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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 ,
2 , 3 @date@
3 @date@ 4 ,
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[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 . 
1 with 2 a
2 a 3 gay
3 gay 4 smile
4 smile 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 10 began
10 began 11 her
11 her 12 story
12 story 13 .

" as [i] [was] [painting] the [bright] petals of a blue bell , it told me this tale . " 
1 " 2 as
2 as 6 the
6 the 8 petals
8 petals 9 of
9 of 10 a
10 a 11 blue
11 blue 12 bell
12 bell 13 ,
13 , 14 it
14 it 15 told
15 told 16 me
16 me 17 this
17 this 18 tale
18 tale 19 .
19 . 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 4 eat
4 eat 5 ,
5 , 6 tell
6 tell 7 me
7 me 8 ,
8 , 9 dear
9 dear 11 ,
11 , 12 why
12 why 13 are
13 are 14 you
14 you 15 all
15 all 16 so
16 so 17 sad
17 sad 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 9 my
9 my 15 dear
15 dear 16 friend
16 friend 17 ,
17 , 18 what
18 what 19 means
19 means 20 it
20 it 21 ?
21 ? 22 "

" [i] will [tell] you , ["] [replied] little [violet] , the tears gathering in her soft eyes . 
1 " 3 will
3 will 5 you
5 you 6 ,
6 , 9 little
9 little 11 ,
11 , 12 the
12 the 13 tears
13 tears 14 gathering
14 gathering 15 in
15 in 16 her
16 her 17 soft
17 soft 18 eyes
18 eyes 19 .

thus have we striven , and in vain ; and [this] [night] [our] [queen] [holds] [council] for the last time . 
1 thus 2 have
2 have 3 we
3 we 4 striven
4 striven 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 in
7 in 8 vain
8 vain 9 ;
9 ; 10 and
10 and 17 for
17 for 18 the
18 the 19 last
19 last 20 time
20 time 21 .

but , dear sisters , see you not how high the sun is getting ? 
1 but 2 ,
2 , 3 dear
3 dear 4 sisters
4 sisters 5 ,
5 , 6 see
6 see 7 you
7 you 8 not
8 not 9 how
9 how 10 high
10 high 11 the
11 the 12 sun
12 sun 13 is
13 is 14 getting
14 getting 15 ?

so , gathering a tiny mushroom for a parasol , she flew away [;] [daisy] [soon] [followed] , and [violet] was left alone . 
1 so 2 ,
2 , 3 gathering
3 gathering 4 a
4 a 5 tiny
5 tiny 6 mushroom
6 mushroom 7 for
7 for 8 a
8 a 9 parasol
9 parasol 10 ,
10 , 11 she
11 she 12 flew
12 flew 13 away
13 away 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 21 was
21 was 22 left
22 left 23 alone
23 alone 24 .

at length she rose , and amid the deep silence spoke thus : 
1 at 2 length
2 length 3 she
3 she 4 rose
4 rose 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 amid
7 amid 8 the
8 the 9 deep
9 deep 10 silence
10 silence 11 spoke
11 spoke 12 thus
12 thus 13 :

what would the green earth be without its lovely flowers , and what a lonely home for us ! 
1 what 2 would
2 would 3 the
3 the 4 green
4 green 5 earth
5 earth 6 be
6 be 7 without
7 without 8 its
8 its 9 lovely
9 lovely 10 flowers
10 flowers 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 what
13 what 14 a
14 a 15 lonely
15 lonely 16 home
16 home 17 for
17 for 18 us
18 us 19 !

their beauty fills our hearts with brightness , and their love with tender thoughts . 
1 their 2 beauty
2 beauty 3 fills
3 fills 4 our
4 our 5 hearts
5 hearts 6 with
6 with 7 brightness
7 brightness 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 their
10 their 11 love
11 love 12 with
12 with 13 tender
13 tender 14 thoughts
14 thoughts 15 .

ought we then to leave them to die uncared for and alone ? 
1 ought 2 we
2 we 3 then
3 then 4 to
4 to 5 leave
5 leave 6 them
6 them 7 to
7 to 8 die
8 die 9 uncared
9 uncared 10 for
10 for 11 and
11 and 12 alone
12 alone 13 ?

they give to us their all ; ought we not to toil unceasingly , that they may bloom in peace within their quiet homes ? 
1 they 2 give
2 give 3 to
3 to 4 us
4 us 5 their
5 their 6 all
6 all 7 ;
7 ; 8 ought
8 ought 9 we
9 we 10 not
10 not 11 to
11 to 12 toil
12 toil 13 unceasingly
13 unceasingly 14 ,
14 , 15 that
15 that 16 they
16 they 17 may
17 may 18 bloom
18 bloom 19 in
19 in 20 peace
20 peace 21 within
21 within 22 their
22 their 23 quiet
23 quiet 24 homes
24 homes 25 ?

how then may we keep our frail blossoms from his cruel spirits ? 
1 how 2 then
2 then 3 may
3 may 4 we
4 we 5 keep
5 keep 6 our
6 our 7 frail
7 frail 8 blossoms
8 blossoms 9 from
9 from 10 his
10 his 11 cruel
11 cruel 12 spirits
12 spirits 13 ?

who will give us counsel ? 
1 who 2 will
2 will 3 give
3 give 4 us
4 us 5 counsel
5 counsel 6 ?

who will be our messenger for the last time ? 
1 who 2 will
2 will 3 be
3 be 4 our
4 our 5 messenger
5 messenger 6 for
6 for 7 the
7 the 8 last
8 last 9 time
9 time 10 ?

speak , my subjects . " 
1 speak 2 ,
2 , 3 my
3 my 4 subjects
4 subjects 5 .
5 . 6 "

long and eagerly they spoke , and their soft voices rose high . 
1 long 2 and
2 and 3 eagerly
3 eagerly 4 they
4 they 5 spoke
5 spoke 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 their
8 their 9 soft
9 soft 10 voices
10 voices 11 rose
11 rose 12 high
12 high 13 .

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 2 sweet
2 sweet 3 music
3 music 4 sounded
4 sounded 5 on
5 on 6 the
6 the 7 air
7 air 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 the
10 the 11 loud
11 loud 12 tones
12 tones 13 were
13 were 14 hushed
14 hushed 15 ,
15 , 16 as
16 as 17 in
17 in 20 the

every fairy wand glistened in the air , as with silvery voices they cried , " [love] and [little] [violet] [.] " 
1 every 2 fairy
2 fairy 3 wand
3 wand 4 glistened
4 glistened 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 air
7 air 8 ,
8 , 9 as
9 as 10 with
10 with 11 silvery
11 silvery 12 voices
12 voices 13 they
13 they 14 cried
14 cried 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 18 and
18 and 22 "

then high above , on shining wings , soared a little form . 
1 then 2 high
2 high 3 above
3 above 4 ,
4 , 5 on
5 on 6 shining
6 shining 7 wings
7 wings 8 ,
8 , 9 soared
9 soared 10 a
10 a 11 little
11 little 12 form
12 form 13 .

then far below she saw the [frost-king] ['s] home . 
1 then 2 far
2 far 3 below
3 below 4 she
4 she 5 saw
5 saw 6 the
6 the 9 home
9 home 10 .

pillars of hard , gray ice supported the high , arched roof , hung with crystal icicles . 
1 pillars 2 of
2 of 3 hard
3 hard 4 ,
4 , 5 gray
5 gray 6 ice
6 ice 7 supported
7 supported 8 the
8 the 9 high
9 high 10 ,
10 , 11 arched
11 arched 12 roof
12 roof 13 ,
13 , 14 hung
14 hung 15 with
15 with 16 crystal
16 crystal 17 icicles
17 icicles 18 .

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 7 her
7 her 10 more
10 more 11 closely
11 closely 12 to
12 to 13 her
13 her 14 breast
14 breast 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 17 with
17 with 18 weary
18 weary 19 wings
19 wings 20 flew
20 flew 21 onward
21 onward 22 to
22 to 23 the
23 the 24 dreary
24 dreary 25 palace
25 palace 26 .

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 4 ,
4 , 5 telling
5 telling 6 them
6 them 7 her
7 her 8 errand
8 errand 9 ,
9 , 10 beseeching
10 beseeching 11 them
11 them 12 to
12 to 13 let
13 let 14 her
14 her 15 pass
15 pass 16 ere
16 ere 17 the
17 the 18 cold
18 cold 19 wind
19 wind 20 blighted
20 blighted 21 her
21 her 22 frail
22 frail 23 blossoms
23 blossoms 24 .

then they flung wide the doors , and she passed in . 
1 then 2 they
2 they 3 flung
3 flung 4 wide
4 wide 5 the
5 the 6 doors
6 doors 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 she
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
2 by 3 your
3 your 4 icy
4 icy 5 crown
5 crown 6 and
6 and 7 sceptre
7 sceptre 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 let
10 let 11 the
11 the 12 sunlight
12 sunlight 13 of
13 of 14 love
14 love 15 fall
15 fall 16 softly
16 softly 17 on
17 on 18 your
18 your 19 heart
19 heart 20 .

but he drew the dark mantle closer over his breast and answered coldly , 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 drew
3 drew 4 the
4 the 5 dark
5 dark 6 mantle
6 mantle 7 closer
7 closer 8 over
8 over 9 his
9 his 10 breast
10 breast 11 and
11 and 12 answered
12 answered 13 coldly
13 coldly 14 ,

" [i] [cannot] [grant] [your] [prayer] [,] [little] [fairy] [;] it is my will the flowers should die . 
1 " 11 it
11 it 12 is
12 is 13 my
13 my 14 will
14 will 15 the
15 the 16 flowers
16 flowers 17 should
17 should 18 die
18 die 19 .

go back to [your] [queen] , and [tell] [her] [that] [i] [cannot] [yield] my power to please these foolish flowers . " 
1 go 2 back
2 back 3 to
3 to 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 14 my
14 my 15 power
15 power 16 to
16 to 17 please
17 please 18 these
18 these 19 foolish
19 foolish 20 flowers
20 flowers 21 .
21 . 22 "

so all alone she sat , and sad thoughts of her happy home came back to her , and she wept bitterly . 
1 so 2 all
2 all 3 alone
3 alone 4 she
4 she 5 sat
5 sat 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 sad
8 sad 9 thoughts
9 thoughts 10 of
10 of 11 her
11 her 12 happy
12 happy 13 home
13 home 14 came
14 came 15 back
15 back 16 to
16 to 17 her
17 her 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 she
20 she 21 wept
21 wept 22 bitterly
22 bitterly 23 .

then she wept no longer , but patiently awaited what might come . 
1 then 2 she
2 she 3 wept
3 wept 4 no
4 no 5 longer
5 longer 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 patiently
8 patiently 9 awaited
9 awaited 10 what
10 what 11 might
11 might 12 come
12 come 13 .

" and you too , " said she , " shall spin for me , and [i] will give you better food than helpless insects . 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 you
3 you 4 too
4 too 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 8 she
8 she 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 shall
11 shall 12 spin
12 spin 13 for
13 for 14 me
14 me 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 18 will
18 will 19 give
19 give 20 you
20 you 21 better
21 better 22 food
22 food 23 than
23 than 24 helpless
24 helpless 25 insects
25 insects 26 .

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 3 came
3 came 4 hastening
4 hastening 5 back
5 back 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 prayed
8 prayed 9 him
9 him 10 to
10 to 11 come
11 come 12 and
12 and 13 see
13 see 14 how
14 how 15 lovely
15 lovely 16 the
16 the 17 dark
17 dark 18 cell
18 cell 19 had
19 had 20 grown
20 grown 21 .

then the stern , cold thoughts came back again , and he harshly bid her follow him . 
1 then 2 the
2 the 3 stern
3 stern 4 ,
4 , 5 cold
5 cold 6 thoughts
6 thoughts 7 came
7 came 8 back
8 back 9 again
9 again 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 he
12 he 13 harshly
13 harshly 14 bid
14 bid 15 her
15 her 16 follow
16 follow 17 him
17 him 18 .

with a sad farewell to her little friends she followed him , and before the throne awaited his command . 
1 with 2 a
2 a 3 sad
3 sad 4 farewell
4 farewell 5 to
5 to 6 her
6 her 7 little
7 little 8 friends
8 friends 9 she
9 she 10 followed
10 followed 11 him
11 him 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 before
14 before 15 the
15 the 16 throne
16 throne 17 awaited
17 awaited 18 his
18 his 19 command
19 command 20 .

" [little] [fairy] [,] [i] [offer] you two things , and you may choose between them . 
1 " 7 you
7 you 8 two
8 two 9 things
9 things 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 you
12 you 13 may
13 may 14 choose
14 choose 15 between
15 between 16 them
16 them 17 .

will you do this ? " 
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 do
3 do 4 this
4 this 5 ?
5 ? 6 "

ah [no] [!] [sooner] [would] [i] [dwell] [for] [ever] [in] [your] [darkest] [cell] , [than] [lose] the love of those warm , trusting hearts . " 
1 ah 14 ,
14 , 17 the
17 the 18 love
18 love 19 of
19 of 20 those
20 those 21 warm
21 warm 22 ,
22 , 23 trusting
23 trusting 24 hearts
24 hearts 25 .
25 . 26 "

" then listen , " said [the] [king] , " to the task [i] [give] [you] . 
1 " 2 then
2 then 3 listen
3 listen 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 to
11 to 12 the
12 the 13 task
13 task 17 .

then out into [the] [gardens] [went] [violet] [with] a heavy heart ; for she had toiled so long , her strength was nearly gone . 
1 then 2 out
2 out 3 into
3 into 9 a
9 a 10 heavy
10 heavy 11 heart
11 heart 12 ;
12 ; 13 for
13 for 14 she
14 she 15 had
15 had 16 toiled
16 toiled 17 so
17 so 18 long
18 long 19 ,
19 , 20 her
20 her 21 strength
21 strength 22 was
22 was 23 nearly
23 nearly 24 gone
24 gone 25 .

so he wandered through his dreary palace , wondering how he had been content to live before without sunlight and love . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 wandered
3 wandered 4 through
4 through 5 his
5 his 6 dreary
6 dreary 7 palace
7 palace 8 ,
8 , 9 wondering
9 wondering 10 how
10 how 11 he
11 he 12 had
12 had 13 been
13 been 14 content
14 content 15 to
15 to 16 live
16 live 17 before
17 before 18 without
18 without 19 sunlight
19 sunlight 20 and
20 and 21 love
21 love 22 .

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 2 they
2 they 3 watched
3 watched 4 over
4 over 5 every
5 every 6 bird
6 bird 7 and
7 and 8 blossom
8 blossom 9 which
9 which 10 she
10 she 11 had
11 had 12 loved
12 loved 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 strove
15 strove 16 to
16 to 17 be
17 be 18 like
18 like 19 her
19 her 20 in
20 in 21 kindly
21 kindly 22 words
22 words 23 and
23 and 24 deeds
24 deeds 25 .

they wore cypress wreaths , and spoke of her as one whom they should never see again . 
1 they 2 wore
2 wore 3 cypress
3 cypress 4 wreaths
4 wreaths 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 spoke
7 spoke 8 of
8 of 9 her
9 her 10 as
10 as 11 one
11 one 12 whom
12 whom 13 they
13 they 14 should
14 should 15 never
15 never 16 see
16 see 17 again
17 again 18 .

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 7 would
7 would 8 come
8 come 9 ,
9 , 10 he
10 he 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 flew
18 flew 19 sadly
19 sadly 20 home
20 home 21 .

soon through the air [came] [many-colored] [troops] [of] [elves] . 
1 soon 2 through
2 through 3 the
3 the 4 air
4 air 10 .

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 2 his
2 his 3 subjects
3 subjects 4 ,
4 , 5 the
5 the 10 lovely
10 lovely 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 20 wept
20 wept 21 and
21 and 22 longed
22 longed 23 for
23 for 24 her
24 her 25 home
25 home 26 .

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 4 their
4 their 5 soft
5 soft 6 leaves
6 leaves 7 around
7 around 8 the
8 the 9 trees
9 trees 10 ,
10 , 11 making
11 making 12 green
12 green 13 pillars
13 pillars 14 of
14 of 15 their
15 their 16 rough
16 rough 17 trunks
17 trunks 18 .

soon through the long [aisles] [came] [violet] , [flowers] and green leaves rustling as she passed . 
1 soon 2 through
2 through 3 the
3 the 4 long
4 long 8 ,
8 , 10 and
10 and 11 green
11 green 12 leaves
12 leaves 13 rustling
13 rustling 14 as
14 as 15 she
15 she 16 passed
16 passed 17 .

you must now decide . 
1 you 2 must
2 must 3 now
3 now 4 decide
4 decide 5 .

will you be [king] [of] [flower-land] , and own my gentle kindred for your loving friends ? 
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 be
3 be 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 own
9 own 10 my
10 my 11 gentle
11 gentle 12 kindred
12 kindred 13 for
13 for 14 your
14 your 15 loving
15 loving 16 friends
16 friends 17 ?

will you possess unfading peace and joy , and the grateful love of all the green earth 's fragrant children ? 
1 will 2 you
2 you 3 possess
3 possess 4 unfading
4 unfading 5 peace
5 peace 6 and
6 and 7 joy
7 joy 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 the
10 the 11 grateful
11 grateful 12 love
12 love 13 of
13 of 14 all
14 all 15 the
15 the 16 green
16 green 17 earth
17 earth 18 's
18 's 19 fragrant
19 fragrant 20 children
20 children 21 ?

then take this crown of flowers . 
1 then 2 take
2 take 3 this
3 this 4 crown
4 crown 5 of
5 of 6 flowers
6 flowers 7 .

both are before you . 
1 both 2 are
2 are 3 before
3 before 4 you
4 you 5 .

[choose] [.] ["] 

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 6 his
6 his 7 mind
7 mind 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 he
10 he 11 turned
11 turned 12 to
12 to 13 look
13 look 14 at
14 at 15 the
15 the 16 two
16 two 17 palaces
17 palaces 18 .

grant the little [fairy] ['s] [prayer] [;] [and] [let] [her] [go] back [to] [her] [own] [dear] [home] . 
1 grant 2 the
2 the 3 little
3 little 12 back
12 back 18 .

she has taught us that [love] [is] [mightier] [than] [fear] . 
1 she 2 has
2 has 3 taught
3 taught 4 us
4 us 5 that
5 that 11 .

[choose] [the] [flower] [crown] [,] [and] [we] [will] [be] [the] [truest] [subjects] [you] [have] [ever] [had] [.] ["] 

[brighter] [shone] [the] [golden] [shadows] [;] [on] [the] [cool] [wind] [softly] [came] [the] [low] [,] [sweet] [tones] [of] [happy] [flowers] [,] [singing] [little] [violet] ['s] [name] [.] 

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

[thus] [the] [fairy] [mission] [ended] [,] [and] [all] [flower-land] [was] [taught] [the] ["] [power] [of] [love] [,] ["] [by] [gentle] [deeds] [that] [little] [violet] [wrought] [.] 

as [sunny] [lock] [ceased] [,] [another] [little] [elf] [came] [forward] [;] [and] this was the tale ["] [silver] [wing] ["] [told] . 
1 as 13 this
13 this 14 was
14 was 15 the
15 the 16 tale
16 tale 22 .

[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
2 she 3 was
3 was 4 wondering
4 wondering 5 where
5 where 6 the
6 the 7 waters
7 waters 8 went
8 went 9 ,
9 , 10 she
10 she 11 heard
11 heard 12 a
12 a 13 faint
13 faint 14 ,
14 , 15 low
15 low 16 sound
16 sound 17 ,
17 , 18 as
18 as 19 of
19 of 20 far-off
20 far-off 21 music
21 music 22 .

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
3 it 4 was
4 was 5 the
5 the 6 wind
6 wind 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 not
9 not 10 a
10 a 11 leaf
11 leaf 12 was
12 was 13 stirring
13 stirring 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 soon
16 soon 17 through
17 through 18 the
18 the 19 rippling
19 rippling 20 water
20 water 21 came
21 came 22 a
22 a 23 strange
23 strange 24 little
24 little 25 boat
25 boat 26 .

" [gladly] [would] [i] go with you , dear [fairies] , " said [eva] , " but [i] [cannot] [sail] [in] your little boat . 
1 " 5 go
5 go 6 with
6 with 7 you
7 you 8 ,
8 , 9 dear
9 dear 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 15 ,
15 , 16 "
16 " 17 but
17 but 22 your
22 your 23 little
23 little 24 boat
24 boat 25 .

see ! 
1 see 2 !

i can hold you in my hand , and could not live among you [without] [harming] [your] [tiny] [kingdom] , [i] [am] [so] [large] [.] " 
1 i 2 can
2 can 3 hold
3 hold 4 you
4 you 5 in
5 in 6 my
6 my 7 hand
7 hand 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 could
10 could 11 not
11 not 12 live
12 live 13 among
13 among 14 you
14 you 20 ,
20 , 26 "

you cannot hurt us now . 
1 you 2 cannot
2 cannot 3 hurt
3 hurt 4 us
4 us 5 now
5 now 6 .

look in the water and see what we have done . " 
1 look 2 in
2 in 3 the
3 the 4 water
4 water 5 and
5 and 6 see
6 see 7 what
7 what 8 we
8 we 9 have
9 have 10 done
10 done 11 .
11 . 12 "

eva looked into the brook , and saw a tiny child [standing] [between] [the] [elves] . 
1 eva 2 looked
2 looked 3 into
3 into 4 the
4 the 5 brook
5 brook 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 saw
8 saw 9 a
9 a 10 tiny
10 tiny 11 child
11 child 16 .

but the [fairies] [took] [each] [a] hand , and flew lightly over the stream . 
1 but 2 the
2 the 7 hand
7 hand 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 flew
10 flew 11 lightly
11 lightly 12 over
12 over 13 the
13 the 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 19 word
19 word 20 of
20 of 21 welcome
21 welcome 22 to
22 to 23 the
23 the 24 little
24 little 25 stranger
25 stranger 26 .

" now must we go home , " said [the] [queen] , " and you shall go with us , little one . " 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 must
3 must 4 we
4 we 5 go
5 go 6 home
6 home 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 and
14 and 15 you
15 you 16 shall
16 shall 17 go
17 go 18 with
18 with 19 us
19 us 20 ,
20 , 21 little
21 little 22 one
22 one 23 .
23 . 24 "

all was cool and still , and [the] [elves] [glided] [silently] [about] [,] [lest] they should break their slumbers . 
1 all 2 was
2 was 3 cool
3 cool 4 and
4 and 5 still
5 still 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 15 they
15 they 16 should
16 should 17 break
17 break 18 their
18 their 19 slumbers
19 slumbers 20 .

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 5 a
5 a 6 bed
6 bed 7 of
7 of 8 pure
8 pure 9 white
9 white 10 leaves
10 leaves 11 ,
11 , 12 above
12 above 13 which
13 which 14 drooped
14 drooped 15 the
15 the 16 fragrant
16 fragrant 17 petals
17 petals 18 of
18 of 19 a
19 a 20 crimson
20 crimson 21 rose
21 rose 22 .

come , we will show you what we do . " 
1 come 2 ,
2 , 3 we
3 we 4 will
4 will 5 show
5 show 6 you
6 you 7 what
7 what 8 we
8 we 9 do
9 do 10 .
10 . 11 "

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
3 her 4 to
4 to 5 a
5 a 6 lovely
6 lovely 7 room
7 room 8 ,
8 , 9 through
9 through 10 whose
10 whose 11 walls
11 walls 12 of
12 of 13 deep
13 deep 14 green
14 green 15 leaves
15 leaves 16 the
16 the 17 light
17 light 18 stole
18 stole 19 softly
19 softly 20 in
20 in 21 .

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
4 to 5 the
5 the 6 insects
6 insects 7 ;
7 ; 8 first
8 first 9 to
9 to 10 a
10 a 11 little
11 little 12 fly
12 fly 13 who
13 who 14 lay
14 lay 15 in
15 in 16 a
16 a 17 flower-leaf
17 flower-leaf 18 cradle
18 cradle 19 .

" do you suffer much , dear [gauzy-wing] ? " [asked] [the] [fairy] [.] 
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 suffer
4 suffer 5 much
5 much 6 ,
6 , 7 dear
7 dear 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" [i] [will] [bind] [up] your poor little leg , and [zephyr] [shall] [rock] you to sleep . " 
1 " 6 your
6 your 7 poor
7 poor 8 little
8 little 9 leg
9 leg 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 15 you
15 you 16 to
16 to 17 sleep
17 sleep 18 .
18 . 19 "

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 9 each
9 each 13 ,
13 , 18 and
18 and 19 loving
19 loving 20 words
20 words 21 soothed
21 soothed 22 the
22 the 23 suffering
23 suffering 24 insects
24 insects 25 .

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 4 to
4 to 5 find
5 find 6 no
6 no 7 rest
7 rest 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 murmured
10 murmured 11 of
11 of 12 the
12 the 13 pain
13 pain 14 he
14 he 15 was
15 was 16 doomed
16 doomed 17 to
17 to 18 bear
18 bear 19 .

uncared for and forgotten [,] [i] [must] [stay] [here] [among] [these] [poor] [things] [who] [think] [only] [of] [themselves] . 
1 uncared 2 for
2 for 3 and
3 and 4 forgotten
4 forgotten 19 .

come here , [rose-leaf] [,] and bind up my wounds , [for] [i] [am] [far] [more] [useful] [than] [idle] [bird] [or] [fly] [.] " 
1 come 2 here
2 here 3 ,
3 , 6 and
6 and 7 bind
7 bind 8 up
8 up 9 my
9 my 10 wounds
10 wounds 11 ,
11 , 24 "

then [said] [the] [fairy] , while she bathed the broken wing , 
1 then 5 ,
5 , 6 while
6 while 7 she
7 she 8 bathed
8 bathed 9 the
9 the 10 broken
10 broken 11 wing
11 wing 12 ,

" [love-blossom] [,] you should not murmur . 
1 " 4 you
4 you 5 should
5 should 6 not
6 not 7 murmur
7 murmur 8 .

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
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
12 we 13 suffer
13 suffer 14 .

ah , [love-blossom] [,] the gentle bird can teach a lesson you will be wiser and better for . " 
1 ah 2 ,
2 , 5 the
5 the 6 gentle
6 gentle 7 bird
7 bird 8 can
8 can 9 teach
9 teach 10 a
10 a 11 lesson
11 lesson 12 you
12 you 13 will
13 will 14 be
14 be 15 wiser
15 wiser 16 and
16 and 17 better
17 better 18 for
18 for 19 .
19 . 20 "

come now [to] [the] [flower] [palace] , and see [the] [fairy] [court] . " 
1 come 2 now
2 now 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 see
9 see 13 .
13 . 14 "

beneath green arches , bright with birds and flowers , beside singing waves , went [eva] into a lofty hall . 
1 beneath 2 green
2 green 3 arches
3 arches 4 ,
4 , 5 bright
5 bright 6 with
6 with 7 birds
7 birds 8 and
8 and 9 flowers
9 flowers 10 ,
10 , 11 beside
11 beside 12 singing
12 singing 13 waves
13 waves 14 ,
14 , 15 went
15 went 17 into
17 into 18 a
18 a 19 lofty
19 lofty 20 hall
20 hall 21 .

now , [eglantine] [,] what have you to tell us of your rosy namesakes on the earth ? " 
1 now 2 ,
2 , 5 what
5 what 6 have
6 have 7 you
7 you 8 to
8 to 9 tell
9 tell 10 us
10 us 11 of
11 of 12 your
12 your 13 rosy
13 rosy 14 namesakes
14 namesakes 15 on
15 on 16 the
16 the 17 earth
17 earth 18 ?
18 ? 19 "

" over hill and valley they are blooming fresh and fair as summer sun and dew can make them . 
1 " 2 over
2 over 3 hill
3 hill 4 and
4 and 5 valley
5 valley 6 they
6 they 7 are
7 are 8 blooming
8 blooming 9 fresh
9 fresh 10 and
10 and 11 fair
11 fair 12 as
12 as 13 summer
13 summer 14 sun
14 sun 15 and
15 and 16 dew
16 dew 17 can
17 can 18 make
18 make 19 them
19 them 20 .

they would yield neither dew nor honey , but proudly closed their leaves and bid me go . " 
1 they 2 would
2 would 3 yield
3 yield 4 neither
4 neither 5 dew
5 dew 6 nor
6 nor 7 honey
7 honey 8 ,
8 , 9 but
9 but 10 proudly
10 proudly 11 closed
11 closed 12 their
12 their 13 leaves
13 leaves 14 and
14 and 15 bid
15 bid 16 me
16 me 17 go
17 go 18 .
18 . 19 "

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 3 again
3 again 4 to
4 to 5 the
5 the 6 proud
6 proud 7 flowers
7 flowers 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 tell
10 tell 11 them
11 them 12 when
12 when 13 they
13 they 14 are
14 are 15 queen
15 queen 16 of
16 of 17 their
17 their 18 own
18 own 19 hearts
19 hearts 20 they
20 they 21 will
21 will 22 ask
22 ask 23 no
23 no 24 fairer
24 fairer 25 kingdom
25 kingdom 26 .

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 3 told
3 told 4 what
4 what 5 they
5 they 6 had
6 had 7 done
7 done 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 18 loving
18 loving 22 .

" four , " replied the little one . 
1 " 2 four
2 four 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 replied
5 replied 6 the
6 the 7 little
7 little 8 one
8 one 9 .

" seven , " [sang] [the] [gay] [little] [elf] [.] 
1 " 2 seven
2 seven 3 ,
3 , 4 "

" twelve , " said the [fairy] child . 
1 " 2 twelve
2 twelve 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 5 said
5 said 6 the
6 the 8 child
8 child 9 .

" primrose , where [lies] [violet] [island] ? " 
1 " 2 primrose
2 primrose 3 ,
3 , 4 where
4 where 8 ?
8 ? 9 "

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

" [lilla] [,] you may [bound] [rose] [land] . " 
1 " 4 you
4 you 5 may
5 may 9 .
9 . 10 "

" you have stayed long enough , ["] [said] [the] [elves] at length , " we have many things to show you . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 have
3 have 4 stayed
4 stayed 5 long
5 long 6 enough
6 enough 7 ,
7 , 12 at
12 at 13 length
13 length 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 we
16 we 17 have
17 have 18 many
18 many 19 things
19 things 20 to
20 to 21 show
21 show 22 you
22 you 23 .

come now and see what is our dearest work . " 
1 come 2 now
2 now 3 and
3 and 4 see
4 see 5 what
5 what 6 is
6 is 7 our
7 our 8 dearest
8 dearest 9 work
9 work 10 .
10 . 11 "

so [eva] [said] farewell to the child [elves] , and hastened [with] [little] [rose-leaf] to the gates . 
1 so 4 farewell
4 farewell 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 child
7 child 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 hastened
11 hastened 15 to
15 to 16 the
16 the 17 gates
17 gates 18 .

we must stay yet longer , little [eva] , and you may learn yet more . " 
1 we 2 must
2 must 3 stay
3 stay 4 yet
4 yet 5 longer
5 longer 6 ,
6 , 7 little
7 little 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 you
11 you 12 may
12 may 13 learn
13 learn 14 yet
14 yet 15 more
15 more 16 .
16 . 17 "

tenderly the child fastened the drooping stem , and placed it where the one faint ray of sunlight stole into the dreary room . 
1 tenderly 2 the
2 the 3 child
3 child 4 fastened
4 fastened 5 the
5 the 6 drooping
6 drooping 7 stem
7 stem 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 placed
10 placed 11 it
11 it 12 where
12 where 13 the
13 the 14 one
14 one 15 faint
15 faint 16 ray
16 ray 17 of
17 of 18 sunlight
18 sunlight 19 stole
19 stole 20 into
20 into 21 the
21 the 22 dreary
22 dreary 23 room
23 room 24 .

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 4 enter
4 enter 5 at
5 at 6 the
6 the 7 darkened
7 darkened 8 eyes
8 eyes 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 none
11 none 12 were
12 were 13 near
13 near 14 to
14 to 15 whisper
15 whisper 16 gentle
16 gentle 17 words
17 words 18 ,
18 , 19 to
19 to 20 cheer
20 cheer 21 and
21 and 22 comfort
22 comfort 23 .

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 4 forgotten
4 forgotten 5 and
5 and 6 alone
6 alone 7 ,
7 , 8 seeking
8 seeking 9 to
9 to 10 give
10 give 11 no
11 no 12 joy
12 joy 13 to
13 to 14 others
14 others 15 ,
15 , 16 possessing
16 possessing 17 none
17 none 18 himself
18 himself 19 .

life was dark and sad [till] [the] [untiring] [elves] [came] [to] [his] [dreary] [home] , [bringing] [sunlight] and love . 
1 life 2 was
2 was 3 dark
3 dark 4 and
4 and 5 sad
5 sad 15 ,
15 , 18 and
18 and 19 love
19 love 20 .

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 2 went
2 went 5 into
5 into 6 the
6 the 7 dreary
7 dreary 8 prison-houses
8 prison-houses 9 ,
9 , 10 where
10 where 11 sad
11 sad 12 hearts
12 hearts 13 pined
13 pined 14 in
14 in 15 lonely
15 lonely 16 sorrow
16 sorrow 17 for
17 for 18 the
18 the 19 joy
19 joy 20 and
20 and 21 freedom
21 freedom 22 they
22 they 23 had
23 had 24 lost
24 lost 25 .

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 5 in
5 in 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 the
9 the 10 soft
10 soft 11 wind
11 wind 12 went
12 went 13 singing
13 singing 14 by
14 by 15 ,
15 , 16 laden
16 laden 17 with
17 with 18 their
18 their 19 fragrant
19 fragrant 20 breath
20 breath 21 .

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 5 the
5 the 6 air
6 air 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 12 in
12 in 13 their
13 their 14 gayest
14 gayest 15 robes
15 robes 16 hastened
16 hastened 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 19 palace
19 palace 20 where
20 where 21 the
21 the 22 feast
22 feast 23 was
23 was 24 spread
24 spread 25 .

at length the music ceased , and [the] [queen] said , [as] [she] [laid] [her] [hand] [on] [little] [eva] ['s] [shining] [hair] [:] 
1 at 2 length
2 length 3 the
3 the 4 music
4 music 5 ceased
5 ceased 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 10 said
10 said 11 ,

come now and lead her to the [fairy] garden , and show her what we think our fairest sight . 
1 come 2 now
2 now 3 and
3 and 4 lead
4 lead 5 her
5 her 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 9 garden
9 garden 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 show
12 show 13 her
13 her 14 what
14 what 15 we
15 we 16 think
16 think 17 our
17 our 18 fairest
18 fairest 19 sight
19 sight 20 .

weep no more , but strive to make her last hours with us happy as you can . " 
1 weep 2 no
2 no 3 more
3 more 4 ,
4 , 5 but
5 but 6 strive
6 strive 7 to
7 to 8 make
8 make 9 her
9 her 10 last
10 last 11 hours
11 hours 12 with
12 with 13 us
13 us 14 happy
14 happy 15 as
15 as 16 you
16 you 17 can
17 can 18 .
18 . 19 "

" where have you brought me , and what mean these lovely sounds ? " [asked] [eva] [.] 
1 " 2 where
2 where 3 have
3 have 4 you
4 you 5 brought
5 brought 6 me
6 me 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 what
9 what 10 mean
10 mean 11 these
11 these 12 lovely
12 lovely 13 sounds
13 sounds 14 ?
14 ? 15 "

" look again , and [i] will tell you , " [answered] [the] [fairy] [.] 
1 " 2 look
2 look 3 again
3 again 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 7 will
7 will 8 tell
8 tell 9 you
9 you 10 ,
10 , 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 5 each
5 each 6 one
6 one 7 wore
7 wore 8 the
8 the 9 colors
9 colors 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 flower
12 flower 13 that
13 that 14 was
14 was 15 its
15 its 16 home
16 home 17 .

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 4 silent
4 silent 5 wonder
5 wonder 6 ,
6 , 7 forgetting
7 forgetting 8 she
8 she 9 knew
9 knew 10 not
10 not 11 who
11 who 12 they
12 they 13 were
13 were 14 ,

may [i] not go in ? " 
1 may 3 not
3 not 4 go
4 go 5 in
5 in 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

come now , for you have seen enough , and we must be away . " 
1 come 2 now
2 now 3 ,
3 , 4 for
4 for 5 you
5 you 6 have
6 have 7 seen
7 seen 8 enough
8 enough 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 we
11 we 12 must
12 must 13 be
13 be 14 away
14 away 15 .
15 . 16 "

on a rosy morning cloud , surrounded by the [loving] [elves] [,] [went] [eva] [through] [the] sunny sky . 
1 on 2 a
2 a 3 rosy
3 rosy 4 morning
4 morning 5 cloud
5 cloud 6 ,
6 , 7 surrounded
7 surrounded 8 by
8 by 9 the
9 the 17 sunny
17 sunny 18 sky
18 sky 19 .

grant me this gift , and [you] [shall] [see] that [little] [eva] has not forgotten what you have taught her . " 
1 grant 2 me
2 me 3 this
3 this 4 gift
4 gift 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 10 that
10 that 13 has
13 has 14 not
14 not 15 forgotten
15 forgotten 16 what
16 what 17 you
17 you 18 have
18 have 19 taught
19 taught 20 her
20 her 21 .
21 . 22 "

[farewell] [.] 

remember [fairy-land] [and] all your loving friends . " 
1 remember 4 all
4 all 5 your
5 your 6 loving
6 loving 7 friends
7 friends 8 .
8 . 9 "

farewell , dear [eva] . 
1 farewell 2 ,
2 , 3 dear
3 dear 5 .

think of [your] [little] [rose-leaf] [when] [among] the flowers . " 
1 think 2 of
2 of 8 the
8 the 9 flowers
9 flowers 10 .
10 . 11 "

" now , [star-twinkle] [,] what have you to teach ? " [asked] [the] [queen] [.] 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 ,
3 , 6 what
6 what 7 have
7 have 8 you
8 you 9 to
9 to 10 teach
10 teach 11 ?
11 ? 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 3 better
3 better 5 than
5 than 8 that
8 that 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 come
18 come 19 alike
19 alike 20 to
20 to 21 all
21 all 22 .

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 4 fair
4 fair 12 to
12 to 15 give
15 give 16 a
16 a 17 queenly
17 queenly 18 air
18 air 19 to
19 to 20 this
20 this 21 crimson
21 crimson 22 robe
22 robe 23 of
23 of 24 mine
24 mine 25 .
25 . 26 "

and proudly she cried , " these fire-flies shall be [my] [jewels] , since the stars can never come to me . " 
1 and 2 proudly
2 proudly 3 she
3 she 4 cried
4 cried 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 these
7 these 8 fire-flies
8 fire-flies 9 shall
9 shall 10 be
10 be 13 ,
13 , 14 since
14 since 15 the
15 the 16 stars
16 stars 17 can
17 can 18 never
18 never 19 come
19 come 20 to
20 to 21 me
21 me 22 .
22 . 23 "

" [heed] [,] ["] said the mother rose , " [daughter] [mine] [,] [why] [shouldst] [thou] [seek] [for] [beauty] not [thine] ? 
1 " 5 said
5 said 6 the
6 the 7 mother
7 mother 8 rose
8 rose 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 20 not
20 not 22 ?

the [father] [hath] [made] [thee] [what] [thou] [now] [art] [;] [and] [what] [he] [most] [loveth] [is] [a] sweet , pure heart . 
1 the 18 sweet
18 sweet 19 ,
19 , 20 pure
20 pure 21 heart
21 heart 22 .

then why dost thou [take] [with] [such] [discontent] [the] [loving] [gift] [which] [he] [to] [thee] [hath] [sent] ? 
1 then 2 why
2 why 3 dost
3 dost 4 thou
4 thou 18 ?

o my foolish little bud , do listen to thy mother [;] [care] [only] [for] [true] [beauty] , and seek for no other . 
1 o 2 my
2 my 3 foolish
3 foolish 4 little
4 little 5 bud
5 bud 6 ,
6 , 7 do
7 do 8 listen
8 listen 9 to
9 to 10 thy
10 thy 11 mother
11 mother 18 ,
18 , 19 and
19 and 20 seek
20 seek 21 for
21 for 22 no
22 no 23 other
23 other 24 .

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
3 be 4 grief
4 grief 5 and
5 and 6 trouble
6 trouble 7 in
7 in 8 that
8 that 9 wilful
9 wilful 10 little
10 little 11 heart
11 heart 16 ,
16 , 17 my
17 my 18 daughter
18 daughter 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 let
21 let 22 the
22 the 23 fly
23 fly 24 depart
24 depart 25 .
25 . 26 "

when the sun came up , [she] [saw] [with] [grief] [the] [blooming] of her sister bud leaf by leaf . 
1 when 2 the
2 the 3 sun
3 sun 4 came
4 came 5 up
5 up 6 ,
6 , 13 of
13 of 14 her
14 her 15 sister
15 sister 16 bud
16 bud 17 leaf
17 leaf 18 by
18 by 19 leaf
19 leaf 20 .

while she , once as fair and bright [as] [the] [rest] , [hung] her [weary] head down on her wounded breast . 
1 while 2 she
2 she 3 ,
3 , 4 once
4 once 5 as
5 as 6 fair
6 fair 7 and
7 and 8 bright
8 bright 12 ,
12 , 14 her
14 her 16 head
16 head 17 down
17 down 18 on
18 on 19 her
19 her 20 wounded
20 wounded 21 breast
21 breast 22 .

then bitterly she wept for her [folly] and [pride] [,] [as] [drooping] she stood by her fair sister 's side . 
1 then 2 bitterly
2 bitterly 3 she
3 she 4 wept
4 wept 5 for
5 for 6 her
6 her 8 and
8 and 13 she
13 she 14 stood
14 stood 15 by
15 by 16 her
16 her 17 fair
17 fair 18 sister
18 sister 19 's
19 's 20 side
20 side 21 .

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 3 thou
3 thou 4 not
4 not 5 be
5 be 6 grateful
6 grateful 7 for
7 for 8 all
8 all 9 this
9 this 12 ,
12 , 15 to
15 to 16 keep
16 keep 17 thyself
17 thyself 18 most
18 most 19 innocent
19 innocent 20 and
20 and 21 fair
21 fair 22 ?

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 3 ,
3 , 4 my
4 my 5 little
5 little 7 ,
7 , 14 without
14 without 15 ,
15 , 16 be
16 be 17 pure
17 pure 18 within
18 within 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 thou
21 thou 22 wilt
22 wilt 23 happy
23 happy 24 be
24 be 25 .

you shall come next [,] [zephyr] . " 
1 you 2 shall
2 shall 3 come
3 come 4 next
4 next 7 .
7 . 8 "

and the little [fairy] , [who] [lay] [rocking] [to] and [fro] upon a fluttering vine-leaf , thus began her story : 
1 and 2 the
2 the 3 little
3 little 5 ,
5 , 10 and
10 and 12 upon
12 upon 13 a
13 a 14 fluttering
14 fluttering 15 vine-leaf
15 vine-leaf 16 ,
16 , 17 thus
17 thus 18 began
18 began 19 her
19 her 20 story
20 story 21 :

[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
3 as 4 gay
4 gay 5 and
5 and 6 gallant
6 gallant 7 a
7 a 8 little
8 little 15 .

such was [thistledown] [;] [but] [far] [different] [was] his little friend , [lily-bell] [.] 
1 such 2 was
2 was 9 his
9 his 10 little
10 little 11 friend
11 friend 12 ,

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 4 very
4 very 5 wrong
5 wrong 6 in
6 in 7 you
7 you 8 to
8 to 9 repay
9 repay 10 their
10 their 11 care
11 care 12 with
12 with 13 cruelty
13 cruelty 14 and
14 and 15 pain
15 pain 16 .

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 6 my
6 my 7 sake
7 sake 8 ,
8 , 9 dear
9 dear 11 .
11 . 12 "

[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 4 ,
4 , 5 leaving
5 leaving 6 sorrow
6 sorrow 7 and
7 and 8 pain
8 pain 9 behind
9 behind 10 him
10 him 11 ,
11 , 12 till
12 till 13 he
13 he 14 came
14 came 15 to
15 to 16 the
16 the 17 roses
17 roses 22 .

" why are you so slow in blooming , little one ? 
1 " 2 why
2 why 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 so
5 so 6 slow
6 slow 7 in
7 in 8 blooming
8 blooming 9 ,
9 , 10 little
10 little 11 one
11 one 12 ?

" you silly flower , " said [thistledown] , " [see] [how] [quickly] [i] will make you bloom ! your waiting is all useless . " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 silly
3 silly 4 flower
4 flower 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 15 will
15 will 16 make
16 make 17 you
17 you 18 bloom
18 bloom 19 !
19 ! 20 your
20 your 21 waiting
21 waiting 22 is
22 is 23 all
23 all 24 useless
24 useless 25 .
25 . 26 "

how could you harm the little helpless one , that never did aught to injure you ? " 
1 how 2 could
2 could 3 you
3 you 4 harm
4 harm 5 the
5 the 6 little
6 little 7 helpless
7 helpless 8 one
8 one 9 ,
9 , 10 that
10 that 11 never
11 never 12 did
12 did 13 aught
13 aught 14 to
14 to 15 injure
15 injure 16 you
16 you 17 ?
17 ? 18 "

soon the sky grew dark , and heavy drops began to fall . 
1 soon 2 the
2 the 3 sky
3 sky 4 grew
4 grew 5 dark
5 dark 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 heavy
8 heavy 9 drops
9 drops 10 began
10 began 11 to
11 to 12 fall
12 fall 13 .

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 4 their
4 their 5 broad
5 broad 6 leaves
6 leaves 7 stormily
7 stormily 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 scattered
10 scattered 11 the
11 the 12 heavy
12 heavy 13 drops
13 drops 14 on
14 on 15 his
15 his 16 dripping
16 dripping 17 garments
17 garments 18 .

it serves you rightly ; to gain our love and confidence , and repay it by such cruelty ! 
1 it 2 serves
2 serves 3 you
3 you 4 rightly
4 rightly 5 ;
5 ; 6 to
6 to 7 gain
7 gain 8 our
8 our 9 love
9 love 10 and
10 and 11 confidence
11 confidence 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 repay
14 repay 15 it
15 it 16 by
16 by 17 such
17 such 18 cruelty
18 cruelty 19 !

we are very angry with you , [wicked] [fairy] [;] go away and hide yourself . " 
1 we 2 are
2 are 3 very
3 very 4 angry
4 angry 5 with
5 with 6 you
6 you 7 ,
7 , 11 go
11 go 12 away
12 away 13 and
13 and 14 hide
14 hide 15 yourself
15 yourself 16 .
16 . 17 "

" ah , " [cried] [the] [shivering] [elf] [,] ["] where [can] [i] [find] [shelter] ? 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 ,
3 , 4 "
4 " 11 where
11 where 16 ?

i will go to the violets : they will forgive and take me in . " 
1 i 2 will
2 will 3 go
3 go 4 to
4 to 5 the
5 the 6 violets
6 violets 7 :
7 : 8 they
8 they 9 will
9 will 10 forgive
10 forgive 11 and
11 and 12 take
12 take 13 me
13 me 14 in
14 in 15 .
15 . 16 "

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 2 the
2 the 3 daisies
3 daisies 4 had
4 had 5 spoken
5 spoken 6 truly
6 truly 7 ;
7 ; 8 the
8 the 9 gentle
9 gentle 10 little
10 little 11 flower
11 flower 12 was
12 was 13 dead
13 dead 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 her
16 her 17 blue-eyed
17 blue-eyed 18 sisters
18 sisters 19 were
19 were 20 weeping
20 weeping 21 bitterly
21 bitterly 22 over
22 over 23 her
23 her 24 faded
24 faded 25 leaves
25 leaves 26 .

" [now] [i] have no friends , " [sighed] poor [thistledown] , " and must die of cold . 
1 " 4 have
4 have 5 no
5 no 6 friends
6 friends 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 10 poor
10 poor 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 and
14 and 15 must
15 must 16 die
16 die 17 of
17 of 18 cold
18 cold 19 .

ah , [if] [i] [had] but [minded] [lily-bell] , [i] [might] now [be] [dreaming] [beneath] [some] [flower] ['s] [leaves] . " 
1 ah 2 ,
2 , 6 but
6 but 9 ,
9 , 12 now
12 now 20 .
20 . 21 "

but he could find no rest . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 could
3 could 4 find
4 find 5 no
5 no 6 rest
6 rest 7 .

" [never] [could] [i] [forgive] [one] who had robbed me of my children . 
1 " 7 who
7 who 8 had
8 had 9 robbed
9 robbed 10 me
10 me 11 of
11 of 12 my
12 my 13 children
13 children 14 .

soon the sunlight came again , and with it [lily-bell] [seeking] [for] [thistledown] ; but he was ashamed , and stole away . 
1 soon 2 the
2 the 3 sunlight
3 sunlight 4 came
4 came 5 again
5 again 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 with
8 with 9 it
9 it 14 ;
14 ; 15 but
15 but 16 he
16 he 17 was
17 was 18 ashamed
18 ashamed 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 stole
21 stole 22 away
22 away 23 .

meanwhile , over hill and dale [went] [thistledown] , and for a time was kind and gentle to every living thing . 
1 meanwhile 2 ,
2 , 3 over
3 over 4 hill
4 hill 5 and
5 and 6 dale
6 dale 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 for
11 for 12 a
12 a 13 time
13 time 14 was
14 was 15 kind
15 kind 16 and
16 and 17 gentle
17 gentle 18 to
18 to 19 every
19 every 20 living
20 living 21 thing
21 thing 22 .

" help me to bear my honey home , and you can stay with us tonight , " he kindly said . 
1 " 2 help
2 help 3 me
3 me 4 to
4 to 5 bear
5 bear 6 my
6 my 7 honey
7 honey 8 home
8 home 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 you
11 you 12 can
12 can 13 stay
13 stay 14 with
14 with 15 us
15 us 16 tonight
16 tonight 17 ,
17 , 18 "
18 " 19 he
19 he 20 kindly
20 kindly 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
2 he 3 led
3 led 4 the
4 the 9 little
9 little 10 cell
10 cell 11 ,
11 , 12 where
12 where 13 on
13 on 14 a
14 a 15 bed
15 bed 16 of
16 of 17 flower-leaves
17 flower-leaves 18 he
18 he 19 folded
19 folded 20 his
20 his 21 wings
21 wings 22 and
22 and 23 fell
23 fell 24 asleep
24 asleep 25 .

as the first ray of sunlight stole in , he was awakened by sweet music . 
1 as 2 the
2 the 3 first
3 first 4 ray
4 ray 5 of
5 of 6 sunlight
6 sunlight 7 stole
7 stole 8 in
8 in 9 ,
9 , 10 he
10 he 11 was
11 was 12 awakened
12 awakened 13 by
13 by 14 sweet
14 sweet 15 music
15 music 16 .

it was the morning song of the bees . 
1 it 2 was
2 was 3 the
3 the 4 morning
4 morning 5 song
5 song 6 of
6 of 7 the
7 the 8 bees
8 bees 9 .

" awake ! awake ! for the earliest [gleam] [of] [golden] [sunlight] [shines] [on] [the] [rippling] [waves] [,] [that] [brightly] [flow] [beneath] [the] [flowering] [vines] . 
1 " 2 awake
2 awake 3 !
3 ! 4 awake
4 awake 5 !
5 ! 6 for
6 for 7 the
7 the 8 earliest
8 earliest 26 .

soon his friend came to bid him [rise] , [as] [the] [queen] [desired] to speak with him . 
1 soon 2 his
2 his 3 friend
3 friend 4 came
4 came 5 to
5 to 6 bid
6 bid 7 him
7 him 9 ,
9 , 14 to
14 to 15 speak
15 speak 16 with
16 with 17 him
17 him 18 .

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 2 bore
2 bore 3 her
3 her 4 fresh
4 fresh 5 dew
5 dew 6 and
6 and 7 honey
7 honey 8 ,
8 , 9 some
9 some 10 fanned
10 fanned 11 her
11 her 12 with
12 with 13 fragrant
13 fragrant 14 flower-leaves
14 flower-leaves 15 ,
15 , 16 while
16 while 17 others
17 others 18 scattered
18 scattered 19 the
19 the 20 sweetest
20 sweetest 21 perfumes
21 perfumes 22 on
22 on 23 the
23 the 24 air
24 air 25 .

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
3 not 4 spend
4 spend 5 the
5 the 6 pleasant
6 pleasant 7 summer
7 summer 8 days
8 days 9 in
9 in 10 idleness
10 idleness 11 and
11 and 12 pleasure
12 pleasure 13 ,
13 , 14 but
14 but 15 each
15 each 16 one
16 one 17 labors
17 labors 18 for
18 for 19 the
19 the 20 happiness
20 happiness 21 and
21 and 22 good
22 good 23 of
23 of 24 all
24 all 25 .

if you will stay with us , we will teach you many things . 
1 if 2 you
2 you 3 will
3 will 4 stay
4 stay 5 with
5 with 6 us
6 us 7 ,
7 , 8 we
8 we 9 will
9 will 10 teach
10 teach 11 you
11 you 12 many
12 many 13 things
13 things 14 .

order , patience , industry , who can teach so well as they who are the emblems of these virtues ? 
1 order 2 ,
2 , 3 patience
3 patience 4 ,
4 , 5 industry
5 industry 6 ,
6 , 7 who
7 who 8 can
8 can 9 teach
9 teach 10 so
10 so 11 well
11 well 12 as
12 as 13 they
13 they 14 who
14 who 15 are
15 are 16 the
16 the 17 emblems
17 emblems 18 of
18 of 19 these
19 these 20 virtues
20 virtues 21 ?

" our laws are few and simple . 
1 " 2 our
2 our 3 laws
3 laws 4 are
4 are 5 few
5 few 6 and
6 and 7 simple
7 simple 8 .

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 3 you
3 you 4 stay
4 stay 5 with
5 with 6 us
6 us 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 learn
9 learn 10 what
10 what 11 even
11 even 12 mortals
12 mortals 13 seek
13 seek 14 to
14 to 15 know
15 know 16 ,
16 , 17 that
17 that 18 labor
18 labor 19 brings
19 brings 20 true
20 true 21 happiness
21 happiness 22 ?
22 ? 23 "

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 3 took
3 took 4 away
4 away 5 his
5 his 6 gay
6 gay 7 garments
7 garments 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 dressed
10 dressed 11 him
11 him 12 like
12 like 13 themselves
13 themselves 14 ,
14 , 15 in
15 in 16 the
16 the 17 black
17 black 18 velvet
18 velvet 19 cloak
19 cloak 20 with
20 with 21 golden
21 golden 22 bands
22 bands 23 across
23 across 24 his
24 his 25 breast
25 breast 26 .

" now come with us , " they said . 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 come
3 come 4 with
4 with 5 us
5 us 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 they
8 they 9 said
9 said 10 .

but he soon grew tired of working all day in the sun , and longed to be free again . 
1 but 2 he
2 he 3 soon
3 soon 4 grew
4 grew 5 tired
5 tired 6 of
6 of 7 working
7 working 8 all
8 all 9 day
9 day 10 in
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
19 again 20 .

then , when she saw that no kindness could touch his heart , she said : 
1 then 2 ,
2 , 3 when
3 when 4 she
4 she 5 saw
5 saw 6 that
6 that 7 no
7 no 8 kindness
8 kindness 9 could
9 could 10 touch
10 touch 11 his
11 his 12 heart
12 heart 13 ,
13 , 14 she
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 4 my
4 my 5 peaceful
5 peaceful 6 kingdom
6 kingdom 7 be
7 be 8 disturbed
8 disturbed 9 by
9 by 10 you
10 you 11 ;
11 ; 12 therefore
12 therefore 13 go
13 go 14 and
14 and 15 seek
15 seek 16 another
16 another 17 home
17 home 18 .

you may find other friends , but none will love you more than we , had you been worthy of it ; so farewell . " 
1 you 2 may
2 may 3 find
3 find 4 other
4 other 5 friends
5 friends 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 none
8 none 9 will
9 will 10 love
10 love 11 you
11 you 12 more
12 more 13 than
13 than 14 we
14 we 15 ,
15 , 16 had
16 had 17 you
17 you 18 been
18 been 19 worthy
19 worthy 20 of
20 of 21 it
21 it 22 ;
22 ; 23 so
23 so 24 farewell
24 farewell 25 .
25 . 26 "

and the doors of the once happy home he had disturbed were closed behind him . 
1 and 2 the
2 the 3 doors
3 doors 4 of
4 of 5 the
5 the 6 once
6 once 7 happy
7 happy 8 home
8 home 9 he
9 he 10 had
10 had 11 disturbed
11 disturbed 12 were
12 were 13 closed
13 closed 14 behind
14 behind 15 him
15 him 16 .

then he was very angry , and determined to bring [some] [great] [sorrow] [on] [the] [good] [queen] . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 was
3 was 4 very
4 very 5 angry
5 angry 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 determined
8 determined 9 to
9 to 10 bring
10 bring 18 .

come , we will take what we have made , and think no more of what the [queen] [has] [said] [.] " 
1 come 2 ,
2 , 3 we
3 we 4 will
4 will 5 take
5 take 6 what
6 what 7 we
7 we 8 have
8 have 9 made
9 made 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 think
12 think 13 no
13 no 14 more
14 more 15 of
15 of 16 what
16 what 17 the
17 the 22 "

after many wanderings , he came at length to a great forest , and here beside a still lake he stayed to rest . 
1 after 2 many
2 many 3 wanderings
3 wanderings 4 ,
4 , 5 he
5 he 6 came
6 came 7 at
7 at 8 length
8 length 9 to
9 to 10 a
10 a 11 great
11 great 12 forest
12 forest 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 here
15 here 16 beside
16 beside 17 a
17 a 18 still
18 still 19 lake
19 lake 20 he
20 he 21 stayed
21 stayed 22 to
22 to 23 rest
23 rest 24 .

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
4 at 5 him
5 him 6 from
6 from 7 their
7 their 8 nests
8 nests 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 many-colored
11 many-colored 12 insects
12 insects 13 danced
13 danced 14 above
14 above 15 the
15 the 16 cool
16 cool 17 ,
17 , 18 still
18 still 19 lake
19 lake 20 .

" this is a pleasant place , " [said] [thistle] [;] ["] it shall be my home for a while . 
1 " 2 this
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 a
4 a 5 pleasant
5 pleasant 6 place
6 place 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 13 it
13 it 14 shall
14 shall 15 be
15 be 16 my
16 my 17 home
17 home 18 for
18 for 19 a
19 a 20 while
20 while 21 .

come [hither] , [blue] [dragon-fly] [,] [i] [would] [gladly] [make] a friend of you , [for] [i] [am] all alone . " 
1 come 3 ,
3 , 11 a
11 a 12 friend
12 friend 13 of
13 of 14 you
14 you 15 ,
15 , 19 all
19 all 20 alone
20 alone 21 .
21 . 22 "

at length his friend the dragon-fly besought him to leave the quiet home he had disturbed . 
1 at 2 length
2 length 3 his
3 his 4 friend
4 friend 5 the
5 the 6 dragon-fly
6 dragon-fly 7 besought
7 besought 8 him
8 him 9 to
9 to 10 leave
10 leave 11 the
11 the 12 quiet
12 quiet 13 home
13 home 14 he
14 he 15 had
15 had 16 disturbed
16 disturbed 17 .

the [cruel] [spider] [gladly] [obeyed] [the] [ungrateful] [fairy] [;] [and] [soon] [the] poor fly could move neither leg nor wing . 
1 the 13 poor
13 poor 14 fly
14 fly 15 could
15 could 16 move
16 move 17 neither
17 neither 18 leg
18 leg 19 nor
19 nor 20 wing
20 wing 21 .

then [thistle] [flew] [away] through the wood , leaving sorrow and trouble behind him . 
1 then 5 through
5 through 6 the
6 the 7 wood
7 wood 8 ,
8 , 9 leaving
9 leaving 10 sorrow
10 sorrow 11 and
11 and 12 trouble
12 trouble 13 behind
13 behind 14 him
14 him 15 .

he had not journeyed far before he grew weary , and lay down to rest . 
1 he 2 had
2 had 3 not
3 not 4 journeyed
4 journeyed 5 far
5 far 6 before
6 before 7 he
7 he 8 grew
8 grew 9 weary
9 weary 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 lay
12 lay 13 down
13 down 14 to
14 to 15 rest
15 rest 16 .

when you have learned this , [i] will [set] [you] [free] . " 
1 when 2 you
2 you 3 have
3 have 4 learned
4 learned 5 this
5 this 6 ,
6 , 8 will
8 will 12 .
12 . 13 "

thus [did] [poor] [thistle] [strive] [to] [be] [more] [gentle] [and] [unselfish] , and grew daily happier and better . 
1 thus 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 grew
14 grew 15 daily
15 daily 16 happier
16 happier 17 and
17 and 18 better
18 better 19 .

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 4 on
4 on 5 ,
5 , 6 till
6 till 7 she
7 she 13 had
13 had 14 lost
14 lost 15 his
15 his 16 freedom
16 freedom 17 .

then [lily-bell] [went] [seeking] through the forest , listening for the voice . 
1 then 5 through
5 through 6 the
6 the 7 forest
7 forest 8 ,
8 , 9 listening
9 listening 10 for
10 for 11 the
11 the 12 voice
12 voice 13 .

" [bright] [shines] the [summer] sun , [soft] [is] the [summer] air [;] [gayly] [the] [wood-birds] [sing] , [flowers] [are] [blooming] [fair] [.] 
1 " 4 the
4 the 6 sun
6 sun 7 ,
7 , 10 the
10 the 12 air
12 air 18 ,

" but , deep in the dark , cold [rock] , [sadly] [i] [dwell] [,] [longing] for thee , dear friend , [lily-bell] [!] 
1 " 2 but
2 but 3 ,
3 , 4 deep
4 deep 5 in
5 in 6 the
6 the 7 dark
7 dark 8 ,
8 , 9 cold
9 cold 11 ,
11 , 17 for
17 for 18 thee
18 thee 19 ,
19 , 20 dear
20 dear 21 friend
21 friend 22 ,

[lily-bell] [!] ["] 

" thistle , dear [thistle] , where are you [?] ["] [joyfully] [cried] [lily-bell] , as she flew from rock to rock . 
1 " 2 thistle
2 thistle 3 ,
3 , 4 dear
4 dear 6 ,
6 , 7 where
7 where 8 are
8 are 9 you
9 you 15 ,
15 , 16 as
16 as 17 she
17 she 18 flew
18 flew 19 from
19 from 20 rock
20 rock 21 to
21 to 22 rock
22 rock 23 .

" through sunlight and summer [air] [i] [have] [sought] [for] [thee] [long] , [guided] [by] [birds] and [flowers] [,] [and] now by thy song . 
1 " 2 through
2 through 3 sunlight
3 sunlight 4 and
4 and 5 summer
5 summer 13 ,
13 , 17 and
17 and 21 now
21 now 22 by
22 by 23 thy
23 thy 24 song
24 song 25 .

["] [thistledown] [!] 

thistledown ! 
1 thistledown 2 !

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

then from the vine-leaves two little arms were stretched out to her , and [thistledown] was found . 
1 then 2 from
2 from 3 the
3 the 4 vine-leaves
4 vine-leaves 5 two
5 two 6 little
6 little 7 arms
7 arms 8 were
8 were 9 stretched
9 stretched 10 out
10 out 11 to
11 to 12 her
12 her 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 16 was
16 was 17 found
17 found 18 .

but it did not last long , for one day she did not come . 
1 but 2 it
2 it 3 did
3 did 4 not
4 not 5 last
5 last 6 long
6 long 7 ,
7 , 8 for
8 for 9 one
9 one 10 day
10 day 11 she
11 she 12 did
12 did 13 not
13 not 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 2 watched
2 watched 3 and
3 and 4 waited
4 waited 5 long
5 long 6 ,
6 , 7 for
7 for 8 the
8 the 9 little
9 little 10 face
10 face 11 that
11 that 12 used
12 used 13 to
13 to 14 peep
14 peep 15 smiling
15 smiling 16 in
16 in 17 through
17 through 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
2 last 9 to
9 to 11 him
11 him 13 she
13 she 14 had
14 had 15 gone
15 gone 16 .

i will bear and suffer any danger for her sake . " 
1 i 2 will
2 will 3 bear
3 bear 4 and
4 and 5 suffer
5 suffer 6 any
6 any 7 danger
7 danger 8 for
8 for 9 her
9 her 10 sake
10 sake 11 .
11 . 12 "

" [lily-bell] is [safe] , " [replied] [the] [brownie] [;] ["] come , you shall learn the trial that awaits you . " 
1 " 3 is
3 is 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 12 come
12 come 13 ,
13 , 14 you
14 you 15 shall
15 shall 16 learn
16 learn 17 the
17 the 18 trial
18 trial 19 that
19 that 20 awaits
20 awaits 21 you
21 you 22 .
22 . 23 "

" you cannot wake her , " said [the] [brownie] , as [thistle] [folded] his [arms] [tenderly] [about] [her] . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 cannot
3 cannot 4 wake
4 wake 5 her
5 her 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 said
8 said 11 ,
11 , 12 as
12 as 15 his
15 his 20 .

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 , 4 with
4 with 5 a
5 a 6 last
6 last 7 look
7 look 8 on
8 on 9 the
9 the 10 little
10 little 11 friend
11 friend 12 he
12 he 13 loved
13 loved 14 so
14 so 15 well
15 well 16 ,
16 , 17 set
17 set 18 forth
18 forth 19 alone
19 alone 20 to
20 to 21 his
21 his 22 long
22 long 23 task
23 task 24 .

the home of the [earth] [spirits] [was] [the] first to find , and no one would tell him where to look . 
1 the 2 home
2 home 3 of
3 of 4 the
4 the 9 first
9 first 10 to
10 to 11 find
11 find 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 no
14 no 15 one
15 one 16 would
16 would 17 tell
17 tell 18 him
18 him 19 where
19 where 20 to
20 to 21 look
21 look 22 .

long he wandered , and carefully he sought ; but could not find [the] [earth] [spirits] ['] [home] . 
1 long 2 he
2 he 3 wandered
3 wandered 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 carefully
6 carefully 7 he
7 he 8 sought
8 sought 9 ;
9 ; 10 but
10 but 11 could
11 could 12 not
12 not 13 find
13 find 19 .

and when at length he reached the [pleasant] garden [where] [he] [and] [lily-bell] [first] [parted] , he said within himself , 
1 and 2 when
2 when 3 at
3 at 4 length
4 length 5 he
5 he 6 reached
6 reached 7 the
7 the 9 garden
9 garden 16 ,
16 , 17 he
17 he 18 said
18 said 19 within
19 within 20 himself
20 himself 21 ,

this [grieved] poor [thistle] , and he longed to tell them how changed he had become ; but they would not listen . 
1 this 3 poor
3 poor 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 he
7 he 8 longed
8 longed 9 to
9 to 10 tell
10 tell 11 them
11 them 12 how
12 how 13 changed
13 changed 14 he
14 he 15 had
15 had 16 become
16 become 17 ;
17 ; 18 but
18 but 19 they
19 they 20 would
20 would 21 not
21 not 22 listen
22 listen 23 .

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 3 one
3 one 4 day
4 day 5 ,
5 , 6 while
6 while 7 wandering
7 wandering 8 through
8 through 9 the
9 the 10 garden
10 garden 11 ,
11 , 12 to
12 to 13 the
13 the 14 little
14 little 15 rose
15 rose 16 he
16 he 17 had
17 had 18 once
18 once 19 harmed
19 harmed 20 so
20 so 21 sadly
21 sadly 22 .

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 3 now
3 now 4 bloomed
4 bloomed 5 beside
5 beside 6 her
6 her 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 her
9 her 10 soft
10 soft 11 face
11 face 12 glowed
12 glowed 13 with
13 with 14 motherly
14 motherly 15 pride
15 pride 16 ,
16 , 17 as
17 as 18 she
18 she 19 bent
19 bent 20 fondly
20 fondly 21 over
21 over 22 them
22 them 23 .

" dear [flower] , [forgive] [the] [sorrow] [i] [once] [brought] you , and trust me now [for] [lily-bell] ['s] [sake] . 
1 " 2 dear
2 dear 4 ,
4 , 11 you
11 you 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 trust
14 trust 15 me
15 me 16 now
16 now 21 .

then the little rose looked up , and while the dew-drops shone like happy tears upon her leaves , she said , 
1 then 2 the
2 the 3 little
3 little 4 rose
4 rose 5 looked
5 looked 6 up
6 up 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 while
9 while 10 the
10 the 11 dew-drops
11 dew-drops 12 shone
12 shone 13 like
13 like 14 happy
14 happy 15 tears
15 tears 16 upon
16 upon 17 her
17 her 18 leaves
18 leaves 19 ,
19 , 20 she
20 she 21 said
21 said 22 ,

" [i] [will] love and trust you , [thistle] [,] for you are indeed much changed . 
1 " 4 love
4 love 5 and
5 and 6 trust
6 trust 7 you
7 you 8 ,
8 , 11 for
11 for 12 you
12 you 13 are
13 are 14 indeed
14 indeed 15 much
15 much 16 changed
16 changed 17 .

make your home among us , and my sister flowers will soon learn to love you as you deserve . 
1 make 2 your
2 your 3 home
3 home 4 among
4 among 5 us
5 us 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 my
8 my 9 sister
9 sister 10 flowers
10 flowers 11 will
11 will 12 soon
12 soon 13 learn
13 learn 14 to
14 to 15 love
15 love 16 you
16 you 17 as
17 as 18 you
18 you 19 deserve
19 deserve 20 .

look up , my little ones , there is no danger near ; look up , [and] [welcome] [thistle] to our home . " 
1 look 2 up
2 up 3 ,
3 , 4 my
4 my 5 little
5 little 6 ones
6 ones 7 ,
7 , 8 there
8 there 9 is
9 is 10 no
10 no 11 danger
11 danger 12 near
12 near 13 ;
13 ; 14 look
14 look 15 up
15 up 16 ,
16 , 20 to
20 to 21 our
21 our 22 home
22 home 23 .
23 . 24 "

but the other flowers wondered among themselves , and [hyacinth] said , 
1 but 2 the
2 the 3 other
3 other 4 flowers
4 flowers 5 wondered
5 wondered 6 among
6 among 7 themselves
7 themselves 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 said
11 said 12 ,

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

dear sisters , let us trust him . " 
1 dear 2 sisters
2 sisters 3 ,
3 , 4 let
4 let 5 us
5 us 6 trust
6 trust 7 him
7 him 8 .
8 . 9 "

thistle told them all , and , after much whispering together , they said , 
1 thistle 2 told
2 told 3 them
3 them 4 all
4 all 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 ,
7 , 8 after
8 after 9 much
9 much 10 whispering
10 whispering 11 together
11 together 12 ,
12 , 13 they
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 2 they
2 they 3 went
3 went 4 ,
4 , 5 and
5 and 6 after
6 after 7 a
7 a 8 while
8 while 9 ,
9 , 10 reached
10 reached 11 a
11 a 12 path
12 path 13 lit
13 lit 14 up
14 up 15 by
15 by 16 bright
16 bright 17 jewels
17 jewels 18 hung
18 hung 19 upon
19 upon 20 the
20 the 21 walls
21 walls 22 .

here [downy-back] , and [glimmer] , the glow-worm , left him , saying , 
1 here 3 ,
3 , 4 and
4 and 6 ,
6 , 7 the
7 the 8 glow-worm
8 glow-worm 9 ,
9 , 10 left
10 left 11 him
11 him 12 ,
12 , 13 saying
13 saying 14 ,

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 4 quickly
4 quickly 5 up
5 up 6 the
6 the 7 winding
7 winding 8 path
8 path 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 12 ,
12 , 14 by
14 by 15 the
15 the 16 sweet
16 sweet 17 music
17 music 18 ,
18 , 19 went
19 went 20 on
20 on 21 alone
21 alone 22 .

at last they spied him out , and , gladly welcoming him , bade him join in their dance . 
1 at 2 last
2 last 3 they
3 they 4 spied
4 spied 5 him
5 him 6 out
6 out 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 ,
9 , 10 gladly
10 gladly 11 welcoming
11 welcoming 12 him
12 him 13 ,
13 , 14 bade
14 bade 15 him
15 him 16 join
16 join 17 in
17 in 18 their
18 their 19 dance
19 dance 20 .

and [thistle] [said] , " no task will be too hard for me to do [for] [dear] [lily-bell] ['s] [sake] . " 
1 and 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 no
6 no 7 task
7 task 8 will
8 will 9 be
9 be 10 too
10 too 11 hard
11 hard 12 for
12 for 13 me
13 me 14 to
14 to 15 do
15 do 21 .
21 . 22 "

" what do they here ? " [asked] [thistle] [.] 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 they
4 they 5 here
5 here 6 ?
6 ? 7 "

" [i] [will] tell , " [replied] [little] [sparkle] [,] " for [i] once [worked] [here] [myself] . 
1 " 4 tell
4 tell 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 11 "
11 " 12 for
12 for 14 once
14 once 18 .

others shape the bright jewels into lovely forms , and make the good-luck pennies which we give to mortals whom we love . 
1 others 2 shape
2 shape 3 the
3 the 4 bright
4 bright 5 jewels
5 jewels 6 into
6 into 7 lovely
7 lovely 8 forms
8 forms 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 make
11 make 12 the
12 the 13 good-luck
13 good-luck 14 pennies
14 pennies 15 which
15 which 16 we
16 we 17 give
17 give 18 to
18 to 19 mortals
19 mortals 20 whom
20 whom 21 we
21 we 22 love
22 love 23 .

and here you must toil till the golden flower is won . " 
1 and 2 here
2 here 3 you
3 you 4 must
4 must 5 toil
5 toil 6 till
6 till 7 the
7 the 8 golden
8 golden 9 flower
9 flower 10 is
10 is 11 won
11 won 12 .
12 . 13 "

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 4 not
4 not 5 stay
5 stay 6 ,
6 , 7 for
7 for 8 half
8 half 9 his
9 his 10 task
10 task 11 was
11 was 12 not
12 not 13 yet
13 yet 14 done
14 done 15 ;
15 ; 16 and

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
2 now 3 one
3 one 4 look
4 look 5 at
5 at 6 your
6 your 7 little
7 little 8 friend
8 friend 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 then
11 then 12 go
12 go 13 forth
13 forth 14 to
14 to 15 seek
15 seek 16 from
16 from 17 the
17 the 21 second
21 second 23 .
23 . 24 "

then he stole softly to the hive , and , placing it near the door , concealed himself to watch . 
1 then 2 he
2 he 3 stole
3 stole 4 softly
4 softly 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 hive
7 hive 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 ,
10 , 11 placing
11 placing 12 it
12 it 13 near
13 near 14 the
14 the 15 door
15 door 16 ,
16 , 17 concealed
17 concealed 18 himself
18 himself 19 to
19 to 20 watch
20 watch 21 .

" what shall we do to you , [naughty] [elf] [?] " said they . 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 shall
3 shall 4 we
4 we 5 do
5 do 6 to
6 to 7 you
7 you 8 ,
8 , 12 "
12 " 13 said
13 said 14 they
14 they 15 .

" 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 5 our
5 our 6 power
6 power 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 we
9 we 10 will
10 will 11 sting
11 sting 12 you
12 you 13 if
13 if 14 you
14 you 15 are
15 are 16 not
16 not 17 still
17 still 18 .
18 . 19 "

see how bitterly he weeps ; be kind to him , he will not harm us more . " 
1 see 2 how
2 how 3 bitterly
3 bitterly 4 he
4 he 5 weeps
5 weeps 6 ;
6 ; 7 be
7 be 8 kind
8 kind 9 to
9 to 10 him
10 him 11 ,
11 , 12 he
12 he 13 will
13 will 14 not
14 not 15 harm
15 harm 16 us
16 us 17 more
17 more 18 .
18 . 19 "

" you [good] [little] [hum] ! " cried a kind-hearted robin who had hopped near to listen to the bees . 
1 " 2 you
2 you 6 !
6 ! 7 "
7 " 8 cried
8 cried 9 a
9 a 10 kind-hearted
10 kind-hearted 11 robin
11 robin 12 who
12 who 13 had
13 had 14 hopped
14 hopped 15 near
15 near 16 to
16 to 17 listen
17 listen 18 to
18 to 19 the
19 the 20 bees
20 bees 21 .

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 4 him
4 him 5 ,
5 , 6 for
6 for 7 if
7 if 8 he
8 he 9 has
9 has 10 done
10 done 11 wrong
11 wrong 12 ,
12 , 13 he
13 he 14 has
14 has 15 repented
15 repented 16 of
16 of 17 it
17 it 18 ,
18 , 19 as
19 as 20 you
20 you 21 may
21 may 22 see
22 see 23 .
23 . 24 "

" can this be [naughty] [thistle] ? " said [nimble-wing] . 
1 " 2 can
2 can 3 this
3 this 4 be
4 be 7 ?
7 ? 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 11 .

" yes , it is [i] , " said [thistle] , " but no longer cruel and unkind . 
1 " 2 yes
2 yes 3 ,
3 , 4 it
4 it 5 is
5 is 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 9 said
9 said 11 ,
11 , 12 "
12 " 13 but
13 but 14 no
14 no 15 longer
15 longer 16 cruel
16 cruel 17 and
17 and 18 unkind
18 unkind 19 .

i have tried to win your love by patient industry . 
1 i 2 have
2 have 3 tried
3 tried 4 to
4 to 5 win
5 win 6 your
6 your 7 love
7 love 8 by
8 by 9 patient
9 patient 10 industry
10 industry 11 .

ah , trust me now , and [you] [shall] [see] [i] am not [naughty] [thistle] any more . " 
1 ah 2 ,
2 , 3 trust
3 trust 4 me
4 me 5 now
5 now 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 12 am
12 am 13 not
13 not 16 any
16 any 17 more
17 more 18 .
18 . 19 "

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 6 purple
6 purple 7 like
7 like 8 an
8 an 9 autumn
9 autumn 10 sunset
10 sunset 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 long
13 long 14 walls
14 walls 15 of
15 of 16 brilliant
16 brilliant 17 clouds
17 clouds 18 lay
18 lay 19 round
19 round 20 him
20 him 21 .

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

" you must serve us first , and then we will gladly give you a robe of sunlight like our own . " 
1 " 2 you
2 you 3 must
3 must 4 serve
4 serve 5 us
5 us 6 first
6 first 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 then
9 then 10 we
10 we 11 will
11 will 12 gladly
12 gladly 13 give
13 give 14 you
14 you 15 a
15 a 16 robe
16 robe 17 of
17 of 18 sunlight
18 sunlight 19 like
19 like 20 our
20 our 21 own
21 own 22 .
22 . 23 "

" these are the things we do , " said they , " and you must aid us for a time . " 
1 " 2 these
2 these 3 are
3 are 4 the
4 the 5 things
5 things 6 we
6 we 7 do
7 do 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 11 they
11 they 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 and
14 and 15 you
15 you 16 must
16 must 17 aid
17 aid 18 us
18 us 19 for
19 for 20 a
20 a 21 time
21 time 22 .
22 . 23 "

at length [star-light] [bade] [him] [work] [no] [more] , and gladly gave him the gift he had won . 
1 at 2 length
2 length 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 gladly
11 gladly 12 gave
12 gave 13 him
13 him 14 the
14 the 15 gift
15 gift 16 he
16 he 17 had
17 had 18 won
18 won 19 .

then his second task was done , and he flew gayly back to the green earth [and] [slumbering] [lily-bell] . 
1 then 2 his
2 his 3 second
3 second 4 task
4 task 5 was
5 was 6 done
6 done 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 he
9 he 10 flew
10 flew 11 gayly
11 gayly 12 back
12 back 13 to
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 green
15 green 16 earth
16 earth 20 .

the silvery moonlight shone upon her , as he came to give his second gift ; and the [brownie] [spoke] more [kindly] [than] [before] . 
1 the 2 silvery
2 silvery 3 moonlight
3 moonlight 4 shone
4 shone 5 upon
5 upon 6 her
6 her 7 ,
7 , 8 as
8 as 9 he
9 he 10 came
10 came 11 to
11 to 12 give
12 give 13 his
13 his 14 second
14 second 15 gift
15 gift 16 ;
16 ; 17 and
17 and 18 the
18 the 21 more
21 more 25 .

" one more trial , [thistle] [,] and she will awake . 
1 " 2 one
2 one 3 more
3 more 4 trial
4 trial 5 ,
5 , 8 and
8 and 9 she
9 she 10 will
10 will 11 awake
11 awake 12 .

go bravely forth and win your last and hardest gift . " 
1 go 2 bravely
2 bravely 3 forth
3 forth 4 and
4 and 5 win
5 win 6 your
6 your 7 last
7 last 8 and
8 and 9 hardest
9 hardest 10 gift
10 gift 11 .
11 . 12 "

then with a light heart [thistle] [journeyed] [away] [to] [the] [brooks] [and] [rivers] [,] [seeking] [the] [water] [spirits] . 
1 then 2 with
2 with 3 a
3 a 4 light
4 light 5 heart
5 heart 19 .

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
2 he 3 looked
3 looked 4 in
4 in 5 vain
5 vain 6 ;
6 ; 7 till
7 till 8 ,
8 , 9 wandering
9 wandering 10 through
10 through 11 the
11 the 12 forest
12 forest 13 where
13 where 20 he
20 he 21 stopped
21 stopped 22 beside
22 beside 23 the
23 the 24 quiet
24 quiet 25 lake
25 lake 26 .

thistle bent tenderly beside him , saying , " [dear] [flutter] [,] do not fear me . 
1 thistle 2 bent
2 bent 3 tenderly
3 tenderly 4 beside
4 beside 5 him
5 him 6 ,
6 , 7 saying
7 saying 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 13 do
13 do 14 not
14 not 15 fear
15 fear 16 me
16 me 17 .

forgive , and let me help and comfort you . " 
1 forgive 2 ,
2 , 3 and
3 and 4 let
4 let 5 me
5 me 6 help
6 help 7 and
7 and 8 comfort
8 comfort 9 you
9 you 10 .
10 . 11 "

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 3 bound
3 bound 4 up
4 up 5 the
5 the 6 broken
6 broken 7 wing
7 wing 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 spoke
10 spoke 11 so
11 so 12 tenderly
12 tenderly 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 was
21 was 22 his
22 his 23 friend
23 friend 24 again
24 again 25 .

at length the broken wing was well , and [thistle] said he must [again] [seek] [the] [water] [spirits] . 
1 at 2 length
2 length 3 the
3 the 4 broken
4 broken 5 wing
5 wing 6 was
6 was 7 well
7 well 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 11 said
11 said 12 he
12 he 13 must
13 must 19 .

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 3 gladly
3 gladly 4 do
4 do 5 more
5 more 6 for
6 for 7 you
7 you 8 ,
8 , 9 dear
9 dear 11 ,
11 , 12 but
12 but 14 cannot
14 cannot 15 ,
15 , 16 for
16 for 17 they
17 they 18 live
18 live 19 deep
19 deep 20 beneath
20 beneath 21 the
21 the 22 waves
22 waves 23 .

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 4 some
4 some 5 kind
5 kind 6 friend
6 friend 7 to
7 to 8 aid
8 aid 9 you
9 you 10 on
10 on 11 your
11 your 12 way
12 way 13 ;
13 ; 14 and
14 and 15 so
15 so 16 farewell
16 farewell 17 .
17 . 18 "

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 3 the
3 the 4 little
4 little 5 brook
5 brook 6 ,
6 , 7 as
7 as 8 it
8 it 9 flowed
9 flowed 10 through
10 through 11 field
11 field 12 and
12 and 13 valley
13 valley 14 ,
14 , 15 growing
15 growing 16 ever
16 ever 17 larger
17 larger 18 ,
18 , 19 till
19 till 20 it
20 it 21 reached
21 reached 22 the
22 the 23 sea
23 sea 24 .

" [how] [shall] [i] [find] [the] [spirits] in this great sea , with none to help or guide me ? 
1 " 8 in
8 in 9 this
9 this 10 great
10 great 11 sea
11 sea 12 ,
12 , 13 with
13 with 14 none
14 none 15 to
15 to 16 help
16 help 17 or
17 or 18 guide
18 guide 19 me
19 me 20 ?

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 4 my
4 my 5 last
5 last 6 task
6 task 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 14 must
14 must 15 not
15 not 16 fear
16 fear 17 or
17 or 18 falter
18 falter 19 now
19 now 20 ,
20 , 21 "
21 " 22 said
22 said 24 .

so he flew hither and thither over the sea , looking through the waves . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 flew
3 flew 4 hither
4 hither 5 and
5 and 6 thither
6 thither 7 over
7 over 8 the
8 the 9 sea
9 sea 10 ,
10 , 11 looking
11 looking 12 through
12 through 13 the
13 the 14 waves
14 waves 15 .

soon he saw , far below , the branches of the coral tree . 
1 soon 2 he
2 he 3 saw
3 saw 4 ,
4 , 5 far
5 far 6 below
6 below 7 ,
7 , 8 the
8 the 9 branches
9 branches 10 of
10 of 11 the
11 the 12 coral
12 coral 13 tree
13 tree 14 .

" they must be here , " thought he , and , folding his wings , he plunged into the deep , cold sea . 
1 " 2 they
2 they 3 must
3 must 4 be
4 be 5 here
5 here 6 ,
6 , 7 "
7 " 8 thought
8 thought 9 he
9 he 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 ,
12 , 13 folding
13 folding 14 his
14 his 15 wings
15 wings 16 ,
16 , 17 he
17 he 18 plunged
18 plunged 19 into
19 into 20 the
20 the 21 deep
21 deep 22 ,
22 , 23 cold
23 cold 24 sea
24 sea 25 .

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
2 he 3 saw
3 saw 4 only
4 only 5 fearful
5 fearful 6 monsters
6 monsters 7 and
7 and 8 dark
8 dark 9 shapes
9 shapes 10 that
10 that 11 gathered
11 gathered 12 round
12 round 13 him
13 him 14 ;
14 ; 15 and
15 and 16 ,
16 , 17 trembling
17 trembling 18 with
18 with 19 fear
19 fear 20 ,
20 , 21 he
21 he 22 struggled
22 struggled 23 up
23 up 24 again
24 again 25 .

the great waves tossed him to and fro , and cast him bruised and faint upon the shore . 
1 the 2 great
2 great 3 waves
3 waves 4 tossed
4 tossed 5 him
5 him 6 to
6 to 7 and
7 and 8 fro
8 fro 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 cast
11 cast 12 him
12 him 13 bruised
13 bruised 14 and
14 and 15 faint
15 faint 16 upon
16 upon 17 the
17 the 18 shore
18 shore 19 .

here he lay weeping bitterly , till a voice beside him said , " poor little [elf] , what has befallen you ? 
1 here 2 he
2 he 3 lay
3 lay 4 weeping
4 weeping 5 bitterly
5 bitterly 6 ,
6 , 7 till
7 till 8 a
8 a 9 voice
9 voice 10 beside
10 beside 11 him
11 him 12 said
12 said 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 poor
15 poor 16 little
16 little 18 ,
18 , 19 what
19 what 20 has
20 has 21 befallen
21 befallen 22 you
22 you 23 ?

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

tell me your sorrow , and [i] [will] [comfort] you . " 
1 tell 2 me
2 me 3 your
3 your 4 sorrow
4 sorrow 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 10 you
10 you 11 .
11 . 12 "

and [thistle] , looking up , saw a white sea-bird at his side , who tried with friendly words to cheer him . 
1 and 3 ,
3 , 4 looking
4 looking 5 up
5 up 6 ,
6 , 7 saw
7 saw 8 a
8 a 9 white
9 white 10 sea-bird
10 sea-bird 11 at
11 at 12 his
12 his 13 side
13 side 14 ,
14 , 15 who
15 who 16 tried
16 tried 17 with
17 with 18 friendly
18 friendly 19 words
19 words 20 to
20 to 21 cheer
21 cheer 22 him
22 him 23 .

so he told all his wanderings , and how he sought [the] [sea] [spirits] . 
1 so 2 he
2 he 3 told
3 told 4 all
4 all 5 his
5 his 6 wanderings
6 wanderings 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 how
9 how 10 he
10 he 11 sought
11 sought 15 .

" surely , if bee and blossom do their part to help you , birds should aid you too , " said the [sea-bird] [.] 
1 " 2 surely
2 surely 3 ,
3 , 4 if
4 if 5 bee
5 bee 6 and
6 and 7 blossom
7 blossom 8 do
8 do 9 their
9 their 10 part
10 part 11 to
11 to 12 help
12 help 13 you
13 you 14 ,
14 , 15 birds
15 birds 16 should
16 should 17 aid
17 aid 18 you
18 you 19 too
19 too 20 ,
20 , 21 "
21 " 22 said
22 said 23 the

" [i] [will] [call] my friend , [the] [nautilus] [,] and he will bear you safely to the [coral] [palace] [where] [the] [spirits] [dwell] [.] " 
1 " 5 my
5 my 6 friend
6 friend 7 ,
7 , 11 and
11 and 12 he
12 he 13 will
13 will 14 bear
14 bear 15 you
15 you 16 safely
16 safely 17 to
17 to 18 the
18 the 26 "

in he sprang . 
1 in 2 he
2 he 3 sprang
3 sprang 4 .

nautilus raised his little sail to the wind , and the light boat glided swiftly over the blue sea . 
1 nautilus 2 raised
2 raised 3 his
3 his 4 little
4 little 5 sail
5 sail 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 wind
8 wind 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 the
11 the 12 light
12 light 13 boat
13 boat 14 glided
14 glided 15 swiftly
15 swiftly 16 over
16 over 17 the
17 the 18 blue
18 blue 19 sea
19 sea 20 .

at last [thistle] [cried] , " [i] [see] [lovely] [arches] [far] [below] [;] let me go , it is the [spirits] ['] home . " 
1 at 2 last
2 last 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 14 let
14 let 15 me
15 me 16 go
16 go 17 ,
17 , 18 it
18 it 19 is
19 is 20 the
20 the 23 home
23 home 24 .
24 . 25 "

" [nay] [,] [close] your eyes , and trust to me . 
1 " 5 your
5 your 6 eyes
6 eyes 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 trust
9 trust 10 to
10 to 11 me
11 me 12 .

i will bear you safely down , " said [nautilus] . 
1 i 2 will
2 will 3 bear
3 bear 4 you
4 you 5 safely
5 safely 6 down
6 down 7 ,
7 , 8 "
8 " 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 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 listened
8 listened 9 to
9 to 10 the
10 the 11 murmur
11 murmur 12 of
12 of 13 the
13 the 14 sea
14 sea 15 ,
15 , 16 as
16 as 17 they
17 they 18 sank
18 sank 19 slowly
19 slowly 20 through
20 through 21 the
21 the 22 waves
22 waves 23 .

day after day went by , and [slowly] [thistle] ['s] [task] [drew] [towards] an end . 
1 day 2 after
2 after 3 day
3 day 4 went
4 went 5 by
5 by 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 14 an
14 an 15 end
15 end 16 .

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 2 when
2 when 3 he
3 he 4 came
4 came 5 where
5 where 6 his
6 his 7 little
7 little 8 friend
8 friend 9 had
9 had 10 slept
10 slept 11 ,
11 , 12 it
12 it 13 was
13 was 14 no
14 no 15 longer
15 longer 16 the
16 the 17 dark
17 dark 18 ,
18 , 19 silent
19 silent 20 spot
20 spot 21 where
21 where 22 he
22 he 23 last
23 last 24 saw
24 saw 25 her
25 her 26 .

garlands hung from every tree , and the fairest flowers filled the air with their sweet breath . 
1 garlands 2 hung
2 hung 3 from
3 from 4 every
4 every 5 tree
5 tree 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 the
8 the 9 fairest
9 fairest 10 flowers
10 flowers 11 filled
11 filled 12 the
12 the 13 air
13 air 14 with
14 with 15 their
15 their 16 sweet
16 sweet 17 breath
17 breath 18 .

but [the] [fairest] [sight] [was] [lily-bell] , as she lay on the couch [of] [velvet] [moss] [that] [fairy] [hands] [had] [spread] . 
1 but 7 ,
7 , 8 as
8 as 9 she
9 she 10 lay
10 lay 11 on
11 on 12 the
12 the 13 couch
13 couch 22 .

the golden flower lay beside her , and the glittering robe was folded round her little form . 
1 the 2 golden
2 golden 3 flower
3 flower 4 lay
4 lay 5 beside
5 beside 6 her
6 her 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 the
9 the 10 glittering
10 glittering 11 robe
11 robe 12 was
12 was 13 folded
13 folded 14 round
14 round 15 her
15 her 16 little
16 little 17 form
17 form 18 .

the warmest sunlight fell upon her , and the softest breezes lifted her shining hair . 
1 the 2 warmest
2 warmest 3 sunlight
3 sunlight 4 fell
4 fell 5 upon
5 upon 6 her
6 her 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 the
9 the 10 softest
10 softest 11 breezes
11 breezes 12 lifted
12 lifted 13 her
13 her 14 shining
14 shining 15 hair
15 hair 16 .

happy tears fell fast , as [thistle] [folded] [his] [arms] [around] her , crying , " [o] [lily-bell] [,] [dear] [lily-bell] [,] [awake] [!] 
1 happy 2 tears
2 tears 3 fell
3 fell 4 fast
4 fast 5 ,
5 , 6 as
6 as 12 her
12 her 13 ,
13 , 14 crying
14 crying 15 ,
15 , 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
5 to 6 you
6 you 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 now
9 now 10 my
10 my 11 task
11 task 12 is
12 is 13 done
13 done 14 .
14 . 15 "

then , with a smile , [lily-bell] [awoke] [,] and looked with wondering eyes upon the beauty that had risen round her . 
1 then 2 ,
2 , 3 with
3 with 4 a
4 a 5 smile
5 smile 6 ,
6 , 10 and
10 and 11 looked
11 looked 12 with
12 with 13 wondering
13 wondering 14 eyes
14 eyes 15 upon
15 upon 16 the
16 the 17 beauty
17 beauty 18 that
18 that 19 had
19 had 20 risen
20 risen 21 round
21 round 22 her
22 her 23 .

" dear [thistle] , what mean these fair things , and why are we in this lovely place ? " 
1 " 2 dear
2 dear 4 ,
4 , 5 what
5 what 6 mean
6 mean 7 these
7 these 8 fair
8 fair 9 things
9 things 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 why
12 why 13 are
13 are 14 we
14 we 15 in
15 in 16 this
16 this 17 lovely
17 lovely 18 place
18 place 19 ?
19 ? 20 "

" listen , [lily-bell] [,] " said [the] [brownie] [king] , as he appeared beside her . 
1 " 2 listen
2 listen 3 ,
3 , 6 "
6 " 7 said
7 said 11 ,
11 , 12 as
12 as 13 he
13 he 14 appeared
14 appeared 15 beside
15 beside 16 her
16 her 17 .

place the crown upon her head , for she is [queen] [of] [all] [the] [forest] [fairies] now . " 
1 place 2 the
2 the 3 crown
3 crown 4 upon
4 upon 5 her
5 her 6 head
6 head 7 ,
7 , 8 for
8 for 9 she
9 she 10 is
10 is 17 now
17 now 18 .
18 . 19 "

" if [i] [am] [queen] [,] [then] you [are] [king] , dear [thistle] , " said the [fairy] [.] 
1 " 2 if
2 if 8 you
8 you 11 ,
11 , 12 dear
12 dear 14 ,
14 , 15 "
15 " 16 said
16 said 17 the

" take the crown , and [i] will have a wreath of flowers . 
1 " 2 take
2 take 3 the
3 the 4 crown
4 crown 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 8 will
8 will 9 have
9 have 10 a
10 a 11 wreath
11 wreath 12 of
12 of 13 flowers
13 flowers 14 .

you have toiled and suffered for my sake , and you alone should rule over these [little] [elves] [whose] [love] [you] [have] [won] . " 
1 you 2 have
2 have 3 toiled
3 toiled 4 and
4 and 5 suffered
5 suffered 6 for
6 for 7 my
7 my 8 sake
8 sake 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 you
11 you 12 alone
12 alone 13 should
13 should 14 rule
14 rule 15 over
15 over 16 these
16 these 24 .
24 . 25 "

" [keep] [your] [crown] [,] [lily-bell] [,] [for] [yonder] come [the] [spirits] [with] [their] [gifts] to [thistle] , " said the [brownie] [.] 
1 " 10 come
10 come 16 to
16 to 18 ,
18 , 19 "
19 " 20 said
20 said 21 the

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

" have you a tale for us too , dear [violet-eye] ? " said the [queen] [,] [as] [zephyr] [ceased] [.] 
1 " 2 have
2 have 3 you
3 you 4 a
4 a 5 tale
5 tale 6 for
6 for 7 us
7 us 8 too
8 too 9 ,
9 , 10 dear
10 dear 12 ?
12 ? 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 15 the

[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
3 smoothly 4 on
4 on 5 ,
5 , 6 till
6 till 7 one
7 one 8 day
8 day 9 she
9 she 10 found
10 found 11 in
11 in 12 the
12 the 13 nest
13 nest 14 a
14 a 15 little
15 little 16 white
16 white 17 egg
17 egg 18 ,
18 , 19 with
19 with 20 a
20 a 21 golden
21 golden 22 band
22 band 23 about
23 about 24 it
24 it 25 .

" my friend , " cried she , " come and see ! 
1 " 2 my
2 my 3 friend
3 friend 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 cried
6 cried 7 she
7 she 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 come
10 come 11 and
11 and 12 see
12 see 13 !

where can this fine egg have come from ? 
1 where 2 can
2 can 3 this
3 this 4 fine
4 fine 5 egg
5 egg 6 have
6 have 7 come
7 come 8 from
8 from 9 ?

my four are here , and this also ; what think you of it ? " 
1 my 2 four
2 four 3 are
3 are 4 here
4 here 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 this
7 this 8 also
8 also 9 ;
9 ; 10 what
10 what 11 think
11 think 12 you
12 you 13 of
13 of 14 it
14 it 15 ?
15 ? 16 "

and the tiny maiden talked to them , and sang so merrily , that they could have listened for ever . 
1 and 2 the
2 the 3 tiny
3 tiny 4 maiden
4 maiden 5 talked
5 talked 6 to
6 to 7 them
7 them 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 sang
10 sang 11 so
11 so 12 merrily
12 merrily 13 ,
13 , 14 that
14 that 15 they
15 they 16 could
16 could 17 have
17 have 18 listened
18 listened 19 for
19 for 20 ever
20 ever 21 .

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 3 now
3 now 4 had
4 had 5 much
5 much 6 to
6 to 7 do
7 do 8 to
8 to 9 supply
9 supply 10 his
10 his 11 family
11 family 12 with
12 with 13 food
13 food 14 ,
14 , 15 and
15 and 16 choice
16 choice 17 morsels
17 morsels 18 did
18 did 19 he
19 he 23 .

" [we] [dwelt] once [in] [fairy-land] , and [o] how happy were we then ! 
1 " 4 once
4 once 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 10 how
10 how 11 happy
11 happy 12 were
12 were 13 we
13 we 14 then
14 then 15 !

but alas ! we were not worthy of so fair a home , and were sent forth into the cold world . 
1 but 2 alas
2 alas 3 !
3 ! 4 we
4 we 5 were
5 were 6 not
6 not 7 worthy
7 worthy 8 of
8 of 9 so
9 so 10 fair
10 fair 11 a
11 a 12 home
12 home 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 were
15 were 16 sent
16 sent 17 forth
17 forth 18 into
18 into 19 the
19 the 20 cold
20 cold 21 world
21 world 22 .

say we may stay with you , kind little maiden . " 
1 say 2 we
2 we 3 may
3 may 4 stay
4 stay 5 with
5 with 6 you
6 you 7 ,
7 , 8 kind
8 kind 9 little
9 little 10 maiden
10 maiden 11 .
11 . 12 "

" do not weep , and [i] will go to [queen] [dew-drop] , and beseech her to let you come back . 
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 not
3 not 4 weep
4 weep 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 8 will
8 will 9 go
9 go 10 to
10 to 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 beseech
15 beseech 16 her
16 her 17 to
17 to 18 let
18 let 19 you
19 you 20 come
20 come 21 back
21 back 22 .

this [will] [i] [say] , and more , and trust she will grant my prayer . " 
1 this 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 more
7 more 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 trust
10 trust 11 she
11 she 12 will
12 will 13 grant
13 grant 14 my
14 my 15 prayer
15 prayer 16 .
16 . 17 "

call him hither , that [i] [may] [seat] you [rightly] , for if you should fall off my heart would break . " 
1 call 2 him
2 him 3 hither
3 hither 4 ,
4 , 5 that
5 that 9 you
9 you 11 ,
11 , 12 for
12 for 13 if
13 if 14 you
14 you 15 should
15 should 16 fall
16 fall 17 off
17 off 18 my
18 my 19 heart
19 heart 20 would
20 would 21 break
21 break 22 .
22 . 23 "

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 3 all
3 all 4 sang
4 sang 5 gayly
5 gayly 6 together
6 together 7 ,
7 , 8 till
8 till 9 she
9 she 10 passed
10 passed 11 out
11 out 12 of
12 of 13 sight
13 sight 14 over
14 over 15 the
15 the 16 hills
16 hills 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 they
19 they 20 saw
20 saw 21 her
21 her 22 no
22 no 23 more
23 more 24 .

and [now] [bud] left the old forest far behind her . 
1 and 4 left
4 left 5 the
5 the 6 old
6 old 7 forest
7 forest 8 far
8 far 9 behind
9 behind 10 her
10 her 11 .

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 19 for
19 for 20 the
20 the 21 lovely
21 lovely 22 home
22 home 23 they
23 they 24 had
24 had 25 lost
25 lost 26 .

with tearful eyes , [queen] [dew-drop] [replied] [,] 
1 with 2 tearful
2 tearful 3 eyes
3 eyes 4 ,

" little maiden , your prayer has softened my heart . 
1 " 2 little
2 little 3 maiden
3 maiden 4 ,
4 , 5 your
5 your 6 prayer
6 prayer 7 has
7 has 8 softened
8 softened 9 my
9 my 10 heart
10 heart 11 .

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
3 not 4 be
4 be 5 left
5 left 6 sorrowing
6 sorrowing 7 and
7 and 8 alone
8 alone 9 ,
9 , 10 nor
10 nor 11 shall
11 shall 12 you
12 you 13 go
13 go 14 back
14 back 15 without
15 without 16 a
16 a 17 kindly
17 kindly 18 word
18 word 19 to
19 to 20 cheer
20 cheer 21 and
21 and 22 comfort
22 comfort 23 them
23 them 24 .

then they planted the lilies ; but they soon drooped and died , and no light came to their crowns . 
1 then 2 they
2 they 3 planted
3 planted 4 the
4 the 5 lilies
5 lilies 6 ;
6 ; 7 but
7 but 8 they
8 they 9 soon
9 soon 10 drooped
10 drooped 11 and
11 and 12 died
12 died 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 15 no
15 no 16 light
16 light 17 came
17 came 18 to
18 to 19 their
19 their 20 crowns
20 crowns 21 .

amid the tears of all [the] [fairies] , [the] [queen] [led] [them] to the gates , and said , 
1 amid 2 the
2 the 3 tears
3 tears 4 of
4 of 5 all
5 all 8 ,
8 , 13 to
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 gates
15 gates 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 said
18 said 19 ,

" farewell ! 
1 " 2 farewell
2 farewell 3 !

go and strive again , for till all is once more fair and pure [,] [i] [cannot] [call] [you] [mine] . ["] 
1 go 2 and
2 and 3 strive
3 strive 4 again
4 again 5 ,
5 , 6 for
6 for 7 till
7 till 8 all
8 all 9 is
9 is 10 once
10 once 11 more
11 more 12 fair
12 fair 13 and
13 and 14 pure
14 pure 21 .

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 , 5 and
5 and 8 had
8 had 10 nothing
10 nothing 11 to
11 to 12 gain
12 gain 13 their
13 their 14 lovely
14 lovely 15 home
15 home 16 again
16 again 17 .

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
3 lovingly 4 up
4 up 5 as
5 as 6 they
6 they 7 passed
7 passed 8 ,
8 , 9 birds
9 birds 10 sang
10 sang 11 to
11 to 12 cheer
12 cheer 13 them
13 them 14 when
14 when 15 sad
15 sad 16 thoughts
16 thoughts 17 made
17 made 18 them
18 them 19 weep
19 weep 20 .

and soon [little] [bud] found out their gentle deeds , and her friendly words gave them new strength . 
1 and 2 soon
2 soon 5 found
5 found 6 out
6 out 7 their
7 their 8 gentle
8 gentle 9 deeds
9 deeds 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 her
12 her 13 friendly
13 friendly 14 words
14 words 15 gave
15 gave 16 them
16 them 17 new
17 new 18 strength
18 strength 19 .

they sent lovely visions to the old and blind , to make their hearts young and bright with happy thoughts . 
1 they 2 sent
2 sent 3 lovely
3 lovely 4 visions
4 visions 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 old
7 old 8 and
8 and 9 blind
9 blind 10 ,
10 , 11 to
11 to 12 make
12 make 13 their
13 their 14 hearts
14 hearts 15 young
15 young 16 and
16 and 17 bright
17 bright 18 with
18 with 19 happy
19 happy 20 thoughts
20 thoughts 21 .

[one] [day] [came] [little] [bud] [to] [them] [,] [saying] [,] 

" listen , dear friends . 
1 " 2 listen
2 listen 3 ,
3 , 4 dear
4 dear 5 friends
5 friends 6 .

i have a hard task to offer you . 
1 i 2 have
2 have 3 a
3 a 4 hard
4 hard 5 task
5 task 6 to
6 to 7 offer
7 offer 8 you
8 you 9 .

but [in] [the] [sunny] [spring] when they bloom again , their love and gratitude will give you happy homes among their bright leaves . 
1 but 6 when
6 when 7 they
7 they 8 bloom
8 bloom 9 again
9 again 10 ,
10 , 11 their
11 their 12 love
12 love 13 and
13 and 14 gratitude
14 gratitude 15 will
15 will 16 give
16 give 17 you
17 you 18 happy
18 happy 19 homes
19 homes 20 among
20 among 21 their
21 their 22 bright
22 bright 23 leaves
23 leaves 24 .

should evil befall you , our hearts would break . 
1 should 2 evil
2 evil 3 befall
3 befall 4 you
4 you 5 ,
5 , 6 our
6 our 7 hearts
7 hearts 8 would
8 would 9 break
9 break 10 .

then deep in the earth [the] [fairies] [dwelt] , and no frost or snow could harm the blossoms they tended . 
1 then 2 deep
2 deep 3 in
3 in 4 the
4 the 5 earth
5 earth 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 no
11 no 12 frost
12 frost 13 or
13 or 14 snow
14 snow 15 could
15 could 16 harm
16 harm 17 the
17 the 18 blossoms
18 blossoms 19 they
19 they 20 tended
20 tended 21 .

every little seed was laid in the soft earth , watered , and watched . 
1 every 2 little
2 little 3 seed
3 seed 4 was
4 was 5 laid
5 laid 6 in
6 in 7 the
7 the 8 soft
8 soft 9 earth
9 earth 10 ,
10 , 11 watered
11 watered 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 watched
14 watched 15 .

long [waited] [the] [elves] , and at last she came [with] [father] [brown-breast] . 
1 long 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 at
7 at 8 last
8 last 9 she
9 she 10 came
10 came 14 .

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 3 passed
3 passed 4 ;
4 ; 5 and
5 and 6 summer
6 summer 7 flowers
7 flowers 8 were
8 were 9 in
9 in 10 their
10 their 11 fullest
11 fullest 12 beauty
12 beauty 13 ,
13 , 20 with
20 with 21 her
21 her 22 .

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
2 on 3 bright-winged
3 bright-winged 4 butterflies
4 butterflies 5 ,
5 , 6 they
6 they 7 flew
7 flew 8 over
8 over 9 forest
9 forest 10 and
10 and 11 meadow
11 meadow 12 ,
12 , 13 till
13 till 14 with
14 with 15 joyful
15 joyful 16 eyes
16 eyes 17 they
17 they 18 saw
18 saw 19 the
19 the 21 walls
21 walls 24 .

before the gates they stood , and soon [troops] [of] [loving] [elves] came [forth] to meet them . 
1 before 2 the
2 the 3 gates
3 gates 4 they
4 they 5 stood
5 stood 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 soon
8 soon 13 came
13 came 15 to
15 to 16 meet
16 meet 17 them
17 them 18 .

then , amid the deep silence , [little] [bud] [,] [leading] [the] [fairies] [to] [the] [throne] [,] said , 
1 then 2 ,
2 , 3 amid
3 amid 4 the
4 the 5 deep
5 deep 6 silence
6 silence 7 ,
7 , 18 said
18 said 19 ,

" are they not worthy of your love , dear [queen] ? 
1 " 2 are
2 are 3 they
3 they 4 not
4 not 5 worthy
5 worthy 6 of
6 of 7 your
7 your 8 love
8 love 9 ,
9 , 10 dear
10 dear 12 ?

have they not won their lovely home ? 
1 have 2 they
2 they 3 not
3 not 4 won
4 won 5 their
5 their 6 lovely
6 lovely 7 home
7 home 8 ?

say they are pardoned , and you have gained the love of hearts pure as the snow-white robes now folded over them . " 
1 say 2 they
2 they 3 are
3 are 4 pardoned
4 pardoned 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 you
7 you 8 have
8 have 9 gained
9 gained 10 the
10 the 11 love
11 love 12 of
12 of 13 hearts
13 hearts 14 pure
14 pure 15 as
15 as 16 the
16 the 17 snow-white
17 snow-white 18 robes
18 robes 19 now
19 now 20 folded
20 folded 21 over
21 over 22 them
22 them 23 .
23 . 24 "

she needed no reward but the joy she had given . 
1 she 2 needed
2 needed 3 no
3 no 4 reward
4 reward 5 but
5 but 6 the
6 the 7 joy
7 joy 8 she
8 she 9 had
9 had 10 given
10 given 11 .

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 5 pure
5 pure 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 her
9 her 10 work
10 work 11 was
11 was 12 done
12 done 25 .

[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 2 here
2 here 3 ,
3 , 4 along
4 along 5 the
5 the 6 brook-side
6 brook-side 7 ,
7 , 9 the
9 the 15 flowers
15 flowers 16 dwelt
16 dwelt 17 among
17 among 18 their
18 their 19 friends
19 friends 20 ,
20 , 23 and
23 and 24 the
24 the 25 breeze
25 breeze 26 .

i am not fair , and [have] [dwelt] [unloved] [by] [butterfly] [,] [bird] [,] [and] bee . 
1 i 2 am
2 am 3 not
3 not 4 fair
4 fair 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 16 bee
16 bee 17 .

they little knew that in [this] [dark] [form] [lay] the beauty they yet may see . 
1 they 2 little
2 little 3 knew
3 knew 4 that
4 that 5 in
5 in 10 the
10 the 11 beauty
11 beauty 12 they
12 they 13 yet
13 yet 14 may
14 may 15 see
15 see 16 .

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 2 her
2 her 3 withered
3 withered 4 leaves
4 leaves 5 were
5 were 9 the
9 the 10 sleeping
10 sleeping 11 worm
11 worm 12 below
12 below 13 ,
13 , 15 the
15 the 23 snow
23 snow 24 .

but as she drooped , in [silent] [grief] , [she] [heard] [little] [daisy] [cry] [,] " [o] [sisters] [,] look ! 
1 but 2 as
2 as 3 she
3 she 4 drooped
4 drooped 5 ,
5 , 6 in
6 in 9 ,
9 , 16 "
16 " 20 look
20 look 21 !

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
3 him 4 now
4 now 5 ,
5 , 7 in
7 in 8 the
8 the 15 back
15 back 19 ,
19 , 21 by
21 by 22 the
22 the 23 fragrant
23 fragrant 24 air
24 air 25 .

spread wide your leaves , that he may choose [the] [flower] [he] [deems] [most] [fair] . " 
1 spread 2 wide
2 wide 3 your
3 your 4 leaves
4 leaves 5 ,
5 , 6 that
6 that 7 he
7 he 8 may
8 may 9 choose
9 choose 16 .
16 . 17 "

then , through the long , [bright] [summer] [hours] [through] [sunshine] and [through] [shower] , [together] in their happy home [dwelt] [butterfly] [and] [flower] . 
1 then 2 ,
2 , 3 through
3 through 4 the
4 the 5 long
5 long 6 ,
6 , 12 and
12 and 15 ,
15 , 17 in
17 in 18 their
18 their 19 happy
19 happy 20 home
20 home 25 .

" most joyfully will we do our best , dear [queen] , " said [the] [elves] , as they folded their wings beside her . 
1 " 2 most
2 most 3 joyfully
3 joyfully 4 will
4 will 5 we
5 we 6 do
6 do 7 our
7 our 8 best
8 best 9 ,
9 , 10 dear
10 dear 12 ,
12 , 13 "
13 " 14 said
14 said 17 ,
17 , 18 as
18 as 19 they
19 they 20 folded
20 folded 21 their
21 their 22 wings
22 wings 23 beside
23 beside 24 her
24 her 25 .

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

" who are you , lovely little thing ? " [cried] [annie] [,] [smiling] [through] [her] [tears] [.] 
1 " 2 who
2 who 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 ,
5 , 6 lovely
6 lovely 7 little
7 little 8 thing
8 thing 9 ?
9 ? 10 "

" and are you really , then , a little [elf] , [such] as [i] [read] [of] in my fairy books ? 
1 " 2 and
2 and 3 are
3 are 4 you
4 you 5 really
5 really 6 ,
6 , 7 then
7 then 8 ,
8 , 9 a
9 a 10 little
10 little 12 ,
12 , 14 as
14 as 18 in
18 in 19 my
19 my 20 fairy
20 fairy 21 books
21 books 22 ?

do you ride on butterflies , sleep in flower-cups , and live among the clouds ? " 
1 do 2 you
2 you 3 ride
3 ride 4 on
4 on 5 butterflies
5 butterflies 6 ,
6 , 7 sleep
7 sleep 8 in
8 in 9 flower-cups
9 flower-cups 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 live
12 live 13 among
13 among 14 the
14 the 15 clouds
15 clouds 16 ?
16 ? 17 "

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
3 she 8 took
8 took 9 from
9 from 10 her
10 her 11 bosom
11 bosom 12 a
12 a 13 graceful
13 graceful 14 flower
14 flower 15 ,
15 , 16 whose
16 whose 17 snow-white
17 snow-white 18 leaves
18 leaves 19 shone
19 shone 20 with
20 with 21 a
21 a 22 strange
22 strange 23 ,
23 , 24 soft
24 soft 25 light
25 light 26 .

" [o] [kind] [and] [generous] [fairy] [,] [how] [can] [i] [ever] thank you for this lovely gift ! " [cried] [annie] [.] 
1 " 12 thank
12 thank 13 you
13 you 14 for
14 for 15 this
15 this 16 lovely
16 lovely 17 gift
17 gift 18 !
18 ! 19 "

" [i] will be true , and listen to my little bell whenever it may ring . 
1 " 3 will
3 will 4 be
4 be 5 true
5 true 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 listen
8 listen 9 to
9 to 10 my
10 my 11 little
11 little 12 bell
12 bell 13 whenever
13 whenever 14 it
14 it 15 may
15 may 16 ring
16 ring 17 .

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

ah ! if you would only stay with me , [i] [should] [indeed] [be] good . " 
1 ah 2 !
2 ! 3 if
3 if 4 you
4 you 5 would
5 would 6 only
6 only 7 stay
7 stay 8 with
8 with 9 me
9 me 10 ,
10 , 15 good
15 good 16 .
16 . 17 "

and now farewell , dear child ; be faithful to yourself , and the magic flower will never fade . " 
1 and 2 now
2 now 3 farewell
3 farewell 4 ,
4 , 5 dear
5 dear 6 child
6 child 7 ;
7 ; 8 be
8 be 9 faithful
9 faithful 10 to
10 to 11 yourself
11 yourself 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 the
14 the 15 magic
15 magic 16 flower
16 flower 17 will
17 will 18 never
18 never 19 fade
19 fade 20 .
20 . 21 "

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

i will not listen to this tiresome music more , nor wear this withered flower longer . " 
1 i 2 will
2 will 3 not
3 not 4 listen
4 listen 5 to
5 to 6 this
6 this 7 tiresome
7 tiresome 8 music
8 music 9 more
9 more 10 ,
10 , 11 nor
11 nor 12 wear
12 wear 13 this
13 this 14 withered
14 withered 15 flower
15 flower 16 longer
16 longer 17 .
17 . 18 "

" [now] [will] [i] [go] among the hills , " said [annie] , " she may be there . " 
1 " 6 among
6 among 7 the
7 the 8 hills
8 hills 9 ,
9 , 10 "
10 " 11 said
11 said 13 ,
13 , 14 "
14 " 15 she
15 she 16 may
16 may 17 be
17 be 18 there
18 there 19 .
19 . 20 "

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 2 up
2 up 3 and
3 and 4 down
4 down 5 the
5 the 6 green
6 green 7 hill-sides
7 hill-sides 8 went
8 went 9 her
9 her 10 little
10 little 11 feet
11 feet 12 ;
12 ; 13 long
13 long 14 she
14 she 15 searched
15 searched 16 and
16 and 17 vainly
17 vainly 18 she
18 she 19 called
19 called 26 .

some of the shapes had scowling faces and bright , fiery eyes ; these were the spirits [of] [anger] . 
1 some 2 of
2 of 3 the
3 the 4 shapes
4 shapes 5 had
5 had 6 scowling
6 scowling 7 faces
7 faces 8 and
8 and 9 bright
9 bright 10 ,
10 , 11 fiery
11 fiery 12 eyes
12 eyes 13 ;
13 ; 14 these
14 these 15 were
15 were 16 the
16 the 17 spirits
17 spirits 20 .

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 20 all
20 all 21 the
21 the 22 rest
22 rest 23 .

these and many others [little] [annie] [saw] , [which] had come from her own heart , and taken form before her eyes . 
1 these 2 and
2 and 3 many
3 many 4 others
4 others 8 ,
8 , 10 had
10 had 11 come
11 come 12 from
12 from 13 her
13 her 14 own
14 own 15 heart
15 heart 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 taken
18 taken 19 form
19 form 20 before
20 before 21 her
21 her 22 eyes
22 eyes 23 .

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
3 not 4 drive
4 drive 5 them
5 them 6 from
6 from 7 her
7 her 8 sight
8 sight 9 ,
9 , 10 and
10 and 11 they
11 they 12 grew
12 grew 13 ever
13 ever 14 stronger
14 stronger 15 ,
15 , 16 darker
16 darker 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 more
19 more 20 unlovely
20 unlovely 21 to
21 to 22 her
22 her 23 eyes
23 eyes 24 .

remember well the lesson of the dream , dear child , and let the shining spirits make your heart their home . " 
1 remember 2 well
2 well 3 the
3 the 4 lesson
4 lesson 5 of
5 of 6 the
6 the 7 dream
7 dream 8 ,
8 , 9 dear
9 dear 10 child
10 child 11 ,
11 , 12 and
12 and 13 let
13 let 14 the
14 the 15 shining
15 shining 16 spirits
16 spirits 17 make
17 make 18 your
18 your 19 heart
19 heart 20 their
20 their 21 home
21 home 22 .
22 . 23 "

in [every] [flower] [sat] [little] [smiling] [elves] [,] [singing] [gayly] [as] [they] [rocked] [amid] the [leaves] [.] 
1 in 15 the

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 3 lovely
3 lovely 4 tales
4 tales 5 in
5 in 6 her
6 her 7 ear
7 ear 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 birds
10 birds 11 sang
11 sang 12 cheerful
12 cheerful 13 songs
13 songs 14 in
14 in 15 a
15 a 16 sweet
16 sweet 17 language
17 language 18 she
18 she 19 had
19 had 20 never
20 never 21 understood
21 understood 22 before
22 before 23 .

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
3 air 4 seemed
4 seemed 5 filled
5 filled 6 with
6 with 7 beauty
7 beauty 8 and
8 and 9 with
9 with 10 music
10 music 11 she
11 she 12 had
12 had 13 never
13 never 14 dreamed
14 dreamed 15 of
15 of 16 until
16 until 17 now
17 now 18 .

guard well the magic flower , that [i] may [find] [all] [fair] [and] [bright] [when] [next] [i] come . " 
1 guard 2 well
2 well 3 the
3 the 4 magic
4 magic 5 flower
5 flower 6 ,
6 , 7 that
7 that 9 may
9 may 18 come
18 come 19 .
19 . 20 "

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 , 12 and
12 and 13 ,
13 , 14 leaning
14 leaning 15 back
15 back 16 in
16 in 17 her
17 her 18 acorn
18 acorn 19 cup
19 cup 20 ,
20 , 21 told
21 told 22 this
22 this 23 tale
23 tale 24 of

[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 4 only
4 only 5 weep
5 weep 6 for
6 for 7 them
7 them 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 10 lay
10 lay 11 them
11 them 12 down
12 down 13 to
13 to 14 sleep
14 sleep 15 where
15 where 16 no
16 no 17 cruel
17 cruel 18 waves
18 waves 19 could
19 could 20 harm
20 harm 21 them
21 them 22 more
22 more 23 .

but all in vain she whispered kindly words ; the weeping mother only cried , 
1 but 2 all
2 all 3 in
3 in 4 vain
4 vain 5 she
5 she 6 whispered
6 whispered 7 kindly
7 kindly 8 words
8 words 9 ;
9 ; 10 the
10 the 11 weeping
11 weeping 12 mother
12 mother 13 only
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 2 give
2 give 3 me
3 me 4 back
4 back 5 my
5 my 6 little
6 little 7 child
7 child 8 ,
8 , 9 or
9 or 10 let
10 let 11 me
11 me 12 lie
12 lie 13 beside
13 beside 14 him
14 him 15 in
15 in 16 the
16 the 17 bosom
17 bosom 18 of
18 of 19 the
19 the 20 cruel
20 cruel 21 sea
21 sea 22 .
22 . 23 "

watch daily on the shore , and [if] [i] do not come again , then you will know my search has been in vain . 
1 watch 2 daily
2 daily 3 on
3 on 4 the
4 the 5 shore
5 shore 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 10 do
10 do 11 not
11 not 12 come
12 come 13 again
13 again 14 ,
14 , 15 then
15 then 16 you
16 you 17 will
17 will 18 know
18 know 19 my
19 my 20 search
20 search 21 has
21 has 22 been
22 been 23 in
23 in 24 vain
24 vain 25 .

farewell , poor mother , you shall see your little child again , if [fairy] [power] [can] [win] [him] [back] [.] " 
1 farewell 2 ,
2 , 3 poor
3 poor 4 mother
4 mother 5 ,
5 , 6 you
6 you 7 shall
7 shall 8 see
8 see 9 your
9 your 10 little
10 little 11 child
11 child 12 again
12 again 13 ,
13 , 14 if
14 if 22 "

i pity the poor mother , and would most gladly help her ; but alas ! 
1 i 2 pity
2 pity 3 the
3 the 4 poor
4 poor 5 mother
5 mother 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 would
8 would 9 most
9 most 10 gladly
10 gladly 11 help
11 help 12 her
12 her 13 ;
13 ; 14 but
14 but 15 alas
15 alas 16 !

i am [a] [spirit] [like] [yourself] , and cannot serve you as [i] long [to] [do] . " 
1 i 2 am
2 am 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 cannot
9 cannot 10 serve
10 serve 11 you
11 you 12 as
12 as 14 long
14 long 17 .
17 . 18 "

" ah , dear [queen] ! if you had seen her sorrow , you too would seek to keep the promise [i] [have] [made] . 
1 " 2 ah
2 ah 3 ,
3 , 4 dear
4 dear 6 !
6 ! 7 if
7 if 8 you
8 you 9 had
9 had 10 seen
10 seen 11 her
11 her 12 sorrow
12 sorrow 13 ,
13 , 14 you
14 you 15 too
15 too 16 would
16 would 17 seek
17 seek 18 to
18 to 19 keep
19 keep 20 the
20 the 21 promise
21 promise 25 .

" [i] cannot [show] [the] [path] , for it is through the air . 
1 " 3 cannot
3 cannot 7 ,
7 , 8 for
8 for 9 it
9 it 10 is
10 is 11 through
11 through 12 the
12 the 13 air
13 air 14 .

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
2 here 3 with
3 with 4 us
4 us 5 in
5 in 6 your
6 your 7 own
7 own 8 pleasant
8 pleasant 9 home
9 home 10 ,
10 , 11 and
11 and 12 think
12 think 13 no
13 no 14 more
14 more 15 of
15 of 16 this
16 this 17 ,
17 , 18 for
18 for 23 you
23 you 25 .
25 . 26 "

" do you not know that [spring] [is] [coming] ? 
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 you
3 you 4 not
4 not 5 know
5 know 6 that
6 that 10 ?

" and [shall] [i] see her , [violet] [,] as she journeys over the earth ? " [asked] [ripple] [again] [.] 
1 " 2 and
2 and 5 see
5 see 6 her
6 her 7 ,
7 , 10 as
10 as 11 she
11 she 12 journeys
12 journeys 13 over
13 over 14 the
14 the 15 earth
15 earth 16 ?
16 ? 17 "

farewell [,] [little] [spirit] ! 
1 farewell 5 !

i would gladly do more , but voices are calling me far and wide , and [i] [cannot] [stay] [.] " 
1 i 2 would
2 would 3 gladly
3 gladly 4 do
4 do 5 more
5 more 6 ,
6 , 7 but
7 but 8 voices
8 voices 9 are
9 are 10 calling
10 calling 11 me
11 me 12 far
12 far 13 and
13 and 14 wide
14 wide 15 ,
15 , 16 and
16 and 21 "

" [now] [i] [must] [seek] for [summer] , " said [ripple] , as she sailed slowly through the sunny sky . 
1 " 6 for
6 for 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 12 ,
12 , 13 as
13 as 14 she
14 she 15 sailed
15 sailed 16 slowly
16 slowly 17 through
17 through 18 the
18 the 19 sunny
19 sunny 20 sky
20 sky 21 .

then [ripple] [told] [her] [tale] , and asked where she should [go] [;] [but] [summer] [answered] [,] 
1 then 6 ,
6 , 7 and
7 and 8 asked
8 asked 9 where
9 where 10 she
10 she 11 should

take this sunbeam from my crown ; it will cheer and brighten the most gloomy path through which you pass . 
1 take 2 this
2 this 3 sunbeam
3 sunbeam 4 from
4 from 5 my
5 my 6 crown
6 crown 7 ;
7 ; 8 it
8 it 9 will
9 will 10 cheer
10 cheer 11 and
11 and 12 brighten
12 brighten 13 the
13 the 14 most
14 most 15 gloomy
15 gloomy 16 path
16 path 17 through
17 through 18 which
18 which 19 you
19 you 20 pass
20 pass 21 .

farewell ! 
1 farewell 2 !

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
4 tidings 5 of
5 of 6 you
6 you 7 to
7 to 8 the
8 the 9 watcher
9 watcher 10 by
10 by 11 the
11 the 12 sea
12 sea 13 ,
13 , 14 if
14 if 15 in
15 in 16 my
16 my 17 journey
17 journey 18 round
18 round 19 the
19 the 20 world
20 world 25 .
25 . 26 "

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 5 her
5 her 6 the
6 the 7 sunbeam
7 sunbeam 8 ,
8 , 9 passed
9 passed 10 away
10 away 11 over
11 over 12 the
12 the 13 distant
13 distant 14 hills
14 hills 15 ,
15 , 16 leaving
16 leaving 17 all
17 all 18 green
18 green 19 and
19 and 20 bright
20 bright 21 behind
21 behind 22 her
22 her 23 .

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 3 carry
3 carry 4 comfort
4 comfort 5 to
5 to 6 the
6 the 7 patient
7 patient 8 woman
8 woman 9 ,
9 , 10 as
10 as 11 my
11 my 12 sisters
12 sisters 13 have
13 have 14 already
14 already 15 done
15 done 16 ,
16 , 17 and
17 and 18 tell
18 tell 19 her
19 her 20 you
20 you 21 are
21 are 22 faithful
22 faithful 23 still
23 still 24 .
24 . 25 "

" what do you seek with me , fair [little] [spirit] , that you come so bravely here amid my ice and snow ? 
1 " 2 what
2 what 3 do
3 do 4 you
4 you 5 seek
5 seek 6 with
6 with 7 me
7 me 8 ,
8 , 9 fair
9 fair 12 ,
12 , 13 that
13 that 14 you
14 you 15 come
15 come 16 so
16 so 17 bravely
17 bravely 18 here
18 here 19 amid
19 amid 20 my
20 my 21 ice
21 ice 22 and
22 and 23 snow
23 snow 24 ?

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 7 had
7 had 8 come
8 come 9 ,
9 , 10 he
10 he 11 pointed
11 pointed 12 upward
12 upward 13 ,
13 , 14 where
14 where 15 the
15 the 16 sunlight
16 sunlight 17 dimly
17 dimly 18 shone
18 shone 19 through
19 through 20 the
20 the 21 heavy
21 heavy 22 clouds
22 clouds 23 ,
23 , 24 saying
24 saying 25 ,

come back with me , and do not go this dangerous journey to the sky . 
1 come 2 back
2 back 3 with
3 with 4 me
4 me 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 do
7 do 8 not
8 not 9 go
9 go 10 this
10 this 11 dangerous
11 dangerous 12 journey
12 journey 13 to
13 to 14 the
14 the 15 sky
15 sky 16 .

i 'll gladly bear you home again , if you will come . " 
1 i 2 'll
2 'll 3 gladly
3 gladly 4 bear
4 bear 5 you
5 you 6 home
6 home 7 again
7 again 8 ,
8 , 9 if
9 if 10 you
10 you 11 will
11 will 12 come
12 come 13 .
13 . 14 "

but [ripple] [said] , " [i] [cannot] [turn] [back] now , [when] [i] [am] [nearly] there . 
1 but 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 10 now
10 now 11 ,
11 , 16 there
16 there 17 .

so [farewell] , [winter] [!] 
1 so 3 ,

speak to her gently , and tell her to hope still , [for] [i] [shall] [surely] [come] [.] " 
1 speak 2 to
2 to 3 her
3 her 4 gently
4 gently 5 ,
5 , 6 and
6 and 7 tell
7 tell 8 her
8 her 9 to
9 to 10 hope
10 hope 11 still
11 still 12 ,
12 , 19 "

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

may good angels watch above you ! 
1 may 2 good
2 good 3 angels
3 angels 4 watch
4 watch 5 above
5 above 6 you
6 you 7 !

so farewell to the pleasant earth , until we come again . 
1 so 2 farewell
2 farewell 3 to
3 to 4 the
4 the 5 pleasant
5 pleasant 6 earth
6 earth 7 ,
7 , 8 until
8 until 9 we
9 we 10 come
10 come 11 again
11 again 12 .

and now away , up to the sun ! " 
1 and 2 now
2 now 3 away
3 away 4 ,
4 , 5 up
5 up 6 to
6 to 7 the
7 the 8 sun
8 sun 9 !
9 ! 10 "

so hasten on , good [breeze] , and bring me quickly to my journey 's end . " 
1 so 2 hasten
2 hasten 3 on
3 on 4 ,
4 , 5 good
5 good 7 ,
7 , 8 and
8 and 9 bring
9 bring 10 me
10 me 11 quickly
11 quickly 12 to
12 to 13 my
13 my 14 journey
14 journey 15 's
15 's 16 end
16 end 17 .
17 . 18 "

" [the] [fire-spirits] [surely] must be there , and [i] [must] [stay] no longer here , " said [ripple] . 
1 " 5 must
5 must 6 be
6 be 7 there
7 there 8 ,
8 , 9 and
9 and 13 no
13 no 14 longer
14 longer 15 here
15 here 16 ,
16 , 17 "
17 " 18 said
18 said 20 .

" take me to [your] [queen] [,] [that] [i] [may] tell her [why] [i] [am] [here] , and ask [for] what [i] [seek] . " 
1 " 2 take
2 take 3 me
3 me 4 to
4 to 11 tell
11 tell 12 her
12 her 17 ,
17 , 18 and
18 and 19 ask
19 ask 21 what
21 what 24 .
24 . 25 "

as thus she spoke [,] [the] [queen] [,] [who] [had] [spied] [out] [a] [chain] of [jewels] [ripple] [wore] [upon] her neck , replied , 
1 as 2 thus
2 thus 3 she
3 she 4 spoke
4 spoke 15 of
15 of 20 her
20 her 21 neck
21 neck 22 ,
22 , 23 replied
23 replied 24 ,

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 5 me
5 me 6 for
6 for 7 what
7 what 13 ?
13 ? 14 "

then , bidding her remember all she had promised them , they led her to the golden arch , and said farewell . 
1 then 2 ,
2 , 3 bidding
3 bidding 4 her
4 her 5 remember
5 remember 6 all
6 all 7 she
7 she 8 had
8 had 9 promised
9 promised 10 them
10 them 11 ,
11 , 12 they
12 they 13 led
13 led 14 her
14 her 15 to
15 to 16 the
16 the 17 golden
17 golden 18 arch
18 arch 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 said
21 said 22 farewell
22 farewell 23 .

" now come , " said they , " and finish the good work you have so bravely carried on . " 
1 " 2 now
2 now 3 come
3 come 4 ,
4 , 5 "
5 " 6 said
6 said 7 they
7 they 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 and
10 and 11 finish
11 finish 12 the
12 the 13 good
13 good 14 work
14 work 15 you
15 you 16 have
16 have 17 so
17 so 18 bravely
18 bravely 19 carried
19 carried 20 on
20 on 21 .
21 . 22 "

so to the quiet tomb they went , where , like a marble image , cold and still , the little child was lying . 
1 so 2 to
2 to 3 the
3 the 4 quiet
4 quiet 5 tomb
5 tomb 6 they
6 they 7 went
7 went 8 ,
8 , 9 where
9 where 10 ,
10 , 11 like
11 like 12 a
12 a 13 marble
13 marble 14 image
14 image 15 ,
15 , 16 cold
16 cold 17 and
17 and 18 still
18 still 19 ,
19 , 20 the
20 the 21 little
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
2 now 3 another
3 another 4 task
4 task 5 was
5 was 6 to
6 to 7 be
7 be 8 done
8 done 9 ;
9 ; 10 her
10 her 11 promise
11 promise 12 to
12 to 16 be
16 be 17 kept
17 kept 18 .

" do not keep me prisoner here . 
1 " 2 do
2 do 3 not
3 not 4 keep
4 keep 5 me
5 me 6 prisoner
6 prisoner 7 here
7 here 8 .

if we may but have this , all will be well , and you are once more free . " 
1 if 2 we
2 we 3 may
3 may 4 but
4 but 5 have
5 have 6 this
6 this 7 ,
7 , 8 all
8 all 9 will
9 will 10 be
10 be 11 well
11 well 12 ,
12 , 13 and
13 and 14 you
14 you 15 are
15 are 16 once
16 once 17 more
17 more 18 free
18 free 19 .
19 . 20 "

come out with us , " [the] [spirits] said , " and see the bright path we have made for you . " 
1 come 2 out
2 out 3 with
3 with 4 us
4 us 5 ,
5 , 6 "
6 " 9 said
9 said 10 ,
10 , 11 "
11 " 12 and
12 and 13 see
13 see 14 the
14 the 15 bright
15 bright 16 path
16 path 17 we
17 we 18 have
18 have 19 made
19 made 20 for
20 for 21 you
21 you 22 .
22 . 23 "

" this is indeed a pleasant road , " said [ripple] . 
1 " 2 this
2 this 3 is
3 is 4 indeed
4 indeed 5 a
5 a 6 pleasant
6 pleasant 7 road
7 road 8 ,
8 , 9 "
9 " 10 said
10 said 12 .

" thank you , [friendly] [spirits] [,] for your care ; and now farewell . 
1 " 2 thank
2 thank 3 you
3 you 4 ,
4 , 8 for
8 for 9 your
9 your 10 care
10 care 11 ;
11 ; 12 and
12 and 13 now
13 now 14 farewell
14 farewell 15 .

i would gladly stay yet longer , but we cannot dwell together , and [i] [am] [longing] [sadly] for my own cool home . 
1 i 2 would
2 would 3 gladly
3 gladly 4 stay
4 stay 5 yet
5 yet 6 longer
6 longer 7 ,
7 , 8 but
8 but 9 we
9 we 10 cannot
10 cannot 11 dwell
11 dwell 12 together
12 together 13 ,
13 , 14 and
14 and 19 for
19 for 20 my
20 my 21 own
21 own 22 cool
22 cool 23 home
23 home 24 .

then down along the shining pathway spread before her , [the] [happy] [little] [spirit] [glided] to the sea . 
1 then 2 down
2 down 3 along
3 along 4 the
4 the 5 shining
5 shining 6 pathway
6 pathway 7 spread
7 spread 8 before
8 before 9 her
9 her 10 ,
10 , 16 to
16 to 17 the
17 the 18 sea
18 sea 19 .

and now , [dear] [trip] [,] call them from the lake , for the moon is sinking fast , and we must hasten home . " 
1 and 2 now
2 now 3 ,
3 , 7 call
7 call 8 them
8 them 9 from
9 from 10 the
10 the 11 lake
11 lake 12 ,
12 , 13 for
13 for 14 the
14 the 15 moon
15 moon 16 is
16 is 17 sinking
17 sinking 18 fast
18 fast 19 ,
19 , 20 and
20 and 21 we
21 we 22 must
22 must 23 hasten
23 hasten 24 home
24 home 25 .
25 . 26 "

[fairy] [song] [.] 

the night-wind rocks the sleeping flowers , [and] [sings] [to] [them] [,] [soft] and [low] [.] 
1 the 2 night-wind
2 night-wind 3 rocks
3 rocks 4 the
4 the 5 sleeping
5 sleeping 6 flowers
6 flowers 7 ,
7 , 14 and

the early birds erelong will wake : ' [t] is [time] [for] [the] [elves] to go . 
1 the 2 early
2 early 3 birds
3 birds 4 erelong
4 erelong 5 will
5 will 6 wake
6 wake 7 :
7 : 8 '
8 ' 10 is
10 is 15 to
15 to 16 go
16 go 17 .

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 2 though
2 though 3 unseen
3 unseen 4 on
4 on 5 earth
5 earth 25 .

now spread each wing , for the eastern sky [with] [sunlight] [soon] [will] [glow] . 
1 now 2 spread
2 spread 3 each
3 each 4 wing
4 wing 5 ,
5 , 6 for
6 for 7 the
7 the 8 eastern
8 eastern 9 sky
9 sky 15 .

the morning star shall light us home : farewell ! [for] [the] [elves] [must] [go] [.] 
1 the 2 morning
2 morning 3 star
3 star 4 shall
4 shall 5 light
5 light 6 us
6 us 7 home
7 home 8 :
8 : 9 farewell
9 farewell 10 !

[end] [of] [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [flower] [fables] [,] [by] [louisa] [may] [alcott]