[produced] [by] [john] [hamm] [and] [miriam] [bobkoff] [.] [html] [version] [by] [al] [haines] [.] [flower] [fables] [by] [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 3 @date@ 2 , 3 @date@ 3 @date@ 4 , 3 @date@ 5 @number@ [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 4 smile 2 a 4 smile 4 smile 13 . " [as] [i] [was] [painting] [the] [bright] [petals] of [a] [blue] [bell] [,] it told me [this] [tale] . " 1 " 14 it 1 " 20 " 9 of 14 it 15 told 16 me 16 me 20 " 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 12 why 12 why 18 ? 13 are 15 all 13 are 18 ? i have [scarce] seen [a] [happy] [face] [since] my [return] [from] [rose] [land] [;] dear friend , what [means] [it] ? " 1 i 2 have 1 i 9 my 2 have 4 seen 9 my 15 dear 15 dear 16 friend 15 dear 17 , 15 dear 18 what 18 what 21 ? 21 ? 22 " " [i] will tell you , " replied [little] [violet] [,] the [tears] [gathering] [in] [her] [soft] [eyes] . 1 " 8 replied 3 will 4 tell 4 tell 5 you 5 you 6 , 6 , 8 replied 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 12 the 8 replied 19 . [thus] [have] [we] [striven] [,] [and] [in] [vain] [;] [and] [this] [night] [our] [queen] [holds] [council] [for] [the] [last] [time] [.] but [,] [dear] [sisters] [,] [see] [you] not [how] [high] the sun is getting [?] 1 but 8 not 1 but 11 the 11 the 12 sun 12 sun 14 getting 13 is 14 getting so [,] [gathering] [a] [tiny] [mushroom] [for] [a] [parasol] [,] she [flew] [away] [;] [daisy] [soon] [followed] [,] [and] [violet] [was] left alone . 1 so 11 she 11 she 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 2 length 7 amid 4 rose 6 and 4 rose 7 amid 5 , 6 and 7 amid 8 the 7 amid 9 deep 7 amid 10 silence 7 amid 11 spoke 7 amid 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 1 what 5 earth 3 the 4 green 4 green 5 earth 5 earth 6 be 5 earth 10 flowers 7 without 8 its 8 its 10 flowers 9 lovely 10 flowers 10 flowers 12 and 10 flowers 15 lonely 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 what 14 a 15 lonely 15 lonely 16 home 15 lonely 19 ! 17 for 18 us 18 us 19 ! their beauty fills our hearts with brightness , and their love with tender thoughts . 1 their 7 brightness 2 beauty 3 fills 3 fills 5 hearts 3 fills 6 with 3 fills 7 brightness 4 our 5 hearts 7 brightness 10 their 7 brightness 11 love 7 brightness 13 tender 7 brightness 15 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 their 11 love 12 with 13 tender 14 thoughts ought we [then] to [leave] [them] [to] [die] [uncared] [for] [and] [alone] [?] 1 ought 4 to 2 we 4 to they give to us their all ; ought we not to toil unceasingly , that they may bloom in peace within their quiet homes ? 1 they 4 us 1 they 5 their 2 give 3 to 2 give 4 us 5 their 18 bloom 6 all 18 bloom 7 ; 13 unceasingly 8 ought 13 unceasingly 9 we 13 unceasingly 10 not 13 unceasingly 11 to 13 unceasingly 12 toil 13 unceasingly 13 unceasingly 14 , 13 unceasingly 15 that 13 unceasingly 16 they 13 unceasingly 17 may 13 unceasingly 18 bloom 18 bloom 24 homes 18 bloom 25 ? 19 in 20 peace 20 peace 24 homes 21 within 24 homes 22 their 24 homes 23 quiet 24 homes how then may we keep our frail blossoms from his cruel spirits ? 1 how 7 frail 1 how 13 ? 2 then 7 frail 3 may 7 frail 4 we 5 keep 5 keep 7 frail 6 our 7 frail 7 frail 8 blossoms 7 frail 9 from 7 frail 11 cruel 7 frail 12 spirits 9 from 10 his who will give us counsel ? 1 who 5 counsel 1 who 6 ? 2 will 3 give 3 give 4 us 3 give 5 counsel who will be our messenger for the last time ? 1 who 5 messenger 1 who 10 ? 2 will 3 be 2 will 4 our 4 our 5 messenger 5 messenger 6 for 5 messenger 7 the 5 messenger 8 last 8 last 9 time speak , my subjects . " 1 speak 2 , 1 speak 4 subjects 3 my 4 subjects 4 subjects 5 . 5 . 6 " long and eagerly they spoke , and their soft voices rose high . 1 long 2 and 1 long 13 . 3 eagerly 4 they 3 eagerly 5 spoke 3 eagerly 13 . 5 spoke 10 voices 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 their 8 their 10 voices 9 soft 10 voices 10 voices 11 rose 10 voices 12 high 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 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 20 the 15 , 20 the 17 in 20 the every [fairy] [wand] [glistened] [in] [the] [air] [,] [as] [with] [silvery] [voices] [they] [cried] , ["] [love] [and] little [violet] [.] ["] 1 every 19 little 15 , 19 little then high above , on shining wings , soared a little form . 1 then 9 soared 2 high 3 above 3 above 9 soared 4 , 9 soared 5 on 9 soared 6 shining 9 soared 7 wings 9 soared 8 , 9 soared 9 soared 11 little 9 soared 12 form 10 a 11 little 12 form 13 . then [far] [below] she [saw] the [frost-king] ['s] [home] [.] 1 then 4 she 1 then 6 the pillars of hard , gray ice supported the high , arched roof , hung with crystal icicles . 1 pillars 2 of 1 pillars 3 hard 1 pillars 5 gray 1 pillars 7 supported 3 hard 4 , 6 ice 7 supported 7 supported 11 arched 7 supported 18 . 8 the 11 arched 9 high 11 arched 10 , 11 arched 11 arched 17 icicles 12 roof 17 icicles 13 , 17 icicles 14 hung 17 icicles 15 with 17 icicles 16 crystal 17 icicles with [a] [beating] [heart] [violet] [folded] her [fading] [wreath] more [closely] [to] [her] [breast] , and [with] [weary] [wings] [flew] [onward] [to] the [dreary] palace . 1 with 7 her 7 her 16 and 10 more 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 23 the 23 the 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 5 telling 2 she 3 answered 3 answered 4 , 3 answered 5 telling 5 telling 10 beseeching 6 them 10 beseeching 7 her 10 beseeching 8 errand 9 , 8 errand 10 beseeching 10 beseeching 11 them 10 beseeching 12 to 10 beseeching 13 let 10 beseeching 14 her 10 beseeching 15 pass 10 beseeching 16 ere 16 ere 17 the 16 ere 20 blighted 18 cold 20 blighted 19 wind 20 blighted 20 blighted 21 her 20 blighted 22 frail 20 blighted 24 . 22 frail 23 blossoms then they flung wide the doors , and she passed in . 1 then 3 flung 2 they 3 flung 3 flung 6 doors 4 wide 6 doors 5 the 6 doors 6 doors 8 and 6 doors 10 passed 6 doors 11 in 6 doors 12 . 7 , 8 and 9 she 10 passed cast by your icy crown and sceptre , and let the sunlight of love fall softly on your heart . 1 cast 7 sceptre 2 by 7 sceptre 3 your 7 sceptre 4 icy 7 sceptre 5 crown 7 sceptre 6 and 7 sceptre 7 sceptre 8 , 7 sceptre 10 let 7 sceptre 12 sunlight 7 sceptre 17 on 7 sceptre 20 . 8 , 9 and 11 the 12 sunlight 12 sunlight 14 love 12 sunlight 15 fall 12 sunlight 16 softly 13 of 14 love 17 on 18 your 18 your 19 heart but he drew the dark mantle closer over his breast and answered coldly , 1 but 7 closer 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 7 closer 4 the 6 mantle 5 dark 6 mantle 6 mantle 7 closer 7 closer 13 coldly 8 over 10 breast 9 his 10 breast 10 breast 11 and 10 breast 13 coldly 12 answered 13 coldly 13 coldly 14 , " [i] [cannot] [grant] [your] [prayer] , [little] [fairy] ; it is my [will] [the] [flowers] [should] [die] [.] 1 " 7 , 1 " 12 is 10 ; 11 it 11 it 12 is 12 is 13 my go back to your [queen] , and tell her [that] [i] [cannot] [yield] my power [to] [please] [these] [foolish] [flowers] . " 1 go 2 back 1 go 22 " 2 back 3 to 3 to 4 your 3 to 8 tell 4 your 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 tell 9 her 14 my 15 power 15 power 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 5 sat 2 all 3 alone 3 alone 5 sat 4 she 5 sat 5 sat 21 wept 6 , 7 and 7 and 21 wept 8 sad 9 thoughts 9 thoughts 10 of 9 thoughts 12 happy 9 thoughts 14 came 10 of 11 her 12 happy 13 home 14 came 15 back 14 came 16 to 14 came 21 wept 17 her 21 wept 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 wept 20 she 21 wept 21 wept 22 bitterly 22 bitterly 23 . then she wept no longer , but patiently awaited what might come . 1 then 3 wept 2 she 3 wept 3 wept 9 awaited 4 no 5 longer 5 longer 9 awaited 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 patiently 8 patiently 9 awaited 9 awaited 10 what 9 awaited 11 might 9 awaited 12 come 9 awaited 13 . " and you too , " said she , " shall spin for me , and [i] will give you better food than helpless insects . 1 " 3 you 2 and 3 you 3 you 11 shall 4 too 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 6 " 11 shall 7 said 8 she 7 said 9 , 10 " 11 shall 11 shall 12 spin 11 shall 19 give 12 spin 13 for 12 spin 16 and 13 for 14 me 15 , 16 and 18 will 19 give 19 give 20 you 19 give 25 insects 19 give 26 . 21 better 25 insects 22 food 25 insects 23 than 25 insects 24 helpless 25 insects soon they came hastening back , and prayed him to come and see how lovely the dark cell had grown . 1 soon 4 hastening 2 they 4 hastening 3 came 4 hastening 4 hastening 5 back 4 hastening 8 prayed 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 prayed 8 prayed 9 him 8 prayed 14 how 10 to 13 see 11 come 12 and 11 come 13 see 13 see 14 how 14 how 18 cell 15 lovely 18 cell 16 the 18 cell 17 dark 18 cell 18 cell 20 grown 18 cell 21 . 19 had 20 grown then the stern , cold thoughts came back again , and he harshly bid her follow him . 1 then 8 back 2 the 3 stern 3 stern 4 , 3 stern 5 cold 3 stern 6 thoughts 3 stern 8 back 7 came 8 back 8 back 13 harshly 9 again 13 harshly 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 harshly 12 he 13 harshly 13 harshly 14 bid 13 harshly 16 follow 13 harshly 18 . 14 bid 15 her 16 follow 17 him 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 4 farewell 7 little 4 farewell 8 friends 4 farewell 9 she 4 farewell 10 followed 5 to 6 her 10 followed 11 him 10 followed 13 and 10 followed 16 throne 12 , 13 and 14 before 16 throne 15 the 16 throne 16 throne 17 awaited 17 awaited 18 his 17 awaited 19 command 17 awaited 20 . " [little] [fairy] , [i] [offer] you two things , and you may choose between them . 1 " 4 , 1 " 7 you 7 you 13 may 8 two 9 things 9 things 13 may 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 may 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 1 will 3 do 3 do 5 ? 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 3 ! 2 no 3 ! 3 ! 26 " 10 in 14 , 10 in 17 the 17 the 19 of 19 of 25 . 25 . 26 " " then [listen] , " said [the] [king] , " to [the] [task] [i] give you . 1 " 2 then 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 , 6 said 17 . 9 , 10 " 10 " 16 you 11 to 15 give 15 give 16 you then [out] [into] [the] [gardens] [went] [violet] [with] [a] [heavy] [heart] [;] [for] she had [toiled] so long [,] [her] [strength] [was] [nearly] [gone] . 1 then 14 she 14 she 15 had 15 had 18 long 17 so 18 long 18 long 25 . so he wandered through his dreary palace , wondering how he had been content to live before without sunlight and love . 1 so 3 wandered 2 he 3 wandered 3 wandered 4 through 3 wandered 6 dreary 5 his 6 dreary 6 dreary 7 palace 6 dreary 9 wondering 6 dreary 19 sunlight 8 , 9 wondering 9 wondering 10 how 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 content 14 content 19 sunlight 15 to 16 live 16 live 18 without 16 live 19 sunlight 17 before 18 without 19 sunlight 20 and 19 sunlight 21 love 19 sunlight 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 15 strove 3 watched 4 over 3 watched 5 every 3 watched 6 bird 3 watched 7 and 7 and 15 strove 8 blossom 9 which 9 which 15 strove 10 she 12 loved 11 had 12 loved 12 loved 15 strove 13 , 15 strove 14 and 15 strove 15 strove 16 to 15 strove 18 like 15 strove 19 her 15 strove 20 in 15 strove 21 kindly 16 to 17 be 21 kindly 24 deeds 21 kindly 25 . 22 words 24 deeds 23 and 24 deeds they wore cypress wreaths , and spoke of her as one whom they should never see again . 1 they 4 wreaths 2 wore 4 wreaths 3 cypress 4 wreaths 4 wreaths 6 and 4 wreaths 7 spoke 4 wreaths 8 of 4 wreaths 9 her 4 wreaths 10 as 4 wreaths 11 one 5 , 6 and 11 one 12 whom 12 whom 13 they 12 whom 14 should 14 should 15 never 14 should 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 1 when 20 home 6 they 7 would 7 would 8 come 8 come 17 and 9 , 10 he 9 , 17 and 20 home 21 . soon [through] the [air] [came] [many-colored] [troops] [of] [elves] [.] 1 soon 3 the 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 4 , 4 , 13 and 13 and 24 her 24 her 26 . flowering vines folded their soft leaves around the trees , making green pillars of their rough trunks . 1 flowering 2 vines 1 flowering 3 folded 1 flowering 4 their 1 flowering 5 soft 1 flowering 6 leaves 6 leaves 17 trunks 7 around 13 pillars 8 the 9 trees 9 trees 13 pillars 10 , 13 pillars 11 making 13 pillars 12 green 13 pillars 13 pillars 14 of 13 pillars 17 trunks 15 their 17 trunks 16 rough 17 trunks 17 trunks 18 . soon [through] [the] [long] [aisles] [came] [violet] , [flowers] and [green] [leaves] [rustling] as [she] [passed] [.] 1 soon 14 as 8 , 10 and 8 , 14 as you must now decide . 1 you 2 must 2 must 3 now 2 must 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 14 your 2 you 17 ? 7 , 8 and 7 , 13 for 13 for 14 your will you possess unfading peace and joy , and the grateful love of all the green earth 's fragrant children ? 1 will 4 unfading 2 you 4 unfading 3 possess 4 unfading 4 unfading 5 peace 4 unfading 6 and 4 unfading 7 joy 7 joy 9 and 7 joy 10 the 7 joy 11 grateful 8 , 9 and 11 grateful 12 love 11 grateful 17 earth 13 of 17 earth 14 all 16 green 15 the 16 green 16 green 17 earth 17 earth 18 's 17 earth 19 fragrant 17 earth 21 ? 19 fragrant 20 children then take this crown of flowers . 1 then 2 take 2 take 4 crown 3 this 4 crown 4 crown 6 flowers 5 of 6 flowers 6 flowers 7 . both are before you . 1 both 2 are 2 are 4 you 2 are 5 . 3 before 4 you [choose] [.] ["] kind thought came thronging to his mind , and he turned to look at the two palaces . 1 kind 4 thronging 2 thought 4 thronging 3 came 4 thronging 4 thronging 5 to 4 thronging 6 his 4 thronging 7 mind 4 thronging 8 , 4 thronging 9 and 4 thronging 10 he 4 thronging 12 to 10 he 11 turned 12 to 17 palaces 13 look 14 at 13 look 17 palaces 14 at 15 the 16 two 17 palaces 17 palaces 18 . [grant] [the] [little] [fairy] ['s] [prayer] [;] [and] [let] [her] [go] [back] [to] [her] [own] [dear] [home] [.] she has [taught] [us] [that] [love] [is] [mightier] [than] [fear] [.] 1 she 2 has [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] [.] [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 14 was 14 was 15 the [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 13 faint 4 wondering 5 where 4 wondering 7 waters 6 the 7 waters 7 waters 8 went 7 waters 13 faint 9 , 10 she 10 she 11 heard 11 heard 13 faint 12 a 13 faint 13 faint 21 music 14 , 20 far-off 15 low 20 far-off 16 sound 20 far-off 17 , 20 far-off 18 as 20 far-off 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 4 was 3 it 4 was 4 was 13 stirring 5 the 6 wind 6 wind 13 stirring 7 , 13 stirring 8 but 9 not 9 not 13 stirring 10 a 11 leaf 11 leaf 13 stirring 12 was 13 stirring 13 stirring 19 rippling 13 stirring 26 . 14 , 15 and 14 , 19 rippling 16 soon 19 rippling 17 through 18 the 17 through 19 rippling 19 rippling 20 water 19 rippling 21 came 19 rippling 23 strange 19 rippling 24 little 19 rippling 25 boat 22 a 23 strange " [gladly] [would] [i] [go] with you , dear [fairies] , " said [eva] , " but [i] [cannot] [sail] in [your] [little] [boat] . 1 " 7 you 1 " 13 said 6 with 7 you 8 , 9 dear 9 dear 11 , 11 , 13 said 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 , 13 said 25 . 15 , 16 " 15 , 17 but 17 but 21 in 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 1 i 6 my 2 can 3 hold 2 can 4 you 6 my 8 , 8 , 26 " 9 and 10 could 10 could 11 not 11 not 23 so 23 so 25 . 25 . 26 " you cannot hurt us now . 1 you 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 hurt 2 cannot 5 now 4 us 5 now 5 now 6 . look in the water and see what we have done . " 1 look 4 water 1 look 6 see 2 in 4 water 3 the 4 water 4 water 5 and 6 see 7 what 7 what 10 done 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] [.] but the [fairies] took each a hand , and flew lightly over the stream . 1 but 2 the 2 the 14 stream 4 took 7 hand 5 each 7 hand 6 a 7 hand 7 hand 11 lightly 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 flew 10 flew 11 lightly 11 lightly 12 over 11 lightly 14 stream 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 20 of 20 of 23 the 23 the 25 stranger 25 stranger 26 . " now must we go home , " said [the] [queen] , " and you shall go with us [,] [little] [one] . " 1 " 9 said 2 now 3 must 2 now 4 we 4 we 5 go 5 go 6 home 6 home 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 , 9 said 23 . 12 , 13 " 13 " 15 you 14 and 15 you 15 you 16 shall 16 shall 17 go 17 go 18 with 18 with 19 us 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 5 still 5 still 6 , 5 still 20 . they [led] [eva] to [a] [bed] [of] [pure] [white] [leaves] [,] [above] [which] [drooped] [the] [fragrant] [petals] [of] [a] [crimson] [rose] [.] 1 they 4 to come , we will show you what [we] do . ["] 1 come 2 , 1 come 5 show 3 we 4 will 4 will 5 show 5 show 6 you 5 show 7 what 7 what 9 do 9 do 10 . they [led] [her] to [a] [lovely] [room] [,] [through] [whose] [walls] [of] [deep] [green] [leaves] [the] [light] [stole] [softly] [in] [.] 1 they 4 to then she went to the insects ; first to a little fly who lay in a flower-leaf cradle . 1 then 6 insects 2 she 3 went 3 went 4 to 3 went 5 the 3 went 6 insects 6 insects 7 ; 6 insects 8 first 6 insects 9 to 6 insects 11 little 6 insects 12 fly 10 a 11 little 12 fly 17 flower-leaf 13 who 17 flower-leaf 14 lay 17 flower-leaf 15 in 17 flower-leaf 16 a 17 flower-leaf 17 flower-leaf 18 cradle 17 flower-leaf 19 . " do you [suffer] [much] , [dear] [gauzy-wing] ? " asked the [fairy] . 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 9 ? 3 you 6 , 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 asked 11 asked 12 the 11 asked 14 . " [i] [will] [bind] [up] [your] poor [little] [leg] , and [zephyr] [shall] [rock] you to sleep . " 1 " 7 poor 1 " 10 , 10 , 19 " 11 and 15 you 15 you 19 " 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 7 saw yet he seemed to find no rest , and murmured of the pain he was doomed to bear . 1 yet 2 he 1 yet 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 to 3 seemed 16 doomed 4 to 5 find 6 no 7 rest 7 rest 10 murmured 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 murmured 10 murmured 16 doomed 11 of 12 the 11 of 13 pain 13 pain 16 doomed 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 doomed 16 doomed 17 to 16 doomed 18 bear 18 bear 19 . [uncared] [for] [and] [forgotten] [,] [i] [must] [stay] [here] [among] [these] [poor] [things] [who] [think] [only] [of] [themselves] [.] 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 24 " 5 , 6 and 5 , 24 " 6 and 8 up 9 my 11 , 11 , 24 " 16 more 17 useful 16 more 18 than 18 than 23 . 23 . 24 " then [said] [the] [fairy] , [while] [she] [bathed] the [broken] [wing] [,] 1 then 5 , 1 then 9 the " [love-blossom] , you should not [murmur] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 should 5 should 6 not 6 not 8 . we may find happiness in seeking to be patient even while we suffer . 1 we 13 suffer 2 may 13 suffer 3 find 6 seeking 4 happiness 5 in 4 happiness 6 seeking 6 seeking 9 patient 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 patient 9 patient 10 even 9 patient 13 suffer 11 while 13 suffer 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 , 20 " 12 you 13 will 12 you 20 " 13 will 14 be 16 and 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 7 , 14 " 8 and 9 see 13 . 14 " [beneath] [green] [arches] [,] [bright] [with] [birds] [and] [flowers] [,] [beside] [singing] [waves] [,] [went] [eva] [into] [a] [lofty] [hall] [.] now , [eglantine] , what have [you] to tell us [of] your [rosy] [namesakes] [on] [the] [earth] ? " 1 now 2 , 1 now 4 , 4 , 19 " 5 what 6 have 5 what 18 ? 6 have 8 to 8 to 9 tell 9 tell 10 us 12 your 18 ? 18 ? 19 " " over hill and valley they are blooming fresh and fair as summer sun and dew can make them . 1 " 16 dew 2 over 3 hill 3 hill 4 and 3 hill 8 blooming 5 valley 8 blooming 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 blooming 8 blooming 9 fresh 9 fresh 10 and 9 fresh 16 dew 11 fair 16 dew 12 as 16 dew 13 summer 16 dew 14 sun 16 dew 15 and 16 dew 16 dew 18 make 16 dew 19 them 17 can 18 make 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 2 would 17 go 3 yield 4 neither 3 yield 5 dew 3 yield 16 me 5 dew 6 nor 5 dew 7 honey 5 dew 9 but 5 dew 10 proudly 7 honey 8 , 10 proudly 11 closed 10 proudly 15 bid 12 their 13 leaves 13 leaves 14 and 13 leaves 15 bid 17 go 19 " 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 2 once 6 proud 3 again 5 the 4 to 5 the 6 proud 7 flowers 7 flowers 9 and 7 flowers 11 them 8 , 9 and 10 tell 11 them 11 them 13 they 11 them 24 fairer 12 when 13 they 13 they 14 are 15 queen 24 fairer 16 of 19 hearts 17 their 18 own 17 their 19 hearts 19 hearts 20 they 19 hearts 24 fairer 21 will 24 fairer 22 ask 24 fairer 23 no 24 fairer 24 fairer 25 kingdom 24 fairer 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 5 they 5 they 6 had 6 had 7 done 7 done 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 some 14 some 20 of " four , " replied the little one . 1 " 5 replied 2 four 3 , 3 , 5 replied 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 6 the 5 replied 9 . 6 the 7 little 7 little 8 one " [seven] , " [sang] [the] [gay] [little] [elf] [.] 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " " [twelve] , " said the [fairy] [child] . 1 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 9 . " [primrose] , where [lies] [violet] [island] ? " 1 " 3 , 3 , 9 " 4 where 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " [in] the [lake] of [ripples] . " 1 " 8 " 3 the 5 of 5 of 7 . 7 . 8 " " [lilla] , you may [bound] [rose] [land] . ["] 1 " 3 , 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 may 5 may 9 . " you have stayed long [enough] , " said [the] [elves] [at] [length] , " we have many things to show you . 1 " 2 you 1 " 7 , 2 you 3 have 3 have 4 stayed 4 stayed 5 long 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 8 " 22 you 9 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 we 16 we 17 have 17 have 18 many 18 many 19 things 20 to 21 show 21 show 22 you 22 you 23 . come [now] and see what is our dearest work . " 1 come 3 and 1 come 4 see 1 come 11 " 4 see 5 what 5 what 6 is 6 is 8 dearest 7 our 8 dearest 8 dearest 9 work 10 . 11 " so [eva] [said] [farewell] [to] [the] [child] [elves] , [and] [hastened] with little [rose-leaf] [to] [the] [gates] [.] 1 so 9 , 9 , 12 with 12 with 13 little we must [stay] [yet] [longer] [,] [little] [eva] [,] [and] [you] [may] learn [yet] [more] . ["] 1 we 2 must 2 must 13 learn 13 learn 16 . tenderly the child fastened the drooping stem , and placed it where the one faint ray of sunlight stole into the dreary room . 1 tenderly 6 drooping 2 the 6 drooping 3 child 6 drooping 4 fastened 5 the 4 fastened 6 drooping 6 drooping 7 stem 6 drooping 9 and 6 drooping 10 placed 7 stem 8 , 10 placed 11 it 10 placed 12 where 10 placed 13 the 10 placed 14 one 10 placed 15 faint 15 faint 18 sunlight 16 ray 18 sunlight 17 of 18 sunlight 18 sunlight 19 stole 18 sunlight 22 dreary 18 sunlight 24 . 19 stole 20 into 20 into 21 the 22 dreary 23 room no sunlight could enter at the darkened eyes , and none were near to whisper gentle words , to cheer and comfort . 1 no 7 darkened 2 sunlight 7 darkened 3 could 7 darkened 4 enter 7 darkened 5 at 6 the 5 at 7 darkened 7 darkened 8 eyes 7 darkened 11 none 7 darkened 12 were 7 darkened 13 near 8 eyes 10 and 9 , 10 and 13 near 15 whisper 14 to 15 whisper 15 whisper 16 gentle 15 whisper 20 cheer 15 whisper 23 . 17 words 18 , 17 words 20 cheer 19 to 20 cheer 20 cheer 22 comfort 21 and 22 comfort [thus] [he] [dwelt] [forgotten] [and] [alone] [,] [seeking] [to] [give] [no] [joy] [to] [others] [,] [possessing] [none] [himself] [.] life [was] [dark] [and] [sad] [till] [the] [untiring] [elves] [came] [to] [his] [dreary] [home] , [bringing] [sunlight] and [love] [.] 1 life 15 , 15 , 18 and 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 9 , 9 , 20 and 20 and 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 9 the 9 the 11 wind 11 wind 15 , [sweet] [music] [sounded] [through] [the] [air] [,] [and] [troops] [of] [elves] [in] [their] [gayest] [robes] [hastened] [to] [the] [palace] [where] [the] [feast] [was] [spread] [.] at [length] [the] [music] [ceased] , [and] the [queen] [said] [,] [as] [she] [laid] [her] [hand] [on] little [eva] ['s] [shining] [hair] [:] 1 at 6 , 1 at 8 the 8 the 18 little come [now] [and] [lead] [her] to the [fairy] garden , and [show] [her] [what] [we] [think] [our] [fairest] [sight] [.] 1 come 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 9 garden 9 garden 11 and 10 , 11 and weep no more , but strive to make her last hours with us happy as you can . " 1 weep 6 strive 2 no 3 more 3 more 6 strive 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 strive 6 strive 8 make 6 strive 9 her 6 strive 10 last 6 strive 11 hours 6 strive 12 with 6 strive 15 as 7 to 8 make 12 with 13 us 14 happy 15 as 15 as 17 can 16 you 17 can 17 can 19 " 18 . 19 " " [where] have you [brought] me , and what mean [these] [lovely] [sounds] ? " asked [eva] . 1 " 16 asked 3 have 4 you 4 you 6 me 4 you 14 ? 6 me 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 what 10 mean 9 what 14 ? 14 ? 15 " 14 ? 16 asked 16 asked 18 . " look [again] , and [i] will tell you , " answered the [fairy] . 1 " 2 look 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 will 7 will 8 tell 8 tell 9 you 8 tell 15 . 9 you 10 , 10 , 12 answered 11 " 12 answered 12 answered 13 the the [child] [saw] that [each] one [wore] [the] [colors] of [the] [flower] [that] [was] [its] [home] [.] 1 the 10 of 4 that 6 one 6 one 10 of she gazed in silent wonder , forgetting she knew not who they were [,] [till] [the] [fairy] [said] [,] 1 she 9 knew 2 gazed 3 in 2 gazed 7 forgetting 4 silent 7 forgetting 5 wonder 7 forgetting 6 , 7 forgetting 7 forgetting 9 knew 8 she 9 knew 9 knew 10 not 9 knew 11 who 9 knew 13 were 12 they 13 were may [i] not [go] [in] [?] ["] 1 may 3 not come now , for you have seen enough , and we must be [away] . " 1 come 2 now 2 now 3 , 2 now 5 you 2 now 9 , 2 now 11 we 4 for 5 you 5 you 6 have 6 have 7 seen 6 have 8 enough 9 , 10 and 11 we 12 must 12 must 13 be 13 be 15 . 15 . 16 " on [a] [rosy] [morning] [cloud] [,] [surrounded] [by] [the] [loving] [elves] [,] went [eva] through the [sunny] [sky] . 1 on 16 the 1 on 19 . 13 went 15 through 15 through 16 the grant me this gift , and you shall see that [little] [eva] has not forgotten what you have taught her . " 1 grant 2 me 1 grant 4 gift 3 this 4 gift 4 gift 8 shall 4 gift 13 has 5 , 6 and 5 , 8 shall 7 you 8 shall 8 shall 9 see 9 see 10 that 13 has 15 forgotten 14 not 15 forgotten 15 forgotten 19 taught 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] [.] ["] [farewell] [,] [dear] [eva] [.] think of [your] [little] [rose-leaf] [when] [among] [the] [flowers] . " 1 think 2 of 2 of 10 . 10 . 11 " " [now] , [star-twinkle] [,] what have you to [teach] ? " asked the [queen] . 1 " 3 , 1 " 6 what 6 what 7 have 6 what 11 ? 8 you 9 to 8 you 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 13 asked 13 asked 14 the 13 asked 16 . [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 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 25 . 25 . 26 " and [proudly] she cried , " [these] [fire-flies] [shall] [be] [my] [jewels] , [since] [the] [stars] can never come to [me] . " 1 and 3 she 3 she 4 cried 4 cried 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 23 " 13 , 23 " 17 can 18 never 18 never 19 come 19 come 20 to 20 to 22 . 22 . 23 " " [heed] , " said [the] [mother] [rose] , " [daughter] [mine] [,] [why] [shouldst] [thou] [seek] [for] [beauty] [not] [thine] [?] 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 9 , 9 , 10 " the [father] [hath] [made] [thee] [what] [thou] [now] [art] [;] [and] [what] [he] most [loveth] [is] [a] [sweet] [,] [pure] [heart] [.] 1 the 14 most then [why] [dost] [thou] [take] [with] [such] [discontent] [the] [loving] [gift] [which] he [to] [thee] [hath] [sent] [?] 1 then 13 he o my [foolish] [little] [bud] [,] [do] [listen] [to] [thy] [mother] [;] [care] [only] [for] [true] [beauty] [,] [and] [seek] [for] [no] [other] [.] 1 o 2 my there [will] [be] [grief] [and] [trouble] in [that] [wilful] [little] [heart] [;] [unfold] [thy] [leaves] , my daughter , and [let] the [fly] [depart] [.] ["] 1 there 7 in 7 in 22 the 16 , 17 my 17 my 18 daughter 18 daughter 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 22 the when [the] [sun] [came] [up] , she saw with [grief] [the] [blooming] [of] her [sister] [bud] [leaf] [by] [leaf] [.] 1 when 7 she 1 when 8 saw 6 , 7 she 8 saw 14 her 9 with 14 her while she [,] [once] [as] [fair] [and] [bright] [as] [the] [rest] [,] [hung] [her] [weary] [head] [down] [on] [her] [wounded] [breast] [.] 1 while 2 she then [bitterly] she [wept] [for] her [folly] [and] [pride] , [as] [drooping] [she] [stood] [by] [her] [fair] [sister] ['s] [side] . 1 then 3 she 3 she 6 her 6 her 10 , 6 her 21 . then [shouldst] [thou] [not] [be] [grateful] [for] [all] [this] [kindly] [care] , [and] [strive] [to] [keep] [thyself] [most] [innocent] and [fair] [?] 1 then 12 , 12 , 20 and then [seek] , [my] [little] [blossom] [,] [to] [win] [humility] [;] [be] [fair] [without] [,] [be] [pure] [within] [,] and [thou] [wilt] [happy] be [.] 1 then 3 , 3 , 20 and 20 and 24 be you [shall] come [next] , [zephyr] . " 1 you 3 come 3 come 5 , 5 , 8 " 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 20 story [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] [.] [such] [was] [thistledown] [;] [but] [far] [different] [was] [his] [little] [friend] [,] [lily-bell] [.] it would be very wrong in you to repay their care with cruelty and pain . 1 it 13 cruelty 2 would 3 be 2 would 9 repay 4 very 5 wrong 5 wrong 6 in 5 wrong 9 repay 7 you 9 repay 8 to 9 repay 9 repay 13 cruelty 10 their 13 cruelty 11 care 13 cruelty 12 with 13 cruelty 13 cruelty 14 and 13 cruelty 15 pain 15 pain 16 . you will be [tender] for my [sake] , [dear] [thistle] . " 1 you 2 will 1 you 12 " 2 will 3 be 3 be 5 for 6 my 8 , 8 , 12 " 11 . 12 " while [lily-bell] [lay] [dreaming] [among] the [rose-leaves] [,] [thistledown] [went] [wandering] [through] [the] [garden] [.] 1 while 6 the thus he went , leaving sorrow and pain behind him , till he came to [the] [roses] [where] [lily-bell] [lay] [sleeping] . 1 thus 6 sorrow 1 thus 11 , 1 thus 12 till 2 he 3 went 3 went 5 leaving 4 , 5 leaving 5 leaving 6 sorrow 6 sorrow 7 and 6 sorrow 8 pain 6 sorrow 9 behind 9 behind 10 him 12 till 13 he 12 till 14 came 14 came 15 to 15 to 22 . " why are you so slow in blooming , little one ? 1 " 2 why 2 why 8 blooming 2 why 12 ? 3 are 4 you 3 are 8 blooming 5 so 6 slow 6 slow 7 in 6 slow 8 blooming 8 blooming 9 , 8 blooming 10 little 8 blooming 11 one " you [silly] [flower] , " said [thistledown] , " [see] [how] [quickly] [i] will make you [bloom] ! [your] [waiting] is all [useless] . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 19 ! 2 you 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 17 you 15 will 16 make 15 will 17 you 19 ! 26 " 22 is 23 all 23 all 25 . 25 . 26 " how could you harm the little helpless one , that never did aught to injure you ? " 1 how 2 could 1 how 3 you 1 how 7 helpless 4 harm 7 helpless 5 the 6 little 6 little 7 helpless 7 helpless 8 one 7 helpless 11 never 7 helpless 12 did 7 helpless 13 aught 9 , 11 never 10 that 11 never 13 aught 15 injure 14 to 15 injure 15 injure 16 you 15 injure 17 ? 17 ? 18 " soon the sky grew dark , and heavy drops began to fall . 1 soon 3 sky 2 the 3 sky 3 sky 9 drops 3 sky 13 . 4 grew 9 drops 5 dark 7 and 5 dark 9 drops 6 , 7 and 8 heavy 9 drops 9 drops 10 began 9 drops 12 fall 10 began 11 to then they waved their broad leaves stormily , and scattered the heavy drops on his dripping garments . 1 then 7 stormily 2 they 7 stormily 3 waved 7 stormily 4 their 7 stormily 5 broad 7 stormily 6 leaves 7 stormily 7 stormily 8 , 7 stormily 9 and 7 stormily 10 scattered 7 stormily 12 heavy 7 stormily 13 drops 7 stormily 18 . 10 scattered 11 the 13 drops 14 on 13 drops 16 dripping 14 on 15 his 16 dripping 17 garments it serves you rightly ; to gain our love and confidence , and repay it by such cruelty ! 1 it 2 serves 2 serves 3 you 2 serves 4 rightly 4 rightly 5 ; 4 rightly 7 gain 6 to 7 gain 7 gain 8 our 7 gain 9 love 7 gain 10 and 7 gain 11 confidence 11 confidence 14 repay 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 repay 14 repay 18 cruelty 15 it 18 cruelty 16 by 18 cruelty 17 such 18 cruelty 18 cruelty 19 ! we are very angry with you , [wicked] [fairy] [;] go away [and] [hide] [yourself] . " 1 we 2 are 1 we 11 go 2 are 4 angry 2 are 6 you 3 very 4 angry 4 angry 5 with 6 you 7 , 11 go 12 away 12 away 16 . 16 . 17 " " ah , " cried the [shivering] [elf] , " where can [i] [find] [shelter] ? 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 6 the 5 cried 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 where 11 where 16 ? 12 can 16 ? i will go to the [violets] [:] [they] will [forgive] [and] take me [in] . " 1 i 2 will 1 i 9 will 2 will 3 go 3 go 4 to 4 to 5 the 9 will 12 take 12 take 13 me 13 me 16 " 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 5 spoken 2 the 3 daisies 3 daisies 5 spoken 4 had 5 spoken 5 spoken 6 truly 5 spoken 7 ; 5 spoken 9 gentle 5 spoken 20 weeping 8 the 9 gentle 10 little 11 flower 11 flower 17 blue-eyed 12 was 17 blue-eyed 13 dead 17 blue-eyed 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 blue-eyed 16 her 17 blue-eyed 17 blue-eyed 18 sisters 17 blue-eyed 19 were 17 blue-eyed 20 weeping 20 weeping 21 bitterly 20 weeping 22 over 20 weeping 24 faded 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 " 2 now 1 " 5 no 5 no 7 , 5 no 12 , 7 , 8 " 12 , 13 " 13 " 15 must ah , [if] [i] had [but] [minded] [lily-bell] , [i] might [now] be [dreaming] [beneath] [some] [flower] ['s] [leaves] . " 1 ah 2 , 2 , 21 " 5 had 9 , 9 , 21 " 11 might 13 be 13 be 20 . 20 . 21 " but he could find no rest . 1 but 3 could 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 find 4 find 6 rest 5 no 6 rest 6 rest 7 . " [never] [could] [i] [forgive] [one] [who] [had] [robbed] [me] [of] my [children] . 1 " 12 my 12 my 14 . soon [the] [sunlight] [came] [again] [,] [and] [with] [it] [lily-bell] [seeking] [for] [thistledown] [;] [but] he was [ashamed] , and [stole] [away] [.] 1 soon 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 20 and 19 , 20 and meanwhile , [over] [hill] [and] [dale] [went] [thistledown] [,] [and] [for] [a] [time] [was] [kind] [and] [gentle] [to] [every] [living] [thing] [.] 1 meanwhile 2 , " help me [to] [bear] [my] [honey] [home] , and you [can] stay with us [tonight] , " he [kindly] said . 1 " 11 you 1 " 21 said 2 help 3 me 2 help 11 you 3 me 9 , 9 , 10 and 13 stay 14 with 13 stay 15 us 15 us 18 " 17 , 18 " 18 " 21 said 19 he 21 said 21 said 22 . and he [led] the [tired] [fairy] [to] [a] little [cell] [,] [where] [on] [a] [bed] of [flower-leaves] [he] [folded] his [wings] and [fell] [asleep] [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 4 the 4 the 9 little 4 the 16 of 16 of 20 his 20 his 22 and as the first ray of sunlight stole in , he was awakened by sweet music . 1 as 6 sunlight 2 the 6 sunlight 3 first 6 sunlight 4 ray 6 sunlight 5 of 6 sunlight 6 sunlight 7 stole 6 sunlight 12 awakened 6 sunlight 16 . 8 in 12 awakened 9 , 10 he 10 he 12 awakened 11 was 12 awakened 12 awakened 13 by 12 awakened 15 music 14 sweet 15 music it was the morning song of the bees . 1 it 2 was 2 was 8 bees 3 the 4 morning 4 morning 8 bees 5 song 6 of 5 song 8 bees 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 " 3 ! soon [his] [friend] came to [bid] [him] [rise] , [as] [the] [queen] [desired] [to] [speak] with him . 1 soon 4 came 4 came 5 to 5 to 17 him 9 , 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 10 fanned 2 bore 3 her 2 bore 4 fresh 4 fresh 10 fanned 5 dew 10 fanned 6 and 10 fanned 7 honey 10 fanned 8 , 10 fanned 9 some 10 fanned 10 fanned 11 her 10 fanned 12 with 10 fanned 13 fragrant 10 fanned 14 flower-leaves 14 flower-leaves 15 , 14 flower-leaves 16 while 14 flower-leaves 17 others 14 flower-leaves 18 scattered 14 flower-leaves 20 sweetest 19 the 20 sweetest 20 sweetest 21 perfumes 21 perfumes 22 on 21 perfumes 24 air 21 perfumes 25 . 23 the 24 air we do not spend the pleasant summer days in idleness and pleasure , but each one labors for the happiness and good of all . 1 we 2 do 2 do 3 not 3 not 10 idleness 4 spend 5 the 4 spend 10 idleness 6 pleasant 10 idleness 7 summer 10 idleness 8 days 10 idleness 9 in 10 idleness 10 idleness 11 and 10 idleness 12 pleasure 10 idleness 25 . 12 pleasure 17 labors 13 , 14 but 14 but 17 labors 15 each 17 labors 16 one 17 labors 17 labors 18 for 17 labors 19 the 17 labors 20 happiness 17 labors 21 and 17 labors 22 good 17 labors 23 of 23 of 24 all if you will stay with us , we will teach you many things . 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 will 3 will 10 teach 4 stay 5 with 4 stay 6 us 4 stay 10 teach 6 us 8 we 7 , 8 we 9 will 10 teach 10 teach 11 you 10 teach 13 things 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 5 industry 2 , 5 industry 3 patience 5 industry 4 , 5 industry 5 industry 6 , 5 industry 7 who 7 who 8 can 7 who 17 emblems 8 can 9 teach 10 so 11 well 11 well 17 emblems 12 as 17 emblems 13 they 17 emblems 14 who 17 emblems 15 are 17 emblems 16 the 17 emblems 17 emblems 18 of 17 emblems 19 these 17 emblems 20 virtues 17 emblems 21 ? " our laws are few and simple . 1 " 3 laws 2 our 3 laws 3 laws 4 are 3 laws 5 few 3 laws 7 simple 5 few 6 and 7 simple 8 . now will you stay with us , and learn what even mortals seek to know , that labor brings true happiness ? " 1 now 6 us 2 will 4 stay 3 you 4 stay 4 stay 5 with 4 stay 6 us 6 us 12 mortals 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 learn 9 learn 10 what 9 learn 12 mortals 11 even 12 mortals 12 mortals 18 labor 12 mortals 22 ? 13 seek 18 labor 14 to 18 labor 15 know 16 , 15 know 17 that 15 know 18 labor 18 labor 19 brings 18 labor 20 true 18 labor 21 happiness 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 1 then 3 took 3 took 7 garments 4 away 7 garments 5 his 7 garments 6 gay 7 garments 7 garments 9 and 7 garments 10 dressed 8 , 9 and 10 dressed 11 him 10 dressed 18 velvet 12 like 18 velvet 13 themselves 14 , 13 themselves 18 velvet 15 in 16 the 15 in 18 velvet 17 black 18 velvet 18 velvet 22 bands 19 cloak 22 bands 20 with 22 bands 21 golden 22 bands 22 bands 23 across 22 bands 25 breast 24 his 25 breast 25 breast 26 . " [now] come with us , " they said . 1 " 3 come 1 " 9 said 3 come 5 us 4 with 5 us 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 they 7 " 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 15 longed 3 soon 5 tired 4 grew 5 tired 5 tired 6 of 5 tired 7 working 5 tired 15 longed 7 working 9 day 7 working 10 in 8 all 9 day 11 the 12 sun 12 sun 15 longed 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 longed 15 longed 16 to 15 longed 18 free 15 longed 19 again 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 free 19 again 20 . then , when she saw that no kindness could touch his heart , she said : 1 then 16 : 2 , 15 said 3 when 4 she 3 when 5 saw 3 when 14 she 5 saw 6 that 5 saw 7 no 5 saw 8 kindness 8 kindness 10 touch 8 kindness 12 heart 9 could 10 touch 11 his 12 heart 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 5 peaceful 3 let 4 my 3 let 5 peaceful 5 peaceful 6 kingdom 5 peaceful 8 disturbed 7 be 8 disturbed 8 disturbed 9 by 8 disturbed 12 therefore 10 you 11 ; 11 ; 12 therefore 12 therefore 15 seek 12 therefore 17 home 13 go 15 seek 14 and 15 seek 15 seek 16 another 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 5 friends 3 find 8 none 4 other 5 friends 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 none 8 none 9 will 8 none 19 worthy 10 love 11 you 10 love 19 worthy 12 more 13 than 12 more 19 worthy 14 we 16 had 15 , 16 had 16 had 18 been 17 you 18 been 18 been 19 worthy 19 worthy 20 of 19 worthy 21 it 19 worthy 22 ; 19 worthy 24 farewell 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 3 doors 2 the 3 doors 3 doors 4 of 3 doors 6 once 3 doors 14 behind 4 of 5 the 7 happy 11 disturbed 8 home 11 disturbed 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 disturbed 11 disturbed 13 closed 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 7 and 4 very 6 , 6 , 7 and come , we will take what we have made , and [think] no more [of] [what] [the] [queen] [has] said . " 1 come 2 , 1 come 5 take 1 come 7 we 1 come 10 , 3 we 4 will 4 will 5 take 6 what 7 we 7 we 8 have 8 have 9 made 10 , 11 and 10 , 20 said 11 and 14 more 13 no 14 more 20 said 21 . 21 . 22 " after many wanderings , he came at length to a great forest , and here beside a still lake he stayed to rest . 1 after 3 wanderings 2 many 3 wanderings 3 wanderings 5 he 3 wanderings 6 came 3 wanderings 8 length 4 , 5 he 7 at 8 length 8 length 19 lake 9 to 19 lake 10 a 11 great 11 great 19 lake 12 forest 14 and 12 forest 15 here 12 forest 16 beside 13 , 14 and 16 beside 19 lake 17 a 19 lake 18 still 19 lake 19 lake 21 stayed 19 lake 24 . 20 he 21 stayed 21 stayed 23 rest 22 to 23 rest bright-eyed birds peeped at him from their nests , and many-colored insects danced above the cool , still lake . 1 bright-eyed 2 birds 2 birds 8 nests 3 peeped 4 at 3 peeped 6 from 3 peeped 8 nests 4 at 5 him 7 their 8 nests 8 nests 11 many-colored 9 , 11 many-colored 10 and 11 many-colored 11 many-colored 12 insects 11 many-colored 13 danced 11 many-colored 14 above 11 many-colored 16 cool 14 above 15 the 16 cool 17 , 16 cool 19 lake 18 still 19 lake 19 lake 20 . " this is a [pleasant] place , " said [thistle] ; ["] [it] shall be [my] [home] for a [while] [.] 1 " 3 is 1 " 7 , 2 this 3 is 3 is 6 place 4 a 6 place 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 8 " 14 shall 9 said 11 ; 14 shall 15 be 15 be 18 for 18 for 19 a come [hither] , [blue] [dragon-fly] , [i] would [gladly] make a friend [of] [you] [,] [for] [i] [am] [all] [alone] . " 1 come 3 , 1 come 6 , 6 , 22 " 8 would 10 make 10 make 11 a 11 a 12 friend 12 friend 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 6 dragon-fly 3 his 6 dragon-fly 4 friend 6 dragon-fly 5 the 6 dragon-fly 6 dragon-fly 7 besought 6 dragon-fly 10 leave 6 dragon-fly 12 quiet 7 besought 8 him 7 besought 9 to 10 leave 11 the 12 quiet 16 disturbed 13 home 16 disturbed 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 then [thistle] [flew] [away] [through] [the] [wood] , [leaving] [sorrow] and [trouble] [behind] him . 1 then 8 , 8 , 11 and 11 and 14 him 14 him 15 . he had not journeyed far before he grew weary , and lay down to rest . 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 journeyed 3 not 4 journeyed 4 journeyed 5 far 4 journeyed 6 before 4 journeyed 9 weary 7 he 8 grew 8 grew 9 weary 9 weary 12 lay 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 lay 12 lay 13 down 12 lay 15 rest 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 5 this 5 this 6 , [thus] [did] [poor] [thistle] [strive] [to] [be] [more] [gentle] [and] [unselfish] [,] [and] [grew] [daily] [happier] [and] [better] [.] thus she journeyed on , till [she] reached the [forest] [where] [thistledown] [had] [lost] [his] [freedom] [.] 1 thus 3 journeyed 2 she 3 journeyed 3 journeyed 4 on 3 journeyed 6 till 3 journeyed 8 reached 5 , 6 till 8 reached 9 the then [lily-bell] [went] [seeking] [through] the forest , [listening] [for] [the] [voice] . 1 then 6 the 6 the 7 forest 7 forest 8 , 7 forest 13 . " [bright] [shines] [the] [summer] [sun] , [soft] is [the] [summer] [air] [;] [gayly] [the] [wood-birds] [sing] [,] [flowers] [are] [blooming] [fair] . 1 " 7 , 1 " 9 is 9 is 23 . " but , [deep] in the [dark] [,] [cold] [rock] [,] [sadly] [i] [dwell] [,] [longing] [for] [thee] [,] dear [friend] , [lily-bell] [!] 1 " 2 but 1 " 20 dear 3 , 6 the 3 , 20 dear 5 in 6 the 20 dear 22 , [lily-bell] [!] ["] " [thistle] , dear [thistle] , where are you ? " [joyfully] cried [lily-bell] [,] [as] [she] [flew] [from] [rock] [to] [rock] . 1 " 4 dear 1 " 9 you 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 6 , 7 where 8 are 8 are 9 you 9 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 13 cried 13 cried 23 . " [through] [sunlight] [and] [summer] [air] [i] [have] [sought] [for] [thee] [long] , [guided] [by] [birds] and [flowers] , [and] now [by] [thy] [song] . 1 " 13 , 13 , 17 and 17 and 21 now 17 and 25 . 19 , 21 now " [thistledown] ! 1 " 3 ! 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 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 was but it did not last long , for one day she did not come . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 did 3 did 4 not 3 did 13 not 3 did 14 come 4 not 6 long 5 last 6 long 7 , 11 she 8 for 10 day 9 one 10 day 10 day 11 she 11 she 12 did 12 did 13 not 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 4 waited 2 watched 8 the 3 and 4 waited 4 waited 5 long 4 waited 7 for 5 long 6 , 8 the 19 vine-leaves 9 little 14 peep 10 face 14 peep 11 that 12 used 12 used 13 to 12 used 14 peep 14 peep 19 vine-leaves 15 smiling 19 vine-leaves 16 in 19 vine-leaves 17 through 19 vine-leaves 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 3 he 3 he 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 5 suffer 3 bear 5 suffer 4 and 5 suffer 5 suffer 7 danger 5 suffer 10 sake 6 any 7 danger 8 for 10 sake 9 her 10 sake 10 sake 12 " 11 . 12 " " [lily-bell] is [safe] , " replied [the] [brownie] ; ["] [come] [,] [you] shall [learn] [the] [trial] [that] [awaits] you . " 1 " 3 is 1 " 5 , 1 " 21 you 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 10 ; 10 ; 15 shall 21 you 23 " 22 . 23 " " you [cannot] [wake] her , " said the [brownie] [,] [as] [thistle] [folded] [his] [arms] [tenderly] about her . 1 " 2 you 1 " 8 said 5 her 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 20 . 18 about 19 her 19 her 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 7 look 5 a 10 little 5 a 11 friend 6 last 7 look 7 look 8 on 8 on 9 the 11 friend 13 loved 12 he 13 loved 13 loved 14 so 13 loved 15 well 13 loved 18 forth 15 well 16 , 17 set 18 forth 18 forth 23 task 19 alone 23 task 20 to 23 task 21 his 22 long 21 his 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 1 the 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 9 first 9 first 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 21 look 20 to 21 look 21 look 22 . long [he] [wandered] , and [carefully] [he] [sought] [;] [but] [could] not [find] the [earth] [spirits] ['] [home] [.] 1 long 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 12 not 5 and 14 the and when [at] [length] he reached the [pleasant] [garden] [where] he [and] [lily-bell] [first] [parted] [,] [he] said [within] [himself] , 1 and 11 he 2 when 6 reached 2 when 11 he 5 he 6 reached 6 reached 7 the 11 he 18 said 18 said 21 , this [grieved] [poor] [thistle] , [and] [he] [longed] [to] [tell] [them] [how] [changed] [he] [had] [become] ; but they would not [listen] . 1 this 5 , 5 , 18 but 17 ; 18 but 18 but 21 not 19 they 20 would 20 would 21 not 21 not 23 . he came one day , while wandering through the garden , to the little rose he had once harmed so sadly . 1 he 7 wandering 2 came 7 wandering 3 one 4 day 4 day 7 wandering 5 , 6 while 6 while 7 wandering 7 wandering 8 through 7 wandering 10 garden 7 wandering 13 the 7 wandering 14 little 8 through 9 the 10 garden 11 , 12 to 13 the 14 little 19 harmed 15 rose 19 harmed 16 he 19 harmed 17 had 19 harmed 18 once 19 harmed 19 harmed 20 so 19 harmed 21 sadly 19 harmed 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 2 buds 4 bloomed 4 bloomed 5 beside 4 bloomed 10 soft 5 beside 6 her 5 beside 8 and 5 beside 9 her 7 , 8 and 10 soft 14 motherly 11 face 14 motherly 12 glowed 13 with 12 glowed 14 motherly 14 motherly 15 pride 14 motherly 16 , 14 motherly 17 as 14 motherly 19 bent 14 motherly 20 fondly 18 she 19 bent 20 fondly 21 over 20 fondly 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 1 " 11 you 2 dear 4 , 11 you 15 me 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 me 15 me 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 2 the 11 dew-drops 2 the 18 leaves 4 rose 5 looked 5 looked 11 dew-drops 6 up 11 dew-drops 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 dew-drops 9 while 11 dew-drops 10 the 11 dew-drops 11 dew-drops 12 shone 11 dew-drops 13 like 11 dew-drops 14 happy 11 dew-drops 15 tears 11 dew-drops 16 upon 11 dew-drops 17 her 18 leaves 22 , 19 , 21 said 20 she 21 said 21 said 22 , " [i] [will] [love] and [trust] you [,] [thistle] [,] for you are [indeed] [much] changed . 1 " 7 you 1 " 12 you 5 and 7 you 11 for 12 you 12 you 13 are 13 are 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 2 your 10 flowers 4 among 5 us 4 among 10 flowers 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 flowers 8 my 9 sister 9 sister 10 flowers 10 flowers 13 learn 11 will 12 soon 11 will 13 learn 13 learn 14 to 13 learn 19 deserve 15 love 19 deserve 16 you 19 deserve 17 as 19 deserve 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 3 , 1 look 8 there 8 there 9 is 9 is 24 " 16 , 17 and 16 , 24 " 17 and 20 to 21 our 22 home 22 home 23 . 23 . 24 " but the [other] [flowers] [wondered] [among] [themselves] [,] [and] [hyacinth] [said] [,] 1 but 2 the he [has] [done] [many] [friendly] [things] [,] [though] [none] [save] [rose-leaf] [has] [been] [kind] [to] [him] [,] [and] [he] is very sad . 1 he 20 is 20 is 22 sad 21 very 22 sad 22 sad 23 . dear sisters , let us trust him . " 1 dear 2 sisters 1 dear 9 " 2 sisters 3 , 2 sisters 4 let 4 let 5 us 4 let 7 him 5 us 6 trust 7 him 8 . 8 . 9 " thistle told them all , and , after much whispering together , they said , 1 thistle 2 told 1 thistle 14 said 1 thistle 15 , 2 told 3 them 3 them 4 all 3 them 10 whispering 3 them 13 they 5 , 6 and 6 and 10 whispering 7 , 10 whispering 8 after 10 whispering 9 much 10 whispering 10 whispering 11 together 10 whispering 12 , on they went , and after a while , reached a path lit up by bright jewels hung upon the walls . 1 on 12 path 2 they 3 went 3 went 5 and 3 went 12 path 4 , 5 and 6 after 8 while 6 after 9 , 6 after 10 reached 7 a 8 while 10 reached 11 a 10 reached 12 path 12 path 17 jewels 13 lit 14 up 13 lit 15 by 13 lit 17 jewels 16 bright 17 jewels 17 jewels 18 hung 17 jewels 19 upon 17 jewels 21 walls 20 the 21 walls 21 walls 22 . here [downy-back] , and [glimmer] [,] the [glow-worm] , [left] [him] [,] [saying] [,] 1 here 3 , 1 here 9 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 7 the then [they] went [quickly] up [the] [winding] [path] , and [thistle] [,] [guided] [by] [the] [sweet] [music] [,] went on [alone] . 1 then 3 went 3 went 5 up 5 up 10 and 9 , 10 and 10 and 19 went 19 went 20 on 20 on 22 . at last they spied him out , and , gladly welcoming him , bade him join in their dance . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 spied 3 they 4 spied 4 spied 5 him 4 spied 6 out 4 spied 10 gladly 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 gladly 9 , 10 gladly 10 gladly 11 welcoming 11 welcoming 12 him 11 welcoming 13 , 11 welcoming 14 bade 11 welcoming 15 him 11 welcoming 16 join 16 join 17 in 16 join 18 their 16 join 19 dance 16 join 20 . and [thistle] [said] [,] ["] [no] [task] will be [too] hard for me to do for [dear] [lily-bell] ['s] [sake] . " 1 and 8 will 8 will 9 be 9 be 11 hard 11 hard 12 for 12 for 13 me 13 me 22 " 14 to 15 do 15 do 16 for 16 for 21 . 21 . 22 " " what do they here ? " asked [thistle] . 1 " 8 asked 2 what 3 do 2 what 4 they 2 what 6 ? 5 here 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 10 . " [i] [will] [tell] [,] " [replied] [little] [sparkle] , " [for] [i] [once] [worked] here [myself] [.] 1 " 6 " 6 " 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 16 here 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 8 forms 3 the 8 forms 4 bright 8 forms 5 jewels 8 forms 6 into 8 forms 7 lovely 8 forms 8 forms 13 good-luck 9 , 13 good-luck 10 and 13 good-luck 11 make 13 good-luck 12 the 13 good-luck 13 good-luck 14 pennies 13 good-luck 15 which 13 good-luck 16 we 13 good-luck 17 give 13 good-luck 18 to 13 good-luck 19 mortals 13 good-luck 21 we 19 mortals 20 whom 21 we 22 love 22 love 23 . and here you must toil till the golden flower is won . " 1 and 2 here 2 here 5 toil 2 here 13 " 3 you 4 must 4 must 5 toil 5 toil 6 till 5 toil 8 golden 5 toil 9 flower 5 toil 10 is 5 toil 11 won 7 the 8 golden 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 12 not 11 was 12 not 12 not 13 yet 13 yet 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 6 your 2 now 4 look 3 one 4 look 4 look 5 at 4 look 6 your 6 your 8 friend 6 your 22 gift 7 little 8 friend 8 friend 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 then 11 then 17 the then he stole softly to the hive , and , placing it near the door , concealed himself to watch . 1 then 7 hive 2 he 3 stole 3 stole 7 hive 4 softly 7 hive 5 to 7 hive 6 the 7 hive 7 hive 8 , 7 hive 11 placing 7 hive 21 . 9 and 11 placing 10 , 11 placing 11 placing 12 it 11 placing 13 near 11 placing 17 concealed 14 the 15 door 15 door 17 concealed 16 , 17 concealed 17 concealed 18 himself 17 concealed 20 watch 19 to 20 watch " what shall we do [to] you , [naughty] [elf] ? " said they . 1 " 2 what 1 " 13 said 2 what 3 shall 3 shall 4 we 5 do 7 you 5 do 11 ? 7 you 8 , 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 13 said 13 said 14 they 13 said 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 17 still 3 are 19 " 4 in 11 sting 5 our 11 sting 6 power 11 sting 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 will 9 we 10 will 10 will 11 sting 11 sting 15 are 11 sting 16 not 11 sting 17 still 12 you 15 are 13 if 14 you 14 you 15 are 18 . 19 " see how bitterly he weeps ; be kind to him , he will not harm us more . " 1 see 5 weeps 2 how 5 weeps 3 bitterly 5 weeps 4 he 5 weeps 5 weeps 6 ; 5 weeps 7 be 5 weeps 8 kind 5 weeps 9 to 5 weeps 10 him 5 weeps 11 , 5 weeps 14 not 12 he 14 not 13 will 14 not 14 not 15 harm 15 harm 16 us 15 harm 17 more 15 harm 18 . 18 . 19 " " you good [little] [hum] ! " cried [a] [kind-hearted] [robin] [who] [had] [hopped] [near] [to] [listen] to the [bees] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 8 cried 3 good 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 cried 8 cried 21 . 18 to 19 the 18 to 21 . be kind to him , for if he has done wrong , he has repented of it , as you may see . " 1 be 2 kind 1 be 6 for 1 be 7 if 2 kind 3 to 3 to 4 him 5 , 6 for 7 if 8 he 8 he 9 has 9 has 15 repented 10 done 11 wrong 11 wrong 15 repented 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 has 14 has 15 repented 15 repented 16 of 15 repented 17 it 15 repented 19 as 15 repented 21 may 15 repented 24 " 18 , 19 as 20 you 21 may 21 may 22 see 23 . 24 " " can [this] be [naughty] [thistle] ? " said [nimble-wing] . 1 " 9 said 2 can 4 be 2 can 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 , 2 yes 5 is 2 yes 7 , 4 it 5 is 7 , 8 " 7 , 13 but 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 13 but 14 no 14 no 15 longer 15 longer 19 . i have tried to win your love by patient industry . 1 i 2 have 2 have 10 industry 2 have 11 . 3 tried 4 to 3 tried 5 win 5 win 6 your 5 win 7 love 5 win 10 industry 8 by 10 industry 9 patient 10 industry ah , trust me [now] , and you [shall] see [i] [am] [not] [naughty] [thistle] any more . " 1 ah 2 , 2 , 19 " 3 trust 4 me 4 me 19 " 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 you 8 you 10 see 10 see 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 2 sky 17 clouds 4 gold 5 and 4 gold 6 purple 6 purple 9 autumn 6 purple 12 and 6 purple 17 clouds 7 like 8 an 8 an 9 autumn 9 autumn 10 sunset 11 , 12 and 13 long 16 brilliant 14 walls 15 of 14 walls 16 brilliant 16 brilliant 17 clouds 17 clouds 18 lay 17 clouds 19 round 19 round 20 him 20 him 21 . but [they] [answered] [like] the [earth] [spirits] . 1 but 5 the 5 the 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 2 you 11 will 3 must 4 serve 5 us 10 we 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 12 gladly 16 robe 13 give 14 you 15 a 16 robe 16 robe 18 sunlight 16 robe 19 like 16 robe 21 own 17 of 18 sunlight 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 " 3 are 1 " 10 said 2 these 3 are 3 are 5 things 3 are 6 we 4 the 5 things 6 we 7 do 8 , 10 said 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 they 10 said 12 , 10 said 22 . 13 " 15 you 14 and 15 you 15 you 16 must 16 must 17 aid 17 aid 18 us 17 aid 21 time 17 aid 22 . 19 for 21 time 20 a 21 time 22 . 23 " at [length] [star-light] [bade] him [work] no more , and [gladly] [gave] [him] the [gift] he had won [.] 1 at 5 him 5 him 10 and 5 him 16 he 7 no 8 more 7 no 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 the 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 won then [his] [second] [task] [was] [done] , and he [flew] [gayly] [back] to the [green] [earth] [and] [slumbering] [lily-bell] [.] 1 then 7 , 1 then 14 the 8 and 9 he 8 and 14 the 9 he 13 to the silvery moonlight shone upon her , as he came to give his second [gift] [;] [and] [the] [brownie] [spoke] [more] [kindly] [than] [before] [.] 1 the 3 moonlight 1 the 14 second 2 silvery 3 moonlight 3 moonlight 4 shone 4 shone 5 upon 5 upon 6 her 5 upon 13 his 7 , 9 he 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 came 9 he 13 his 10 came 11 to 11 to 12 give " [one] [more] [trial] , [thistle] [,] and she will [awake] [.] 1 " 5 , 5 , 8 and 8 and 9 she 8 and 10 will go bravely forth and win your last and hardest gift . " 1 go 5 win 2 bravely 3 forth 2 bravely 4 and 2 bravely 5 win 5 win 6 your 5 win 9 hardest 5 win 11 . 7 last 9 hardest 8 and 9 hardest 9 hardest 10 gift 11 . 12 " then [with] a light heart [thistle] [journeyed] [away] [to] [the] [brooks] [and] [rivers] [,] [seeking] [the] [water] [spirits] [.] 1 then 3 a 3 a 4 light 4 light 5 heart 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 17 him 17 him 20 he 19 , 20 he [thistle] [bent] [tenderly] [beside] [him] [,] [saying] [,] ["] [dear] [flutter] [,] [do] [not] [fear] [me] [.] forgive , and let me help and comfort you . " 1 forgive 2 , 1 forgive 5 me 1 forgive 6 help 1 forgive 9 you 1 forgive 11 " 2 , 3 and 4 let 5 me 6 help 8 comfort 7 and 8 comfort 9 you 10 . 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 1 then 24 again 2 he 21 was 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 so 11 so 13 that 13 that 21 was 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 12 he i [would] [gladly] do [more] [for] you , [dear] [thistle] , but [i] [cannot] [,] [for] [they] [live] [deep] [beneath] the [waves] . 1 i 4 do 4 do 7 you 7 you 8 , 7 you 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 21 the 21 the 23 . you will find some kind friend to aid you on your way ; and so farewell . " 1 you 11 your 2 will 3 find 3 find 4 some 3 find 8 aid 5 kind 8 aid 6 friend 8 aid 7 to 8 aid 8 aid 11 your 9 you 11 your 10 on 11 your 11 your 12 way 11 your 16 farewell 11 your 18 " 13 ; 14 and 13 ; 16 farewell 15 so 16 farewell 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 1 thistle 5 brook 3 the 5 brook 4 little 5 brook 5 brook 9 flowed 6 , 7 as 7 as 9 flowed 8 it 9 flowed 9 flowed 10 through 9 flowed 11 field 9 flowed 12 and 9 flowed 13 valley 9 flowed 14 , 9 flowed 15 growing 15 growing 17 larger 16 ever 17 larger 17 larger 18 , 17 larger 19 till 17 larger 20 it 17 larger 21 reached 17 larger 23 sea 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 " 2 how 2 how 20 ? 15 to 16 help 16 help 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 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 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 3 flew 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 6 thither 4 hither 6 thither 5 and 6 thither 6 thither 9 sea 6 thither 15 . 7 over 9 sea 8 the 9 sea 9 sea 14 waves 10 , 11 looking 11 looking 14 waves 12 through 14 waves 13 the 14 waves soon he saw , far below , the branches of the coral tree . 1 soon 3 saw 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 6 below 4 , 5 far 5 far 6 below 6 below 7 , 6 below 12 coral 8 the 9 branches 9 branches 10 of 9 branches 12 coral 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 " 3 must 1 " 6 , 3 must 4 be 6 , 11 and 8 thought 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 19 into 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 9 shapes 4 only 9 shapes 5 fearful 9 shapes 6 monsters 7 and 6 monsters 8 dark 6 monsters 9 shapes 9 shapes 10 that 9 shapes 11 gathered 11 gathered 12 round 11 gathered 13 him 11 gathered 17 trembling 14 ; 15 and 15 and 17 trembling 16 , 17 trembling 17 trembling 18 with 17 trembling 19 fear 17 trembling 22 struggled 20 , 21 he 21 he 22 struggled 22 struggled 24 again 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 3 waves 2 great 3 waves 3 waves 4 tossed 3 waves 18 shore 4 tossed 5 him 4 tossed 8 fro 6 to 8 fro 7 and 8 fro 8 fro 13 bruised 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 bruised 11 cast 13 bruised 12 him 13 bruised 13 bruised 14 and 13 bruised 15 faint 13 bruised 16 upon 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 6 , 1 here 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 19 what 19 what 20 has 19 what 23 ? 22 you 23 ? these rough waves are not fit playmates for so delicate a thing as you . 1 these 7 playmates 2 rough 7 playmates 3 waves 4 are 3 waves 7 playmates 5 not 6 fit 6 fit 7 playmates 7 playmates 8 for 7 playmates 9 so 7 playmates 10 delicate 7 playmates 12 thing 7 playmates 13 as 7 playmates 15 . 11 a 12 thing 13 as 14 you tell me [your] [sorrow] , and [i] will [comfort] you . " 1 tell 2 me 2 me 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 will 8 will 10 you 10 you 12 " 11 . 12 " and [thistle] , looking up [,] [saw] [a] [white] [sea-bird] [at] [his] [side] [,] [who] [tried] [with] [friendly] [words] to [cheer] him . 1 and 22 him 3 , 4 looking 4 looking 5 up 5 up 20 to 20 to 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 9 how 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 how " [surely] , if [bee] and [blossom] [do] [their] [part] to [help] you , [birds] [should] [aid] you too , " said the [sea-bird] . 1 " 13 you 1 " 22 said 3 , 4 if 3 , 6 and 6 and 11 to 11 to 13 you 14 , 22 said 18 you 21 " 19 too 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 said 22 said 23 the 22 said 25 . " [i] [will] [call] my friend , [the] [nautilus] [,] and he will [bear] you [safely] to the [coral] [palace] [where] [the] [spirits] [dwell] . " 1 " 5 my 5 my 6 friend 6 friend 7 , 7 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 11 and 13 will 13 will 15 you 15 you 26 " 17 to 18 the 17 to 25 . 25 . 26 " [in] [he] [sprang] [.] nautilus raised his little sail to the wind , and the light boat glided swiftly over the blue sea . 1 nautilus 2 raised 1 nautilus 4 little 1 nautilus 5 sail 2 raised 3 his 5 sail 8 wind 5 sail 13 boat 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 wind 8 wind 10 and 9 , 10 and 11 the 13 boat 12 light 13 boat 13 boat 14 glided 14 glided 15 swiftly 14 glided 17 the 14 glided 18 blue 14 glided 19 sea 15 swiftly 16 over 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 1 at 23 home 2 last 5 , 23 home 24 . 24 . 25 " " [nay] , [close] [your] [eyes] [,] and trust to me . 1 " 3 , 3 , 8 and 8 and 9 trust 9 trust 10 to 9 trust 11 me 11 me 12 . i will [bear] you [safely] [down] , " said [nautilus] . 1 i 2 will 2 will 4 you 4 you 8 " 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 16 as 6 , 7 and 6 , 16 as 7 and 10 the 10 the 12 of 12 of 13 the day [after] [day] [went] [by] , and [slowly] [thistle] ['s] [task] [drew] [towards] [an] [end] [.] 1 day 7 and 6 , 7 and 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 2 when 4 came 4 came 5 where 4 came 20 spot 6 his 7 little 7 little 8 friend 7 little 20 spot 8 friend 10 slept 8 friend 11 , 9 had 10 slept 12 it 13 was 13 was 19 silent 14 no 15 longer 15 longer 19 silent 16 the 17 dark 17 dark 18 , 17 dark 19 silent 19 silent 20 spot 20 spot 21 where 20 spot 24 saw 20 spot 26 . 22 he 24 saw 23 last 24 saw 24 saw 25 her garlands hung from every tree , and the fairest flowers filled the air with their sweet breath . 1 garlands 2 hung 1 garlands 3 from 1 garlands 4 every 1 garlands 5 tree 1 garlands 6 , 1 garlands 7 and 1 garlands 10 flowers 8 the 9 fairest 9 fairest 10 flowers 10 flowers 11 filled 10 flowers 15 their 10 flowers 16 sweet 11 filled 13 air 11 filled 14 with 12 the 13 air 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 5 was 1 but 9 she 5 was 8 as 7 , 8 as 9 she 20 had 20 had 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 5 beside 8 and 5 beside 11 robe 7 , 8 and 9 the 11 robe 10 glittering 11 robe 11 robe 12 was 11 robe 13 folded 11 robe 14 round 11 robe 17 form 11 robe 18 . 15 her 17 form 16 little 17 form the warmest sunlight fell upon her , and the softest breezes lifted her shining hair . 1 the 10 softest 2 warmest 3 sunlight 2 warmest 4 fell 4 fell 10 softest 5 upon 10 softest 6 her 10 softest 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 softest 9 the 10 softest 10 softest 11 breezes 10 softest 12 lifted 10 softest 14 shining 10 softest 15 hair 10 softest 16 . 12 lifted 13 her happy [tears] [fell] [fast] , as [thistle] [folded] [his] [arms] [around] [her] [,] [crying] [,] ["] [o] [lily-bell] [,] [dear] [lily-bell] [,] [awake] [!] 1 happy 6 as 5 , 6 as i have [been] true to you , and now my task is done . " 1 i 2 have 1 i 6 you 2 have 5 to 4 true 5 to 6 you 15 " 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 now 8 and 14 . 9 now 11 task 10 my 11 task 11 task 12 is 11 task 13 done 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 , 1 then 16 the 2 , 3 with 3 with 5 smile 4 a 5 smile 9 , 10 and 10 and 16 the " [dear] [thistle] , what mean these [fair] things , and [why] [are] [we] in this [lovely] [place] ? " 1 " 4 , 1 " 5 what 5 what 6 mean 5 what 19 ? 7 these 9 things 9 things 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 in 15 in 16 this 16 this 19 ? 19 ? 20 " " [listen] , [lily-bell] , " said the [brownie] [king] [,] [as] [he] [appeared] beside her . 1 " 7 said 3 , 7 said 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 17 . 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 7 , 7 , 19 " 8 for 13 all 8 for 18 . 13 all 14 the 18 . 19 " " [if] [i] [am] [queen] [,] then you are [king] , dear [thistle] , " said the [fairy] . 1 " 7 then 1 " 8 you 1 " 16 said 8 you 9 are 11 , 12 dear 12 dear 14 , 14 , 16 said 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 the 16 said 19 . " [take] [the] [crown] , and [i] will [have] [a] [wreath] [of] [flowers] [.] 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 will 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 1 you 22 have 6 for 11 you 6 for 21 you 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 you 21 you 22 have 22 have 24 . " [keep] [your] [crown] [,] [lily-bell] , for [yonder] [come] the [spirits] [with] [their] [gifts] [to] [thistle] , " said the [brownie] . 1 " 20 said 7 , 8 for 7 , 20 said 8 for 11 the 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 the 20 said 23 . long live [our] [king] [and] [queen] ! " 1 long 2 live 2 live 7 ! 7 ! 8 " " have you a [tale] [for] [us] too , dear [violet-eye] ? " said [the] [queen] , [as] [zephyr] [ceased] . 1 " 3 you 1 " 10 dear 1 " 14 said 2 have 3 you 3 you 4 a 8 too 9 , 9 , 10 dear 10 dear 13 " 12 ? 13 " 14 said 17 , 14 said 21 . [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 3 smoothly 2 went 3 smoothly 3 smoothly 4 on 3 smoothly 5 , 3 smoothly 6 till 3 smoothly 7 one 7 one 8 day 7 one 17 egg 8 day 9 she 10 found 17 egg 11 in 13 nest 12 the 13 nest 13 nest 17 egg 14 a 15 little 15 little 16 white 16 white 17 egg 17 egg 18 , 17 egg 22 band 19 with 20 a 20 a 22 band 21 golden 22 band 22 band 23 about 23 about 24 it 23 about 25 . " my friend , " cried she , " come and [see] [!] 1 " 6 cried 2 my 3 friend 3 friend 4 , 3 friend 6 cried 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 7 she 6 cried 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 come 10 come 11 and where can this fine egg have come from ? 1 where 2 can 1 where 8 from 1 where 9 ? 3 this 4 fine 4 fine 5 egg 5 egg 8 from 6 have 7 come 7 come 8 from my four are here , and this also ; what think you of it ? " 1 my 15 ? 2 four 3 are 3 are 4 here 3 are 15 ? 4 here 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 this 8 also 7 this 15 ? 9 ; 10 what 10 what 11 think 10 what 15 ? 12 you 15 ? 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 5 talked 2 the 3 tiny 3 tiny 4 maiden 3 tiny 5 talked 5 talked 6 to 5 talked 18 listened 5 talked 19 for 7 them 12 merrily 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 sang 10 sang 12 merrily 11 so 12 merrily 12 merrily 13 , 12 merrily 15 they 12 merrily 18 listened 14 that 15 they 15 they 16 could 16 could 17 have 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 21 little 21 little 23 . " [we] [dwelt] [once] [in] [fairy-land] , and [o] how happy [were] we [then] [!] 1 " 7 , 1 " 10 how 7 , 8 and 10 how 11 happy 10 how 13 we 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 ! 2 alas 7 worthy 4 we 5 were 5 were 6 not 6 not 7 worthy 7 worthy 8 of 7 worthy 10 fair 9 so 10 fair 10 fair 20 cold 10 fair 21 world 11 a 20 cold 12 home 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 forth 15 were 16 sent 16 sent 17 forth 17 forth 18 into 17 forth 20 cold 18 into 19 the 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 4 stay 6 you 4 stay 7 , 4 stay 10 maiden 8 kind 10 maiden 9 little 10 maiden " do not [weep] , and [i] will go [to] [queen] [dew-drop] , and [beseech] her to [let] [you] come back . 1 " 2 do 1 " 5 , 2 do 3 not 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 will 6 and 16 her 8 will 9 go 9 go 14 and 13 , 14 and 16 her 22 . 17 to 20 come 17 to 22 . 20 come 21 back this [will] [i] [say] , [and] [more] [,] and [trust] she will [grant] [my] [prayer] [.] ["] 1 this 5 , 5 , 9 and 9 and 11 she 9 and 12 will call [him] [hither] , [that] [i] [may] [seat] [you] [rightly] [,] [for] [if] [you] [should] [fall] [off] [my] [heart] [would] [break] [.] ["] 1 call 4 , then they all sang gayly together , till she passed out of sight over the hills , and they saw her no more . 1 then 5 gayly 2 they 5 gayly 3 all 5 gayly 4 sang 5 gayly 5 gayly 6 together 5 gayly 8 till 5 gayly 9 she 5 gayly 10 passed 5 gayly 19 they 6 together 7 , 10 passed 16 hills 11 out 12 of 11 out 13 sight 13 sight 16 hills 14 over 16 hills 15 the 16 hills 16 hills 18 and 17 , 18 and 19 they 20 saw 20 saw 21 her 20 saw 23 more 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 7 forest 7 forest 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 8 she 7 , 8 she 8 she 24 had 24 had 25 lost 25 lost 26 . with [tearful] eyes [,] [queen] [dew-drop] [replied] [,] 1 with 3 eyes " little [maiden] , your [prayer] [has] [softened] [my] heart . 1 " 4 , 1 " 5 your 2 little 4 , 5 your 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 6 sorrowing 2 shall 6 sorrowing 3 not 6 sorrowing 4 be 6 sorrowing 5 left 6 sorrowing 6 sorrowing 7 and 6 sorrowing 8 alone 6 sorrowing 9 , 6 sorrowing 10 nor 6 sorrowing 11 shall 6 sorrowing 21 and 11 shall 13 go 12 you 13 go 13 go 14 back 13 go 15 without 15 without 18 word 16 a 18 word 17 kindly 18 word 18 word 20 cheer 19 to 20 cheer 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 10 drooped 2 they 3 planted 3 planted 5 lilies 4 the 5 lilies 5 lilies 6 ; 5 lilies 8 they 5 lilies 10 drooped 6 ; 7 but 9 soon 10 drooped 10 drooped 11 and 10 drooped 12 died 10 drooped 14 and 10 drooped 15 no 10 drooped 16 light 13 , 14 and 16 light 20 crowns 17 came 18 to 17 came 20 crowns 19 their 20 crowns 20 crowns 21 . [amid] [the] [tears] [of] [all] [the] [fairies] [,] [the] [queen] [led] [them] [to] [the] [gates] [,] [and] [said] [,] " farewell ! 1 " 3 ! 2 farewell 3 ! go and strive again , for till all is [once] [more] [fair] [and] [pure] [,] [i] [cannot] [call] [you] mine . " 1 go 3 strive 2 and 3 strive 3 strive 4 again 3 strive 6 for 3 strive 7 till 3 strive 8 all 3 strive 9 is 4 again 5 , 9 is 20 mine 20 mine 22 " 21 . 22 " time [passed] [on] , [and] [the] [fairies] [had] [done] [nothing] [to] [gain] [their] [lovely] [home] [again] [.] 1 time 4 , flowers looked lovingly up as they passed , birds sang to cheer them when sad thoughts made them weep . 1 flowers 3 lovingly 2 looked 3 lovingly 3 lovingly 4 up 3 lovingly 5 as 3 lovingly 6 they 3 lovingly 7 passed 3 lovingly 8 , 3 lovingly 9 birds 9 birds 10 sang 10 sang 12 cheer 11 to 12 cheer 12 cheer 13 them 12 cheer 19 weep 12 cheer 20 . 14 when 15 sad 15 sad 19 weep 16 thoughts 19 weep 17 made 19 weep 18 them 19 weep and [soon] [little] [bud] found out [their] [gentle] [deeds] [,] [and] [her] [friendly] [words] gave them [new] [strength] . 1 and 5 found 5 found 6 out 6 out 19 . 15 gave 16 them 16 them 19 . they sent lovely visions to the old and blind , to make their hearts young and bright with happy thoughts . 1 they 4 visions 2 sent 4 visions 3 lovely 4 visions 4 visions 7 old 4 visions 8 and 4 visions 9 blind 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 old 9 blind 10 , 9 blind 12 make 9 blind 14 hearts 9 blind 21 . 11 to 12 make 13 their 14 hearts 14 hearts 15 young 14 hearts 17 bright 14 hearts 20 thoughts 16 and 17 bright 17 bright 18 with 17 bright 19 happy one [day] came [little] [bud] to them , [saying] [,] 1 one 3 came 1 one 7 them 3 came 6 to 7 them 8 , " listen , dear friends . 1 " 4 dear 2 listen 4 dear 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 friends 5 friends 6 . i have a hard task to offer you . 1 i 2 have 1 i 7 offer 3 a 5 task 4 hard 5 task 5 task 7 offer 6 to 7 offer 7 offer 8 you 7 offer 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 17 you 9 again 10 , 10 , 13 and 10 , 17 you 13 and 15 will 15 will 16 give should evil befall you , our hearts would break . 1 should 3 befall 2 evil 3 befall 3 befall 4 you 3 befall 5 , 3 befall 7 hearts 3 befall 8 would 3 befall 9 break 3 befall 10 . 6 our 7 hearts then [deep] [in] [the] [earth] [the] [fairies] [dwelt] , and [no] [frost] [or] [snow] [could] [harm] the [blossoms] [they] [tended] [.] 1 then 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 17 the every little seed was laid in the soft earth , watered , and watched . 1 every 2 little 1 every 3 seed 3 seed 5 laid 4 was 5 laid 5 laid 11 watered 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 soft 8 soft 11 watered 9 earth 11 watered 10 , 11 watered 11 watered 13 and 11 watered 14 watched 12 , 13 and 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 8 last 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 1 happy 22 . 2 days 3 passed 3 passed 5 and 4 ; 5 and [mounted] [on] [bright-winged] [butterflies] [,] [they] [flew] [over] [forest] [and] [meadow] [,] [till] [with] [joyful] [eyes] [they] [saw] [the] [flower-crowned] [walls] [of] [fairy-land] [.] before [the] [gates] [they] [stood] [,] [and] [soon] [troops] [of] [loving] [elves] [came] [forth] [to] [meet] them . 1 before 17 them 17 them 18 . then , [amid] the [deep] [silence] [,] [little] [bud] [,] [leading] [the] [fairies] [to] [the] [throne] [,] [said] [,] 1 then 2 , 1 then 4 the " [are] [they] not [worthy] of [your] [love] [,] dear [queen] [?] 1 " 4 not 1 " 10 dear 4 not 6 of have they not won their lovely home ? 1 have 4 won 2 they 3 not 2 they 4 won 4 won 5 their 4 won 6 lovely 6 lovely 7 home 6 lovely 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 4 pardoned 2 they 4 pardoned 3 are 4 pardoned 4 pardoned 5 , 4 pardoned 6 and 4 pardoned 7 you 4 pardoned 8 have 4 pardoned 9 gained 9 gained 10 the 9 gained 11 love 9 gained 14 pure 12 of 14 pure 13 hearts 14 pure 14 pure 18 robes 15 as 18 robes 16 the 18 robes 17 snow-white 18 robes 18 robes 19 now 18 robes 20 folded 18 robes 21 over 18 robes 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 2 needed 4 reward 4 reward 5 but 4 reward 7 joy 4 reward 10 given 4 reward 11 . 6 the 7 joy 8 she 9 had 9 had 10 given the [fairy] [hearts] [were] [pure] [again] [,] [and] [her] [work] was [done] [;] [yet] [all] [fairy-land] [had] [learned] a [lesson] [from] [gentle] little [bud] . 1 the 11 was 11 was 19 a 19 a 23 little 23 little 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 3 , i am not [fair] [,] and have [dwelt] [unloved] [by] [butterfly] [,] [bird] [,] [and] [bee] . 1 i 2 am 1 i 7 have 2 am 3 not 6 and 7 have 7 have 17 . they [little] [knew] [that] [in] [this] [dark] [form] [lay] [the] [beauty] [they] [yet] [may] see . 1 they 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 13 , 1 then 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 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 19 , 4 now 5 , 4 now 19 , 5 , 7 in spread wide [your] [leaves] [,] [that] [he] [may] [choose] [the] [flower] [he] [deems] [most] [fair] [.] ["] 1 spread 2 wide 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 , 12 and 12 and 17 in " [most] [joyfully] [will] we do [our] [best] , dear [queen] , " said [the] [elves] , [as] they [folded] [their] [wings] beside her . 1 " 5 we 1 " 14 said 5 we 6 do 9 , 10 dear 10 dear 12 , 12 , 14 said 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 , 14 said 25 . 17 , 19 they 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 " 3 are 2 who 3 are 3 are 9 ? 4 you 5 , 4 you 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 cried 11 cried 18 . " and are you [really] , then , a [little] [elf] [,] [such] [as] [i] [read] [of] [in] [my] [fairy] [books] ? 1 " 3 are 2 and 3 are 3 are 22 ? 4 you 6 , 4 you 22 ? 6 , 7 then 7 then 8 , 7 then 9 a do you ride on butterflies , sleep in flower-cups , and live among the clouds ? " 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 ride 1 do 16 ? 3 ride 9 flower-cups 4 on 9 flower-cups 5 butterflies 9 flower-cups 6 , 9 flower-cups 7 sleep 9 flower-cups 8 in 9 flower-cups 9 flower-cups 10 , 9 flower-cups 11 and 9 flower-cups 12 live 9 flower-cups 13 among 9 flower-cups 14 the 9 flower-cups 15 clouds 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 4 spoke 3 she 8 took 8 took 10 her 10 her 26 . " [o] [kind] and [generous] [fairy] , how [can] [i] [ever] [thank] you [for] [this] [lovely] [gift] ! " cried [annie] . 1 " 7 , 1 " 8 how 4 and 7 , 8 how 13 you 8 how 18 ! 18 ! 19 " 19 " 20 cried 20 cried 22 . " [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 , 5 true 8 listen 5 true 17 . 6 , 7 and 8 listen 9 to 8 listen 10 my 8 listen 12 bell 11 little 12 bell 12 bell 16 ring 13 whenever 15 may 13 whenever 16 ring 14 it 15 may but [shall] [i] never [see] [you] [more] [?] 1 but 4 never ah ! if you would only stay with me , [i] should [indeed] be [good] . " 1 ah 2 ! 2 ! 17 " 3 if 4 you 3 if 12 should 4 you 7 stay 5 would 7 stay 6 only 7 stay 7 stay 8 with 7 stay 9 me 9 me 10 , 12 should 14 be 14 be 16 . 16 . 17 " and now farewell , dear child ; be faithful to yourself , and the magic flower will never fade . " 1 and 9 faithful 2 now 3 farewell 3 farewell 5 dear 3 farewell 7 ; 3 farewell 9 faithful 4 , 5 dear 5 dear 6 child 8 be 9 faithful 9 faithful 10 to 9 faithful 11 yourself 9 faithful 15 magic 11 yourself 12 , 12 , 13 and 14 the 15 magic 15 magic 19 fade 16 flower 19 fade 17 will 19 fade 18 never 19 fade 19 fade 21 " 20 . 21 " and [little] [annie] sat among her flowers , and watched with wondering joy the fairy blossom shining on her breast . 1 and 10 watched 4 sat 10 watched 5 among 7 flowers 6 her 7 flowers 7 flowers 10 watched 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 watched 10 watched 16 blossom 11 with 16 blossom 12 wondering 16 blossom 13 joy 16 blossom 14 the 15 fairy 15 fairy 16 blossom 16 blossom 20 breast 17 shining 20 breast 18 on 20 breast 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 7 tiresome 3 not 4 listen 4 listen 5 to 4 listen 7 tiresome 6 this 7 tiresome 7 tiresome 8 music 8 music 14 withered 9 more 14 withered 10 , 11 nor 11 nor 14 withered 12 wear 14 withered 13 this 14 withered 14 withered 15 flower 14 withered 16 longer 16 longer 17 . 17 . 18 " " now [will] [i] go [among] [the] [hills] , " said [annie] , " [she] may be [there] . " 1 " 10 " 2 now 5 go 2 now 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 16 may 16 may 17 be 17 be 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 7 hill-sides 2 up 7 hill-sides 3 and 7 hill-sides 4 down 7 hill-sides 5 the 7 hill-sides 6 green 7 hill-sides 7 hill-sides 8 went 7 hill-sides 9 her 7 hill-sides 10 little 7 hill-sides 11 feet 7 hill-sides 20 ; 11 feet 17 vainly 12 ; 17 vainly 13 long 17 vainly 14 she 17 vainly 15 searched 17 vainly 16 and 17 vainly 17 vainly 19 called 18 she 19 called 20 ; 21 but 21 but 22 still 21 but 23 no 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 18 of 18 of 20 . [spirits] [of] [pride] [were] [there] [,] [who] [folded] [their] [shadowy] [garments] [round] [them] [,] [and] [turned] [scornfully] [away] [from] [all] [the] [rest] [.] these [and] [many] [others] [little] [annie] [saw] , [which] [had] [come] [from] [her] [own] [heart] [,] [and] [taken] [form] [before] [her] [eyes] [.] 1 these 8 , she could not drive them from her sight , and they grew ever stronger , darker , and more unlovely to her eyes . 1 she 2 could 1 she 7 her 2 could 3 not 2 could 5 them 4 drive 5 them 6 from 7 her 7 her 23 eyes 8 sight 14 stronger 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 grew 11 they 12 grew 12 grew 14 stronger 13 ever 14 stronger 14 stronger 20 unlovely 15 , 20 unlovely 16 darker 18 and 16 darker 20 unlovely 17 , 18 and 19 more 20 unlovely 20 unlovely 21 to 20 unlovely 22 her 20 unlovely 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 4 lesson 2 well 4 lesson 3 the 4 lesson 4 lesson 7 dream 4 lesson 9 dear 5 of 6 the 5 of 7 dream 8 , 9 dear 9 dear 10 child 9 dear 23 " 10 child 11 , 10 child 16 spirits 11 , 12 and 13 let 15 shining 14 the 15 shining 15 shining 16 spirits 16 spirits 18 your 16 spirits 20 their 16 spirits 21 home 17 make 18 your 18 your 19 heart 22 . 23 " in [every] [flower] [sat] [little] [smiling] [elves] , [singing] [gayly] [as] [they] [rocked] [amid] the [leaves] [.] 1 in 8 , 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 7 ear 2 whispered 7 ear 3 lovely 4 tales 4 tales 7 ear 5 in 7 ear 6 her 7 ear 7 ear 13 songs 7 ear 23 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 sang 10 birds 11 sang 11 sang 13 songs 12 cheerful 13 songs 13 songs 16 sweet 13 songs 17 language 14 in 15 a 15 a 16 sweet 17 language 20 never 17 language 21 understood 17 language 22 before 18 she 19 had 19 had 20 never earth and air seemed filled with beauty and with music she had never dreamed of until now . 1 earth 5 filled 2 and 5 filled 3 air 4 seemed 3 air 5 filled 5 filled 6 with 5 filled 10 music 7 beauty 8 and 7 beauty 10 music 9 with 10 music 10 music 14 dreamed 10 music 17 now 10 music 18 . 11 she 12 had 12 had 14 dreamed 13 never 14 dreamed 14 dreamed 15 of 14 dreamed 16 until [guard] [well] [the] [magic] [flower] [,] [that] [i] [may] [find] [all] [fair] [and] [bright] [when] [next] [i] [come] [.] ["] when [moonlight] [ceased] [,] [summer-wind] [laid] [down] [her] [rose-leaf] [fan] [,] [and] [,] [leaning] back [in] [her] [acorn] [cup] [,] [told] [this] [tale] [of] 1 when 15 back [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 5 weep 2 she 3 could 3 could 4 only 3 could 5 weep 5 weep 6 for 5 weep 7 them 5 weep 8 , 5 weep 10 lay 5 weep 14 sleep 5 weep 15 where 5 weep 16 no 9 and 10 lay 10 lay 12 down 11 them 12 down 13 to 14 sleep 16 no 20 harm 16 no 22 more 17 cruel 18 waves 18 waves 20 harm 19 could 20 harm 20 harm 21 them 22 more 23 . but all in vain she whispered kindly words ; the weeping mother only cried , 1 but 4 vain 2 all 4 vain 3 in 4 vain 4 vain 7 kindly 5 she 6 whispered 6 whispered 7 kindly 7 kindly 11 weeping 8 words 11 weeping 9 ; 11 weeping 10 the 11 weeping 11 weeping 12 mother 11 weeping 13 only 11 weeping 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 5 my 2 give 3 me 2 give 4 back 2 give 5 my 5 my 7 child 5 my 17 bosom 6 little 7 child 7 child 8 , 9 or 12 lie 10 let 11 me 10 let 12 lie 12 lie 17 bosom 13 beside 14 him 13 beside 17 bosom 15 in 16 the 15 in 17 bosom 17 bosom 18 of 17 bosom 20 cruel 18 of 19 the 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] [.] [farewell] [,] [poor] [mother] [,] [you] [shall] [see] [your] [little] [child] [again] [,] [if] [fairy] [power] [can] [win] [him] [back] [.] ["] i pity the poor mother , and would most gladly help her ; but alas ! 1 i 10 gladly 2 pity 4 poor 3 the 4 poor 4 poor 5 mother 4 poor 10 gladly 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 gladly 8 would 10 gladly 9 most 10 gladly 10 gladly 11 help 10 gladly 15 alas 11 help 12 her 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 1 i 16 do 2 am 3 a 7 , 8 and 7 , 11 you 11 you 16 do 15 to 16 do 16 do 17 . " [ah] , dear [queen] ! if you had seen her [sorrow] , you [too] [would] [seek] [to] [keep] [the] [promise] [i] have made . 1 " 4 dear 1 " 14 you 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 6 ! 7 if 8 you 7 if 9 had 7 if 14 you 9 had 10 seen 10 seen 11 her 11 her 13 , 14 you 23 have 23 have 24 made 24 made 25 . " [i] [cannot] [show] [the] [path] , for it is [through] the [air] [.] 1 " 7 , 1 " 10 is 8 for 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 12 the stay here with us in your own pleasant home , and think no more of this , for [i] can [never] [let] you go . " 1 stay 2 here 1 stay 3 with 1 stay 4 us 1 stay 9 home 1 stay 16 this 5 in 7 own 6 your 7 own 7 own 9 home 8 pleasant 9 home 9 home 11 and 10 , 11 and 12 think 14 more 13 no 14 more 14 more 16 this 15 of 16 this 16 this 17 , 16 this 18 for 18 for 23 you 20 can 23 you 23 you 24 go 23 you 26 " 24 go 25 . " do you not know that [spring] is coming ? 1 " 2 do 2 do 5 know 2 do 10 ? 3 you 5 know 4 not 5 know 5 know 6 that 8 is 9 coming 8 is 10 ? " and shall [i] see her [,] [violet] [,] as she [journeys] [over] [the] [earth] [?] ["] [asked] [ripple] [again] . 1 " 3 shall 2 and 3 shall 3 shall 5 see 5 see 6 her 6 her 11 she 6 her 21 . 10 as 11 she 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 3 gladly 2 would 3 gladly 3 gladly 4 do 3 gladly 5 more 3 gladly 7 but 3 gladly 8 voices 3 gladly 19 stay 6 , 7 but 8 voices 9 are 8 voices 10 calling 8 voices 14 wide 10 calling 11 me 12 far 14 wide 13 and 14 wide 14 wide 16 and 15 , 16 and 18 cannot 19 stay 19 stay 21 " 20 . 21 " " [now] [i] must [seek] for [summer] , " said [ripple] , as she [sailed] [slowly] [through] [the] [sunny] [sky] . 1 " 4 must 1 " 10 said 6 for 8 , 8 , 10 said 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 10 said 21 . 12 , 14 she 13 as 14 she then [ripple] told her [tale] , and [asked] [where] she [should] [go] [;] [but] [summer] [answered] [,] 1 then 3 told 3 told 4 her 4 her 10 she 6 , 7 and 6 , 10 she take this sunbeam from my crown ; it will cheer and brighten the most gloomy path through which you pass . 1 take 3 sunbeam 2 this 3 sunbeam 3 sunbeam 4 from 3 sunbeam 5 my 3 sunbeam 6 crown 6 crown 12 brighten 7 ; 12 brighten 8 it 12 brighten 9 will 12 brighten 10 cheer 11 and 10 cheer 12 brighten 12 brighten 14 most 12 brighten 15 gloomy 12 brighten 16 path 12 brighten 17 through 12 brighten 18 which 13 the 14 most 18 which 20 pass 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 9 watcher 4 tidings 5 of 4 tidings 9 watcher 6 you 9 watcher 7 to 9 watcher 8 the 9 watcher 9 watcher 10 by 9 watcher 12 sea 9 watcher 13 , 9 watcher 14 if 9 watcher 15 in 11 the 12 sea 15 in 16 my 15 in 20 world 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 6 the 6 the 18 green 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 2 will 18 tell 3 carry 7 patient 4 comfort 7 patient 5 to 6 the 5 to 7 patient 7 patient 8 woman 7 patient 9 , 7 patient 12 sisters 7 patient 16 , 7 patient 17 and 10 as 12 sisters 11 my 12 sisters 12 sisters 14 already 13 have 14 already 14 already 15 done 18 tell 19 her 18 tell 20 you 20 you 21 are 20 you 25 " 21 are 22 faithful 22 faithful 23 still 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 2 what 24 ? 3 do 4 you 3 do 13 that 4 you 7 me 6 with 7 me 7 me 8 , 14 you 15 come 14 you 24 ? 15 come 18 here 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 1 when 15 the 6 she 7 had 7 had 8 come 8 come 9 , 15 the 22 clouds come back with me , and do not go this dangerous journey to the sky . 1 come 2 back 2 back 3 with 2 back 6 and 2 back 11 dangerous 3 with 4 me 4 me 5 , 7 do 8 not 8 not 9 go 8 not 11 dangerous 10 this 11 dangerous 11 dangerous 12 journey 11 dangerous 15 sky 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 5 you 2 'll 7 again 3 gladly 4 bear 3 gladly 5 you 6 home 7 again 7 again 8 , 7 again 9 if 7 again 13 . 9 if 10 you 10 you 11 will 11 will 12 come 13 . 14 " but [ripple] [said] [,] ["] [i] [cannot] [turn] [back] now , [when] [i] [am] [nearly] there . 1 but 10 now 1 but 16 there 10 now 11 , 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 5 , 5 , 19 " 9 to 17 come 17 come 19 " 18 . 19 " " [adieu] , little [ripple] ! 1 " 3 , 1 " 6 ! 4 little 6 ! may good angels watch above you ! 1 may 3 angels 2 good 3 angels 3 angels 4 watch 3 angels 5 above 3 angels 7 ! 6 you 7 ! so farewell to the pleasant earth , until we come again . 1 so 2 farewell 2 farewell 3 to 2 farewell 5 pleasant 2 farewell 6 earth 3 to 4 the 6 earth 7 , 6 earth 11 again 8 until 9 we 8 until 10 come 10 come 11 again 11 again 12 . and now away , up to the sun [!] ["] 1 and 2 now 2 now 4 , 3 away 4 , 4 , 8 sun 5 up 6 to 5 up 7 the 7 the 8 sun so [hasten] [on] [,] good [breeze] , and [bring] me [quickly] [to] [my] [journey] ['s] [end] . " 1 so 5 good 5 good 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 18 " 8 and 10 me 17 . 18 " " [the] [fire-spirits] [surely] must be there , and [i] [must] stay [no] [longer] here , " said [ripple] . 1 " 5 must 1 " 18 said 5 must 6 be 6 be 7 there 8 , 9 and 8 , 18 said 12 stay 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 25 " 4 to 11 tell 4 to 24 . 11 tell 12 her 11 tell 21 what 12 her 18 and 16 here 17 , 17 , 18 and 24 . 25 " as [thus] she [spoke] [,] [the] [queen] , who had [spied] [out] a [chain] of [jewels] [ripple] [wore] [upon] [her] [neck] [,] [replied] [,] 1 as 3 she 3 she 10 had 8 , 9 who 9 who 10 had 10 had 13 a 13 a 15 of will you give it me for what [i] [offer] [,] [little] [spirit] ? " 1 will 2 you 1 will 3 give 3 give 4 it 3 give 5 me 5 me 13 ? 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 3 bidding 2 , 3 bidding 3 bidding 4 her 3 bidding 5 remember 3 bidding 9 promised 5 remember 6 all 7 she 9 promised 8 had 9 promised 9 promised 22 farewell 10 them 12 they 10 them 22 farewell 11 , 12 they 13 led 14 her 13 led 15 to 13 led 16 the 13 led 18 arch 17 golden 18 arch 18 arch 20 and 18 arch 22 farewell 19 , 20 and 21 said 22 farewell 22 farewell 23 . " now come , " said they , " and finish the good work you have so bravely carried on . " 1 " 6 said 2 now 3 come 2 now 4 , 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 18 bravely 6 said 21 . 7 they 10 and 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 and 10 and 18 bravely 11 finish 12 the 11 finish 14 work 13 good 14 work 14 work 18 bravely 15 you 16 have 16 have 18 bravely 17 so 18 bravely 18 bravely 19 carried 18 bravely 20 on 21 . 22 " so to the quiet tomb they went , where , like a marble image , cold and still , the little child was lying . 1 so 5 tomb 2 to 5 tomb 3 the 5 tomb 4 quiet 5 tomb 5 tomb 6 they 5 tomb 7 went 5 tomb 8 , 5 tomb 9 where 5 tomb 10 , 5 tomb 11 like 11 like 12 a 11 like 13 marble 13 marble 14 image 13 marble 25 . 14 image 15 , 14 image 16 cold 14 image 18 still 16 cold 17 and 18 still 19 , 18 still 24 lying 20 the 21 little 21 little 22 child 21 little 24 lying 23 was 24 lying " [o] [faithful] little [spirit] ! 1 " 6 ! 4 little 6 ! and now another task [was] [to] [be] done [;] [her] [promise] [to] [the] [fire-spirits] [must] [be] [kept] . 1 and 2 now 2 now 4 task 3 another 4 task 4 task 8 done 4 task 18 . " do not keep me prisoner here . 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 not 2 do 4 keep 4 keep 5 me 4 keep 6 prisoner 6 prisoner 7 here 6 prisoner 8 . if we may but have this , all will be well , and you are once more free . " 1 if 2 we 2 we 5 have 2 we 8 all 2 we 9 will 2 we 15 are 3 may 4 but 3 may 5 have 5 have 6 this 6 this 7 , 9 will 10 be 11 well 12 , 11 well 14 you 12 , 13 and 14 you 15 are 15 are 18 free 16 once 17 more 16 once 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 23 " 3 with 4 us 4 us 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 9 said 9 said 10 , 9 said 22 . 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 and 12 and 13 see 14 the 16 path 15 bright 16 path 16 path 20 for 16 path 22 . 17 we 18 have 18 have 19 made 19 made 20 for 20 for 21 you 22 . 23 " " this is [indeed] a [pleasant] [road] , " said [ripple] . 1 " 3 is 1 " 8 , 2 this 3 is 3 is 5 a 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 2 thank 4 , 4 , 12 and 12 and 13 now 12 and 15 . i [would] [gladly] [stay] [yet] [longer] [,] [but] [we] [cannot] [dwell] [together] [,] [and] [i] am longing [sadly] for my own [cool] [home] . 1 i 16 am 1 i 20 my 16 am 17 longing 17 longing 19 for 20 my 21 own 21 own 24 . then [down] [along] [the] [shining] [pathway] [spread] [before] [her] , [the] [happy] [little] [spirit] [glided] [to] [the] [sea] . 1 then 10 , 10 , 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 , 26 " 8 them 12 , 12 , 26 " 13 for 14 the 13 for 25 . 25 . 26 " [fairy] [song] [.] the [night-wind] [rocks] [the] [sleeping] flowers [,] [and] [sings] [to] [them] [,] [soft] [and] [low] [.] 1 the 6 flowers the [early] [birds] [erelong] [will] [wake] [:] ['] [t] [is] time [for] [the] [elves] to go . 1 the 11 time 11 time 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 6 we 6 we 24 go 24 go 25 . now [spread] [each] [wing] [,] for the [eastern] [sky] [with] [sunlight] [soon] [will] [glow] [.] 1 now 6 for 6 for 7 the the morning [star] [shall] [light] [us] [home] [:] [farewell] [!] [for] [the] [elves] [must] [go] . 1 the 2 morning 2 morning 16 . end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [flower] [fables] [,] [by] [louisa] [may] [alcott] 1 end 2 of