured
9 and 13 pain
10 murmured 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 pain
13 pain 14 he
13 pain 18 bear
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 doomed
17 to 18 bear

uncared [for] [and] [forgotten] [,] [i] must stay here [among] [these] [poor] [things] [who] [think] [only] [of] [themselves] [.] 
1 uncared 7 must
7 must 8 stay
8 stay 9 here

come here , [rose-leaf] , and [bind] up my wounds , [for] [i] [am] far more [useful] [than] idle [bird] [or] [fly] [.] ["] 
1 come 2 here
1 come 3 ,
3 , 5 ,
5 , 6 and
5 , 11 ,
6 and 8 up
8 up 10 wounds
9 my 10 wounds
11 , 19 idle
15 far 16 more
16 more 19 idle

then said [the] [fairy] , [while] she bathed [the] broken [wing] [,] 
1 then 2 said
2 said 5 ,
5 , 7 she
5 , 10 broken
7 she 8 bathed

["] [love-blossom] [,] [you] [should] [not] [murmur] [.] 

we may find happiness in seeking to be patient even while we suffer [.] 
1 we 2 may
2 may 3 find
3 find 4 happiness
3 find 5 in
4 happiness 5 in
5 in 6 seeking
6 seeking 7 to
7 to 8 be
8 be 9 patient
9 patient 10 even
10 even 11 while
11 while 12 we
11 while 13 suffer
12 we 13 suffer

ah [,] [love-blossom] [,] [the] [gentle] [bird] can teach a lesson you will be wiser and better for [.] ["] 
1 ah 8 can
8 can 9 teach
9 teach 11 lesson
10 a 11 lesson
11 lesson 12 you
11 lesson 18 for
13 will 14 be
14 be 16 and
15 wiser 16 and
16 and 17 better
17 better 18 for

come now to [the] [flower] [palace] , and [see] [the] [fairy] [court] [.] ["] 
1 come 2 now
1 come 3 to
3 to 7 ,
7 , 8 and

beneath [green] [arches] , [bright] [with] [birds] and [flowers] , [beside] singing [waves] , went [eva] into a lofty hall [.] 
1 beneath 4 ,
4 , 8 and
8 and 12 singing
8 and 15 went
10 , 12 singing
12 singing 14 ,
15 went 17 into
17 into 20 hall
18 a 20 hall
19 lofty 20 hall

now , [eglantine] [,] what have you to tell us [of] your rosy namesakes on the earth [?] " 
1 now 2 ,
1 now 5 what
5 what 6 have
6 have 7 you
6 have 8 to
8 to 9 tell
9 tell 10 us
9 tell 14 namesakes
9 tell 15 on
12 your 14 namesakes
13 rosy 14 namesakes
14 namesakes 15 on
15 on 17 earth
16 the 17 earth
17 earth 19 "

["] [over] [hill] [and] [valley] [they] [are] [blooming] [fresh] [and] [fair] [as] [summer] [sun] [and] [dew] [can] [make] [them] [.] 

they would yield neither dew nor honey , but proudly closed their leaves and bid me go [.] ["] 
1 they 9 but
2 would 3 yield
2 would 9 but
3 yield 6 nor
4 neither 6 nor
5 dew 6 nor
6 nor 7 honey
8 , 9 but
9 but 14 and
10 proudly 11 closed
11 closed 13 leaves
11 closed 14 and
12 their 13 leaves
14 and 15 bid
15 bid 16 me
15 bid 17 go

go once again to the proud flowers , and [tell] them when they are queen of their own hearts they will ask no fairer kingdom [.] 
1 go 2 once
2 once 20 they
2 once 22 ask
3 again 20 they
4 to 15 queen
4 to 20 they
5 the 15 queen
6 proud 7 flowers
7 flowers 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 them
9 and 12 when
9 and 15 queen
12 when 13 they
12 when 14 are
13 they 14 are
15 queen 16 of
16 of 19 hearts
17 their 18 own
17 their 19 hearts
20 they 21 will
21 will 22 ask
22 ask 25 kingdom
23 no 25 kingdom
24 fairer 25 kingdom

thus they told what they had done , and received from [their] [queen] [some] [gentle] [chiding] [or] [loving] [word] [of] [praise] . 
1 thus 2 they
2 they 9 and
3 told 4 what
3 told 9 and
4 what 5 they
4 what 7 done
5 they 6 had
6 had 7 done
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 received
9 and 11 from
11 from 22 .

" [four] [,] " [replied] [the] [little] [one] [.] 
1 " 4 "

" [seven] [,] " [sang] [the] [gay] [little] [elf] [.] 
1 " 4 "

" [twelve] [,] ["] said the [fairy] child [.] 
1 " 5 said
5 said 8 child
6 the 8 child

" [primrose] [,] [where] [lies] [violet] [island] [?] " 
1 " 9 "

" [in] [the] [lake] [of] [ripples] [.] " 
1 " 8 "

" [lilla] [,] [you] [may] [bound] [rose] [land] [.] " 
1 " 10 "

" [you] [have] [stayed] [long] [enough] [,] ["] [said] [the] [elves] [at] [length] [,] ["] we have [many] [things] to show you [.] 
1 " 16 we
16 we 17 have
17 have 20 to
20 to 21 show
21 show 22 you

come now and see what is our dearest work [.] ["] 
1 come 2 now
1 come 3 and
3 and 4 see
4 see 5 what
5 what 6 is
6 is 9 work
7 our 8 dearest
7 our 9 work

so [eva] said farewell to [the] [child] [elves] , and hastened [with] [little] [rose-leaf] to the gates [.] 
1 so 11 hastened
3 said 4 farewell
4 farewell 5 to
5 to 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 hastened
11 hastened 15 to
15 to 17 gates
16 the 17 gates

we must stay [yet] [longer] , [little] [eva] , and you may learn yet more [.] ["] 
1 we 10 and
2 must 3 stay
2 must 10 and
6 , 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 13 learn
10 and 14 yet
10 and 15 more
11 you 12 may
12 may 13 learn

tenderly the child fastened the drooping stem , and placed it where the one faint ray of sunlight stole into the dreary room [.] 
1 tenderly 3 child
2 the 3 child
3 child 9 and
4 fastened 7 stem
4 fastened 9 and
5 the 7 stem
6 drooping 7 stem
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 placed
10 placed 11 it
10 placed 12 where
11 it 12 where
12 where 16 ray
12 where 19 stole
13 the 14 one
14 one 16 ray
15 faint 16 ray
16 ray 17 of
16 ray 19 stole
17 of 18 sunlight
19 stole 20 into
20 into 23 room
21 the 23 room
22 dreary 23 room

no sunlight could enter at the darkened eyes , and none were near to whisper gentle words [,] [to] [cheer] [and] [comfort] [.] 
1 no 2 sunlight
2 sunlight 3 could
3 could 10 and
4 enter 5 at
4 enter 10 and
5 at 8 eyes
6 the 8 eyes
7 darkened 8 eyes
9 , 10 and
10 and 13 near
11 none 12 were
12 were 13 near
13 near 14 to
13 near 17 words
14 to 15 whisper
16 gentle 17 words

thus he dwelt [forgotten] [and] alone , seeking to give no joy to others , possessing none himself [.] 
1 thus 2 he
2 he 3 dwelt
3 dwelt 6 alone
6 alone 8 seeking
6 alone 16 possessing
7 , 8 seeking
8 seeking 9 to
8 seeking 10 give
8 seeking 15 ,
9 to 10 give
10 give 12 joy
10 give 13 to
11 no 12 joy
12 joy 13 to
13 to 14 others
15 , 16 possessing
16 possessing 17 none
16 possessing 18 himself

life was dark and sad till the untiring [elves] [came] [to] [his] [dreary] [home] [,] [bringing] [sunlight] [and] [love] [.] 
1 life 2 was
2 was 4 and
3 dark 4 and
4 and 5 sad
5 sad 6 till
6 till 8 untiring
7 the 8 untiring

then [went] [the] [elves] [into] the dreary prison-houses , [where] sad hearts [pined] in lonely sorrow for the joy and freedom they had [lost] [.] 
1 then 12 hearts
6 the 8 prison-houses
6 the 12 hearts
7 dreary 8 prison-houses
8 prison-houses 9 ,
9 , 11 sad
12 hearts 23 had
14 in 16 sorrow
14 in 22 they
15 lonely 16 sorrow
16 sorrow 17 for
17 for 19 joy
18 the 19 joy
19 joy 20 and
20 and 21 freedom
22 they 23 had

all [fairy-land] was dressed in flowers , and the soft wind went singing by , laden with their fragrant breath [.] 
1 all 3 was
3 was 4 dressed
4 dressed 5 in
5 in 8 and
6 flowers 8 and
7 , 8 and
8 and 10 soft
8 and 11 wind
8 and 12 went
8 and 13 singing
8 and 16 laden
9 the 10 soft
13 singing 14 by
15 , 16 laden
16 laden 17 with
17 with 20 breath
18 their 20 breath
19 fragrant 20 breath

sweet music sounded through the air , and troops of [elves] [in] their gayest robes hastened to the palace where the feast was spread [.] 
1 sweet 2 music
2 music 3 sounded
3 sounded 4 through
4 through 20 where
5 the 6 air
6 air 8 and
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 troops
8 and 10 of
8 and 16 hastened
10 of 15 robes
13 their 14 gayest
13 their 15 robes
16 hastened 17 to
17 to 19 palace
18 the 19 palace
19 palace 20 where
20 where 22 feast
20 where 24 spread
21 the 22 feast
22 feast 23 was
23 was 24 spread

at length [the] [music] [ceased] [,] and [the] [queen] said , as she laid her hand on little [eva] ['s] shining [hair] : 
1 at 2 length
1 at 23 :
7 and 10 said
10 said 12 as
10 said 17 on
10 said 21 shining
11 , 12 as
12 as 13 she
12 as 14 laid
13 she 14 laid
14 laid 16 hand
15 her 16 hand
16 hand 17 on
17 on 18 little
21 shining 23 :

come now and lead her to the [fairy] garden , and show her what we think our fairest sight [.] 
1 come 2 now
1 come 3 and
3 and 11 and
4 lead 5 her
4 lead 6 to
4 lead 11 and
6 to 9 garden
7 the 9 garden
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 show
12 show 13 her
12 show 14 what
14 what 15 we
14 what 19 sight
15 we 16 think
16 think 18 fairest
16 think 19 sight
17 our 18 fairest
18 fairest 19 sight

weep no more [,] but strive to make her last hours with us happy as you can [.] ["] 
1 weep 3 more
1 weep 5 but
2 no 3 more
5 but 6 strive
6 strive 7 to
7 to 8 make
8 make 11 hours
8 make 12 with
8 make 14 happy
9 her 11 hours
10 last 11 hours
12 with 13 us
14 happy 15 as
15 as 16 you
15 as 17 can
16 you 17 can

" [where] [have] [you] [brought] [me] [,] [and] [what] [mean] [these] [lovely] [sounds] [?] " [asked] [eva] [.] 
1 " 15 "

" [look] [again] [,] [and] [i] [will] [tell] [you] [,] " [answered] [the] [fairy] [.] 
1 " 11 "

the child saw that each one wore the colors of the flower that was its home [.] 
1 the 2 child
2 child 3 saw
3 saw 4 that
4 that 6 one
4 that 7 wore
5 each 6 one
6 one 7 wore
7 wore 9 colors
8 the 9 colors
9 colors 10 of
10 of 12 flower
11 the 12 flower
12 flower 13 that
12 flower 14 was
13 that 14 was
14 was 16 home
15 its 16 home

she gazed in silent wonder , forgetting she knew [not] who they were , till [the] [fairy] said , 
1 she 2 gazed
2 gazed 3 in
3 in 5 wonder
4 silent 5 wonder
5 wonder 7 forgetting
6 , 7 forgetting
7 forgetting 8 she
7 forgetting 9 knew
7 forgetting 19 ,
8 she 9 knew
9 knew 11 who
11 who 12 they
11 who 14 ,
12 they 14 ,
13 were 14 ,
14 , 15 till
14 , 18 said

may [i] [not] go in [?] ["] 
1 may 4 go
4 go 5 in

come [now] , for you have seen enough , and we must be [away] . ["] 
1 come 4 for
3 , 4 for
4 for 5 you
5 you 6 have
6 have 7 seen
7 seen 10 and
8 enough 10 and
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 we
10 and 12 must
12 must 13 be
13 be 15 .

on a rosy morning cloud , surrounded by the loving [elves] , went [eva] through the sunny sky [.] 
1 on 4 morning
1 on 6 ,
2 a 3 rosy
2 a 4 morning
3 rosy 4 morning
5 cloud 6 ,
6 , 12 ,
7 surrounded 8 by
7 surrounded 12 ,
8 by 10 loving
9 the 10 loving
12 , 13 went
13 went 15 through
15 through 18 sky
16 the 17 sunny
16 the 18 sky
17 sunny 18 sky

grant [me] [this] [gift] , and you shall see that [little] [eva] [has] [not] forgotten what you have taught her [.] ["] 
1 grant 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 you
6 and 15 forgotten
7 you 8 shall
8 shall 9 see
9 see 10 that
15 forgotten 16 what
16 what 17 you
16 what 19 taught
17 you 18 have
18 have 19 taught
19 taught 20 her

farewell . 
1 farewell 2 .

[remember] [fairy-land] [and] [all] [your] [loving] [friends] [.] ["] 

farewell , [dear] [eva] [.] 
1 farewell 2 ,

think of [your] [little] [rose-leaf] [when] among the flowers [.] " 
1 think 2 of
2 of 9 flowers
7 among 8 the
8 the 9 flowers
9 flowers 11 "

" [now] [,] [star-twinkle] [,] [what] [have] [you] [to] [teach] [?] " [asked] [the] [queen] [.] 
1 " 12 "

[the] [flower's] [lesson] [.] 

that were better far than the dew-drops that fall [on] the high and the low , and come alike to all [.] 
1 that 2 were
2 were 17 and
3 better 4 far
3 better 5 than
3 better 13 and
3 better 17 and
5 than 7 dew-drops
6 the 7 dew-drops
7 dew-drops 8 that
7 dew-drops 9 fall
11 the 12 high
12 high 13 and
13 and 15 low
13 and 16 ,
14 the 15 low
17 and 18 come
18 come 19 alike
19 alike 20 to
20 to 21 all

i would be fair and stately [,] with a bright star to shine [and] [give] a queenly [air] to this crimson robe of mine [.] ["] 
1 i 2 would
2 would 3 be
3 be 5 and
3 be 19 to
4 fair 5 and
5 and 6 stately
6 stately 8 with
8 with 11 star
9 a 10 bright
9 a 11 star
11 star 12 to
12 to 13 shine
13 shine 17 queenly
16 a 17 queenly
19 to 22 robe
20 this 22 robe
21 crimson 22 robe
22 robe 23 of
23 of 24 mine

and proudly she cried , " these fire-flies shall be [my] jewels , since the stars can never come to me [.] ["] 
1 and 3 she
1 and 4 cried
2 proudly 3 she
3 she 4 cried
4 cried 5 ,
4 cried 10 be
5 , 6 "
7 these 8 fire-flies
8 fire-flies 9 shall
9 shall 10 be
10 be 12 jewels
10 be 14 since
13 , 14 since
14 since 16 stars
14 since 19 come
15 the 16 stars
16 stars 17 can
17 can 19 come
18 never 19 come
19 come 20 to
20 to 21 me

" [heed] [,] ["] said the [mother] [rose] [,] " daughter mine , [why] [shouldst] [thou] seek [for] beauty [not] [thine] [?] 
1 " 5 said
5 said 11 daughter
5 said 13 ,
5 said 19 beauty
6 the 10 "
6 the 11 daughter
11 daughter 12 mine
13 , 17 seek

the [father] [hath] [made] [thee] [what] [thou] [now] art [;] [and] what he [most] [loveth] is [a] [sweet] [,] [pure] [heart] [.] 
1 the 9 art
9 art 16 is
12 what 13 he
13 he 16 is

then why [dost] thou take with [such] [discontent] [the] [loving] gift [which] [he] to thee hath [sent] [?] 
1 then 4 thou
2 why 4 thou
4 thou 5 take
5 take 6 with
6 with 11 gift
11 gift 14 to
14 to 16 hath
15 thee 16 hath

o [my] [foolish] [little] [bud] [,] [do] [listen] to [thy] [mother] [;] [care] [only] [for] true beauty , and seek [for] [no] [other] [.] 
1 o 9 to
9 to 19 and
16 true 18 ,
16 true 19 and
17 beauty 18 ,
19 and 20 seek

there will be grief and [trouble] [in] [that] [wilful] [little] [heart] [;] [unfold] thy leaves , my daughter , and [let] [the] [fly] depart [.] " 
1 there 2 will
2 will 3 be
2 will 5 and
3 be 4 grief
5 and 20 and
14 thy 15 leaves
15 leaves 20 and
16 , 17 my
17 my 18 daughter
18 daughter 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 24 depart
24 depart 26 "

when the sun came up [,] [she] [saw] with grief [the] [blooming] of her sister bud leaf [by] leaf [.] 
1 when 3 sun
2 the 3 sun
3 sun 4 came
4 came 5 up
5 up 9 with
9 with 10 grief
10 grief 13 of
13 of 19 leaf
14 her 19 leaf
15 sister 19 leaf
16 bud 19 leaf
17 leaf 19 leaf

while she , [once] as fair and bright as [the] [rest] , [hung] her weary head down on her wounded breast [.] 
1 while 7 and
1 while 15 weary
2 she 3 ,
3 , 6 fair
3 , 7 and
5 as 6 fair
7 and 8 bright
9 as 12 ,
9 as 15 weary
14 her 15 weary
15 weary 16 head
16 head 17 down
16 head 18 on
18 on 21 breast
19 her 21 breast
20 wounded 21 breast

then bitterly she wept for [her] [folly] [and] [pride] [,] [as] [drooping] [she] [stood] [by] her fair sister 's side [.] 
1 then 3 she
2 bitterly 3 she
3 she 4 wept
4 wept 5 for
5 for 20 side
16 her 18 sister
17 fair 18 sister
18 sister 19 's
19 's 20 side

then shouldst thou [not] be grateful for [all] [this] [kindly] [care] , [and] [strive] to keep thyself most innocent and fair [?] 
1 then 2 shouldst
2 shouldst 5 be
3 thou 5 be
5 be 6 grateful
6 grateful 7 for
7 for 12 ,
12 , 15 to
15 to 16 keep
16 keep 17 thyself
16 keep 18 most
16 keep 20 and
19 innocent 20 and
20 and 21 fair

then seek , my little blossom , to win humility ; [be] fair [without] , be pure [within] , and thou wilt happy [be] [.] 
1 then 2 seek
2 seek 6 blossom
3 , 4 my
4 my 6 blossom
5 little 6 blossom
6 blossom 8 to
7 , 8 to
8 to 9 win
8 to 11 ;
9 win 10 humility
11 ; 13 fair
11 ; 15 ,
15 , 16 be
15 , 20 and
16 be 17 pure
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 thou
20 and 22 wilt
21 thou 22 wilt
22 wilt 23 happy

you shall come next [,] [zephyr] [.] ["] 
1 you 2 shall
2 shall 3 come
3 come 4 next

and [the] [little] [fairy] , who [lay] rocking to and fro [upon] [a] [fluttering] vine-leaf , [thus] [began] [her] [story] : 
1 and 8 rocking
1 and 21 :
5 , 6 who
5 , 8 rocking
9 to 16 ,
9 to 21 :
10 and 11 fro
10 and 16 ,
11 fro 15 vine-leaf

[lily-bell] [and] [thistledown] [.] 

[once] [upon] [a] [time] [,] [two] [little] [fairies] [went] [out] [into] [the] [world] [,] [to] [seek] [their] [fortune] [.] 

thistledown was as gay [and] [gallant] [a] [little] [elf] as ever spread a wing [.] 
1 thistledown 2 was
2 was 3 as
2 was 10 as
3 as 4 gay
10 as 12 spread
11 ever 12 spread
12 spread 14 wing
13 a 14 wing

[such] [was] [thistledown] [;] [but] [far] [different] [was] [his] [little] [friend] [,] [lily-bell] [.] 

it would be very wrong in you to repay their care with cruelty and pain [.] 
1 it 2 would
2 would 3 be
3 be 5 wrong
4 very 5 wrong
5 wrong 6 in
5 wrong 8 to
5 wrong 9 repay
6 in 7 you
8 to 9 repay
9 repay 11 care
9 repay 12 with
10 their 11 care
11 care 12 with
12 with 14 and
13 cruelty 14 and
14 and 15 pain

you will be tender for my sake [,] [dear] [thistle] [.] ["] 
1 you 2 will
2 will 3 be
3 be 4 tender
4 tender 5 for
5 for 7 sake
6 my 7 sake

[while] [lily-bell] [lay] [dreaming] [among] [the] [rose-leaves] [,] [thistledown] [went] [wandering] [through] [the] [garden] [.] 

thus he went , leaving sorrow and pain behind him , till he came to the roses [where] [lily-bell] [lay] [sleeping] [.] 
1 thus 2 he
2 he 3 went
3 went 5 leaving
3 went 12 till
4 , 5 leaving
5 leaving 7 and
5 leaving 9 behind
5 leaving 11 ,
6 sorrow 7 and
7 and 8 pain
7 and 9 behind
9 behind 10 him
12 till 13 he
12 till 14 came
13 he 14 came
14 came 15 to
15 to 17 roses
16 the 17 roses

" [why] [are] [you] so [slow] [in] [blooming] [,] [little] [one] [?] 
1 " 5 so

" [you] [silly] [flower] [,] ["] said [thistledown] [,] ["] [see] [how] [quickly] [i] will [make] [you] [bloom] [!] [your] [waiting] [is] [all] [useless] [.] ["] 
1 " 7 said
7 said 15 will

how could you harm the little helpless one [,] [that] [never] [did] [aught] [to] [injure] [you] [?] ["] 
1 how 2 could
2 could 3 you
2 could 4 harm
4 harm 8 one
5 the 8 one
6 little 8 one
7 helpless 8 one

soon the sky grew dark [,] [and] [heavy] [drops] [began] to fall [.] 
1 soon 3 sky
2 the 3 sky
3 sky 4 grew
4 grew 5 dark
5 dark 11 to
11 to 12 fall

then they waved their broad leaves stormily , and scattered the heavy drops on his dripping garments [.] 
1 then 2 they
2 they 3 waved
3 waved 14 on
4 their 5 broad
5 broad 9 and
6 leaves 7 stormily
6 leaves 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 scattered
10 scattered 13 drops
11 the 13 drops
12 heavy 13 drops
13 drops 14 on
14 on 17 garments
15 his 17 garments
16 dripping 17 garments

it serves [you] [rightly] [;] to [gain] our love and confidence , and repay it [by] [such] [cruelty] [!] 
1 it 2 serves
2 serves 6 to
6 to 10 and
8 our 9 love
9 love 10 and
10 and 13 and
11 confidence 13 and
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 repay
14 repay 15 it

we are very angry with [you] , [wicked] [fairy] [;] go away and hide yourself [.] ["] 
1 we 2 are
2 are 4 angry
3 very 4 angry
4 angry 5 with
5 with 7 ,
7 , 13 and
11 go 12 away
11 go 13 and
13 and 14 hide
14 hide 15 yourself

" [ah] [,] ["] cried the [shivering] [elf] [,] " [where] [can] [i] [find] shelter [?] 
1 " 5 cried
5 cried 15 shelter
6 the 10 "
6 the 15 shelter

i will go to the violets [:] [they] [will] [forgive] and take me in [.] ["] 
1 i 2 will
2 will 11 and
3 go 4 to
3 go 11 and
4 to 6 violets
5 the 6 violets
11 and 12 take
12 take 13 me
12 take 14 in

but the daisies had spoken [truly] ; [the] gentle [little] flower was dead , and her [blue-eyed] sisters were weeping bitterly over her faded leaves [.] 
1 but 3 daisies
1 but 19 were
2 the 3 daisies
3 daisies 4 had
4 had 5 spoken
7 ; 9 gentle
7 ; 12 was
7 ; 14 ,
11 flower 12 was
12 was 13 dead
14 , 18 sisters
15 and 16 her
16 her 18 sisters
18 sisters 19 were
19 were 20 weeping
20 weeping 21 bitterly
20 weeping 22 over
22 over 25 leaves
23 her 25 leaves
24 faded 25 leaves

" [now] [i] [have] [no] [friends] [,] " [sighed] [poor] [thistledown] [,] ["] [and] [must] [die] [of] [cold] [.] 
1 " 8 "

ah , [if] [i] [had] but [minded] [lily-bell] [,] [i] [might] [now] be [dreaming] beneath [some] [flower] ['s] leaves [.] ["] 
1 ah 2 ,
1 ah 13 be
2 , 6 but
13 be 19 leaves
15 beneath 19 leaves

but he could find no rest [.] 
1 but 2 he
1 but 4 find
2 he 3 could
3 could 4 find
4 find 6 rest
5 no 6 rest

" [never] [could] [i] forgive one who had robbed [me] [of] [my] [children] [.] 
1 " 9 robbed
5 forgive 6 one
6 one 7 who
6 one 8 had
7 who 8 had
8 had 9 robbed

soon the sunlight came again , [and] with it [lily-bell] seeking [for] [thistledown] ; but he was ashamed , and stole away [.] 
1 soon 3 sunlight
2 the 3 sunlight
3 sunlight 4 came
4 came 5 again
4 came 8 with
6 , 8 with
8 with 9 it
8 with 11 seeking
8 with 14 ;
14 ; 15 but
15 but 16 he
15 but 19 ,
16 he 17 was
17 was 18 ashamed
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 stole
21 stole 22 away

meanwhile , [over] [hill] and dale [went] [thistledown] , [and] for a time was kind and gentle to every living thing . 
1 meanwhile 2 ,
1 meanwhile 22 .
2 , 5 and
5 and 6 dale
5 and 14 was
6 dale 9 ,
9 , 11 for
11 for 13 time
12 a 13 time
14 was 16 and
15 kind 16 and
16 and 17 gentle
17 gentle 18 to
18 to 21 thing
19 every 21 thing
20 living 21 thing

" [help] [me] to [bear] my honey [home] , and you can stay with us [tonight] , " he [kindly] said . 
1 " 21 said
4 to 7 honey
4 to 9 ,
4 to 19 he
6 my 7 honey
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 you
10 and 17 ,
11 you 12 can
12 can 13 stay
13 stay 14 with
14 with 15 us
17 , 18 "
19 he 21 said
21 said 22 .

and he led [the] [tired] [fairy] to a little cell , where on a bed of flower-leaves he folded his wings and fell asleep . 
1 and 2 he
1 and 25 .
2 he 3 led
3 led 7 to
7 to 10 cell
8 a 9 little
8 a 10 cell
9 little 10 cell
10 cell 12 where
11 , 12 where
12 where 18 he
12 where 22 and
13 on 15 bed
13 on 18 he
14 a 15 bed
15 bed 16 of
16 of 17 flower-leaves
18 he 22 and
19 folded 21 wings
19 folded 22 and
20 his 21 wings
22 and 23 fell
22 and 24 asleep

as the first ray of sunlight stole in , he was awakened by sweet music [.] 
1 as 4 ray
1 as 7 stole
1 as 9 ,
1 as 10 he
2 the 3 first
2 the 4 ray
3 first 4 ray
4 ray 5 of
4 ray 7 stole
5 of 6 sunlight
7 stole 8 in
10 he 11 was
11 was 12 awakened
12 awakened 13 by
13 by 15 music
14 sweet 15 music

it was the morning song of the bees [.] 
1 it 2 was
2 was 5 song
3 the 5 song
4 morning 5 song
5 song 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 bees

" [awake] [!] [awake] [!] [for] [the] [earliest] [gleam] [of] [golden] [sunlight] shines [on] the rippling [waves] [,] [that] [brightly] [flow] [beneath] [the] [flowering] [vines] [.] 
1 " 13 shines
13 shines 16 rippling
15 the 16 rippling

soon his friend came to bid him [rise] [,] [as] [the] [queen] [desired] to speak with him [.] 
1 soon 3 friend
2 his 3 friend
3 friend 4 came
4 came 5 to
5 to 6 bid
6 bid 7 him
6 bid 14 to
14 to 15 speak
15 speak 16 with
16 with 17 him

some [bore] [her] [fresh] dew [and] [honey] , some fanned her with fragrant flower-leaves , while others scattered the sweetest perfumes on the air [.] 
1 some 5 dew
5 dew 8 ,
8 , 10 fanned
9 some 10 fanned
10 fanned 11 her
10 fanned 12 with
10 fanned 16 while
12 with 14 flower-leaves
13 fragrant 14 flower-leaves
15 , 16 while
16 while 17 others
16 while 18 scattered
17 others 18 scattered
18 scattered 21 perfumes
18 scattered 22 on
19 the 20 sweetest
19 the 21 perfumes
21 perfumes 22 on
22 on 24 air
23 the 24 air

we do not spend the pleasant summer days in [idleness] [and] [pleasure] , but each one labors for the happiness and good of all [.] 
1 we 2 do
2 do 3 not
2 do 4 spend
3 not 4 spend
4 spend 8 days
4 spend 9 in
5 the 8 days
6 pleasant 7 summer
7 summer 8 days
9 in 13 ,
13 , 14 but
14 but 16 one
14 but 17 labors
15 each 16 one
16 one 17 labors
17 labors 18 for
18 for 21 and
19 the 20 happiness
20 happiness 21 and
21 and 22 good
21 and 23 of
23 of 24 all

if you will stay with us , we will teach you many things [.] 
1 if 2 you
1 if 4 stay
1 if 8 we
2 you 3 will
3 will 4 stay
5 with 6 us
5 with 7 ,
5 with 8 we
8 we 9 will
9 will 10 teach
10 teach 11 you
10 teach 13 things
12 many 13 things

order [,] patience , industry , who can teach so well as they [who] are the emblems of these virtues ? 
1 order 3 patience
3 patience 5 industry
3 patience 7 who
4 , 5 industry
5 industry 6 ,
6 , 7 who
7 who 8 can
7 who 21 ?
8 can 9 teach
9 teach 11 well
9 teach 12 as
10 so 11 well
12 as 13 they
12 as 15 are
13 they 15 are
15 are 17 emblems
16 the 17 emblems
17 emblems 18 of
18 of 20 virtues
19 these 20 virtues

["] [our] [laws] [are] [few] [and] [simple] [.] 

now will [you] stay with [us] , [and] [learn] what even mortals seek to know , that labor brings [true] happiness [?] ["] 
1 now 2 will
2 will 4 stay
4 stay 5 with
5 with 21 happiness
7 , 10 what
7 , 16 ,
10 what 12 mortals
11 even 12 mortals
12 mortals 13 seek
13 seek 14 to
13 seek 15 know
14 to 15 know
16 , 17 that
16 , 19 brings
18 labor 19 brings
19 brings 21 happiness

then they took away his gay garments , and dressed him like themselves , in the black velvet cloak with golden bands across his breast [.] 
1 then 2 they
2 they 9 and
3 took 4 away
3 took 7 garments
3 took 9 and
5 his 7 garments
6 gay 7 garments
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 dressed
10 dressed 11 him
10 dressed 12 like
10 dressed 15 in
12 like 13 themselves
14 , 15 in
15 in 19 cloak
16 the 19 cloak
17 black 18 velvet
18 velvet 19 cloak
19 cloak 20 with
20 with 22 bands
21 golden 22 bands
22 bands 23 across
23 across 25 breast
24 his 25 breast

" [now] [come] [with] [us] , ["] they said [.] 
1 " 9 said
6 , 8 they
8 they 9 said

but he [soon] grew tired of working all day in the sun , and longed to be free again . 
1 but 2 he
1 but 20 .
2 he 4 grew
4 grew 5 tired
5 tired 6 of
6 of 7 working
7 working 9 day
7 working 10 in
8 all 9 day
10 in 11 the
11 the 12 sun
12 sun 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 longed
15 longed 16 to
16 to 17 be
17 be 18 free
18 free 19 again

then , when she saw that no kindness could touch his heart , she said : 
1 then 2 ,
1 then 13 ,
2 , 3 when
3 when 4 she
3 when 5 saw
4 she 5 saw
5 saw 6 that
6 that 8 kindness
6 that 10 touch
7 no 8 kindness
8 kindness 9 could
9 could 10 touch
10 touch 12 heart
11 his 12 heart
13 , 15 said
14 she 15 said
15 said 16 :

i cannot let my peaceful kingdom be disturbed by you [;] [therefore] [go] [and] [seek] [another] [home] [.] 
1 i 2 cannot
2 cannot 3 let
3 let 6 kingdom
3 let 7 be
4 my 6 kingdom
5 peaceful 6 kingdom
7 be 8 disturbed
8 disturbed 9 by
9 by 10 you

you may find other friends , but none will love you more than we [,] had [you] been worthy of it [;] [so] [farewell] [.] ["] 
1 you 7 but
2 may 3 find
2 may 7 but
3 find 5 friends
4 other 5 friends
6 , 7 but
7 but 10 love
8 none 9 will
9 will 10 love
10 love 11 you
10 love 12 more
10 love 13 than
13 than 14 we
14 we 16 had
16 had 18 been
18 been 19 worthy
19 worthy 20 of
20 of 21 it

and the doors of the once happy home he had disturbed were closed behind him [.] 
1 and 3 doors
1 and 13 closed
2 the 3 doors
3 doors 4 of
3 doors 12 were
4 of 8 home
5 the 8 home
6 once 7 happy
7 happy 8 home
8 home 9 he
8 home 11 disturbed
9 he 10 had
10 had 11 disturbed
12 were 13 closed
13 closed 14 behind
14 behind 15 him

then he was very angry , and determined to bring some [great] sorrow on [the] [good] [queen] [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 6 ,
3 was 5 angry
3 was 6 ,
4 very 5 angry
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 determined
8 determined 9 to
9 to 10 bring
10 bring 13 sorrow
10 bring 14 on
11 some 13 sorrow

come , we will take what we have made , and think no more of what [the] [queen] [has] [said] . ["] 
1 come 2 ,
1 come 21 .
2 , 11 and
3 we 4 will
4 will 11 and
5 take 6 what
5 take 11 and
6 what 7 we
6 what 9 made
7 we 8 have
8 have 9 made
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 think
12 think 14 more
12 think 15 of
13 no 14 more
15 of 16 what

after many wanderings , he came at length to [a] [great] [forest] , and here beside a still lake he stayed to rest . 
1 after 3 wanderings
1 after 4 ,
1 after 5 he
2 many 3 wanderings
5 he 6 came
6 came 7 at
6 came 9 to
7 at 8 length
9 to 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 20 he
14 and 24 .
15 here 20 he
16 beside 19 lake
16 beside 20 he
17 a 19 lake
18 still 19 lake
20 he 21 stayed
21 stayed 22 to
22 to 23 rest

bright-eyed birds peeped at him from their nests , and many-colored insects danced above the cool , still lake [.] 
1 bright-eyed 2 birds
2 birds 3 peeped
3 peeped 4 at
3 peeped 6 from
4 at 5 him
6 from 19 lake
7 their 8 nests
8 nests 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 many-colored
10 and 13 danced
11 many-colored 12 insects
13 danced 14 above
14 above 19 lake
15 the 19 lake
16 cool 17 ,
16 cool 19 lake
18 still 19 lake

" [this] [is] [a] [pleasant] [place] [,] ["] said [thistle] [;] ["] [it] [shall] be [my] [home] [for] [a] [while] [.] 
1 " 9 said
9 said 15 be

come [hither] , [blue] [dragon-fly] , [i] [would] [gladly] [make] [a] friend of you , [for] [i] [am] all [alone] . ["] 
1 come 3 ,
1 come 21 .
3 , 6 ,
6 , 12 friend
6 , 15 ,
12 friend 13 of
13 of 14 you
15 , 19 all

at length his friend the dragon-fly besought him to leave the quiet home he had disturbed [.] 
1 at 2 length
1 at 4 friend
3 his 4 friend
4 friend 7 besought
5 the 6 dragon-fly
6 dragon-fly 7 besought
7 besought 8 him
7 besought 9 to
9 to 10 leave
10 leave 13 home
11 the 13 home
12 quiet 13 home
13 home 14 he
13 home 16 disturbed
14 he 15 had
15 had 16 disturbed

the cruel spider [gladly] obeyed [the] [ungrateful] [fairy] [;] and [soon] the [poor] [fly] [could] [move] [neither] leg [nor] [wing] [.] 
1 the 2 cruel
2 cruel 18 leg
3 spider 5 obeyed
3 spider 10 and
10 and 12 the
12 the 18 leg

then [thistle] [flew] [away] [through] [the] [wood] , leaving sorrow [and] [trouble] [behind] [him] [.] 
1 then 8 ,
8 , 10 sorrow
9 leaving 10 sorrow

he had not journeyed far before he grew weary , and lay down to rest [.] 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 not
2 had 4 journeyed
3 not 4 journeyed
4 journeyed 5 far
5 far 6 before
5 far 14 to
6 before 7 he
6 before 8 grew
7 he 8 grew
8 grew 11 and
9 weary 10 ,
9 weary 11 and
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 lay
12 lay 13 down
14 to 15 rest

when you have learned [this] , [i] [will] [set] you [free] . ["] 
1 when 2 you
1 when 6 ,
1 when 10 you
2 you 3 have
3 have 4 learned
10 you 12 .

thus [did] [poor] [thistle] strive to be more gentle and unselfish , and [grew] daily happier and better [.] 
1 thus 7 be
5 strive 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 10 and
8 more 9 gentle
9 gentle 10 and
10 and 11 unselfish
11 unselfish 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 15 daily
13 and 17 and
16 happier 17 and
17 and 18 better

thus she journeyed [on] [,] till she reached the forest [where] [thistledown] [had] [lost] [his] freedom [.] 
1 thus 2 she
2 she 3 journeyed
3 journeyed 6 till
6 till 7 she
6 till 16 freedom
7 she 8 reached
8 reached 10 forest
9 the 10 forest

then [lily-bell] [went] seeking [through] the forest [,] listening [for] [the] [voice] [.] 
1 then 4 seeking
4 seeking 7 forest
6 the 7 forest
7 forest 9 listening

" [bright] shines the summer sun [,] [soft] [is] [the] [summer] [air] [;] [gayly] [the] [wood-birds] [sing] [,] [flowers] [are] [blooming] [fair] [.] 
1 " 3 shines
3 shines 6 sun
4 the 6 sun
5 summer 6 sun

["] [but] [,] [deep] [in] [the] [dark] [,] [cold] [rock] [,] [sadly] [i] [dwell] [,] [longing] [for] [thee] [,] [dear] [friend] [,] [lily-bell] [!] 

[lily-bell] [!] ["] 

" [thistle] [,] [dear] [thistle] [,] [where] [are] [you] [?] ["] [joyfully] cried [lily-bell] [,] [as] she [flew] [from] [rock] [to] [rock] [.] 
1 " 13 cried
13 cried 17 she

" [through] [sunlight] and [summer] [air] [i] have sought for [thee] [long] , [guided] [by] [birds] and flowers [,] [and] [now] [by] [thy] [song] [.] 
1 " 17 and
4 and 8 have
8 have 9 sought
9 sought 10 for
10 for 13 ,
13 , 17 and
17 and 18 flowers

["] [thistledown] [!] 

[thistledown] [!] 

o'er [hill] and [dell] [hither] to comfort [thee] [comes] [lily-bell] [.] ["] 
1 o'er 7 comfort
3 and 6 to
6 to 7 comfort

then from the vine-leaves two little arms were stretched out to [her] , and [thistledown] [was] [found] [.] 
1 then 7 arms
2 from 4 vine-leaves
2 from 7 arms
3 the 4 vine-leaves
5 two 7 arms
6 little 7 arms
7 arms 8 were
8 were 9 stretched
9 stretched 10 out
9 stretched 11 to
11 to 13 ,
13 , 14 and

but it did not last long , for one day she did not come . 
1 but 2 it
1 but 7 ,
2 it 3 did
3 did 4 not
3 did 5 last
4 not 5 last
5 last 6 long
7 , 8 for
8 for 11 she
9 one 10 day
10 day 11 she
11 she 12 did
12 did 13 not
12 did 14 come
14 come 15 .

he [watched] [and] waited [long] [,] for the little [face] [that] [used] to [peep] smiling in [through] the vine-leaves . 
1 he 4 waited
4 waited 7 for
4 waited 13 to
7 for 9 little
8 the 9 little
13 to 15 smiling
15 smiling 16 in
16 in 18 the
18 the 19 vine-leaves
19 vine-leaves 20 .

at last he besought [the] silent [brownie] [earnestly] to tell him whither she had gone [.] 
1 at 2 last
1 at 3 he
3 he 4 besought
4 besought 6 silent
6 silent 9 to
9 to 10 tell
10 tell 11 him
10 tell 12 whither
12 whither 13 she
12 whither 15 gone
13 she 14 had
14 had 15 gone

i will [bear] and suffer [any] danger for her sake [.] ["] 
1 i 4 and
2 will 4 and
4 and 5 suffer
5 suffer 7 danger
7 danger 8 for
8 for 10 sake
9 her 10 sake

" [lily-bell] [is] [safe] [,] " [replied] [the] [brownie] [;] ["] [come] [,] [you] [shall] [learn] [the] [trial] [that] [awaits] [you] [.] ["] 
1 " 6 "

" [you] [cannot] [wake] [her] [,] ["] said [the] [brownie] , [as] [thistle] [folded] his arms [tenderly] [about] [her] [.] 
1 " 8 said
8 said 16 arms
11 , 15 his
15 his 16 arms

then [thistle] , with a last look on [the] [little] [friend] he [loved] [so] [well] [,] set [forth] [alone] to [his] [long] task [.] 
1 then 3 ,
3 , 23 task
4 with 7 look
4 with 12 he
5 a 7 look
6 last 7 look
7 look 8 on
12 he 17 set
17 set 20 to
20 to 23 task

the [home] [of] [the] [earth] [spirits] [was] [the] first to find , and no one would tell him where to look [.] 
1 the 9 first
9 first 13 and
10 to 13 and
11 find 13 and
12 , 13 and
13 and 17 tell
14 no 15 one
15 one 16 would
16 would 17 tell
17 tell 18 him
17 tell 19 where
19 where 20 to
19 where 21 look
20 to 21 look

long he wandered , and carefully he sought [;] [but] [could] [not] find [the] [earth] [spirits] ['] home [.] 
1 long 2 he
2 he 4 ,
3 wandered 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 7 he
5 and 13 find
6 carefully 7 he
7 he 8 sought
13 find 18 home

and when at length he reached the [pleasant] [garden] [where] [he] [and] [lily-bell] first parted , he said within himself , 
1 and 18 said
2 when 5 he
2 when 6 reached
2 when 16 ,
2 when 17 he
3 at 4 length
3 at 5 he
5 he 6 reached
6 reached 14 first
7 the 14 first
15 parted 16 ,
17 he 18 said
18 said 19 within
18 said 21 ,
19 within 20 himself

this [grieved] [poor] [thistle] [,] [and] [he] [longed] [to] [tell] [them] [how] [changed] [he] [had] [become] [;] [but] [they] would [not] listen [.] 
1 this 20 would
20 would 22 listen

he came one day , while wandering through the garden , to the little rose he had once harmed so sadly [.] 
1 he 2 came
2 came 4 day
2 came 6 while
2 came 12 to
3 one 4 day
5 , 6 while
6 while 7 wandering
6 while 11 ,
7 wandering 8 through
8 through 10 garden
9 the 10 garden
12 to 15 rose
13 the 15 rose
14 little 15 rose
15 rose 16 he
15 rose 19 harmed
16 he 17 had
17 had 19 harmed
18 once 19 harmed
19 harmed 20 so
19 harmed 21 sadly

many buds [now] bloomed [beside] [her] , and her [soft] face glowed with motherly pride , as she bent fondly over them [.] 
1 many 2 buds
2 buds 8 and
4 bloomed 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 12 glowed
9 her 11 face
11 face 12 glowed
12 glowed 13 with
12 glowed 20 fondly
12 glowed 21 over
13 with 15 pride
14 motherly 15 pride
15 pride 19 bent
16 , 17 as
17 as 18 she
17 as 19 bent
18 she 19 bent
21 over 22 them

["] [dear] [flower] [,] [forgive] [the] [sorrow] [i] [once] [brought] [you] [,] [and] [trust] [me] [now] [for] [lily-bell] ['s] [sake] [.] 

then the little rose looked up , [and] while the dew-drops shone like happy tears upon her leaves , she said , 
1 then 4 rose
2 the 4 rose
3 little 4 rose
4 rose 5 looked
5 looked 6 up
5 looked 9 while
7 , 9 while
9 while 11 dew-drops
9 while 13 like
9 while 19 ,
10 the 11 dew-drops
11 dew-drops 12 shone
11 dew-drops 13 like
13 like 15 tears
13 like 16 upon
14 happy 15 tears
15 tears 16 upon
16 upon 18 leaves
17 her 18 leaves
19 , 21 said
20 she 21 said
21 said 22 ,

" [i] [will] [love] [and] [trust] you [,] [thistle] [,] [for] [you] are indeed [much] [changed] [.] 
1 " 7 you
7 you 13 are
13 are 14 indeed

make your home among us , and my sister flowers will soon learn to love you as you deserve [.] 
1 make 3 home
1 make 4 among
2 your 3 home
3 home 4 among
4 among 7 and
5 us 7 and
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 sister
7 and 10 flowers
7 and 19 deserve
8 my 9 sister
10 flowers 11 will
11 will 13 learn
12 soon 13 learn
13 learn 14 to
13 learn 15 love
14 to 15 love
15 love 16 you
17 as 18 you
17 as 19 deserve
18 you 19 deserve

look up , my little ones , [there] [is] [no] [danger] [near] [;] look up [,] [and] [welcome] [thistle] [to] [our] [home] [.] ["] 
1 look 2 up
1 look 7 ,
2 up 6 ones
3 , 4 my
4 my 6 ones
5 little 6 ones
7 , 14 look
14 look 15 up

but the other flowers [wondered] [among] [themselves] , and [hyacinth] [said] [,] 
1 but 3 other
1 but 4 flowers
2 the 3 other
4 flowers 8 ,
8 , 9 and

he has done many friendly things , [though] none [save] [rose-leaf] has been kind to him , and he is very sad . 
1 he 18 and
2 has 3 done
2 has 18 and
3 done 6 things
4 many 6 things
5 friendly 6 things
7 , 9 none
7 , 17 ,
9 none 12 has
12 has 13 been
13 been 14 kind
14 kind 15 to
15 to 16 him
17 , 18 and
18 and 20 is
19 he 20 is
20 is 22 sad
21 very 22 sad
22 sad 23 .

dear [sisters] , [let] [us] [trust] [him] . " 
1 dear 3 ,
1 dear 8 .
8 . 9 "

thistle told them all , and , after much whispering together , they said , 
1 thistle 2 told
2 told 4 all
2 told 5 ,
2 told 13 they
2 told 14 said
3 them 4 all
5 , 6 and
7 , 8 after
8 after 10 whispering
8 after 12 ,
8 after 13 they
9 much 10 whispering
10 whispering 11 together
13 they 14 said
14 said 15 ,

on [they] [went] , and [after] [a] [while] , [reached] [a] [path] [lit] [up] [by] bright [jewels] [hung] upon the walls [.] 
1 on 5 and
4 , 5 and
5 and 16 bright
9 , 16 bright
16 bright 19 upon
19 upon 21 walls
20 the 21 walls

here [downy-back] , [and] [glimmer] , [the] [glow-worm] [,] [left] [him] [,] [saying] [,] 
1 here 3 ,
1 here 6 ,

then they went [quickly] up [the] [winding] [path] , and [thistle] [,] guided by the sweet music [,] [went] [on] [alone] [.] 
1 then 2 they
2 they 3 went
3 went 5 up
5 up 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 13 guided
13 guided 14 by
14 by 17 music
15 the 17 music
16 sweet 17 music

at last they spied him [out] , and [,] [gladly] welcoming [him] [,] bade him join in their dance [.] 
1 at 2 last
1 at 3 they
3 they 8 and
4 spied 5 him
4 spied 8 and
7 , 8 and
8 and 14 bade
11 welcoming 14 bade
14 bade 15 him
14 bade 16 join
16 join 17 in
17 in 19 dance
18 their 19 dance

and [thistle] said , " no task will be too hard for me to do for [dear] [lily-bell] ['s] sake [.] ["] 
1 and 3 said
3 said 4 ,
3 said 6 no
4 , 5 "
6 no 7 task
7 task 8 will
8 will 9 be
9 be 11 hard
10 too 11 hard
11 hard 12 for
11 hard 14 to
11 hard 15 do
12 for 13 me
14 to 15 do
15 do 16 for
16 for 20 sake

" [what] [do] they [here] [?] ["] asked [thistle] [.] 
1 " 8 asked
4 they 8 asked

" [i] [will] [tell] [,] " [replied] [little] [sparkle] [,] ["] [for] [i] [once] [worked] [here] [myself] [.] 
1 " 6 "

others shape the bright jewels into lovely forms , and make the good-luck pennies which we give to mortals whom we love [.] 
1 others 10 and
2 shape 6 into
2 shape 10 and
3 the 4 bright
4 bright 5 jewels
5 jewels 6 into
6 into 8 forms
7 lovely 8 forms
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 make
11 make 14 pennies
12 the 14 pennies
13 good-luck 14 pennies
14 pennies 15 which
14 pennies 17 give
15 which 16 we
15 which 17 give
16 we 17 give
17 give 18 to
18 to 19 mortals
19 mortals 20 whom
19 mortals 22 love
20 whom 21 we
20 whom 22 love
21 we 22 love

and here you must toil till the golden flower is won [.] ["] 
1 and 3 you
1 and 5 toil
2 here 3 you
3 you 4 must
4 must 5 toil
5 toil 6 till
6 till 9 flower
6 till 11 won
7 the 9 flower
8 golden 9 flower
9 flower 10 is
10 is 11 won

but [thistle] could [not] stay [,] for half his task was not yet done [;] and [he] [longed] for sunlight [and] [lily-bell] [.] 
1 but 3 could
3 could 5 stay
5 stay 16 and
7 for 8 half
7 for 16 and
8 half 9 his
8 half 10 task
8 half 11 was
9 his 10 task
11 was 12 not
11 was 14 done
13 yet 14 done
16 and 19 for
19 for 20 sunlight

take now one look at your little friend [,] and then go forth to seek [from] [the] [air] [spirits] your second gift [.] ["] 
1 take 2 now
1 take 4 look
1 take 5 at
1 take 10 and
3 one 4 look
4 look 5 at
5 at 8 friend
6 your 8 friend
7 little 8 friend
10 and 12 go
11 then 12 go
12 go 13 forth
12 go 14 to
14 to 15 seek
15 seek 22 gift
20 your 22 gift
21 second 22 gift

then he stole [softly] to the hive , and , placing it near the door [,] concealed himself to watch [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 8 ,
3 stole 5 to
3 stole 8 ,
5 to 7 hive
6 the 7 hive
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 ,
9 and 11 placing
9 and 17 concealed
11 placing 12 it
11 placing 13 near
11 placing 17 concealed
12 it 13 near
13 near 15 door
14 the 15 door
17 concealed 18 himself
17 concealed 19 to
19 to 20 watch

" [what] [shall] we do [to] [you] [,] [naughty] [elf] [?] ["] [said] [they] [.] 
1 " 4 we
4 we 5 do

" you are in [our] power , and we will sting you if you are not still [.] ["] 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 are
3 are 4 in
4 in 6 power
6 power 7 ,
6 power 8 and
8 and 11 sting
9 we 10 will
10 will 11 sting
11 sting 12 you
11 sting 13 if
13 if 14 you
13 if 15 are
14 you 15 are
15 are 16 not
15 are 17 still
16 not 17 still

see how bitterly he weeps [;] [be] [kind] to him , [he] will [not] harm [us] [more] [.] ["] 
1 see 2 how
2 how 5 weeps
3 bitterly 4 he
4 he 5 weeps
5 weeps 9 to
9 to 11 ,
10 him 11 ,
11 , 13 will
13 will 15 harm

" [you] [good] [little] [hum] [!] ["] cried a kind-hearted robin who had hopped near to listen to the bees [.] 
1 " 8 cried
8 cried 11 robin
9 a 10 kind-hearted
9 a 11 robin
10 kind-hearted 11 robin
11 robin 12 who
11 robin 13 had
11 robin 15 near
12 who 13 had
13 had 14 hopped
15 near 16 to
15 near 18 to
16 to 17 listen
18 to 20 bees
19 the 20 bees

be kind to [him] , for if he [has] done wrong , he has repented of [it] , as you may see [.] ["] 
1 be 2 kind
2 kind 3 to
3 to 5 ,
5 , 6 for
6 for 13 he
7 if 8 he
7 if 10 done
7 if 13 he
8 he 10 done
11 wrong 12 ,
11 wrong 13 he
13 he 14 has
14 has 15 repented
15 repented 16 of
16 of 18 ,
18 , 19 as
19 as 20 you
19 as 22 see
20 you 21 may
21 may 22 see

" [can] [this] [be] [naughty] [thistle] [?] " [said] [nimble-wing] [.] 
1 " 8 "

" [yes] [,] it [is] [i] [,] ["] said [thistle] [,] ["] [but] [no] [longer] [cruel] [and] [unkind] [.] 
1 " 9 said
4 it 9 said

i have tried to win your love by patient industry [.] 
1 i 2 have
2 have 3 tried
3 tried 4 to
3 tried 5 win
4 to 5 win
5 win 7 love
5 win 8 by
6 your 7 love
7 love 8 by
8 by 10 industry
9 patient 10 industry

ah , trust me [now] , and you shall see [i] [am] [not] [naughty] [thistle] [any] [more] . ["] 
1 ah 2 ,
1 ah 18 .
2 , 7 and
3 trust 4 me
3 trust 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 you
7 and 10 see
8 you 9 shall

the sky was gold and purple like an autumn sunset , and long walls of brilliant clouds lay round [him] [.] 
1 the 2 sky
2 sky 3 was
3 was 4 gold
4 gold 5 and
5 and 12 and
6 purple 7 like
6 purple 12 and
7 like 10 sunset
8 an 10 sunset
9 autumn 10 sunset
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 long
12 and 14 walls
12 and 18 lay
12 and 19 round
14 walls 15 of
15 of 17 clouds
16 brilliant 17 clouds

but they answered [like] [the] [earth] [spirits] . 
1 but 2 they
1 but 8 .
2 they 3 answered

" [you] [must] [serve] [us] [first] [,] [and] [then] [we] [will] [gladly] [give] [you] [a] [robe] [of] [sunlight] [like] [our] [own] [.] " 
1 " 23 "

" [these] [are] [the] [things] [we] [do] [,] ["] said they , " and you must aid us for a time [.] " 
1 " 10 said
10 said 11 they
10 said 12 ,
10 said 13 "
10 said 14 and
10 said 23 "
14 and 15 you
14 and 17 aid
15 you 16 must
16 must 17 aid
17 aid 18 us
17 aid 19 for
19 for 21 time
20 a 21 time

at length [star-light] [bade] [him] [work] [no] [more] , and [gladly] [gave] [him] the gift he had won [.] 
1 at 2 length
1 at 9 ,
1 at 16 he
9 , 10 and
10 and 15 gift
14 the 15 gift
16 he 17 had
17 had 18 won

then his second task was [done] , and he flew gayly back to the green earth and slumbering [lily-bell] [.] 
1 then 4 task
2 his 4 task
3 second 4 task
4 task 5 was
5 was 18 slumbering
7 , 8 and
7 , 12 back
8 and 9 he
8 and 10 flew
10 flew 11 gayly
12 back 13 to
13 to 17 and
14 the 15 green
15 green 16 earth
16 earth 17 and
17 and 18 slumbering

the silvery moonlight shone upon her , as he came to give his second gift [;] and [the] [brownie] spoke [more] [kindly] [than] [before] [.] 
1 the 3 moonlight
2 silvery 3 moonlight
3 moonlight 4 shone
4 shone 5 upon
4 shone 8 as
5 upon 6 her
7 , 8 as
8 as 9 he
8 as 10 came
9 he 10 came
10 came 11 to
11 to 12 give
12 give 15 gift
12 give 17 and
13 his 15 gift
14 second 15 gift
17 and 20 spoke

["] [one] [more] [trial] [,] [thistle] [,] [and] [she] [will] [awake] [.] 

go bravely forth and win your last and [hardest] gift [.] ["] 
1 go 2 bravely
1 go 3 forth
1 go 4 and
4 and 8 and
5 win 7 last
5 win 8 and
6 your 7 last
8 and 10 gift

then [with] [a] [light] [heart] [thistle] journeyed [away] [to] [the] [brooks] and rivers , [seeking] [the] [water] [spirits] [.] 
1 then 7 journeyed
7 journeyed 12 and
12 and 13 rivers
13 rivers 14 ,

but he looked [in] vain [;] [till] , [wandering] [through] [the] [forest] [where] [the] [brownies] [took] [him] [captive] , he stopped [beside] [the] [quiet] [lake] . 
1 but 2 he
1 but 8 ,
2 he 3 looked
3 looked 5 vain
8 , 26 .
19 , 20 he
19 , 26 .
20 he 21 stopped

thistle bent tenderly beside him , saying , " [dear] [flutter] [,] [do] [not] [fear] [me] [.] 
1 thistle 2 bent
1 thistle 8 ,
2 bent 3 tenderly
2 bent 4 beside
4 beside 6 ,
5 him 6 ,
6 , 7 saying
8 , 9 "

forgive [,] and let me help and comfort you [.] ["] 
1 forgive 3 and
3 and 7 and
4 let 5 me
4 let 6 help
4 let 7 and
7 and 8 comfort
8 comfort 9 you

then he bound up the broken wing , and spoke so tenderly that [flutter] doubted [him] [no] [longer] , and was his friend again [.] 
1 then 2 he
2 he 9 and
3 bound 4 up
3 bound 7 wing
3 bound 9 and
5 the 7 wing
6 broken 7 wing
8 , 9 and
9 and 20 and
10 spoke 12 tenderly
10 spoke 13 that
10 spoke 20 and
11 so 12 tenderly
15 doubted 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 was
21 was 23 friend
21 was 24 again
22 his 23 friend

at length the broken wing was well [,] [and] [thistle] [said] [he] [must] [again] [seek] [the] [water] [spirits] [.] 
1 at 2 length
1 at 5 wing
3 the 5 wing
4 broken 5 wing
5 wing 6 was
6 was 7 well

i would gladly do more for [you] , [dear] [thistle] , [but] [i] [cannot] , for they live deep beneath the waves . 
1 i 2 would
2 would 4 do
3 gladly 4 do
4 do 5 more
4 do 6 for
6 for 8 ,
8 , 11 ,
11 , 23 .
15 , 16 for
15 , 23 .
16 for 17 they
17 they 18 live
18 live 19 deep
18 live 20 beneath
20 beneath 22 waves
21 the 22 waves

you will find some kind friend to aid you on your way [;] and so farewell [.] ["] 
1 you 2 will
2 will 3 find
3 find 6 friend
3 find 12 way
3 find 14 and
4 some 6 friend
5 kind 6 friend
6 friend 7 to
6 friend 10 on
7 to 8 aid
8 aid 9 you
8 aid 10 on
11 your 12 way
14 and 15 so
14 and 16 farewell

thistle followed the little brook , as [it] flowed through field and valley , growing ever larger , till it reached the sea [.] 
1 thistle 2 followed
2 followed 12 and
3 the 5 brook
4 little 5 brook
5 brook 6 ,
6 , 11 field
6 , 12 and
7 as 9 flowed
9 flowed 11 field
10 through 11 field
12 and 13 valley
12 and 15 growing
14 , 15 growing
15 growing 16 ever
15 growing 17 larger
17 larger 19 till
18 , 19 till
19 till 20 it
19 till 21 reached
20 it 21 reached
21 reached 23 sea
22 the 23 sea

["] [how] [shall] [i] [find] [the] [spirits] [in] [this] [great] [sea] [,] [with] [none] [to] [help] [or] [guide] [me] [?] 

yet it is my last task , and [for] [lily-bell] ['s] sake [i] [must] [not] [fear] [or] falter [now] , ["] said [thistle] . 
1 yet 2 it
2 it 3 is
3 is 8 and
4 my 5 last
4 my 6 task
6 task 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 12 sake
12 sake 18 falter
18 falter 20 ,
20 , 22 said
22 said 24 .

so he flew hither [and] thither over the sea , looking through the waves [.] 
1 so 2 he
1 so 3 flew
2 he 3 flew
3 flew 4 hither
3 flew 6 thither
3 flew 7 over
3 flew 12 through
7 over 10 ,
8 the 9 sea
9 sea 10 ,
10 , 11 looking
12 through 14 waves
13 the 14 waves

soon he saw , far below , the branches of the coral tree [.] 
1 soon 2 he
2 he 3 saw
3 saw 6 below
3 saw 9 branches
4 , 6 below
5 far 6 below
6 below 7 ,
8 the 9 branches
9 branches 10 of
10 of 13 tree
11 the 13 tree
12 coral 13 tree

" [they] must be here , " thought he , and , folding his wings , he plunged [into] [the] [deep] [,] [cold] [sea] [.] 
1 " 18 plunged
3 must 4 be
3 must 6 ,
4 be 5 here
6 , 7 "
6 , 8 thought
8 thought 9 he
8 thought 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 ,
11 and 17 he
12 , 13 folding
13 folding 15 wings
13 folding 16 ,
13 folding 17 he
14 his 15 wings
17 he 18 plunged

but he saw [only] fearful monsters and dark shapes that gathered round [him] [;] and , trembling with fear , he struggled up again . 
1 but 2 he
1 but 25 .
2 he 15 and
3 saw 7 and
3 saw 15 and
5 fearful 6 monsters
6 monsters 7 and
7 and 9 shapes
7 and 10 that
7 and 11 gathered
7 and 12 round
8 dark 9 shapes
10 that 11 gathered
15 and 16 ,
16 , 17 trembling
17 trembling 18 with
17 trembling 20 ,
17 trembling 21 he
18 with 19 fear
21 he 22 struggled
22 struggled 23 up
23 up 24 again

the great waves tossed him [to] and fro , and cast him [bruised] and faint upon the shore [.] 
1 the 3 waves
2 great 3 waves
3 waves 10 and
4 tossed 5 him
4 tossed 10 and
7 and 8 fro
8 fro 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 14 and
11 cast 12 him
11 cast 14 and
14 and 15 faint
15 faint 16 upon
16 upon 18 shore
17 the 18 shore

here [he] lay weeping bitterly [,] till a voice beside him said [,] ["] [poor] [little] [elf] [,] [what] [has] [befallen] [you] [?] 
1 here 3 lay
3 lay 4 weeping
4 weeping 5 bitterly
4 weeping 7 till
7 till 9 voice
8 a 9 voice
9 voice 10 beside
9 voice 12 said
10 beside 11 him

these rough waves are not fit playmates for so delicate a thing as you . 
1 these 3 waves
2 rough 3 waves
3 waves 4 are
4 are 5 not
4 are 7 playmates
4 are 8 for
4 are 13 as
5 not 6 fit
7 playmates 8 for
8 for 12 thing
9 so 10 delicate
9 so 11 a
10 delicate 11 a
11 a 12 thing
13 as 14 you
14 you 15 .

tell me your sorrow , and [i] will comfort you [.] ["] 
1 tell 2 me
1 tell 6 and
3 your 4 sorrow
4 sorrow 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 8 will
8 will 9 comfort
9 comfort 10 you

and [thistle] [,] [looking] up [,] [saw] [a] [white] [sea-bird] at his side , who [tried] [with] friendly [words] to cheer him [.] 
1 and 5 up
1 and 21 cheer
5 up 11 at
11 at 14 ,
12 his 13 side
13 side 14 ,
14 , 15 who
18 friendly 20 to
20 to 21 cheer
21 cheer 22 him

so [he] [told] [all] his wanderings , and [how] he sought [the] [sea] [spirits] [.] 
1 so 11 sought
5 his 6 wanderings
6 wanderings 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 10 he
10 he 11 sought

" surely , [if] [bee] and blossom [do] [their] [part] to [help] you , birds [should] [aid] [you] [too] , ["] said [the] [sea-bird] . 
1 " 6 and
2 surely 3 ,
3 , 6 and
6 and 15 birds
7 blossom 11 to
11 to 14 ,
13 you 14 ,
14 , 15 birds
15 birds 20 ,
20 , 22 said
22 said 25 .

" [i] [will] [call] [my] [friend] [,] [the] [nautilus] [,] [and] [he] [will] [bear] [you] [safely] [to] [the] [coral] [palace] [where] [the] [spirits] [dwell] [.] " 
1 " 26 "

[in] [he] [sprang] [.] 

nautilus raised his little sail to the wind , and the light boat glided swiftly over the blue sea [.] 
1 nautilus 2 raised
2 raised 5 sail
2 raised 6 to
3 his 5 sail
4 little 5 sail
5 sail 6 to
6 to 19 sea
7 the 8 wind
8 wind 10 and
9 , 10 and
10 and 13 boat
10 and 14 glided
11 the 13 boat
12 light 13 boat
14 glided 15 swiftly
14 glided 16 over
16 over 19 sea
17 the 19 sea
18 blue 19 sea

at last [thistle] [cried] [,] ["] [i] [see] [lovely] [arches] [far] [below] [;] [let] [me] [go] [,] it is the [spirits] ['] home [.] ["] 
1 at 2 last
1 at 18 it
18 it 19 is
19 is 23 home
20 the 23 home

["] [nay] [,] [close] [your] [eyes] [,] [and] [trust] [to] [me] [.] 

i will [bear] you [safely] [down] , " said [nautilus] . 
1 i 7 ,
2 will 4 you
2 will 7 ,
7 , 8 "
7 , 9 said
9 said 11 .

so [thistle] closed his eyes , and listened to the murmur of [the] [sea] , as they sank [slowly] through the waves [.] 
1 so 8 listened
3 closed 5 eyes
3 closed 6 ,
4 his 5 eyes
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 listened
8 listened 9 to
9 to 11 murmur
10 the 11 murmur
11 murmur 12 of
12 of 15 ,
15 , 16 as
16 as 17 they
16 as 18 sank
17 they 18 sank
18 sank 20 through
20 through 22 waves
21 the 22 waves

day after day went by [,] [and] [slowly] [thistle] ['s] [task] [drew] [towards] [an] [end] [.] 
1 day 2 after
1 day 4 went
2 after 3 day
4 went 5 by

but when he came where his little friend had slept , it was no longer the dark , silent spot where he [last] saw her [.] 
1 but 12 it
1 but 13 was
2 when 3 he
2 when 4 came
2 when 11 ,
2 when 12 it
3 he 4 came
4 came 5 where
5 where 8 friend
5 where 10 slept
6 his 8 friend
7 little 8 friend
8 friend 9 had
9 had 10 slept
12 it 13 was
13 was 15 longer
13 was 20 spot
13 was 21 where
14 no 15 longer
16 the 20 spot
17 dark 18 ,
17 dark 20 spot
19 silent 20 spot
20 spot 21 where
21 where 22 he
21 where 24 saw
22 he 24 saw
24 saw 25 her

garlands hung from every tree , and the fairest flowers filled the air with their sweet breath [.] 
1 garlands 2 hung
1 garlands 11 filled
2 hung 3 from
3 from 7 and
4 every 5 tree
5 tree 7 and
6 , 7 and
7 and 10 flowers
8 the 10 flowers
9 fairest 10 flowers
11 filled 13 air
11 filled 14 with
12 the 13 air
13 air 14 with
14 with 17 breath
15 their 17 breath
16 sweet 17 breath

but the fairest sight was [lily-bell] [,] [as] [she] [lay] [on] the couch of velvet moss [that] [fairy] [hands] had spread [.] 
1 but 4 sight
2 the 3 fairest
2 the 4 sight
4 sight 5 was
5 was 13 couch
12 the 13 couch
13 couch 14 of
14 of 15 velvet
15 velvet 21 spread
16 moss 20 had
20 had 21 spread

the golden flower lay beside her , and the [glittering] robe was folded round her little form [.] 
1 the 3 flower
2 golden 3 flower
3 flower 4 lay
3 flower 8 and
4 lay 5 beside
5 beside 6 her
7 , 8 and
8 and 11 robe
8 and 13 folded
8 and 14 round
9 the 11 robe
11 robe 12 was
12 was 13 folded
14 round 17 form
15 her 17 form
16 little 17 form

the warmest [sunlight] [fell] [upon] [her] , and the softest breezes lifted her shining hair [.] 
1 the 2 warmest
2 warmest 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 11 breezes
8 and 12 lifted
9 the 10 softest
9 the 11 breezes
12 lifted 15 hair
13 her 15 hair
14 shining 15 hair

happy [tears] [fell] [fast] , [as] [thistle] [folded] [his] arms [around] [her] , [crying] [,] " [o] [lily-bell] [,] [dear] [lily-bell] [,] [awake] [!] 
1 happy 5 ,
1 happy 10 arms
10 arms 13 ,
13 , 16 "

i have been true to you , and now my task is done [.] ["] 
1 i 2 have
2 have 3 been
3 been 4 true
4 true 5 to
4 true 7 ,
5 to 6 you
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 now
8 and 11 task
8 and 12 is
10 my 11 task
11 task 12 is
12 is 13 done

then , with a smile , [lily-bell] awoke , and [looked] [with] wondering eyes [upon] the beauty [that] had risen [round] her [.] 
1 then 2 ,
1 then 6 ,
2 , 3 with
3 with 5 smile
4 a 5 smile
6 , 10 and
8 awoke 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 14 eyes
10 and 20 risen
13 wondering 14 eyes
16 the 17 beauty
17 beauty 19 had
19 had 20 risen
20 risen 22 her

" [dear] [thistle] [,] [what] [mean] [these] [fair] [things] [,] [and] [why] [are] [we] [in] [this] [lovely] [place] [?] " 
1 " 20 "

" listen [,] [lily-bell] , " said [the] [brownie] [king] [,] as he appeared [beside] [her] [.] 
1 " 14 appeared
2 listen 5 ,
5 , 6 "
5 , 7 said
7 said 13 he
12 as 13 he
13 he 14 appeared

place the crown upon her head [,] [for] [she] [is] [queen] [of] [all] [the] [forest] [fairies] [now] [.] ["] 
1 place 3 crown
1 place 4 upon
2 the 3 crown
3 crown 4 upon
4 upon 6 head
5 her 6 head

" [if] [i] [am] [queen] [,] [then] you are [king] , dear [thistle] [,] ["] [said] [the] [fairy] [.] 
1 " 8 you
8 you 9 are
9 are 12 dear
11 , 12 dear

" take the crown , and [i] [will] [have] [a] wreath [of] flowers [.] 
1 " 6 and
2 take 4 crown
2 take 5 ,
3 the 4 crown
5 , 6 and
6 and 13 flowers
11 wreath 13 flowers

you have toiled and suffered for my sake , and you alone should rule over [these] [little] [elves] [whose] [love] [you] [have] [won] [.] ["] 
1 you 4 and
2 have 3 toiled
2 have 4 and
4 and 10 and
4 and 15 over
5 suffered 6 for
5 suffered 10 and
6 for 8 sake
7 my 8 sake
9 , 10 and
10 and 14 rule
11 you 13 should
12 alone 13 should
13 should 14 rule

" [keep] [your] [crown] [,] [lily-bell] [,] [for] [yonder] [come] [the] [spirits] [with] [their] [gifts] [to] [thistle] [,] " [said] [the] [brownie] [.] 
1 " 19 "

long live [our] [king] [and] [queen] [!] ["] 
1 long 2 live

" [have] [you] [a] [tale] [for] [us] [too] [,] [dear] [violet-eye] [?] " [said] [the] [queen] [,] [as] [zephyr] [ceased] [.] 
1 " 13 "

[little] [bud] [.] 

[in] [a] [great] [forest] [,] [high] [up] [among] [the] [green] [boughs] [,] [lived] [bird] [brown-breast] [,] [and] [his] [bright-eyed] [little] [mate] [.] 

things went smoothly [on] , till one day she found in the nest a little white egg , with a golden band about it [.] 
1 things 2 went
2 went 3 smoothly
2 went 6 till
2 went 19 with
2 went 23 about
5 , 6 till
6 till 9 she
6 till 10 found
6 till 18 ,
7 one 8 day
8 day 9 she
9 she 10 found
10 found 11 in
10 found 17 egg
12 the 17 egg
13 nest 17 egg
14 a 15 little
15 little 16 white
16 white 17 egg
19 with 22 band
20 a 21 golden
21 golden 22 band
23 about 24 it

" [my] [friend] [,] ["] cried she , " come and see ! 
1 " 6 cried
6 cried 7 she
6 cried 8 ,
6 cried 11 and
6 cried 13 !
8 , 9 "
10 come 11 and
11 and 12 see

where can this fine egg have come from [?] 
1 where 2 can
1 where 8 from
2 can 5 egg
2 can 6 have
3 this 4 fine
4 fine 5 egg
6 have 7 come
7 come 8 from

my four are here , [and] [this] also ; what think [you] of it [?] ["] 
1 my 2 four
2 four 3 are
3 are 4 here
3 are 8 also
5 , 8 also
8 also 9 ;
9 ; 10 what
9 ; 11 think
10 what 11 think
11 think 13 of
13 of 14 it

and the tiny maiden talked to them , and sang so merrily , that they could have listened for ever [.] 
1 and 4 maiden
1 and 9 and
2 the 4 maiden
3 tiny 4 maiden
4 maiden 9 and
5 talked 6 to
5 talked 9 and
6 to 7 them
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 sang
9 and 11 so
11 so 14 that
11 so 18 listened
12 merrily 13 ,
12 merrily 14 that
14 that 16 could
15 they 16 could
17 have 18 listened
18 listened 20 ever
19 for 20 ever

the father now had much to do to supply his family with food [,] [and] [choice] [morsels] [did] [he] [bring] [little] [bud] [.] 
1 the 2 father
2 father 4 had
3 now 4 had
4 had 5 much
4 had 6 to
4 had 8 to
4 had 9 supply
6 to 7 do
8 to 9 supply
9 supply 11 family
9 supply 12 with
10 his 11 family
11 family 12 with
12 with 13 food

["] [we] [dwelt] [once] [in] [fairy-land] [,] [and] [o] [how] [happy] [were] [we] [then] [!] 

but alas ! we were not worthy of so fair a home , and were sent forth into the cold world [.] 
1 but 14 and
2 alas 3 !
2 alas 4 we
4 we 14 and
5 were 7 worthy
5 were 14 and
6 not 7 worthy
7 worthy 8 of
8 of 12 home
9 so 10 fair
9 so 11 a
10 fair 11 a
11 a 12 home
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 were
15 were 16 sent
16 sent 17 forth
16 sent 18 into
18 into 21 world
19 the 21 world
20 cold 21 world

say we may stay with you , kind little maiden [.] ["] 
1 say 2 we
1 say 4 stay
2 we 3 may
3 may 4 stay
4 stay 5 with
5 with 7 ,
6 you 7 ,
7 , 10 maiden
8 kind 10 maiden
9 little 10 maiden

["] [do] [not] [weep] [,] [and] [i] [will] [go] [to] [queen] [dew-drop] [,] [and] [beseech] [her] [to] [let] [you] [come] [back] [.] 

this will [i] [say] [,] and [more] , and [trust] [she] [will] grant my prayer [.] ["] 
1 this 2 will
2 will 6 and
6 and 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 13 grant
13 grant 15 prayer
14 my 15 prayer

call him hither [,] [that] [i] [may] [seat] [you] [rightly] [,] [for] [if] [you] [should] [fall] [off] [my] [heart] [would] [break] [.] ["] 
1 call 2 him
1 call 3 hither

then they all sang gayly together , till she passed out of sight over the hills , and they saw her no more [.] 
1 then 2 they
2 they 4 sang
3 all 4 sang
4 sang 5 gayly
4 sang 6 together
4 sang 8 till
7 , 8 till
8 till 9 she
8 till 10 passed
8 till 17 ,
9 she 10 passed
10 passed 12 of
10 passed 14 over
11 out 12 of
12 of 13 sight
14 over 16 hills
15 the 16 hills
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 they
18 and 20 saw
19 they 20 saw
20 saw 21 her
20 saw 23 more
22 no 23 more

and [now] [bud] [left] the [old] forest [far] [behind] [her] [.] 
1 and 7 forest
5 the 7 forest

as [bud] [passed] [through] the gates [,] she no longer wondered [that] [the] [exiled] [fairies] [wept] [and] [sorrowed] for the lovely home they had lost [.] 
1 as 6 gates
1 as 8 she
5 the 6 gates
8 she 11 wondered
9 no 10 longer
10 longer 11 wondered
11 wondered 19 for
19 for 22 home
20 the 22 home
21 lovely 22 home
22 home 23 they
22 home 24 had
23 they 24 had
24 had 25 lost

[with] [tearful] [eyes] [,] [queen] [dew-drop] [replied] [,] 

["] [little] [maiden] [,] [your] [prayer] [has] [softened] [my] [heart] [.] 

they shall not be [left] [sorrowing] and [alone] , nor shall you go back without a kindly word to cheer and comfort them [.] 
1 they 2 shall
2 shall 3 not
2 shall 4 be
3 not 4 be
4 be 7 and
7 and 21 and
9 , 10 nor
9 , 13 go
10 nor 11 shall
11 shall 12 you
11 shall 13 go
13 go 14 back
13 go 15 without
13 go 19 to
15 without 18 word
16 a 18 word
17 kindly 18 word
19 to 20 cheer
20 cheer 21 and
21 and 22 comfort
22 comfort 23 them

then they planted the lilies [;] [but] [they] [soon] [drooped] and died , and [no] [light] [came] [to] their crowns [.] 
1 then 2 they
2 they 11 and
3 planted 5 lilies
3 planted 11 and
4 the 5 lilies
11 and 13 ,
12 died 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 20 crowns
19 their 20 crowns

amid the tears of [all] [the] [fairies] , [the] [queen] led them to the gates , and said , 
1 amid 3 tears
2 the 3 tears
3 tears 4 of
4 of 8 ,
8 , 17 and
11 led 12 them
11 led 13 to
11 led 17 and
13 to 15 gates
14 the 15 gates
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 said
18 said 19 ,

["] [farewell] [!] 

go and [strive] [again] , [for] [till] all is [once] [more] fair and pure , [i] [cannot] [call] [you] [mine] [.] " 
1 go 2 and
2 and 5 ,
5 , 13 and
8 all 9 is
8 all 13 and
12 fair 13 and
13 and 14 pure
14 pure 15 ,
15 , 22 "

time passed on , [and] [the] [fairies] [had] [done] [nothing] to gain their lovely home again [.] 
1 time 2 passed
2 passed 3 on
3 on 4 ,
4 , 11 to
11 to 12 gain
12 gain 15 home
12 gain 16 again
13 their 15 home
14 lovely 15 home

flowers looked lovingly up as they passed [,] [birds] [sang] [to] [cheer] [them] [when] [sad] [thoughts] [made] [them] [weep] [.] 
1 flowers 2 looked
2 looked 3 lovingly
2 looked 4 up
2 looked 5 as
5 as 6 they
5 as 7 passed
6 they 7 passed

and [soon] little [bud] [found] [out] [their] [gentle] deeds , and [her] friendly [words] [gave] [them] [new] strength [.] 
1 and 3 little
1 and 9 deeds
9 deeds 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 18 strength
13 friendly 18 strength

they sent lovely visions to the old and blind [,] to make [their] [hearts] young and bright with happy thoughts [.] 
1 they 8 and
2 sent 4 visions
2 sent 5 to
2 sent 8 and
3 lovely 4 visions
4 visions 5 to
5 to 7 old
6 the 7 old
8 and 9 blind
9 blind 11 to
11 to 12 make
12 make 16 and
15 young 16 and
16 and 17 bright
17 bright 18 with
18 with 20 thoughts
19 happy 20 thoughts

one day came little [bud] to them , saying [,] 
1 one 2 day
2 day 3 came
3 came 4 little
4 little 6 to
6 to 8 ,
7 them 8 ,
8 , 9 saying

["] [listen] [,] [dear] [friends] [.] 

i have a hard task to offer you [.] 
1 i 2 have
2 have 5 task
2 have 6 to
3 a 4 hard
3 a 5 task
4 hard 5 task
6 to 7 offer
7 offer 8 you

but in the sunny [spring] [when] [they] bloom [again] , [their] [love] and gratitude will give you happy homes among their bright leaves [.] 
1 but 2 in
1 but 13 and
2 in 4 sunny
3 the 4 sunny
8 bloom 10 ,
10 , 13 and
13 and 14 gratitude
13 and 15 will
15 will 16 give
16 give 17 you
16 give 19 homes
16 give 20 among
18 happy 19 homes
19 homes 20 among
20 among 23 leaves
21 their 23 leaves
22 bright 23 leaves

should evil befall you , our hearts would break [.] 
1 should 2 evil
1 should 5 ,
3 befall 4 you
3 befall 5 ,
5 , 9 break
6 our 7 hearts
7 hearts 8 would
8 would 9 break

then [deep] [in] [the] [earth] [the] [fairies] [dwelt] , and no frost or snow could harm the blossoms they tended [.] 
1 then 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 20 tended
11 no 12 frost
12 frost 13 or
13 or 14 snow
13 or 15 could
15 could 16 harm
16 harm 18 blossoms
17 the 18 blossoms
18 blossoms 19 they
18 blossoms 20 tended

every little seed was laid in the soft earth , watered , and watched [.] 
1 every 3 seed
2 little 3 seed
3 seed 4 was
4 was 13 and
5 laid 9 earth
5 laid 13 and
6 in 7 the
7 the 9 earth
8 soft 9 earth
9 earth 11 watered
10 , 11 watered
11 watered 12 ,
13 and 14 watched

long [waited] [the] [elves] , [and] [at] [last] [she] [came] [with] [father] [brown-breast] [.] 
1 long 5 ,

happy days [passed] [;] and summer flowers were in their fullest beauty , when [bud] [bade] [the] [fairies] [come] [with] [her] [.] 
1 happy 2 days
2 days 5 and
5 and 7 flowers
6 summer 7 flowers
7 flowers 8 were
8 were 9 in
9 in 13 ,
10 their 11 fullest
10 their 12 beauty
12 beauty 13 ,
13 , 14 when

mounted on bright-winged butterflies , they flew over forest and meadow , till with joyful eyes they saw the [flower-crowned] walls [of] [fairy-land] [.] 
1 mounted 2 on
1 mounted 5 ,
1 mounted 6 they
2 on 4 butterflies
3 bright-winged 4 butterflies
6 they 7 flew
7 flew 8 over
7 flew 13 till
8 over 10 and
9 forest 10 and
10 and 11 meadow
10 and 12 ,
13 till 17 they
13 till 18 saw
14 with 16 eyes
14 with 17 they
15 joyful 16 eyes
17 they 18 saw
18 saw 21 walls
19 the 21 walls

before the gates they stood , and [soon] troops of loving [elves] [came] [forth] to [meet] them [.] 
1 before 3 gates
1 before 4 they
2 the 3 gates
4 they 5 stood
5 stood 15 to
6 , 7 and
7 and 9 troops
9 troops 10 of
10 of 11 loving
11 loving 15 to
15 to 17 them

then , [amid] [the] [deep] [silence] [,] little [bud] , leading [the] [fairies] [to] the throne [,] said , 
1 then 2 ,
1 then 16 throne
2 , 11 leading
8 little 10 ,
8 little 11 leading
15 the 16 throne
16 throne 18 said
18 said 19 ,

["] [are] [they] [not] [worthy] [of] [your] [love] [,] [dear] [queen] [?] 

have they [not] won their lovely home [?] 
1 have 2 they
1 have 4 won
4 won 7 home
5 their 7 home
6 lovely 7 home

say they are pardoned , and you have gained the love of hearts pure as the snow-white robes now folded over them [.] ["] 
1 say 4 pardoned
2 they 3 are
3 are 4 pardoned
4 pardoned 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 you
6 and 9 gained
7 you 8 have
8 have 9 gained
9 gained 11 love
10 the 11 love
11 love 12 of
11 love 14 pure
12 of 13 hearts
14 pure 15 as
15 as 17 snow-white
16 the 17 snow-white
17 snow-white 18 robes
17 snow-white 20 folded
18 robes 20 folded
19 now 20 folded
20 folded 21 over
21 over 22 them

she needed no reward but the joy she had given [.] 
1 she 2 needed
2 needed 4 reward
2 needed 5 but
3 no 4 reward
4 reward 5 but
5 but 7 joy
6 the 7 joy
7 joy 8 she
7 joy 10 given
8 she 9 had
9 had 10 given

the [fairy] hearts were pure [again] , and [her] [work] was [done] [;] [yet] [all] [fairy-land] [had] [learned] a [lesson] [from] gentle [little] [bud] [.] 
1 the 3 hearts
3 hearts 4 were
4 were 8 and
5 pure 7 ,
5 pure 8 and
8 and 22 gentle
11 was 19 a
11 was 22 gentle

[clover-blossom] [.] 

so here , along the brook-side , [beneath] the [green] [old] trees [,] [the] [flowers] dwelt among their friends , [the] sunbeams and [the] breeze . 
1 so 12 trees
2 here 3 ,
2 here 12 trees
3 , 4 along
4 along 6 brook-side
4 along 7 ,
4 along 12 trees
5 the 6 brook-side
9 the 12 trees
12 trees 16 dwelt
16 dwelt 17 among
17 among 23 and
18 their 19 friends
19 friends 20 ,
20 , 22 sunbeams
20 , 23 and
23 and 25 breeze
25 breeze 26 .

i am not fair , and have dwelt unloved [by] butterfly , bird , and bee [.] 
1 i 6 and
2 am 3 not
2 am 4 fair
2 am 6 and
3 not 4 fair
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 have
7 have 8 dwelt
8 dwelt 15 and
9 unloved 11 butterfly
11 butterfly 12 ,
12 , 15 and
13 bird 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 bee

they [little] knew that in this [dark] form [lay] [the] [beauty] they yet may see [.] 
1 they 3 knew
3 knew 4 that
4 that 12 they
4 that 15 see
5 in 8 form
5 in 12 they
6 this 8 form
12 they 14 may
13 yet 14 may
14 may 15 see

then her [withered] leaves were [softly] spread [o'er] the sleeping [worm] [below] , [ere] [the] [faithful] [little] flower [lay] [beneath] [the] [winter] [snow] [.] 
1 then 4 leaves
2 her 4 leaves
4 leaves 5 were
5 were 7 spread
7 spread 18 flower
9 the 10 sleeping
9 the 18 flower
10 sleeping 13 ,

but [as] she drooped , in [silent] grief , [she] [heard] [little] [daisy] cry , ["] [o] sisters , [look] [!] 
1 but 3 she
1 but 5 ,
3 she 4 drooped
5 , 6 in
6 in 8 grief
8 grief 18 sisters
9 , 14 cry
9 , 15 ,
15 , 18 sisters
18 sisters 19 ,

i see him now [,] [afar] in the sunny sky [;] [he] [is] floating [back] [from] [cloud-land] [now] , [borne] [by] the fragrant [air] [.] 
1 i 2 see
2 see 3 him
2 see 4 now
2 see 7 in
7 in 19 ,
8 the 9 sunny
8 the 14 floating
9 sunny 10 sky
14 floating 19 ,
19 , 23 fragrant
22 the 23 fragrant

spread [wide] your leaves , that he may choose [the] [flower] he deems most fair [.] ["] 
1 spread 4 leaves
3 your 4 leaves
4 leaves 6 that
4 leaves 13 deems
5 , 6 that
6 that 7 he
6 that 13 deems
7 he 8 may
8 may 9 choose
12 he 13 deems
13 deems 15 fair
14 most 15 fair

then , through the long , bright summer hours [through] sunshine and through shower [,] [together] in [their] [happy] [home] [dwelt] butterfly and flower [.] 
1 then 2 ,
1 then 12 and
3 through 9 hours
3 through 12 and
4 the 9 hours
5 long 6 ,
5 long 9 hours
7 bright 8 summer
8 summer 9 hours
11 sunshine 12 and
12 and 13 through
12 and 14 shower
14 shower 17 in
17 in 22 butterfly
22 butterfly 23 and
23 and 24 flower

" [most] [joyfully] [will] [we] [do] [our] [best] [,] [dear] [queen] [,] ["] said the [elves] [,] [as] [they] [folded] [their] wings [beside] [her] [.] 
1 " 14 said
14 said 22 wings
15 the 22 wings

[little] [annie's] [dream] [;] [or] [,] [the] [fairy] [flower] [.] 

" [who] [are] [you] [,] [lovely] [little] [thing] [?] " [cried] [annie] [,] [smiling] [through] [her] [tears] [.] 
1 " 10 "

["] [and] [are] [you] [really] [,] [then] [,] [a] [little] [elf] [,] [such] [as] [i] [read] [of] [in] [my] [fairy] [books] [?] 

do you ride on butterflies , sleep in flower-cups , and live among the clouds [?] ["] 
1 do 2 you
1 do 11 and
3 ride 4 on
3 ride 11 and
4 on 5 butterflies
5 butterflies 7 sleep
6 , 7 sleep
7 sleep 8 in
7 sleep 10 ,
8 in 9 flower-cups
11 and 12 live
12 live 13 among
13 among 15 clouds
14 the 15 clouds

as [thus] she [spoke] [,] [the] [elf] took from her bosom a graceful flower [,] [whose] [snow-white] [leaves] shone with a strange , soft light [.] 
1 as 3 she
1 as 19 shone
3 she 8 took
8 took 9 from
8 took 14 flower
9 from 11 bosom
10 her 11 bosom
12 a 13 graceful
12 a 14 flower
13 graceful 14 flower
19 shone 20 with
20 with 25 light
21 a 22 strange
21 a 25 light
22 strange 23 ,
22 strange 25 light
24 soft 25 light

" [o] [kind] [and] [generous] [fairy] [,] [how] [can] [i] [ever] [thank] [you] [for] [this] [lovely] [gift] [!] " [cried] [annie] [.] 
1 " 19 "

["] [i] [will] [be] [true] [,] [and] [listen] [to] [my] [little] [bell] [whenever] [it] [may] [ring] [.] 

[but] [shall] [i] [never] [see] [you] [more] [?] 

ah [!] [if] you would [only] [stay] [with] [me] [,] [i] [should] [indeed] be good [.] ["] 
1 ah 4 you
4 you 5 would
5 would 14 be
14 be 15 good

and [now] farewell , dear child ; be faithful to yourself , and [the] magic [flower] will never fade [.] ["] 
1 and 3 farewell
1 and 4 ,
4 , 6 child
4 , 13 and
5 dear 6 child
7 ; 8 be
7 ; 12 ,
8 be 9 faithful
9 faithful 10 to
10 to 11 yourself
12 , 13 and
13 and 15 magic
15 magic 17 will
17 will 19 fade
18 never 19 fade

and little [annie] [sat] [among] her flowers , and watched with wondering joy the fairy blossom shining on her breast . 
1 and 9 and
1 and 21 .
2 little 9 and
6 her 7 flowers
7 flowers 9 and
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 watched
9 and 11 with
9 and 16 blossom
11 with 12 wondering
11 with 13 joy
14 the 16 blossom
15 fairy 16 blossom
16 blossom 17 shining
17 shining 18 on
18 on 20 breast
19 her 20 breast

i will not listen to this tiresome music more , nor wear this [withered] flower longer [.] ["] 
1 i 2 will
2 will 3 not
2 will 11 nor
3 not 4 listen
4 listen 5 to
4 listen 9 more
4 listen 11 nor
5 to 8 music
6 this 7 tiresome
7 tiresome 8 music
10 , 11 nor
11 nor 12 wear
12 wear 15 flower
12 wear 16 longer
13 this 15 flower

" [now] [will] [i] [go] [among] [the] [hills] [,] ["] said [annie] [,] ["] she may be [there] . ["] 
1 " 11 said
11 said 15 she
15 she 16 may
16 may 17 be
17 be 19 .

so up and down the green hill-sides went her little feet ; [long] she searched and vainly she called [;] [but] [still] [no] [fairy] came [.] 
1 so 7 hill-sides
1 so 8 went
1 so 12 ;
2 up 3 and
3 and 4 down
4 down 7 hill-sides
5 the 7 hill-sides
6 green 7 hill-sides
7 hill-sides 8 went
8 went 11 feet
9 her 11 feet
10 little 11 feet
12 ; 14 she
12 ; 15 searched
12 ; 16 and
14 she 15 searched
16 and 18 she
16 and 25 came
17 vainly 18 she
18 she 19 called

some of the shapes had scowling faces and bright , fiery eyes [;] [these] [were] [the] spirits [of] [anger] [.] 
1 some 2 of
2 of 17 spirits
3 the 4 shapes
3 the 17 spirits
4 shapes 5 had
5 had 8 and
6 scowling 7 faces
7 faces 8 and
8 and 12 eyes
9 bright 10 ,
9 bright 12 eyes
11 fiery 12 eyes

spirits of [pride] [were] [there] , who folded [their] [shadowy] garments [round] [them] , and [turned] [scornfully] [away] [from] all the rest [.] 
1 spirits 2 of
2 of 15 and
6 , 7 who
6 , 14 ,
7 who 8 folded
11 garments 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 20 all
20 all 21 the
21 the 22 rest

[these] [and] [many] [others] [little] [annie] [saw] [,] [which] [had] [come] [from] [her] [own] [heart] [,] [and] [taken] [form] [before] [her] [eyes] [.] 

she could not drive them from [her] [sight] , and they grew ever stronger [,] darker , and more unlovely to her eyes [.] 
1 she 2 could
2 could 3 not
2 could 4 drive
3 not 4 drive
4 drive 5 them
4 drive 6 from
6 from 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 they
10 and 12 grew
11 they 12 grew
12 grew 13 ever
12 grew 14 stronger
14 stronger 18 and
14 stronger 20 unlovely
14 stronger 21 to
16 darker 17 ,
16 darker 18 and
18 and 19 more
21 to 23 eyes
22 her 23 eyes

remember well the lesson of the dream , dear child , and let the shining spirits make your heart their home [.] ["] 
1 remember 2 well
1 remember 4 lesson
1 remember 12 and
3 the 4 lesson
4 lesson 5 of
5 of 7 dream
6 the 7 dream
7 dream 10 child
8 , 10 child
9 dear 10 child
10 child 11 ,
12 and 13 let
13 let 16 spirits
13 let 17 make
14 the 16 spirits
15 shining 16 spirits
17 make 19 heart
17 make 21 home
18 your 19 heart
20 their 21 home

in every flower [sat] [little] [smiling] [elves] , [singing] [gayly] as they rocked amid the leaves [.] 
1 in 3 flower
1 in 8 ,
1 in 16 leaves
2 every 3 flower
8 , 11 as
11 as 12 they
11 as 13 rocked
12 they 13 rocked
13 rocked 14 amid
15 the 16 leaves

butterflies whispered lovely tales in her ear , and birds sang cheerful songs in a sweet language she had never understood before [.] 
1 butterflies 2 whispered
2 whispered 14 in
2 whispered 22 before
3 lovely 4 tales
4 tales 5 in
4 tales 9 and
5 in 7 ear
6 her 7 ear
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 birds
9 and 11 sang
11 sang 13 songs
12 cheerful 13 songs
13 songs 14 in
14 in 17 language
15 a 17 language
16 sweet 17 language
17 language 18 she
17 language 21 understood
18 she 19 had
19 had 21 understood
20 never 21 understood

earth and air seemed filled with beauty and with music she had never dreamed of until now [.] 
1 earth 2 and
2 and 3 air
2 and 4 seemed
4 seemed 5 filled
5 filled 8 and
5 filled 16 until
6 with 7 beauty
6 with 8 and
8 and 9 with
9 with 10 music
10 music 11 she
10 music 15 of
11 she 12 had
12 had 14 dreamed
13 never 14 dreamed
14 dreamed 15 of
16 until 17 now

guard well the [magic] flower , [that] [i] [may] [find] all fair and bright [when] [next] [i] [come] [.] ["] 
1 guard 2 well
1 guard 5 flower
1 guard 13 and
3 the 5 flower
6 , 11 all
11 all 12 fair
12 fair 13 and
13 and 14 bright

when [moonlight] [ceased] , [summer-wind] [laid] [down] [her] [rose-leaf] [fan] , and [,] leaning [back] in her acorn cup [,] told this tale [of] 
1 when 4 ,
4 , 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 14 leaning
12 and 21 told
14 leaning 16 in
16 in 19 cup
17 her 19 cup
18 acorn 19 cup
21 told 23 tale
22 this 23 tale

[ripple] [,] [the] [water-spirit] [.] 

thus she could only weep for them , and lay them down to sleep where no cruel waves could harm them more [.] 
1 thus 2 she
2 she 3 could
3 could 9 and
4 only 5 weep
5 weep 6 for
5 weep 9 and
6 for 7 them
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 lay
10 lay 11 them
10 lay 12 down
10 lay 13 to
10 lay 15 where
13 to 14 sleep
14 sleep 15 where
15 where 18 waves
15 where 20 harm
16 no 18 waves
17 cruel 18 waves
18 waves 19 could
19 could 20 harm
20 harm 21 them
20 harm 22 more

but all in vain [she] [whispered] kindly words [;] the weeping mother only cried , 
1 but 2 all
1 but 12 mother
2 all 3 in
3 in 8 words
4 vain 8 words
7 kindly 8 words
10 the 12 mother
11 weeping 12 mother
12 mother 14 cried
13 only 14 cried
14 cried 15 ,

o give me back my little child , or [let] me lie beside him in the bosom of the cruel [sea] [.] ["] 
1 o 20 cruel
2 give 4 back
2 give 7 child
2 give 9 or
2 give 13 beside
2 give 15 in
3 me 4 back
5 my 7 child
6 little 7 child
8 , 9 or
9 or 12 lie
11 me 12 lie
12 lie 13 beside
13 beside 14 him
15 in 17 bosom
16 the 17 bosom
17 bosom 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 cruel

watch [daily] on the shore , and [if] [i] do not come [again] , then you will know my search has been in [vain] [.] 
1 watch 3 on
1 watch 6 ,
3 on 5 shore
4 the 5 shore
6 , 7 and
7 and 10 do
10 do 11 not
10 do 18 know
11 not 12 come
12 come 14 ,
14 , 15 then
15 then 16 you
16 you 17 will
18 know 20 search
19 my 20 search
20 search 21 has
21 has 22 been
22 been 23 in

farewell , [poor] [mother] [,] you [shall] [see] [your] [little] [child] [again] [,] [if] [fairy] [power] can win him [back] [.] " 
1 farewell 2 ,
1 farewell 6 you
6 you 17 can
17 can 18 win
18 win 19 him
19 him 22 "

i pity the poor mother , and would most gladly help her [;] [but] [alas] [!] 
1 i 7 and
2 pity 5 mother
2 pity 7 and
3 the 5 mother
4 poor 5 mother
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 would
8 would 11 help
9 most 10 gladly
10 gladly 11 help
11 help 12 her

i am [a] [spirit] like [yourself] , and cannot serve you as [i] long to do [.] ["] 
1 i 2 am
1 i 8 and
2 am 8 and
5 like 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 cannot
9 cannot 10 serve
10 serve 11 you
10 serve 12 as
12 as 16 do
14 long 15 to
15 to 16 do

["] [ah] [,] [dear] [queen] [!] [if] [you] [had] [seen] [her] [sorrow] [,] [you] [too] [would] [seek] [to] [keep] [the] [promise] [i] [have] [made] [.] 

["] [i] [cannot] [show] [the] [path] [,] [for] [it] [is] [through] [the] [air] [.] 

stay here with us in your own pleasant [home] , and [think] [no] [more] of [this] , for [i] [can] [never] [let] you [go] . ["] 
1 stay 2 here
1 stay 3 with
1 stay 11 and
3 with 4 us
5 in 7 own
5 in 11 and
6 your 7 own
8 pleasant 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 15 of
15 of 17 ,
17 , 18 for
18 for 23 you
23 you 25 .

["] [do] [you] [not] [know] [that] [spring] [is] [coming] [?] 

" and [shall] [i] [see] [her] , [violet] [,] as she [journeys] [over] [the] [earth] [?] ["] asked [ripple] again [.] 
1 " 18 asked
2 and 7 ,
2 and 11 she
7 , 10 as
11 she 18 asked
18 asked 20 again

farewell , [little] [spirit] [!] 
1 farewell 2 ,

i would gladly do more , but voices [are] calling me far and wide , and [i] [cannot] stay [.] ["] 
1 i 16 and
2 would 4 do
2 would 16 and
3 gladly 4 do
4 do 5 more
4 do 7 but
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 voices
7 but 15 ,
8 voices 10 calling
10 calling 11 me
10 calling 13 and
12 far 13 and
13 and 14 wide
15 , 16 and
16 and 19 stay

" [now] [i] [must] [seek] [for] [summer] [,] ["] said [ripple] [,] [as] she sailed [slowly] [through] the sunny sky . 
1 " 10 said
10 said 14 she
10 said 21 .
14 she 15 sailed
15 sailed 20 sky
18 the 19 sunny
18 the 20 sky

then [ripple] [told] [her] [tale] , and [asked] [where] she should go [;] [but] [summer] [answered] , 
1 then 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 10 she
7 and 17 ,
10 she 11 should
11 should 12 go

take this sunbeam [from] [my] [crown] [;] [it] [will] [cheer] and brighten the most gloomy path through which you pass [.] 
1 take 3 sunbeam
1 take 11 and
2 this 3 sunbeam
11 and 12 brighten
12 brighten 16 path
13 the 16 path
14 most 15 gloomy
15 gloomy 16 path
16 path 17 through
17 through 18 which
17 through 19 you
17 through 20 pass
19 you 20 pass

[farewell] [!] 

i shall carry tidings of you to the watcher by the sea , if in my journey round the world [i] find her there [.] ["] 
1 i 2 shall
2 shall 3 carry
3 carry 4 tidings
3 carry 7 to
3 carry 10 by
3 carry 14 if
4 tidings 5 of
4 tidings 7 to
5 of 6 you
7 to 9 watcher
8 the 9 watcher
9 watcher 10 by
10 by 12 sea
11 the 12 sea
13 , 14 if
14 if 20 world
14 if 22 find
15 in 18 round
15 in 20 world
16 my 18 round
17 journey 18 round
19 the 20 world
20 world 22 find
22 find 23 her
22 find 24 there

and [summer] , giving [her] [the] [sunbeam] [,] [passed] [away] over the distant hills , leaving all green and bright behind her [.] 
1 and 3 ,
3 , 4 giving
4 giving 11 over
11 over 14 hills
12 the 14 hills
13 distant 14 hills
14 hills 16 leaving
15 , 16 leaving
16 leaving 17 all
17 all 19 and
18 green 19 and
19 and 20 bright
20 bright 21 behind
21 behind 22 her

i will carry comfort to the patient woman , as my sisters [have] already done , and tell her you are faithful [still] [.] " 
1 i 2 will
2 will 17 and
3 carry 4 comfort
3 carry 17 and
4 comfort 5 to
5 to 8 woman
6 the 8 woman
7 patient 8 woman
8 woman 10 as
9 , 10 as
10 as 12 sisters
10 as 16 ,
11 my 12 sisters
12 sisters 15 done
14 already 15 done
17 and 18 tell
18 tell 19 her
18 tell 20 you
18 tell 21 are
20 you 21 are
21 are 22 faithful
22 faithful 25 "

" [what] [do] [you] [seek] [with] [me] [,] [fair] [little] [spirit] [,] [that] [you] [come] so [bravely] [here] [amid] [my] [ice] [and] [snow] [?] 
1 " 16 so

when [ripple] [told] [him] [why] she [had] [come] [,] [he] pointed upward , where the sunlight dimly shone through the heavy clouds , saying , 
1 when 6 she
6 she 11 pointed
11 pointed 14 where
12 upward 13 ,
13 , 14 where
14 where 16 sunlight
14 where 18 shone
14 where 25 ,
15 the 16 sunlight
16 sunlight 18 shone
17 dimly 18 shone
18 shone 19 through
19 through 23 ,
20 the 22 clouds
21 heavy 22 clouds
22 clouds 23 ,
23 , 24 saying

come back with me , and do not [go] this dangerous journey to the sky [.] 
1 come 2 back
2 back 3 with
3 with 6 and
3 with 8 not
3 with 12 journey
4 me 6 and
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 do
10 this 12 journey
11 dangerous 12 journey
12 journey 13 to
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 sky

i 'll gladly bear you home again , if you will come [.] ["] 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 4 bear
3 gladly 4 bear
4 bear 5 you
4 bear 6 home
4 bear 7 again
4 bear 9 if
8 , 9 if
9 if 10 you
9 if 12 come
10 you 11 will
11 will 12 come

but [ripple] [said] , " [i] [cannot] [turn] [back] now , when [i] [am] [nearly] there [.] 
1 but 10 now
1 but 16 there
4 , 5 "
4 , 10 now
10 now 11 ,
11 , 12 when

so farewell [,] [winter] [!] 
1 so 2 farewell

speak to her gently [,] and tell her [to] [hope] [still] [,] [for] [i] [shall] [surely] [come] [.] ["] 
1 speak 2 to
1 speak 4 gently
1 speak 6 and
2 to 3 her
6 and 7 tell
7 tell 8 her

["] [adieu] [,] [little] [ripple] [!] 

may good angels watch above you [!] 
1 may 3 angels
1 may 4 watch
2 good 3 angels
4 watch 5 above
5 above 6 you

so [farewell] to the pleasant earth , [until] we come again [.] 
1 so 9 we
1 so 10 come
3 to 6 earth
3 to 7 ,
3 to 9 we
4 the 6 earth
5 pleasant 6 earth
9 we 10 come
10 come 11 again

and [now] [away] [,] [up] to the sun [!] ["] 
1 and 6 to
6 to 8 sun
7 the 8 sun

so [hasten] [on] , good [breeze] , and [bring] [me] [quickly] [to] [my] journey 's end [.] ["] 
1 so 4 ,
4 , 8 and
5 good 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 14 journey
14 journey 15 's
15 's 16 end

" [the] [fire-spirits] [surely] [must] [be] [there] [,] [and] [i] [must] [stay] [no] [longer] [here] [,] " [said] [ripple] [.] 
1 " 17 "

" [take] [me] [to] [your] [queen] [,] [that] [i] [may] [tell] [her] [why] [i] [am] [here] [,] [and] [ask] [for] [what] [i] [seek] [.] " 
1 " 25 "

as thus she [spoke] [,] [the] [queen] [,] [who] [had] spied out [a] [chain] of [jewels] [ripple] [wore] [upon] her neck [,] [replied] [,] 
1 as 11 spied
2 thus 3 she
3 she 11 spied
11 spied 15 of
12 out 15 of
15 of 21 neck
20 her 21 neck

will you give it [me] for [what] [i] [offer] , [little] [spirit] [?] " 
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 give
3 give 4 it
4 it 6 for
6 for 10 ,
10 , 14 "

then , bidding [her] [remember] [all] she [had] promised them , they led her to the golden arch , and said farewell [.] 
1 then 2 ,
1 then 7 she
2 , 3 bidding
7 she 11 ,
9 promised 10 them
9 promised 11 ,
11 , 20 and
12 they 20 and
13 led 14 her
13 led 15 to
13 led 20 and
15 to 17 golden
16 the 17 golden
18 arch 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 said
21 said 22 farewell

" [now] [come] [,] ["] said [they] , ["] [and] [finish] [the] [good] [work] you have [so] bravely [carried] on [.] ["] 
1 " 6 said
6 said 18 bravely
8 , 15 you
8 , 18 bravely
15 you 16 have
18 bravely 20 on

so to the quiet tomb they went , where , like a marble image , cold and still , the little child was lying . 
1 so 7 went
2 to 5 tomb
2 to 6 they
3 the 4 quiet
3 the 5 tomb
6 they 7 went
7 went 9 where
8 , 9 where
9 where 22 child
9 where 23 was
10 , 11 like
11 like 17 and
11 like 19 ,
11 like 22 child
12 a 13 marble
13 marble 14 image
14 image 15 ,
15 , 16 cold
15 , 17 and
17 and 18 still
20 the 22 child
21 little 22 child
22 child 23 was
23 was 24 lying
24 lying 25 .

["] [o] [faithful] [little] [spirit] [!] 

and now another task was to be [done] [;] her promise to [the] [fire-spirits] [must] be kept [.] 
1 and 2 now
1 and 4 task
1 and 5 was
3 another 4 task
4 task 5 was
5 was 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 11 promise
10 her 11 promise
11 promise 12 to
12 to 16 be
16 be 17 kept

["] [do] [not] [keep] [me] [prisoner] [here] [.] 

if we may [but] have this , all will be [well] , and you are once more free [.] ["] 
1 if 2 we
1 if 5 have
1 if 7 ,
1 if 8 all
2 we 3 may
3 may 5 have
5 have 6 this
8 all 9 will
9 will 10 be
10 be 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 you
13 and 15 are
14 you 15 are
15 are 16 once
15 are 18 free
17 more 18 free

come [out] with us , ["] [the] [spirits] [said] , ["] and [see] the bright path we have made for you . ["] 
1 come 3 with
1 come 5 ,
3 with 4 us
5 , 10 ,
10 , 22 .
12 and 16 path
14 the 15 bright
14 the 16 path
15 bright 16 path
16 path 17 we
16 path 19 made
17 we 18 have
18 have 19 made
19 made 20 for
20 for 21 you
21 you 22 .

" [this] [is] [indeed] [a] [pleasant] [road] [,] " [said] [ripple] [.] 
1 " 9 "

["] [thank] [you] [,] [friendly] [spirits] [,] [for] [your] [care] [;] [and] [now] [farewell] [.] 

i would gladly stay yet longer , but we cannot dwell [together] , and [i] [am] longing [sadly] [for] [my] [own] [cool] [home] [.] 
1 i 8 but
2 would 4 stay
2 would 8 but
3 gladly 4 stay
4 stay 5 yet
4 stay 6 longer
7 , 8 but
8 but 11 dwell
9 we 10 cannot
10 cannot 11 dwell
11 dwell 17 longing
13 , 14 and
14 and 17 longing

then [down] [along] [the] [shining] [pathway] [spread] [before] [her] , [the] [happy] [little] [spirit] [glided] to the sea [.] 
1 then 10 ,
10 , 16 to
16 to 18 sea
17 the 18 sea

and [now] , [dear] [trip] , call them from the lake , for the moon is sinking fast [,] and we must hasten home [.] ["] 
1 and 3 ,
3 , 20 and
6 , 7 call
6 , 12 ,
7 call 8 them
7 call 9 from
9 from 11 lake
10 the 11 lake
12 , 13 for
12 , 16 is
12 , 20 and
13 for 15 moon
13 for 16 is
14 the 15 moon
16 is 17 sinking
16 is 18 fast
20 and 21 we
20 and 23 hasten
21 we 22 must
22 must 23 hasten
23 hasten 24 home

[fairy] [song] [.] 

the [night-wind] rocks [the] sleeping [flowers] [,] [and] sings to them , soft and low [.] 
1 the 3 rocks
1 the 5 sleeping
5 sleeping 9 sings
9 sings 10 to
10 to 14 and
11 them 12 ,
12 , 13 soft
12 , 14 and
14 and 15 low

the early birds erelong will wake [:] ['] [t] [is] [time] [for] [the] [elves] to go [.] 
1 the 4 erelong
2 early 3 birds
3 birds 4 erelong
4 erelong 5 will
5 will 6 wake
6 wake 15 to
15 to 16 go

and [though] unseen on earth [we] [dwell] , [sweet] [voices] [whisper] low , [and] gentle hearts [most] [joyously] [greet] [the] [elves] [where'er] [they] [go] [.] 
1 and 3 unseen
1 and 8 ,
3 unseen 4 on
4 on 5 earth
8 , 12 low
12 low 16 hearts
13 , 16 hearts
15 gentle 16 hearts

now [spread] [each] [wing] , [for] [the] eastern [sky] [with] sunlight [soon] [will] glow [.] 
1 now 5 ,
5 , 8 eastern
8 eastern 11 sunlight
11 sunlight 14 glow

the morning star shall light us home [:] [farewell] [!] [for] [the] [elves] [must] [go] [.] 
1 the 3 star
2 morning 3 star
3 star 4 shall
4 shall 5 light
5 light 6 us
5 light 7 home

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