produced by [john] [hamm] and [miriam] [bobkoff] . 1 produced 2 by 1 produced 8 . 2 by 5 and [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 2 , 1 boston 4 , [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 3 gay 2 a 3 gay 3 gay 5 , 4 smile 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 10 began 9 " 10 began 10 began 12 story 11 her 12 story 12 story 13 . " as [i] was painting the bright petals of a blue bell , it told me this tale . " 1 " 2 as 2 as 8 petals 4 was 5 painting 5 painting 7 bright 6 the 7 bright 7 bright 8 petals 8 petals 12 bell 9 of 10 a 10 a 12 bell 11 blue 12 bell 12 bell 15 told 13 , 14 it 14 it 15 told 15 told 18 tale 16 me 17 this 17 this 18 tale 18 tale 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 2 while 1 but 4 eat 4 eat 6 tell 5 , 6 tell 6 tell 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 9 dear 9 dear 12 why 11 , 12 why 12 why 13 are 13 are 14 you 13 are 16 so 14 you 15 all 16 so 17 sad 17 sad 18 ? i have scarce seen a happy face since my return from [rose] [land] ; dear friend , what means it ? " 1 i 3 scarce 2 have 3 scarce 3 scarce 6 happy 3 scarce 10 return 4 seen 5 a 5 a 6 happy 6 happy 7 face 7 face 8 since 8 since 9 my 10 return 11 from 10 return 16 friend 14 ; 15 dear 15 dear 16 friend 16 friend 17 , 17 , 18 what 18 what 19 means 19 means 20 it 20 it 21 ? 21 ? 22 " " [i] will tell you , " replied little [violet] , the tears gathering in her soft eyes . 1 " 3 will 1 " 13 tears 3 will 4 tell 3 will 5 you 5 you 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 9 little 8 replied 11 , 11 , 12 the 13 tears 18 eyes 14 gathering 15 in 15 in 16 her 16 her 17 soft 16 her 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 . thus have we striven , and in vain ; and this night our [queen] holds council for the last time . 1 thus 4 striven 1 thus 8 vain 2 have 3 we 3 we 4 striven 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 in 7 in 8 vain 8 vain 12 night 8 vain 20 time 9 ; 10 and 10 and 11 this 11 this 12 night 13 our 16 council 13 our 19 last 15 holds 16 council 16 council 17 for 17 for 18 the 19 last 20 time 20 time 21 . but , dear sisters , see you not how high the sun is getting ? 1 but 6 see 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 sisters 4 sisters 5 , 5 , 6 see 6 see 7 you 7 you 8 not 7 you 9 how 9 how 10 high 10 high 11 the 10 high 12 sun 12 sun 14 getting 12 sun 15 ? 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 2 , 1 so 4 a 2 , 3 gathering 4 a 9 parasol 5 tiny 6 mushroom 6 mushroom 7 for 6 mushroom 9 parasol 7 for 8 a 9 parasol 10 , 9 parasol 16 soon 10 , 11 she 11 she 12 flew 12 flew 13 away 13 away 14 ; 16 soon 19 and 16 soon 22 left 17 followed 18 , 18 , 19 and 21 was 22 left 22 left 23 alone 23 alone 24 . at length she rose , and amid the deep silence spoke thus : 1 at 4 rose 2 length 3 she 2 length 4 rose 4 rose 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 amid 7 amid 8 the 8 the 9 deep 8 the 10 silence 10 silence 12 thus 11 spoke 12 thus 12 thus 13 : what would the green earth be without its lovely flowers , and what a lonely home for us ! 1 what 6 be 1 what 9 lovely 2 would 3 the 3 the 4 green 4 green 6 be 5 earth 6 be 6 be 7 without 7 without 8 its 9 lovely 11 , 9 lovely 14 a 10 flowers 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 what 14 a 15 lonely 14 a 16 home 16 home 17 for 17 for 18 us 18 us 19 ! their beauty fills our hearts with brightness , and their love with tender thoughts . 1 their 3 fills 1 their 11 love 2 beauty 3 fills 3 fills 5 hearts 4 our 5 hearts 5 hearts 6 with 5 hearts 7 brightness 7 brightness 10 their 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 their 11 love 13 tender 12 with 13 tender 13 tender 15 . 14 thoughts 15 . ought we then to leave them to die uncared for and alone ? 1 ought 2 we 2 we 3 then 3 then 4 to 4 to 5 leave 5 leave 6 them 6 them 7 to 6 them 13 ? 7 to 8 die 8 die 9 uncared 9 uncared 10 for 11 and 12 alone 12 alone 13 ? they give to us their all ; ought we not to toil unceasingly , that they may bloom in peace within their quiet homes ? 1 they 2 give 1 they 5 their 3 to 4 us 3 to 5 their 5 their 23 quiet 6 all 18 bloom 7 ; 8 ought 8 ought 9 we 9 we 10 not 10 not 11 to 10 not 18 bloom 11 to 12 toil 12 toil 13 unceasingly 13 unceasingly 14 , 13 unceasingly 17 may 15 that 17 may 16 they 17 may 18 bloom 20 peace 19 in 20 peace 20 peace 21 within 20 peace 23 quiet 21 within 22 their 23 quiet 24 homes 24 homes 25 ? how then may we keep our frail blossoms from his cruel spirits ? 1 how 2 then 2 then 3 may 3 may 5 keep 3 may 6 our 4 we 5 keep 5 keep 6 our 6 our 7 frail 7 frail 8 blossoms 8 blossoms 9 from 9 from 10 his 10 his 11 cruel 11 cruel 12 spirits 12 spirits 13 ? who will give us counsel ? 1 who 2 will 2 will 3 give 3 give 4 us 4 us 5 counsel 5 counsel 6 ? who will be our messenger for the last time ? 1 who 2 will 1 who 3 be 2 will 3 be 3 be 5 messenger 4 our 5 messenger 5 messenger 6 for 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 last 7 the 9 time 9 time 10 ? speak , my subjects . " 1 speak 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 subjects 4 subjects 5 . 5 . 6 " long and eagerly they spoke , and their soft voices rose high . 1 long 2 and 1 long 5 spoke 3 eagerly 4 they 4 they 5 spoke 5 spoke 8 their 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 their 8 their 9 soft 9 soft 11 rose 10 voices 11 rose 11 rose 12 high 12 high 13 . then sweet music sounded on the air , and the loud tones were hushed , as in wondering silence the [fairies] waited what should come . 1 then 7 air 2 sweet 3 music 3 music 4 sounded 4 sounded 6 the 4 sounded 7 air 5 on 6 the 7 air 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 14 hushed 11 loud 12 tones 12 tones 13 were 12 tones 14 hushed 14 hushed 15 , 14 hushed 19 silence 15 , 16 as 16 as 17 in 17 in 18 wondering 19 silence 20 the 20 the 26 . 22 waited 25 come 23 what 24 should 23 what 25 come 25 come 26 . every fairy wand glistened in the air , as with silvery voices they cried , " [love] and little [violet] . " 1 every 2 fairy 1 every 4 glistened 2 fairy 3 wand 4 glistened 8 , 4 glistened 11 silvery 5 in 6 the 5 in 7 air 7 air 8 , 8 , 9 as 10 with 11 silvery 11 silvery 12 voices 12 voices 13 they 12 voices 14 cried 14 cried 15 , 14 cried 21 . 15 , 16 " 15 , 18 and 18 and 19 little 21 . 22 " then high above , on shining wings , soared a little form . 1 then 2 high 1 then 6 shining 2 high 3 above 3 above 4 , 4 , 5 on 6 shining 7 wings 7 wings 8 , 7 wings 11 little 8 , 9 soared 10 a 11 little 11 little 12 form 12 form 13 . then far below she saw the [frost-king] 's home . 1 then 2 far 1 then 3 below 2 far 3 below 3 below 5 saw 4 she 5 saw 5 saw 6 the 6 the 9 home 8 's 9 home 9 home 10 . pillars of hard , gray ice supported the high , arched roof , hung [with] crystal icicles . 1 pillars 2 of 1 pillars 9 high 2 of 3 hard 3 hard 4 , 3 hard 6 ice 4 , 5 gray 6 ice 7 supported 6 ice 8 the 9 high 11 arched 9 high 13 , 9 high 16 crystal 10 , 11 arched 11 arched 12 roof 14 hung 16 crystal 16 crystal 18 . 17 icicles 18 . with a beating heart [violet] folded her fading wreath more closely to her breast , and with weary wings flew onward to the dreary palace . 1 with 2 a 1 with 9 wreath 2 a 3 beating 3 beating 4 heart 4 heart 6 folded 6 folded 8 fading 7 her 8 fading 9 wreath 11 closely 10 more 11 closely 11 closely 13 her 12 to 13 her 13 her 14 breast 14 breast 18 weary 14 breast 21 onward 15 , 16 and 15 , 18 weary 16 and 17 with 18 weary 19 wings 18 weary 21 onward 19 wings 20 flew 21 onward 24 dreary 22 to 23 the 23 the 24 dreary 24 dreary 26 . 25 palace 26 . gently she answered , telling them her errand [,] beseeching them to let her pass ere the cold wind blighted her frail blossoms . 1 gently 2 she 1 gently 3 answered 3 answered 4 , 3 answered 8 errand 4 , 5 telling 5 telling 6 them 7 her 8 errand 8 errand 15 pass 10 beseeching 11 them 11 them 12 to 12 to 15 pass 13 let 14 her 13 let 15 pass 15 pass 19 wind 16 ere 17 the 17 the 18 cold 18 cold 19 wind 19 wind 20 blighted 20 blighted 21 her 20 blighted 23 blossoms 20 blighted 24 . 21 her 22 frail 23 blossoms 24 . then they flung wide the doors , and she passed in . 1 then 3 flung 2 they 3 flung 3 flung 4 wide 4 wide 7 , 5 the 6 doors 6 doors 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 she 9 she 10 passed 10 passed 11 in 10 passed 12 . cast [by] your icy crown and sceptre , and let the sunlight of love fall softly on your heart . 1 cast 5 crown 3 your 4 icy 3 your 5 crown 5 crown 15 fall 6 and 7 sceptre 7 sceptre 8 , 7 sceptre 12 sunlight 9 and 10 let 9 and 12 sunlight 10 let 11 the 12 sunlight 13 of 13 of 14 love 14 love 15 fall 15 fall 16 softly 16 softly 20 . 17 on 18 your 18 your 19 heart 19 heart 20 . but he drew the dark mantle closer over his breast and answered coldly , 1 but 2 he 1 but 4 the 2 he 3 drew 4 the 5 dark 4 the 6 mantle 6 mantle 7 closer 6 mantle 8 over 8 over 10 breast 9 his 10 breast 10 breast 11 and 10 breast 13 coldly 11 and 12 answered 13 coldly 14 , " [i] cannot grant your prayer , little [fairy] ; it is my will the flowers should die . 1 " 3 cannot 1 " 4 grant 4 grant 5 your 5 your 6 prayer 6 prayer 7 , 6 prayer 14 will 7 , 8 little 10 ; 11 it 11 it 12 is 11 it 14 will 12 is 13 my 14 will 17 should 15 the 16 flowers 16 flowers 17 should 17 should 18 die 18 die 19 . go back to your [queen] , and tell her that [i] cannot yield my power to please these foolish flowers . " 1 go 2 back 1 go 6 , 2 back 3 to 3 to 4 your 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 tell 8 tell 9 her 8 tell 15 power 10 that 12 cannot 12 cannot 13 yield 13 yield 14 my 14 my 15 power 15 power 16 to 15 power 19 foolish 16 to 17 please 16 to 18 these 18 these 19 foolish 19 foolish 20 flowers 20 flowers 21 . 21 . 22 " so all alone she sat , and [sad] thoughts of her happy home came back to her , and she wept bitterly . 1 so 4 she 1 so 9 thoughts 2 all 3 alone 3 alone 4 she 4 she 5 sat 5 sat 6 , 6 , 7 and 9 thoughts 10 of 10 of 12 happy 10 of 13 home 11 her 12 happy 13 home 15 back 14 came 15 back 15 back 19 and 16 to 17 her 17 her 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 22 bitterly 20 she 21 wept 21 wept 22 bitterly 22 bitterly 23 . then she wept no longer , but patiently awaited what might come . 1 then 2 she 1 then 3 wept 3 wept 4 no 3 wept 5 longer 4 no 5 longer 5 longer 6 , 5 longer 9 awaited 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 patiently 8 patiently 9 awaited 9 awaited 10 what 10 what 12 come 11 might 12 come 12 come 13 . " and you too , " said she , " shall spin for me , and [i] will give you better food than helpless insects . 1 " 11 shall 1 " 12 spin 2 and 3 you 2 and 4 too 4 too 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 10 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 she 7 said 9 , 10 " 11 shall 11 shall 12 spin 12 spin 16 and 12 spin 22 food 13 for 14 me 14 me 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 will 18 will 21 better 19 give 20 you 20 you 21 better 22 food 23 than 22 food 24 helpless 24 helpless 25 insects 24 helpless 26 . 25 insects 26 . soon they came hastening back , and prayed him to come and see how lovely the dark [cell] had grown . 1 soon 5 back 1 soon 15 lovely 2 they 3 came 3 came 4 hastening 3 came 5 back 5 back 7 and 6 , 7 and 8 prayed 9 him 9 him 11 come 10 to 11 come 11 come 12 and 11 come 14 how 12 and 13 see 13 see 14 how 14 how 15 lovely 15 lovely 16 the 15 lovely 20 grown 17 dark 19 had 17 dark 20 grown 20 grown 21 . then the stern , cold thoughts came back again , and he harshly bid her follow him . 1 then 5 cold 1 then 7 came 2 the 3 stern 3 stern 4 , 3 stern 5 cold 5 cold 6 thoughts 7 came 13 harshly 8 back 9 again 9 again 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 harshly 11 and 12 he 13 harshly 18 . 14 bid 15 her 14 bid 17 him 15 her 16 follow 16 follow 17 him 17 him 18 . with a sad farewell to her little friends she followed him , and before [the] throne awaited his command . 1 with 2 a 1 with 11 him 2 a 7 little 3 sad 4 farewell 4 farewell 5 to 5 to 6 her 6 her 7 little 7 little 8 friends 8 friends 10 followed 9 she 10 followed 11 him 12 , 11 him 16 throne 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 before 16 throne 17 awaited 16 throne 19 command 17 awaited 18 his 19 command 20 . " [little] [fairy] , [i] offer you two things , and you may choose between them . 1 " 4 , 4 , 11 and 6 offer 7 you 6 offer 8 two 8 two 10 , 9 things 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 may 12 you 13 may 13 may 14 choose 14 choose 15 between 14 choose 17 . 15 between 16 them will you do this ? " 1 will 2 you 2 you 3 do 3 do 4 this 4 this 5 ? 5 ? 6 " ah no ! sooner would [i] dwell for ever in your darkest cell , than lose the love of those warm , trusting hearts . " 1 ah 2 no 1 ah 11 your 2 no 7 dwell 3 ! 4 sooner 4 sooner 5 would 5 would 7 dwell 7 dwell 8 for 9 ever 10 in 10 in 11 your 11 your 12 darkest 12 darkest 18 love 13 cell 14 , 14 , 15 than 15 than 16 lose 16 lose 17 the 17 the 18 love 18 love 19 of 19 of 24 hearts 20 those 21 warm 21 warm 22 , 21 warm 24 hearts 22 , 23 trusting 24 hearts 25 . 25 . 26 " " then listen , " said the [king] , " to the task [i] give you . 1 " 2 then 1 " 3 listen 3 listen 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 13 task 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 the 9 , 10 " 9 , 13 task 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 task 13 task 15 give 15 give 16 you 16 you 17 . then out into the gardens went [violet] with a heavy heart ; for she had toiled so long , her strength was nearly gone . 1 then 2 out 1 then 4 the 2 out 3 into 4 the 9 a 5 gardens 6 went 6 went 8 with 6 went 9 a 9 a 10 heavy 10 heavy 13 for 10 heavy 21 strength 11 heart 12 ; 12 ; 13 for 14 she 15 had 14 she 16 toiled 16 toiled 17 so 16 toiled 18 long 18 long 19 , 19 , 20 her 20 her 21 strength 21 strength 23 nearly 22 was 23 nearly 23 nearly 25 . 24 gone 25 . so he wandered through his dreary palace , wondering how he [had] been content to live before without sunlight and love . 1 so 6 dreary 2 he 3 wandered 3 wandered 4 through 3 wandered 6 dreary 4 through 5 his 6 dreary 10 how 7 palace 8 , 8 , 9 wondering 8 , 10 how 10 how 11 he 11 he 16 live 13 been 14 content 13 been 16 live 14 content 15 to 16 live 19 sunlight 17 before 18 without 17 before 19 sunlight 19 sunlight 20 and 19 sunlight 21 love 21 love 22 . sadly they watched over every bird and blossom which [she] had loved , and strove to be like her in kindly words and deeds . 1 sadly 4 over 2 they 3 watched 3 watched 4 over 4 over 6 bird 5 every 6 bird 6 bird 9 which 7 and 8 blossom 7 and 9 which 9 which 19 her 11 had 12 loved 12 loved 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 strove 15 strove 17 be 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 like 18 like 19 her 19 her 22 words 20 in 21 kindly 21 kindly 22 words 22 words 24 deeds 22 words 25 . 23 and 24 deeds 24 deeds 25 . they wore cypress wreaths , and spoke of her as one whom they should never see again . 1 they 2 wore 1 they 14 should 2 wore 3 cypress 2 wore 4 wreaths 4 wreaths 5 , 4 wreaths 7 spoke 5 , 6 and 7 spoke 8 of 8 of 9 her 9 her 10 as 11 one 12 whom 12 whom 13 they 12 whom 14 should 13 they 14 should 14 should 17 again 15 never 16 see 16 see 17 again 17 again 18 . when the [elves] had promised they would come , he bade farewell to happy [fairy-land] , and flew sadly home . 1 when 2 the 1 when 10 he 4 had 5 promised 5 promised 6 they 6 they 7 would 6 they 9 , 7 would 8 come 9 , 10 he 10 he 12 farewell 11 bade 12 farewell 12 farewell 19 sadly 13 to 14 happy 14 happy 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 flew 18 flew 19 sadly 19 sadly 20 home 19 sadly 21 . soon through the air came many-colored troops of [elves] . 1 soon 3 the 2 through 3 the 3 the 4 air 4 air 5 came 5 came 6 many-colored 6 many-colored 7 troops 6 many-colored 10 . 7 troops 8 of like his subjects , the [king] looked on the lovely [elves] , and no longer wondered that little [violet] wept and longed for her home . 1 like 2 his 2 his 7 looked 3 subjects 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 7 looked 7 looked 10 lovely 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 lovely 10 lovely 12 , 10 lovely 14 no 12 , 13 and 14 no 15 longer 15 longer 16 wondered 15 longer 26 . 16 wondered 17 that 18 little 20 wept 20 wept 25 home 21 and 22 longed 22 longed 24 her 22 longed 25 home 23 for 24 her 25 home 26 . flowering vines folded their soft leaves around [the] trees , making green pillars of their rough trunks . 1 flowering 6 leaves 1 flowering 10 , 2 vines 3 folded 3 folded 4 their 4 their 5 soft 5 soft 6 leaves 6 leaves 7 around 7 around 9 trees 10 , 13 pillars 11 making 12 green 11 making 13 pillars 13 pillars 16 rough 14 of 15 their 14 of 16 rough 16 rough 18 . 17 trunks 18 . soon through the long aisles came [violet] , flowers and green leaves rustling as she passed . 1 soon 2 through 1 soon 12 leaves 2 through 4 long 3 the 4 long 4 long 5 aisles 5 aisles 6 came 6 came 12 leaves 8 , 9 flowers 9 flowers 10 and 9 flowers 11 green 11 green 12 leaves 12 leaves 16 passed 13 rustling 14 as 14 as 15 she 15 she 16 passed 16 passed 17 . you must now decide . 1 you 2 must 2 must 3 now 3 now 4 decide 4 decide 5 . will you be [king] of [flower-land] , and own my gentle kindred for your loving friends ? 1 will 2 you 1 will 3 be 3 be 5 of 5 of 11 gentle 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 my 8 and 9 own 10 my 11 gentle 11 gentle 12 kindred 12 kindred 13 for 12 kindred 15 loving 13 for 14 your 15 loving 17 ? 16 friends 17 ? 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 4 unfading 9 and 6 and 7 joy 7 joy 8 , 9 and 12 love 10 the 11 grateful 10 the 12 love 12 love 16 green 13 of 15 the 14 all 15 the 15 the 16 green 16 green 19 fragrant 17 earth 18 's 17 earth 19 fragrant 19 fragrant 20 children 20 children 21 ? then take this crown of flowers . 1 then 2 take 1 then 3 this 3 this 4 crown 4 crown 5 of 5 of 6 flowers 6 flowers 7 . both are before you . 1 both 2 are 2 are 3 before 3 before 5 . 4 you 5 . choose . " 1 choose 3 " 2 . 3 " kind thought came thronging to his mind , and he turned to look at the two palaces . 1 kind 2 thought 1 kind 9 and 2 thought 4 thronging 3 came 4 thronging 5 to 6 his 5 to 7 mind 7 mind 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 turned 10 he 11 turned 11 turned 14 at 12 to 13 look 13 look 14 at 14 at 15 the 15 the 17 palaces 16 two 17 palaces 17 palaces 18 . grant the little [fairy] 's prayer ; and let her go back to her own dear home . 1 grant 2 the 1 grant 6 prayer 2 the 3 little 5 's 6 prayer 6 prayer 11 go 7 ; 8 and 7 ; 9 let 9 let 10 her 9 let 11 go 11 go 13 to 12 back 13 to 13 to 16 dear 14 her 15 own 15 own 16 dear 16 dear 17 home 17 home 18 . she has taught us that [love] is mightier than [fear] . 1 she 3 taught 2 has 3 taught 3 taught 4 us 4 us 5 that 5 that 8 mightier 7 is 8 mightier 8 mightier 9 than 9 than 11 . choose the [flower] crown , and we will be the truest subjects you have ever had . " 1 choose 2 the 1 choose 4 crown 4 crown 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 we 7 we 9 be 8 will 9 be 9 be 10 the 9 be 17 . 10 the 11 truest 11 truest 13 you 12 subjects 13 you 13 you 14 have 14 have 15 ever 15 ever 16 had 17 . 18 " brighter shone the golden shadows ; [on] the cool wind softly came [the] low , sweet tones of happy flowers , [singing] little [violet] 's name . 1 brighter 2 shone 1 brighter 8 the 2 shone 3 the 2 shone 4 golden 4 golden 5 shadows 5 shadows 6 ; 8 the 10 wind 8 the 12 came 9 cool 10 wind 10 wind 11 softly 12 came 16 sweet 12 came 18 of 14 low 15 , 14 low 16 sweet 16 sweet 17 tones 18 of 19 happy 18 of 20 flowers 20 flowers 21 , 20 flowers 27 . 21 , 23 little 25 's 26 name 26 name 27 . thus the [frost-king] lost his kingdom , [and] his power to harm and blight . 1 thus 2 the 1 thus 6 kingdom 4 lost 5 his 5 his 6 kingdom 6 kingdom 11 to 7 , 9 his 9 his 10 power 10 power 11 to 11 to 12 harm 12 harm 13 and 12 harm 14 blight 14 blight 15 . thus the [fairy] mission ended , [and] [all] [flower-land] was taught [the] " [power] of [love] , " by gentle deeds [that] little [violet] wrought . 1 thus 2 the 2 the 4 mission 4 mission 5 ended 4 mission 6 , 6 , 10 was 6 , 13 " 10 was 11 taught 13 " 21 deeds 15 of 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 21 deeds 19 by 20 gentle 20 gentle 21 deeds 21 deeds 26 . 23 little 25 wrought 25 wrought 26 . as [sunny] [lock] ceased , another little [elf] came forward ; and this was the tale " [silver] [wing] " told . 1 as 4 ceased 4 ceased 10 forward 5 , 6 another 5 , 9 came 6 another 7 little 9 came 10 forward 10 forward 11 ; 11 ; 12 and 12 and 13 this 13 this 16 tale 14 was 15 the 15 the 16 tale 16 tale 22 . 17 " 21 told 20 " 21 told 21 told 22 . [eva's] [visit] [to] [fairy-land] [.] as she was wondering where the waters went , she heard a faint , low sound , as of [far-off] music . 1 as 4 wondering 1 as 5 where 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 wondering 5 where 11 heard 6 the 7 waters 7 waters 8 went 8 went 9 , 9 , 10 she 10 she 11 heard 11 heard 18 as 12 a 13 faint 13 faint 14 , 13 faint 15 low 15 low 16 sound 16 sound 17 , 16 sound 18 as 18 as 21 music 19 of 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 4 was 2 thought 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 9 not 5 the 6 wind 6 wind 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 not 9 not 20 water 10 a 11 leaf 10 a 13 stirring 11 leaf 12 was 13 stirring 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 16 soon 16 soon 17 through 16 soon 19 rippling 17 through 19 rippling 18 the 19 rippling 19 rippling 20 water 20 water 25 boat 21 came 22 a 22 a 23 strange 22 a 25 boat 25 boat 26 . " gladly would [i] go with you , dear [fairies] , " said [eva] , " but [i] cannot sail in your little boat . 1 " 3 would 1 " 5 go 2 gladly 3 would 3 would 5 go 5 go 11 , 5 go 15 , 6 with 7 you 7 you 8 , 8 , 9 dear 9 dear 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 15 , 16 " 15 , 17 but 17 but 19 cannot 17 but 24 boat 19 cannot 20 sail 20 sail 21 in 21 in 22 your 22 your 23 little 24 boat 25 . see ! 1 see 2 ! i can hold you in my hand , and could not live among you without harming your tiny kingdom , [i] am so large . " 1 i 12 live 2 can 3 hold 3 hold 4 you 3 hold 5 in 5 in 6 my 6 my 7 hand 7 hand 10 could 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 could 10 could 11 not 10 could 12 live 12 live 15 without 13 among 14 you 13 among 15 without 15 without 20 , 16 harming 18 tiny 16 harming 19 kingdom 17 your 18 tiny 19 kingdom 20 , 20 , 22 am 22 am 23 so 23 so 24 large 24 large 25 . 25 . 26 " you cannot hurt us now . 1 you 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 hurt 3 hurt 4 us 4 us 5 now 5 now 6 . look in the water and see what we have done . " 1 look 2 in 2 in 4 water 3 the 4 water 4 water 6 see 5 and 6 see 6 see 7 what 7 what 8 we 7 what 10 done 8 we 9 have 10 done 12 " 11 . 12 " eva looked into the brook , and saw a tiny child standing between the [elves] . 1 eva 2 looked 1 eva 3 into 3 into 6 , 4 the 5 brook 5 brook 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 saw 8 saw 11 child 9 a 10 tiny 10 tiny 11 child 11 child 12 standing 12 standing 16 . 13 between 14 the 13 between 16 . but the [fairies] took each a hand , and flew lightly over the stream . 1 but 2 the 1 but 7 hand 2 the 4 took 2 the 5 each 5 each 6 a 5 each 7 hand 7 hand 11 lightly 8 , 9 and 8 , 11 lightly 9 and 10 flew 11 lightly 13 the 11 lightly 14 stream 12 over 13 the 13 the 14 stream 14 stream 15 . the [queen] and her subjects came to meet her , and all seemed glad to say some kindly word of welcome to the little stranger . 1 the 8 meet 3 and 4 her 4 her 5 subjects 5 subjects 6 came 5 subjects 8 meet 6 came 7 to 8 meet 10 , 9 her 10 , 10 , 14 glad 11 and 12 all 12 all 13 seemed 13 seemed 14 glad 14 glad 16 say 15 to 16 say 16 say 19 word 16 say 21 welcome 17 some 18 kindly 17 some 19 word 19 word 20 of 21 welcome 24 little 21 welcome 25 stranger 22 to 23 the 23 the 24 little 25 stranger 26 . " now must we go home , " said the [queen] , " and you shall go with us , little one . " 1 " 5 go 2 now 3 must 2 now 4 we 4 we 5 go 5 go 7 , 5 go 12 , 6 home 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 the 12 , 13 " 13 " 15 you 13 " 23 . 14 and 15 you 15 you 16 shall 16 shall 17 go 16 shall 22 one 17 go 18 with 18 with 19 us 19 us 20 , 20 , 21 little 23 . 24 " all was cool and still , and the [elves] glided silently about , lest they should break their slumbers . 1 all 3 cool 1 all 8 the 2 was 3 cool 4 and 5 still 4 and 8 the 5 still 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 the 14 lest 10 glided 11 silently 11 silently 13 , 11 silently 14 lest 12 about 13 , 14 lest 16 should 15 they 16 should 16 should 17 break 17 break 18 their 18 their 20 . 19 slumbers 20 . they led [eva] to a bed of pure white leaves , above which drooped the fragrant petals of a crimson rose . 1 they 5 a 2 led 5 a 4 to 5 a 5 a 6 bed 5 a 10 leaves 6 bed 7 of 7 of 8 pure 8 pure 9 white 8 pure 10 leaves 10 leaves 11 , 10 leaves 14 drooped 12 above 13 which 12 above 14 drooped 14 drooped 16 fragrant 14 drooped 17 petals 15 the 16 fragrant 16 fragrant 17 petals 17 petals 21 rose 18 of 19 a 18 of 21 rose 19 a 20 crimson 21 rose 22 . come , we will show you what we do . " 1 come 2 , 2 , 3 we 3 we 4 will 4 will 5 show 4 will 8 we 5 show 6 you 6 you 7 what 8 we 9 do 9 do 10 . 10 . 11 " they led her to a [lovely] room , through whose walls of deep green leaves the light stole softly in . 1 they 2 led 1 they 5 a 2 led 3 her 2 led 4 to 5 a 7 room 7 room 10 whose 7 room 11 walls 8 , 9 through 8 , 10 whose 11 walls 14 green 11 walls 18 stole 12 of 13 deep 13 deep 14 green 15 leaves 16 the 15 leaves 17 light 17 light 18 stole 18 stole 19 softly 19 softly 20 in 20 in 21 . then she went to the insects ; first to a little fly who lay in a flower-leaf cradle . 1 then 9 to 1 then 10 a 2 she 3 went 3 went 4 to 3 went 8 first 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 insects 6 insects 7 ; 8 first 9 to 10 a 11 little 10 a 18 cradle 11 little 14 lay 12 fly 13 who 13 who 14 lay 15 in 18 cradle 16 a 17 flower-leaf 16 a 18 cradle 18 cradle 19 . " do you suffer much , dear [gauzy-wing] ? " asked the [fairy] . 1 " 2 do 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 suffer 4 suffer 5 much 4 suffer 7 dear 5 much 6 , 6 , 7 dear 7 dear 9 ? 7 dear 11 asked 9 ? 10 " 11 asked 12 the 12 the 14 . " [i] will bind up your poor little leg , and [zephyr] shall rock you to sleep . " 1 " 5 up 3 will 4 bind 4 bind 5 up 5 up 10 , 6 your 7 poor 7 poor 8 little 7 poor 9 leg 9 leg 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 shall 13 shall 14 rock 14 rock 15 you 14 rock 16 to 16 to 17 sleep 17 sleep 19 " 18 . 19 " they passed on , and [eva] saw beside each bed a [fairy] , who with gentle hands and loving words soothed the suffering insects . 1 they 2 passed 1 they 8 beside 3 on 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 saw 7 saw 8 beside 8 beside 9 each 8 beside 11 a 9 each 10 bed 9 each 11 a 11 a 17 hands 13 , 14 who 14 who 16 gentle 14 who 17 hands 15 with 16 gentle 17 hands 18 and 17 hands 23 suffering 18 and 19 loving 19 loving 20 words 19 loving 23 suffering 20 words 21 soothed 21 soothed 22 the 23 suffering 25 . 24 insects 25 . yet he seemed to find no rest , and murmured of the pain he was doomed to bear . 1 yet 3 seemed 1 yet 5 find 2 he 3 seemed 4 to 5 find 5 find 12 the 5 find 13 pain 6 no 8 , 6 no 11 of 7 rest 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 murmured 11 of 12 the 13 pain 14 he 14 he 16 doomed 15 was 16 doomed 16 doomed 17 to 16 doomed 19 . 18 bear 19 . uncared for and forgotten , [i] must stay here among these poor things who think only of themselves . 1 uncared 2 for 1 uncared 3 and 1 uncared 4 forgotten 1 uncared 7 must 3 and 4 forgotten 4 forgotten 5 , 7 must 10 among 7 must 15 think 8 stay 9 here 9 here 10 among 11 these 12 poor 12 poor 14 who 12 poor 15 think 13 things 14 who 15 think 17 of 16 only 17 of 17 of 18 themselves 18 themselves 19 . come here , [rose-leaf] , and bind up my wounds , for [i] am far more useful than idle bird or fly . " 1 come 2 here 1 come 8 up 2 here 3 , 2 here 5 , 5 , 6 and 5 , 7 bind 8 up 11 , 9 my 10 wounds 10 wounds 11 , 11 , 16 more 12 for 14 am 14 am 15 far 14 am 16 more 16 more 17 useful 17 useful 18 than 18 than 19 idle 19 idle 20 bird 19 idle 23 . 20 bird 22 fly 21 or 22 fly 23 . 24 " then said the [fairy] , while she bathed the broken wing , 1 then 2 said 2 said 3 the 3 the 11 wing 5 , 6 while 6 while 7 she 6 while 11 wing 7 she 8 bathed 7 she 10 broken 8 bathed 9 the 11 wing 12 , " [love-blossom] , you should not murmur . 1 " 4 you 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 should 5 should 6 not 6 not 7 murmur 7 murmur 8 . we may find happiness in seeking to be patient even while we suffer . 1 we 4 happiness 1 we 10 even 2 may 3 find 3 find 4 happiness 4 happiness 5 in 6 seeking 7 to 7 to 8 be 7 to 10 even 8 be 9 patient 10 even 11 while 11 while 14 . 12 we 13 suffer 12 we 14 . ah , [love-blossom] , the gentle bird can teach a lesson you will be wiser and better for . " 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 4 , 4 , 6 gentle 5 the 6 gentle 6 gentle 7 bird 7 bird 11 lesson 8 can 9 teach 9 teach 10 a 10 a 11 lesson 11 lesson 13 will 12 you 13 will 13 will 14 be 14 be 15 wiser 14 be 20 " 15 wiser 17 better 15 wiser 19 . 16 and 17 better 18 for 19 . come now to the [flower] [palace] , and see the [fairy] [court] . " 1 come 2 now 2 now 3 to 2 now 8 and 3 to 4 the 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 see 9 see 10 the 9 see 13 . 13 . 14 " beneath green arches , bright with birds and flowers , beside singing waves , went [eva] into a lofty hall . 1 beneath 4 , 1 beneath 12 singing 2 green 3 arches 2 green 4 , 4 , 5 bright 5 bright 7 birds 6 with 7 birds 8 and 9 flowers 8 and 12 singing 9 flowers 11 beside 10 , 11 beside 12 singing 18 a 13 waves 14 , 13 waves 15 went 15 went 17 into 15 went 18 a 18 a 21 . 19 lofty 21 . 20 hall 21 . now , [eglantine] , what have you to tell us of your rosy namesakes on the earth ? " 1 now 2 , 2 , 7 you 4 , 5 what 5 what 6 have 5 what 7 you 7 you 9 tell 8 to 9 tell 9 tell 10 us 10 us 13 rosy 11 of 12 your 11 of 13 rosy 13 rosy 14 namesakes 14 namesakes 17 earth 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 earth 17 earth 18 ? 18 ? 19 " " over hill and valley they are blooming fresh and fair as summer sun and dew can make them . 1 " 2 over 1 " 7 are 2 over 3 hill 3 hill 6 they 4 and 5 valley 5 valley 6 they 7 are 18 make 8 blooming 9 fresh 9 fresh 10 and 9 fresh 13 summer 11 fair 12 as 12 as 13 summer 13 summer 14 sun 14 sun 15 and 14 sun 17 can 16 dew 17 can 17 can 18 make 18 make 20 . 19 them 20 . they would yield neither dew nor honey , but proudly [closed] their leaves and bid me go . " 1 they 2 would 1 they 4 neither 1 they 15 bid 2 would 3 yield 3 yield 4 neither 5 dew 6 nor 5 dew 10 proudly 6 nor 10 proudly 7 honey 8 , 7 honey 10 proudly 8 , 9 but 10 proudly 13 leaves 10 proudly 15 bid 12 their 13 leaves 13 leaves 14 and 15 bid 16 me 16 me 17 go 17 go 18 . 18 . 19 " go once again to the proud [flowers] , and tell them when they are queen of their own hearts they will ask no fairer kingdom . 1 go 2 once 1 go 3 again 3 again 4 to 3 again 5 the 5 the 6 proud 5 the 16 of 6 proud 8 , 6 proud 15 queen 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 tell 10 tell 11 them 11 them 12 when 12 when 13 they 13 they 14 are 16 of 19 hearts 17 their 18 own 18 own 19 hearts 19 hearts 23 no 20 they 21 will 21 will 22 ask 21 will 23 no 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 1 thus 10 received 2 they 4 what 3 told 4 what 4 what 5 they 6 had 7 done 6 had 10 received 7 done 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 received 21 praise 11 from 12 their 12 their 15 gentle 14 some 15 gentle 15 gentle 16 chiding 16 chiding 17 or 16 chiding 18 loving 18 loving 19 word 19 word 20 of 19 word 21 praise 21 praise 22 . " four , " replied the little one . 1 " 2 four 2 four 3 , 3 , 4 " 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 " 2 seven 2 seven 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 sang 5 sang 7 gay 6 the 7 gay 7 gay 8 little 8 little 10 . " twelve , " said the [fairy] child . 1 " 2 twelve 2 twelve 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 8 child 8 child 9 . " primrose , where lies [violet] [island] ? " 1 " 2 primrose 2 primrose 3 , 3 , 4 where 4 where 5 lies 5 lies 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " [in] the [lake] of [ripples] . ["] 1 " 7 . 3 the 5 of 5 of 7 . " [lilla] , you may bound [rose] [land] . " 1 " 4 you 1 " 9 . 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 may 5 may 6 bound 9 . 10 " " you have stayed long enough , " said the [elves] at length , " we have many things to show you . 1 " 9 said 1 " 16 we 2 you 3 have 2 you 4 stayed 4 stayed 5 long 5 long 6 enough 5 long 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 the 10 the 13 length 12 at 13 length 13 length 14 , 14 , 15 " 16 we 17 have 16 we 22 you 17 have 19 things 18 many 19 things 19 things 21 show 20 to 21 show 22 you 23 . come now and see what is our dearest work . " 1 come 2 now 1 come 3 and 3 and 4 see 3 and 5 what 5 what 6 is 6 is 7 our 7 our 8 dearest 8 dearest 9 work 8 dearest 10 . 10 . 11 " so [eva] said farewell to the child [elves] , and hastened with little [rose-leaf] to the gates . 1 so 3 said 3 said 4 farewell 4 farewell 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 child 7 child 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 12 with 10 and 11 hastened 12 with 13 little 12 with 17 gates 15 to 16 the 16 the 17 gates 17 gates 18 . we must stay yet longer , little [eva] , and you may learn yet more . " 1 we 3 stay 1 we 4 yet 2 must 3 stay 4 yet 5 longer 4 yet 10 and 5 longer 6 , 5 longer 7 little 6 , 7 little 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 yet 11 you 12 may 11 you 13 learn 13 learn 14 yet 14 yet 15 more 15 more 16 . 16 . 17 " tenderly the child fastened the [drooping] stem , and placed it where the one faint ray of sunlight stole into the dreary room . 1 tenderly 2 the 1 tenderly 7 stem 2 the 3 child 3 child 4 fastened 4 fastened 7 stem 5 the 7 stem 7 stem 12 where 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 placed 10 placed 11 it 10 placed 12 where 12 where 17 of 13 the 14 one 14 one 15 faint 15 faint 16 ray 16 ray 17 of 17 of 23 room 18 sunlight 19 stole 19 stole 20 into 20 into 21 the 21 the 22 dreary 22 dreary 23 room 23 room 24 . no sunlight could enter at the [darkened] eyes , and none were near to whisper gentle words , to cheer and comfort . 1 no 2 sunlight 1 no 5 at 2 sunlight 3 could 3 could 4 enter 5 at 6 the 6 the 8 eyes 8 eyes 12 were 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 none 11 none 12 were 12 were 13 near 13 near 22 comfort 14 to 15 whisper 15 whisper 16 gentle 16 gentle 17 words 16 gentle 21 and 17 words 18 , 17 words 19 to 19 to 20 cheer 21 and 22 comfort 22 comfort 23 . thus he dwelt forgotten and alone , seeking to give no joy to others , possessing none himself . 1 thus 2 he 1 thus 8 seeking 2 he 4 forgotten 3 dwelt 4 forgotten 4 forgotten 6 alone 5 and 6 alone 6 alone 7 , 8 seeking 12 joy 8 seeking 14 others 8 seeking 16 possessing 9 to 10 give 10 give 11 no 10 give 12 joy 12 joy 13 to 14 others 15 , 14 others 16 possessing 16 possessing 19 . 17 none 18 himself 17 none 19 . life was dark and sad till the untiring [elves] came to his dreary home , bringing sunlight and love . 1 life 2 was 2 was 10 came 3 dark 4 and 4 and 5 sad 4 and 8 untiring 5 sad 6 till 6 till 7 the 8 untiring 10 came 10 came 14 home 11 to 12 his 12 his 13 dreary 12 his 14 home 14 home 15 , 15 , 16 bringing 15 , 18 and 16 bringing 17 sunlight 18 and 19 love 19 love 20 . then went the [elves] into the dreary prison-houses , where sad hearts pined in lonely sorrow for the joy and freedom they had lost . 1 then 3 the 1 then 5 into 2 went 3 the 5 into 6 the 5 into 11 sad 6 the 7 dreary 7 dreary 10 where 7 dreary 11 sad 8 prison-houses 9 , 9 , 10 where 11 sad 13 pined 12 hearts 13 pined 13 pined 17 for 14 in 15 lonely 15 lonely 16 sorrow 16 sorrow 17 for 17 for 18 the 18 the 21 freedom 19 joy 20 and 19 joy 21 freedom 21 freedom 24 lost 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 6 flowers 3 was 4 dressed 4 dressed 5 in 4 dressed 6 flowers 6 flowers 13 singing 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 10 soft 10 soft 12 went 11 wind 12 went 12 went 13 singing 13 singing 19 fragrant 14 by 16 laden 15 , 16 laden 16 laden 19 fragrant 17 with 18 their 18 their 19 fragrant 19 fragrant 21 . 20 breath 21 . sweet music sounded through the air , and troops of [elves] in their gayest robes hastened to the palace where the feast was spread . 1 sweet 2 music 1 sweet 3 sounded 1 sweet 4 through 4 through 7 , 4 through 9 troops 5 the 6 air 6 air 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 troops 9 troops 19 palace 10 of 14 gayest 12 in 13 their 13 their 14 gayest 14 gayest 15 robes 15 robes 16 hastened 16 hastened 17 to 17 to 18 the 17 to 19 palace 19 palace 22 feast 20 where 21 the 21 the 22 feast 22 feast 23 was 22 feast 25 . 23 was 24 spread at length the music ceased , and the [queen] said , as she laid her hand on little [eva] 's shining hair : 1 at 2 length 1 at 4 music 2 length 3 the 4 music 5 ceased 5 ceased 13 she 6 , 7 and 6 , 10 said 7 and 8 the 10 said 11 , 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 she 13 she 14 laid 14 laid 15 her 14 laid 18 little 14 laid 22 hair 15 her 16 hand 16 hand 17 on 20 's 21 shining 21 shining 22 hair 22 hair 23 : come now and lead her to the [fairy] garden , and show her what we think our fairest sight . 1 come 4 lead 1 come 10 , 2 now 3 and 3 and 4 lead 4 lead 5 her 5 her 6 to 6 to 9 garden 7 the 9 garden 10 , 20 . 11 and 12 show 12 show 13 her 12 show 14 what 14 what 16 think 14 what 20 . 15 we 16 think 16 think 18 fairest 17 our 18 fairest 18 fairest 19 sight weep no more , but strive to make her last hours with us happy as you can . " 1 weep 2 no 1 weep 6 strive 2 no 3 more 2 no 4 , 4 , 5 but 6 strive 9 her 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 her 9 her 11 hours 10 last 11 hours 11 hours 13 us 12 with 13 us 13 us 14 happy 14 happy 15 as 14 happy 18 . 15 as 17 can 16 you 17 can 18 . 19 " " where have you brought me , and what mean these lovely sounds ? " asked [eva] . 1 " 3 have 1 " 13 sounds 2 where 3 have 4 you 10 mean 5 brought 8 and 6 me 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 what 9 what 10 mean 10 mean 12 lovely 11 these 12 lovely 12 lovely 13 sounds 13 sounds 18 . 14 ? 15 " 14 ? 16 asked 16 asked 18 . " look again , and [i] will tell you , " answered the [fairy] . 1 " 3 again 2 look 3 again 3 again 4 , 3 again 8 tell 4 , 5 and 7 will 8 tell 8 tell 9 you 8 tell 12 answered 9 you 10 , 10 , 11 " 12 answered 13 the 13 the 15 . the child saw that each one wore the colors of the flower that was its home . 1 the 2 child 1 the 5 each 1 the 12 flower 2 child 3 saw 3 saw 4 that 5 each 10 of 6 one 7 wore 7 wore 9 colors 8 the 9 colors 9 colors 10 of 10 of 11 the 12 flower 15 its 12 flower 16 home 13 that 14 was 14 was 15 its 15 its 16 home 16 home 17 . she gazed in silent wonder , forgetting she knew not who they were , till the [fairy] said , 1 she 2 gazed 2 gazed 3 in 2 gazed 5 wonder 3 in 4 silent 5 wonder 6 , 6 , 7 forgetting 7 forgetting 9 knew 8 she 9 knew 9 knew 10 not 10 not 11 who 11 who 15 till 11 who 19 , 12 they 13 were 12 they 15 till 13 were 14 , 15 till 16 the 18 said 19 , may [i] not go in ? " 1 may 3 not 3 not 4 go 3 not 6 ? 4 go 5 in 6 ? 7 " come now , for you have seen enough , and we must be away . " 1 come 3 , 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 for 4 for 5 you 5 you 6 have 6 have 11 we 7 seen 8 enough 8 enough 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 we 11 we 12 must 12 must 13 be 13 be 14 away 14 away 15 . 15 . 16 " on a rosy morning cloud , surrounded by the loving [elves] , went [eva] through the sunny sky . 1 on 2 a 1 on 3 rosy 3 rosy 6 , 3 rosy 7 surrounded 4 morning 5 cloud 5 cloud 6 , 6 , 7 surrounded 7 surrounded 13 went 8 by 9 the 9 the 10 loving 10 loving 12 , 12 , 13 went 13 went 19 . 15 through 16 the 16 the 19 . 17 sunny 18 sky 18 sky 19 . grant me this gift , and you shall see that little [eva] has not forgotten what you have taught her . " 1 grant 6 and 2 me 3 this 3 this 4 gift 4 gift 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 shall 7 you 8 shall 8 shall 9 see 9 see 10 that 9 see 15 forgotten 10 that 11 little 13 has 14 not 13 has 15 forgotten 15 forgotten 16 what 16 what 17 you 16 what 21 . 17 you 19 taught 18 have 19 taught 19 taught 20 her 21 . 22 " farewell . 1 farewell 2 . remember [fairy-land] and all your loving friends . " 1 remember 3 and 3 and 4 all 4 all 5 your 5 your 6 loving 6 loving 7 friends 7 friends 8 . 8 . 9 " farewell , dear [eva] . 1 farewell 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 5 . think of your little [rose-leaf] when among the flowers . " 1 think 2 of 2 of 3 your 3 your 4 little 3 your 9 flowers 6 when 7 among 7 among 9 flowers 8 the 9 flowers 9 flowers 10 . 10 . 11 " " now , [star-twinkle] , what have you to teach ? " asked the [queen] . 1 " 2 now 1 " 8 you 2 now 3 , 5 , 6 what 6 what 7 have 6 what 8 you 8 you 11 ? 9 to 10 teach 10 teach 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 13 asked 13 asked 14 the 14 the 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 2 were 2 were 5 than 3 better 4 far 4 far 5 than 5 than 7 dew-drops 6 the 7 dew-drops 7 dew-drops 12 high 8 that 9 fall 9 fall 11 the 11 the 12 high 12 high 13 and 13 and 18 come 14 the 15 low 15 low 16 , 16 , 17 and 16 , 18 come 18 come 19 alike 19 alike 22 . 20 to 22 . 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 3 be 2 would 3 be 3 be 9 a 4 fair 6 stately 5 and 6 stately 6 stately 7 , 6 stately 9 a 7 , 8 with 9 a 11 star 9 a 18 air 10 bright 11 star 11 star 12 to 13 shine 15 give 15 give 16 a 16 a 17 queenly 16 a 18 air 18 air 19 to 19 to 20 this 20 this 21 crimson 21 crimson 24 mine 22 robe 23 of 23 of 24 mine 24 mine 25 . 25 . 26 " and proudly she cried , " these fire-flies shall be [my] jewels , since the stars can never come to me . " 1 and 2 proudly 1 and 7 these 2 proudly 3 she 2 proudly 7 these 3 she 4 cried 4 cried 5 , 5 , 6 " 7 these 14 since 8 fire-flies 10 be 8 fire-flies 12 jewels 9 shall 10 be 12 jewels 13 , 13 , 14 since 14 since 15 the 15 the 16 stars 16 stars 17 can 17 can 18 never 17 can 19 come 19 come 20 to 19 come 22 . 20 to 21 me 22 . 23 " " [heed] , " said the mother rose , " daughter mine , [why] shouldst thou seek for beauty not thine ? 1 " 7 mother 1 " 8 rose 3 , 4 " 3 , 7 mother 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 the 8 rose 17 seek 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 daughter 11 daughter 12 mine 12 mine 13 , 12 mine 17 seek 13 , 15 shouldst 15 shouldst 16 thou 17 seek 19 beauty 18 for 19 beauty 19 beauty 21 thine 20 not 21 thine 21 thine 22 ? the [father] hath made thee what thou now art ; [and] what he most loveth is a sweet , pure heart . 1 the 3 hath 1 the 5 thee 1 the 6 what 3 hath 4 made 6 what 8 now 7 thou 8 now 8 now 12 what 9 art 10 ; 10 ; 12 what 12 what 19 , 13 he 14 most 14 most 15 loveth 15 loveth 16 is 16 is 17 a 17 a 18 sweet 18 sweet 19 , 19 , 20 pure 20 pure 21 heart 21 heart 22 . then why dost thou take with such discontent [the] loving gift which he to thee hath sent ? 1 then 2 why 1 then 8 discontent 2 why 3 dost 2 why 4 thou 4 thou 5 take 4 thou 8 discontent 5 take 6 with 6 with 7 such 8 discontent 12 which 8 discontent 16 hath 10 loving 11 gift 10 loving 12 which 13 he 14 to 14 to 15 thee 15 thee 16 hath 16 hath 17 sent 17 sent 18 ? o my foolish little bud , do listen to thy mother ; [care] only for true beauty , and seek for no other . 1 o 3 foolish 1 o 5 bud 1 o 24 . 2 my 3 foolish 3 foolish 5 bud 4 little 5 bud 5 bud 6 , 5 bud 7 do 5 bud 8 listen 5 bud 10 thy 8 listen 9 to 10 thy 11 mother 11 mother 12 ; 14 only 15 for 14 only 24 . 15 for 16 true 16 true 17 beauty 17 beauty 19 and 17 beauty 24 . 18 , 19 and 19 and 23 other 20 seek 21 for 21 for 22 no 22 no 23 other there will be grief and trouble in that wilful little heart ; [unfold] thy leaves , my daughter , and let the fly depart . " 1 there 6 trouble 2 will 3 be 2 will 6 trouble 3 be 4 grief 4 grief 5 and 6 trouble 14 thy 7 in 8 that 8 that 9 wilful 9 wilful 10 little 9 wilful 14 thy 10 little 11 heart 11 heart 12 ; 14 thy 16 , 15 leaves 16 , 16 , 18 daughter 17 my 18 daughter 18 daughter 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 23 fly 21 let 22 the 21 let 23 fly 23 fly 24 depart 24 depart 25 . 25 . 26 " when the sun came up , she saw with grief [the] blooming of her sister bud leaf by leaf . 1 when 5 up 2 the 3 sun 3 sun 4 came 3 sun 5 up 4 came 5 up 5 up 10 grief 6 , 7 she 7 she 8 saw 8 saw 9 with 8 saw 10 grief 10 grief 13 of 12 blooming 13 of 13 of 16 bud 14 her 15 sister 15 sister 16 bud 16 bud 20 . 17 leaf 18 by 17 leaf 19 leaf 19 leaf 20 . while she , once as fair and bright as the rest , [hung] her weary head down on her wounded breast . 1 while 11 rest 2 she 6 fair 3 , 4 once 4 once 5 as 4 once 6 fair 6 fair 8 bright 7 and 8 bright 8 bright 9 as 9 as 10 the 10 the 11 rest 11 rest 12 , 12 , 20 wounded 14 her 15 weary 15 weary 16 head 16 head 17 down 16 head 20 wounded 17 down 18 on 18 on 19 her 20 wounded 21 breast 21 breast 22 . then bitterly she wept for her folly and pride , [as] drooping she stood by her fair sister 's side . 1 then 9 pride 2 bitterly 3 she 2 bitterly 4 wept 4 wept 5 for 5 for 6 her 5 for 7 folly 7 folly 8 and 7 folly 9 pride 9 pride 10 , 9 pride 12 drooping 12 drooping 14 stood 12 drooping 18 sister 13 she 14 stood 14 stood 17 fair 15 by 16 her 16 her 17 fair 18 sister 19 's 18 sister 20 side 19 's 20 side 20 side 21 . then shouldst thou not be grateful for all this kindly care , [and] strive to keep thyself most innocent and fair ? 1 then 6 grateful 1 then 22 ? 2 shouldst 3 thou 2 shouldst 6 grateful 3 thou 5 be 4 not 5 be 6 grateful 18 most 7 for 8 all 8 all 9 this 9 this 10 kindly 10 kindly 11 care 11 care 12 , 11 care 16 keep 12 , 14 strive 15 to 16 keep 16 keep 17 thyself 17 thyself 18 most 18 most 19 innocent 19 innocent 20 and 19 innocent 21 fair then seek , my little blossom , to win humility ; [be] fair without , be pure within , and thou wilt happy be . 1 then 4 my 2 seek 3 , 3 , 4 my 4 my 5 little 5 little 6 blossom 6 blossom 9 win 6 blossom 14 without 7 , 8 to 8 to 9 win 9 win 10 humility 9 win 13 fair 11 ; 13 fair 13 fair 14 without 14 without 17 pure 14 without 18 within 15 , 16 be 16 be 17 pure 18 within 19 , 18 within 22 wilt 19 , 22 wilt 20 and 21 thou 21 thou 22 wilt 22 wilt 23 happy 23 happy 24 be 24 be 25 . you shall come next , [zephyr] . " 1 you 2 shall 2 shall 3 come 3 come 4 next 4 next 5 , 4 next 7 . 7 . 8 " and the little [fairy] , who lay rocking to and fro upon a fluttering vine-leaf , thus began her story : 1 and 2 the 1 and 6 who 3 little 5 , 5 , 6 who 6 who 7 lay 7 lay 9 to 7 lay 13 a 8 rocking 9 to 10 and 12 upon 10 and 13 a 11 fro 12 upon 13 a 14 fluttering 14 fluttering 15 vine-leaf 14 fluttering 17 thus 15 vine-leaf 16 , 17 thus 20 story 18 began 19 her 18 began 20 story 20 story 21 : [lily-bell] [and] [thistledown] [.] [once] [upon] [a] [time] [,] [two] [little] [fairies] [went] [out] [into] [the] [world] [,] [to] [seek] [their] [fortune] [.] thistledown was as gay and gallant a little [elf] as ever spread a wing . 1 thistledown 2 was 1 thistledown 4 gay 2 was 3 as 4 gay 6 gallant 4 gay 12 spread 5 and 6 gallant 6 gallant 7 a 7 a 8 little 10 as 11 ever 11 ever 12 spread 12 spread 13 a 13 a 14 wing 14 wing 15 . such was [thistledown] ; but far different was his little friend , [lily-bell] . 1 such 2 was 1 such 6 far 4 ; 5 but 4 ; 6 far 6 far 7 different 7 different 8 was 7 different 11 friend 8 was 9 his 10 little 11 friend 11 friend 12 , 12 , 14 . it would be very wrong in you to repay their care with cruelty and pain . 1 it 3 be 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 very 4 very 5 wrong 4 very 9 repay 5 wrong 6 in 5 wrong 8 to 7 you 8 to 9 repay 13 cruelty 10 their 11 care 11 care 13 cruelty 12 with 13 cruelty 13 cruelty 14 and 13 cruelty 15 pain 14 and 15 pain 15 pain 16 . you will be tender for my sake , dear [thistle] . " 1 you 2 will 1 you 3 be 3 be 4 tender 4 tender 5 for 5 for 6 my 6 my 7 sake 7 sake 8 , 7 sake 9 dear 9 dear 12 " 11 . 12 " while [lily-bell] lay dreaming among the rose-leaves , [thistledown] went wandering through the garden . 1 while 5 among 3 lay 4 dreaming 4 dreaming 5 among 5 among 10 went 6 the 7 rose-leaves 7 rose-leaves 8 , 7 rose-leaves 10 went 10 went 14 garden 11 wandering 13 the 12 through 13 the 13 the 14 garden 14 garden 15 . thus he went , leaving sorrow and pain behind him , till he came to the roses where [lily-bell] lay sleeping . 1 thus 3 went 1 thus 4 , 1 thus 22 . 2 he 3 went 4 , 7 and 5 leaving 6 sorrow 6 sorrow 7 and 7 and 14 came 8 pain 12 till 9 behind 10 him 9 behind 11 , 9 behind 12 till 10 him 11 , 12 till 13 he 13 he 14 came 14 came 17 roses 15 to 16 the 16 the 17 roses 17 roses 18 where 17 roses 21 sleeping 18 where 20 lay 18 where 21 sleeping " why are you so slow in blooming , little one ? 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 are 2 why 12 ? 3 are 4 you 3 are 5 so 5 so 6 slow 6 slow 7 in 6 slow 8 blooming 8 blooming 9 , 8 blooming 11 one 9 , 10 little " you silly flower , " said [thistledown] , " see how quickly [i] will make you bloom ! your waiting is all useless . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 silly 1 " 7 said 3 silly 5 , 4 flower 5 , 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 see 10 " 15 will 11 see 12 how 12 how 13 quickly 15 will 16 make 16 make 17 you 16 make 20 your 17 you 19 ! 18 bloom 19 ! 20 your 21 waiting 21 waiting 24 useless 22 is 23 all 23 all 24 useless 24 useless 25 . 25 . 26 " how could you harm the little helpless one , that never did aught to injure you ? " 1 how 4 harm 1 how 7 helpless 2 could 3 you 3 you 4 harm 5 the 6 little 5 the 7 helpless 7 helpless 8 one 8 one 12 did 9 , 10 that 10 that 11 never 11 never 12 did 12 did 13 aught 13 aught 14 to 14 to 15 injure 15 injure 16 you 16 you 17 ? 17 ? 18 " soon the sky grew dark , and heavy drops began to fall . 1 soon 3 sky 1 soon 4 grew 1 soon 10 began 2 the 3 sky 4 grew 6 , 4 grew 9 drops 5 dark 6 , 7 and 8 heavy 7 and 9 drops 10 began 11 to 10 began 13 . 11 to 12 fall then they waved their broad leaves stormily , and scattered the heavy drops on his dripping garments . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 waved 2 they 10 scattered 3 waved 4 their 3 waved 6 leaves 4 their 5 broad 4 their 6 leaves 6 leaves 10 scattered 7 stormily 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 scattered 10 scattered 12 heavy 11 the 12 heavy 12 heavy 13 drops 12 heavy 16 dripping 13 drops 15 his 13 drops 16 dripping 14 on 15 his 16 dripping 18 . 17 garments 18 . it serves you rightly ; to gain our love and confidence , and repay it by such cruelty ! 1 it 2 serves 2 serves 3 you 3 you 9 love 4 rightly 5 ; 4 rightly 7 gain 6 to 7 gain 7 gain 8 our 8 our 9 love 9 love 11 confidence 10 and 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 6 you 2 are 3 very 3 very 6 you 4 angry 5 with 5 with 6 you 6 you 7 , 7 , 8 wicked 8 wicked 12 away 10 ; 11 go 11 go 12 away 12 away 13 and 13 and 14 hide 14 hide 15 yourself 15 yourself 16 . 16 . 17 " " ah , " cried the shivering [elf] , " where can [i] find shelter ? 1 " 5 cried 2 ah 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 12 can 6 the 7 shivering 7 shivering 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 where 11 where 12 can 12 can 14 find 14 find 15 shelter 15 shelter 16 ? i will go to the violets : they will forgive and take me in . " 1 i 3 go 1 i 6 violets 2 will 3 go 3 go 4 to 4 to 5 the 6 violets 7 : 7 : 9 will 8 they 9 will 9 will 10 forgive 10 forgive 11 and 11 and 12 take 12 take 13 me 12 take 15 . 13 me 14 in 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 6 truly 2 the 3 daisies 3 daisies 4 had 3 daisies 5 spoken 5 spoken 6 truly 6 truly 13 dead 7 ; 8 the 8 the 9 gentle 9 gentle 10 little 9 gentle 13 dead 10 little 11 flower 11 flower 12 was 13 dead 15 and 13 dead 18 sisters 15 and 16 her 16 her 17 blue-eyed 18 sisters 19 were 19 were 20 weeping 19 were 21 bitterly 21 bitterly 26 . 22 over 23 her 22 over 26 . 23 her 24 faded 24 faded 25 leaves " now [i] have no friends , " sighed poor [thistledown] , " and must die of cold . 1 " 2 now 1 " 5 no 2 now 4 have 5 no 6 friends 5 no 9 sighed 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 sighed 9 sighed 12 , 9 sighed 19 . 10 poor 12 , 13 " 18 cold 13 " 19 . 14 and 15 must 14 and 18 cold 15 must 16 die 16 die 17 of ah , if [i] had but minded [lily-bell] , [i] might now be dreaming beneath some flower 's leaves . " 1 ah 3 if 1 ah 7 minded 2 , 3 if 3 if 5 had 6 but 7 minded 7 minded 13 be 9 , 11 might 11 might 12 now 12 now 13 be 13 be 14 dreaming 14 dreaming 16 some 14 dreaming 19 leaves 15 beneath 16 some 16 some 17 flower 17 flower 18 's 19 leaves 21 " 20 . 21 " but he could find no rest . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 find 4 find 5 no 5 no 6 rest 6 rest 7 . " never could [i] forgive one who had robbed me of my children . 1 " 2 never 1 " 3 could 3 could 5 forgive 3 could 7 who 5 forgive 6 one 7 who 8 had 8 had 9 robbed 9 robbed 10 me 9 robbed 14 . 11 of 12 my 12 my 13 children 13 children 14 . soon the sunlight came again , and with it [lily-bell] seeking for [thistledown] ; but he was ashamed , and stole away . 1 soon 2 the 1 soon 3 sunlight 3 sunlight 4 came 3 sunlight 11 seeking 4 came 5 again 5 again 7 and 5 again 8 with 6 , 7 and 8 with 9 it 11 seeking 12 for 11 seeking 18 ashamed 14 ; 15 but 15 but 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 ashamed 18 ashamed 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 stole 21 stole 23 . 22 away 23 . meanwhile , over hill and dale went [thistledown] , and for a time was kind and gentle to every living thing . 1 meanwhile 4 hill 2 , 3 over 3 over 4 hill 4 hill 7 went 5 and 6 dale 6 dale 7 went 7 went 19 every 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 for 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 time 12 a 15 kind 13 time 14 was 15 kind 16 and 15 kind 17 gentle 17 gentle 18 to 17 gentle 19 every 19 every 21 thing 20 living 21 thing 21 thing 22 . " help me to bear my honey home , and you can stay with us tonight , ["] he kindly said . 1 " 2 help 1 " 7 honey 2 help 4 to 3 me 4 to 4 to 5 bear 5 bear 6 my 7 honey 15 us 8 home 9 , 8 home 13 stay 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 you 11 you 12 can 13 stay 14 with 13 stay 15 us 15 us 22 . 16 tonight 17 , 17 , 21 said 19 he 20 kindly 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 5 tired 2 he 3 led 3 led 4 the 5 tired 16 of 7 to 8 a 8 a 10 cell 9 little 10 cell 10 cell 12 where 11 , 12 where 12 where 13 on 12 where 15 bed 13 on 14 a 13 on 15 bed 15 bed 16 of 16 of 21 wings 17 flower-leaves 18 he 17 flower-leaves 19 folded 18 he 19 folded 19 folded 20 his 20 his 21 wings 21 wings 24 asleep 22 and 23 fell 22 and 24 asleep 24 asleep 25 . as the first ray of sunlight stole in , he was awakened by sweet music . 1 as 6 sunlight 2 the 4 ray 2 the 6 sunlight 3 first 4 ray 4 ray 5 of 6 sunlight 7 stole 6 sunlight 9 , 7 stole 8 in 9 , 12 awakened 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 awakened 12 awakened 14 sweet 13 by 14 sweet 14 sweet 15 music 15 music 16 . it was the morning song of the bees . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 morning 2 was 3 the 4 morning 6 of 5 song 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 bees 8 bees 9 . " awake ! awake ! for the earliest gleam [of] golden sunlight shines [on] the rippling waves , that brightly flow [beneath] the flowering vines . 1 " 2 awake 1 " 13 shines 2 awake 3 ! 2 awake 4 awake 4 awake 5 ! 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 earliest 8 earliest 9 gleam 8 earliest 11 golden 9 gleam 11 golden 11 golden 12 sunlight 11 golden 13 shines 12 sunlight 13 shines 13 shines 18 , 13 shines 20 brightly 15 the 16 rippling 16 rippling 17 waves 17 waves 18 , 19 that 20 brightly 20 brightly 21 flow 21 flow 23 the 23 the 26 . 24 flowering 25 vines 24 flowering 26 . soon his friend came to bid him rise , as the [queen] desired to speak with him . 1 soon 3 friend 2 his 3 friend 3 friend 6 bid 4 came 6 bid 5 to 6 bid 6 bid 7 him 7 him 8 rise 8 rise 9 , 9 , 10 as 10 as 11 the 11 the 13 desired 13 desired 18 . 14 to 15 speak 15 speak 16 with 16 with 17 him 16 with 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 6 and 2 bore 3 her 3 her 4 fresh 4 fresh 5 dew 5 dew 6 and 6 and 7 honey 7 honey 9 some 7 honey 13 fragrant 8 , 9 some 9 some 10 fanned 11 her 12 with 12 with 13 fragrant 13 fragrant 22 on 14 flower-leaves 15 , 14 flower-leaves 16 while 14 flower-leaves 20 sweetest 15 , 16 while 16 while 17 others 18 scattered 19 the 19 the 20 sweetest 20 sweetest 21 perfumes 20 sweetest 22 on 22 on 24 air 23 the 24 air we do not spend the pleasant summer days in idleness and pleasure , but each one labors for the happiness and good of [all] . 1 we 3 not 1 we 10 idleness 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 spend 4 spend 5 the 4 spend 7 summer 6 pleasant 7 summer 7 summer 8 days 8 days 9 in 10 idleness 13 , 11 and 12 pleasure 12 pleasure 13 , 13 , 21 and 14 but 15 each 15 each 17 labors 16 one 17 labors 17 labors 20 happiness 18 for 19 the 19 the 20 happiness 20 happiness 21 and 21 and 22 good 22 good 23 of 23 of 25 . if you will stay with us , we will teach you many things . 1 if 2 you 1 if 7 , 2 you 3 will 3 will 4 stay 4 stay 5 with 5 with 6 us 7 , 8 we 7 , 11 you 8 we 9 will 9 will 10 teach 11 you 12 many 12 many 14 . 13 things 14 . order , patience , industry , who can teach so well as they who are the emblems of these virtues ? 1 order 3 patience 1 order 12 as 2 , 3 patience 3 patience 4 , 3 patience 9 teach 4 , 5 industry 5 industry 6 , 5 industry 8 can 6 , 7 who 9 teach 10 so 10 so 11 well 12 as 13 they 12 as 19 these 13 they 14 who 14 who 15 are 14 who 17 emblems 15 are 16 the 17 emblems 18 of 19 these 21 ? 20 virtues 21 ? " our laws are few and simple . 1 " 2 our 2 our 3 laws 3 laws 5 few 4 are 5 few 5 few 7 simple 6 and 7 simple 7 simple 8 . now will you stay with us , and learn what even mortals seek to know , that labor brings true happiness ? " 1 now 6 us 1 now 7 , 2 will 3 you 3 you 4 stay 3 you 6 us 4 stay 5 with 7 , 8 and 7 , 15 know 8 and 12 mortals 9 learn 10 what 10 what 11 even 11 even 12 mortals 12 mortals 13 seek 13 seek 14 to 15 know 22 ? 16 , 17 that 17 that 18 labor 18 labor 21 happiness 19 brings 20 true 20 true 21 happiness 21 happiness 22 ? 22 ? 23 " then they took away his gay garments , and dressed [him] like themselves , in the black velvet cloak with golden bands across his breast . 1 then 10 dressed 2 they 3 took 3 took 4 away 3 took 6 gay 5 his 6 gay 6 gay 7 garments 7 garments 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 dressed 10 dressed 12 like 12 like 14 , 12 like 16 the 13 themselves 14 , 15 in 16 the 16 the 21 golden 17 black 18 velvet 18 velvet 19 cloak 18 velvet 21 golden 19 cloak 20 with 21 golden 22 bands 22 bands 23 across 23 across 25 breast 23 across 26 . 24 his 25 breast 25 breast 26 . " now come with us , " they said . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 come 3 come 4 with 4 with 5 us 5 us 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 they 8 they 10 . 9 said 10 . but he soon grew tired of working all day in the sun , and longed to be free again . 1 but 5 tired 1 but 12 sun 2 he 3 soon 3 soon 4 grew 3 soon 5 tired 5 tired 7 working 6 of 7 working 7 working 10 in 8 all 9 day 9 day 10 in 10 in 11 the 12 sun 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 17 be 14 and 15 longed 15 longed 16 to 17 be 20 . 18 free 19 again 19 again 20 . then , when she saw that no kindness could touch his heart , she said : 1 then 5 saw 2 , 3 when 3 when 4 she 4 she 5 saw 5 saw 7 no 6 that 7 no 7 no 8 kindness 8 kindness 9 could 8 kindness 12 heart 9 could 10 touch 10 touch 11 his 11 his 12 heart 12 heart 13 , 13 , 15 said 14 she 15 said 15 said 16 : i cannot let my peaceful kingdom be disturbed by you ; therefore go and seek another home . 1 i 3 let 1 i 4 my 2 cannot 3 let 4 my 5 peaceful 5 peaceful 8 disturbed 5 peaceful 14 and 6 kingdom 7 be 7 be 8 disturbed 8 disturbed 9 by 8 disturbed 12 therefore 10 you 11 ; 11 ; 12 therefore 13 go 14 and 14 and 15 seek 15 seek 16 another 15 seek 17 home 16 another 17 home 17 home 18 . you may find other friends , but none will love you more than we , had you been worthy of it ; so farewell . " 1 you 2 may 1 you 3 find 3 find 19 worthy 4 other 5 friends 4 other 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 11 you 7 but 19 worthy 8 none 9 will 8 none 11 you 9 will 10 love 11 you 16 had 12 more 13 than 12 more 16 had 13 than 14 we 14 we 15 , 16 had 18 been 17 you 18 been 19 worthy 24 farewell 20 of 21 it 21 it 22 ; 22 ; 23 so 23 so 24 farewell 24 farewell 25 . 25 . 26 " and the doors of the once happy home he had disturbed were closed behind him . 1 and 2 the 1 and 6 once 2 the 3 doors 3 doors 4 of 4 of 5 the 6 once 9 he 7 happy 8 home 8 home 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 disturbed 11 disturbed 13 closed 12 were 13 closed 13 closed 14 behind 14 behind 15 him 14 behind 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 2 he 8 determined 4 very 5 angry 5 angry 6 , 5 angry 8 determined 6 , 7 and 8 determined 10 bring 8 determined 12 great 9 to 10 bring 10 bring 11 some 12 great 13 sorrow 13 sorrow 15 the 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 good 16 good 18 . come , we will take what we have made , and think no more of what the [queen] has said . " 1 come 4 will 2 , 3 we 3 we 4 will 4 will 7 we 5 take 6 what 6 what 7 we 7 we 8 have 7 we 9 made 8 have 9 made 9 made 12 think 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 think 12 think 13 no 13 no 14 more 13 no 21 . 14 more 15 of 14 more 16 what 16 what 17 the 16 what 19 has 19 has 20 said 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 2 many 1 after 3 wanderings 3 wanderings 4 , 3 wanderings 10 a 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 came 6 came 7 at 7 at 8 length 8 length 9 to 10 a 11 great 10 a 15 here 11 great 13 , 12 forest 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 here 15 here 19 lake 16 beside 17 a 17 a 18 still 18 still 19 lake 19 lake 24 . 20 he 21 stayed 21 stayed 23 rest 23 rest 24 . bright-eyed birds peeped at him [from] their nests , and many-colored insects danced above the cool , still lake . 1 bright-eyed 2 birds 1 bright-eyed 9 , 2 birds 3 peeped 3 peeped 4 at 3 peeped 5 him 5 him 7 their 7 their 8 nests 9 , 10 and 10 and 16 cool 11 many-colored 12 insects 11 many-colored 13 danced 13 danced 14 above 14 above 15 the 14 above 16 cool 16 cool 18 still 17 , 18 still 18 still 19 lake 18 still 20 . 19 lake 20 . " this is a pleasant place , " said [thistle] ; " it shall be my home for a while . 1 " 3 is 1 " 4 a 2 this 3 is 4 a 7 , 5 pleasant 6 place 5 pleasant 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 21 . 11 ; 14 shall 12 " 13 it 12 " 14 shall 14 shall 15 be 15 be 16 my 15 be 17 home 17 home 19 a 18 for 19 a 19 a 21 . 20 while 21 . come hither , blue dragon-fly , [i] would gladly make a friend of you , for [i] am all alone . " 1 come 6 , 2 hither 3 , 3 , 4 blue 4 blue 5 dragon-fly 4 blue 6 , 6 , 10 make 8 would 9 gladly 9 gladly 10 make 10 make 12 friend 11 a 12 friend 12 friend 16 for 13 of 14 you 14 you 15 , 15 , 16 for 16 for 18 am 18 am 19 all 19 all 20 alone 20 alone 21 . 21 . 22 " at length his friend the dragon-fly besought him to leave the quiet home he had disturbed . 1 at 2 length 2 length 6 dragon-fly 3 his 4 friend 4 friend 6 dragon-fly 5 the 6 dragon-fly 6 dragon-fly 7 besought 6 dragon-fly 12 quiet 8 him 9 to 9 to 10 leave 10 leave 11 the 11 the 12 quiet 12 quiet 15 had 13 home 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 disturbed 16 disturbed 17 . the cruel spider gladly obeyed the ungrateful [fairy] ; and soon the poor fly could move neither leg nor wing . 1 the 13 poor 1 the 18 leg 1 the 20 wing 2 cruel 3 spider 2 cruel 4 gladly 3 spider 4 gladly 4 gladly 5 obeyed 5 obeyed 6 the 6 the 7 ungrateful 6 the 13 poor 9 ; 10 and 10 and 11 soon 11 soon 13 poor 12 the 13 poor 14 fly 15 could 15 could 16 move 16 move 17 neither 16 move 18 leg 19 nor 20 wing 20 wing 21 . then [thistle] flew away through the wood , leaving sorrow and trouble behind him . 1 then 10 sorrow 3 flew 4 away 4 away 5 through 5 through 6 the 6 the 7 wood 6 the 10 sorrow 7 wood 8 , 7 wood 10 sorrow 8 , 9 leaving 10 sorrow 11 and 11 and 15 . 12 trouble 13 behind 12 trouble 15 . 13 behind 14 him he had not journeyed far before he grew weary , and lay down to rest . 1 he 4 journeyed 2 had 3 not 3 not 4 journeyed 4 journeyed 5 far 4 journeyed 6 before 4 journeyed 9 weary 6 before 7 he 7 he 8 grew 9 weary 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 lay 12 lay 13 down 13 down 14 to 14 to 15 rest 15 rest 16 . when you have learned this , [i] will set you free . " 1 when 2 you 2 you 3 have 2 you 8 will 3 have 4 learned 4 learned 5 this 6 , 8 will 8 will 9 set 9 set 10 you 10 you 11 free 11 free 12 . 12 . 13 " thus did poor [thistle] strive to be more gentle and unselfish , and grew daily happier and better . 1 thus 2 did 1 thus 9 gentle 3 poor 5 strive 5 strive 6 to 6 to 8 more 6 to 9 gentle 7 be 8 more 9 gentle 10 and 9 gentle 14 grew 11 unselfish 12 , 11 unselfish 14 grew 12 , 13 and 14 grew 19 . 15 daily 16 happier 15 daily 19 . 17 and 18 better 17 and 19 . thus she journeyed on , till she reached the forest where [thistledown] had lost his freedom . 1 thus 4 on 2 she 3 journeyed 3 journeyed 4 on 4 on 9 the 5 , 6 till 6 till 7 she 7 she 8 reached 8 reached 9 the 9 the 10 forest 10 forest 11 where 10 forest 17 . 11 where 13 had 13 had 14 lost 14 lost 17 . 15 his 16 freedom 16 freedom 17 . then [lily-bell] went seeking through the forest , listening for the voice . 1 then 3 went 3 went 4 seeking 3 went 8 , 4 seeking 6 the 5 through 6 the 6 the 7 forest 8 , 9 listening 9 listening 10 for 10 for 11 the 10 for 12 voice 12 voice 13 . " [bright] shines the summer sun , [soft] is the summer air ; [gayly] the wood-birds sing , [flowers] are blooming fair . 1 " 9 is 3 shines 4 the 4 the 5 summer 5 summer 7 , 5 summer 9 is 6 sun 7 , 9 is 10 the 9 is 12 air 10 the 11 summer 12 air 13 ; 13 ; 15 the 15 the 22 fair 16 wood-birds 18 , 16 wood-birds 21 blooming 17 sing 18 , 20 are 21 blooming 21 blooming 22 fair 22 fair 23 . " but , deep in the dark , cold rock , [sadly] [i] dwell , [longing] for thee , dear friend , [lily-bell] ! 1 " 2 but 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 deep 3 , 10 rock 4 deep 6 the 5 in 6 the 7 dark 8 , 8 , 9 cold 9 cold 10 rock 10 rock 14 dwell 11 , 14 dwell 14 dwell 15 , 15 , 17 for 17 for 18 thee 18 thee 20 dear 18 thee 21 friend 19 , 20 dear 21 friend 22 , 21 friend 24 ! [lily-bell] [!] ["] " thistle , dear [thistle] , where are you ? " joyfully cried [lily-bell] , as she flew from rock to rock . 1 " 9 you 2 thistle 8 are 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 6 , 4 dear 7 where 7 where 8 are 8 are 9 you 9 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 joyfully 12 joyfully 13 cried 13 cried 15 , 15 , 16 as 16 as 18 flew 17 she 18 flew 18 flew 22 rock 19 from 20 rock 20 rock 21 to 21 to 22 rock 22 rock 23 . " through sunlight and summer air [i] have sought for thee long , [guided] by birds and flowers , [and] now by thy song . 1 " 2 through 1 " 9 sought 2 through 3 sunlight 3 sunlight 5 summer 3 sunlight 6 air 4 and 5 summer 5 summer 6 air 6 air 8 have 9 sought 12 long 10 for 11 thee 11 thee 12 long 12 long 13 , 12 long 18 flowers 13 , 15 by 16 birds 17 and 16 birds 18 flowers 18 flowers 19 , 18 flowers 25 . 21 now 22 by 22 by 23 thy 23 thy 25 . 24 song 25 . " [thistledown] ! 1 " 3 ! thistledown ! 1 thistledown 2 ! o'er hill and dell [hither] to comfort thee [comes] [lily-bell] . " 1 o'er 2 hill 2 hill 3 and 2 hill 4 dell 4 dell 6 to 6 to 7 comfort 7 comfort 8 thee 8 thee 11 . 11 . 12 " then from the vine-leaves two little arms were stretched out to her , and [thistledown] was found . 1 then 3 the 1 then 7 arms 2 from 3 the 4 vine-leaves 5 two 5 two 6 little 6 little 7 arms 7 arms 9 stretched 8 were 9 stretched 9 stretched 11 to 9 stretched 12 her 10 out 11 to 12 her 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 . 16 was 17 found 16 was 18 . but it did not last long , for one day she did not come . 1 but 2 it 1 but 4 not 2 it 3 did 3 did 4 not 4 not 5 last 5 last 6 long 5 last 9 one 6 long 7 , 8 for 9 one 9 one 10 day 10 day 11 she 11 she 14 come 12 did 13 not 12 did 14 come 14 come 15 . he watched [and] waited long , for the little face that used to peep smiling in through the vine-leaves . 1 he 2 watched 1 he 10 face 2 watched 4 waited 4 waited 5 long 5 long 6 , 5 long 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 little 10 face 15 smiling 11 that 12 used 12 used 13 to 12 used 15 smiling 13 to 14 peep 15 smiling 17 through 16 in 17 through 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 5 the 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 besought 4 besought 5 the 5 the 6 silent 6 silent 10 tell 8 earnestly 9 to 9 to 10 tell 10 tell 11 him 11 him 12 whither 12 whither 15 gone 13 she 14 had 13 she 15 gone 15 gone 16 . i will bear and suffer any danger for her sake . " 1 i 3 bear 2 will 3 bear 3 bear 6 any 4 and 5 suffer 5 suffer 6 any 6 any 7 danger 7 danger 8 for 8 for 9 her 8 for 10 sake 10 sake 11 . 11 . 12 " " [lily-bell] is safe , " replied the [brownie] ; " come , you shall learn the trial that awaits you . " 1 " 3 is 1 " 7 replied 3 is 4 safe 4 safe 5 , 5 , 6 " 7 replied 8 the 7 replied 10 ; 10 ; 14 you 11 " 12 come 12 come 13 , 13 , 14 you 14 you 15 shall 15 shall 16 learn 15 shall 18 trial 16 learn 17 the 18 trial 19 that 18 trial 21 you 19 that 20 awaits 21 you 23 " 22 . 23 " " you cannot wake her , " said the [brownie] , as [thistle] folded his arms tenderly about her . 1 " 2 you 1 " 11 , 2 you 4 wake 3 cannot 4 wake 4 wake 5 her 5 her 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 11 , 17 tenderly 12 as 14 folded 14 folded 16 arms 15 his 16 arms 16 arms 17 tenderly 17 tenderly 18 about 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 , 1 then 16 , 3 , 11 friend 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 last 6 last 7 look 6 last 11 friend 7 look 8 on 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 little 12 he 13 loved 13 loved 14 so 14 so 15 well 15 well 16 , 16 , 22 long 17 set 18 forth 18 forth 19 alone 19 alone 21 his 19 alone 22 long 20 to 21 his 22 long 23 task 23 task 24 . the home of the [earth] [spirits] was the first to find , and no one would tell him where to look . 1 the 2 home 1 the 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 14 no 7 was 8 the 7 was 9 first 9 first 11 find 9 first 14 no 10 to 11 find 11 find 12 , 12 , 13 and 14 no 17 tell 15 one 16 would 16 would 17 tell 17 tell 21 look 18 him 19 where 19 where 20 to 20 to 21 look 21 look 22 . long he wandered , and carefully he sought ; but could not find the [earth] [spirits] ' home . 1 long 3 wandered 1 long 5 and 2 he 3 wandered 3 wandered 4 , 5 and 6 carefully 6 carefully 7 he 6 carefully 13 find 7 he 8 sought 8 sought 9 ; 9 ; 10 but 10 but 12 not 11 could 12 not 13 find 14 the 13 find 18 home 17 ' 18 home 18 home 19 . and when at length he reached the pleasant garden where he and [lily-bell] first parted , he said within himself , 1 and 8 pleasant 1 and 15 parted 2 when 6 reached 3 at 4 length 4 length 5 he 5 he 6 reached 6 reached 7 the 6 reached 8 pleasant 8 pleasant 10 where 9 garden 10 where 10 where 11 he 11 he 14 first 12 and 14 first 15 parted 16 , 16 , 17 he 17 he 20 himself 18 said 19 within 19 within 20 himself 20 himself 21 , this grieved poor [thistle] , and he longed to tell them how changed he had become ; but they would not listen . 1 this 3 poor 1 this 8 longed 2 grieved 3 poor 3 poor 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 8 longed 11 them 8 longed 12 how 9 to 10 tell 10 tell 11 them 12 how 13 changed 12 how 19 they 13 changed 16 become 14 he 15 had 14 he 16 become 17 ; 18 but 18 but 19 they 19 they 22 listen 20 would 21 not 21 not 22 listen 22 listen 23 . he [came] one day , while wandering through the garden , to the little rose he had once harmed so sadly . 1 he 6 while 3 one 4 day 4 day 5 , 5 , 6 while 6 while 10 garden 7 wandering 8 through 8 through 9 the 9 the 10 garden 10 garden 16 he 11 , 15 rose 12 to 13 the 12 to 15 rose 13 the 14 little 15 rose 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 once 18 once 22 . 19 harmed 21 sadly 20 so 21 sadly 21 sadly 22 . many buds now bloomed beside her , and her soft face glowed with motherly pride , [as] she bent fondly over them . 1 many 4 bloomed 1 many 7 , 2 buds 3 now 3 now 4 bloomed 4 bloomed 5 beside 5 beside 6 her 7 , 11 face 8 and 9 her 9 her 10 soft 10 soft 11 face 11 face 16 , 12 glowed 15 pride 13 with 14 motherly 13 with 15 pride 15 pride 16 , 16 , 18 she 18 she 19 bent 19 bent 20 fondly 20 fondly 23 . 21 over 22 them 22 them 23 . " dear flower , forgive the sorrow [i] once brought you , and trust me now for [lily-bell] 's sake . 1 " 2 dear 1 " 5 forgive 1 " 11 you 2 dear 3 flower 3 flower 4 , 3 flower 5 forgive 5 forgive 7 sorrow 6 the 7 sorrow 7 sorrow 9 once 9 once 10 brought 11 you 14 trust 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 trust 14 trust 15 me 15 me 16 now 16 now 17 for 17 for 20 sake 19 's 20 sake 20 sake 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 9 while 2 the 11 dew-drops 3 little 4 rose 4 rose 6 up 5 looked 6 up 6 up 7 , 6 up 9 while 7 , 8 and 11 dew-drops 12 shone 12 shone 22 , 13 like 14 happy 13 like 15 tears 15 tears 16 upon 16 upon 17 her 16 upon 22 , 17 her 18 leaves 18 leaves 19 , 19 , 21 said 20 she 21 said " [i] [will] love and trust you , [thistle] , for you are indeed much changed . 1 " 7 you 4 love 5 and 5 and 6 trust 6 trust 7 you 7 you 8 , 7 you 15 much 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 you 12 you 13 are 12 you 15 much 13 are 14 indeed 15 much 16 changed 15 much 17 . make your home among us , and my sister flowers will soon learn to love you as you deserve . 1 make 11 will 2 your 3 home 2 your 4 among 4 among 5 us 5 us 9 sister 5 us 10 flowers 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 my 8 my 9 sister 10 flowers 11 will 11 will 15 love 12 soon 13 learn 12 soon 14 to 14 to 15 love 15 love 20 . 16 you 19 deserve 16 you 20 . 17 as 18 you 18 you 19 deserve look up , my little ones , there is no danger near ; look up , and welcome [thistle] to our home . " 1 look 2 up 1 look 8 there 2 up 3 , 3 , 6 ones 4 my 5 little 4 my 6 ones 6 ones 7 , 8 there 9 is 8 there 15 up 9 is 10 no 10 no 14 look 11 danger 13 ; 11 danger 14 look 12 near 13 ; 15 up 22 home 16 , 17 and 16 , 18 welcome 18 welcome 21 our 18 welcome 22 home 20 to 21 our 22 home 23 . 23 . 24 " but the other flowers wondered among themselves , and [hyacinth] said , 1 but 4 flowers 2 the 3 other 3 other 4 flowers 4 flowers 5 wondered 5 wondered 6 among 6 among 7 themselves 7 themselves 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 11 said 11 said 12 , he has done many friendly things , though none save [rose-leaf] has been kind to him , and he is very sad . 1 he 2 has 1 he 4 many 1 he 12 has 1 he 13 been 2 has 3 done 2 has 4 many 4 many 5 friendly 5 friendly 8 though 5 friendly 12 has 6 things 7 , 6 things 8 though 8 though 9 none 9 none 10 save 13 been 16 him 13 been 21 very 14 kind 15 to 15 to 16 him 16 him 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 he 20 is 21 very 21 very 22 sad 22 sad 23 . dear sisters , let us trust him . " 1 dear 2 sisters 2 sisters 3 , 3 , 4 let 4 let 5 us 5 us 6 trust 5 us 8 . 6 trust 7 him 8 . 9 " thistle told them all , and , after much whispering together , they said , 1 thistle 2 told 2 told 3 them 2 told 4 all 4 all 11 together 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 after 7 , 8 after 8 after 10 whispering 9 much 10 whispering 10 whispering 11 together 11 together 12 , 12 , 13 they 13 they 14 said 14 said 15 , on [they] went , and after a while , reached a path lit up by bright jewels hung upon the walls . 1 on 3 went 3 went 4 , 4 , 12 path 5 and 6 after 5 and 8 while 6 after 7 a 8 while 9 , 8 while 12 path 9 , 10 reached 10 reached 11 a 12 path 20 the 13 lit 14 up 14 up 18 hung 15 by 16 bright 15 by 17 jewels 17 jewels 18 hung 18 hung 19 upon 19 upon 20 the 20 the 21 walls 21 walls 22 . here [downy-back] , and [glimmer] , the glow-worm , left him , saying , 1 here 3 , 1 here 6 , 3 , 4 and 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 glow-worm 8 glow-worm 9 , 9 , 10 left 10 left 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 saying 13 saying 14 , then they went quickly up the winding path , and [thistle] , guided by the sweet music , went on alone . 1 then 9 , 1 then 16 sweet 2 they 3 went 3 went 4 quickly 4 quickly 5 up 5 up 6 the 5 up 8 path 6 the 7 winding 8 path 9 , 9 , 10 and 12 , 13 guided 13 guided 14 by 14 by 15 the 15 the 16 sweet 16 sweet 17 music 16 sweet 21 alone 17 music 18 , 17 music 19 went 19 went 20 on 21 alone 22 . at last they spied him out , and , gladly welcoming him , bade him join in their dance . 1 at 2 last 1 at 5 him 2 last 3 they 3 they 4 spied 5 him 6 out 6 out 7 , 6 out 13 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 gladly 9 , 10 gladly 10 gladly 11 welcoming 11 welcoming 12 him 13 , 14 bade 14 bade 15 him 15 him 16 join 16 join 20 . 17 in 18 their 18 their 19 dance 18 their 20 . and [thistle] said , " no task will be too hard for me to do for dear [lily-bell] 's sake . " 1 and 8 will 3 said 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 no 6 no 7 task 7 task 8 will 8 will 15 do 9 be 10 too 9 be 14 to 10 too 12 for 11 hard 12 for 12 for 13 me 14 to 15 do 15 do 17 dear 16 for 17 dear 17 dear 20 sake 19 's 20 sake 20 sake 21 . 21 . 22 " " what do they here ? " asked [thistle] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 do 3 do 5 here 4 they 5 here 5 here 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 asked 8 asked 10 . " [i] will tell , " replied little [sparkle] , " for [i] once worked here myself . 1 " 3 will 1 " 7 replied 3 will 4 tell 4 tell 5 , 5 , 6 " 7 replied 8 little 7 replied 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 15 worked 12 for 14 once 14 once 15 worked 15 worked 17 myself 16 here 17 myself 17 myself 18 . others shape the bright jewels into lovely forms , and [make] the good-luck pennies which we give to mortals whom we love . 1 others 4 bright 2 shape 3 the 3 the 4 bright 4 bright 5 jewels 4 bright 7 lovely 5 jewels 6 into 7 lovely 12 the 7 lovely 13 good-luck 8 forms 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 the 13 good-luck 17 give 14 pennies 15 which 15 which 16 we 15 which 17 give 17 give 20 whom 18 to 19 mortals 19 mortals 20 whom 20 whom 23 . 21 we 22 love 22 love 23 . and here you must toil till the golden flower is won . " 1 and 2 here 2 here 3 you 3 you 5 toil 4 must 5 toil 5 toil 6 till 6 till 8 golden 7 the 8 golden 8 golden 9 flower 8 golden 11 won 9 flower 10 is 11 won 13 " 12 . 13 " but [thistle] could not stay , for half his task was not yet done ; and he longed for sunlight and [lily-bell] . 1 but 3 could 3 could 5 stay 3 could 12 not 4 not 5 stay 5 stay 7 for 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 half 8 half 10 task 9 his 10 task 10 task 11 was 12 not 13 yet 12 not 14 done 14 done 20 sunlight 15 ; 16 and 16 and 17 he 17 he 18 longed 18 longed 19 for 19 for 20 sunlight 20 sunlight 23 . 21 and 23 . take now one look at your little friend , and then go forth to seek from the [air] [spirits] your second gift . " 1 take 4 look 1 take 10 and 2 now 3 one 3 one 4 look 4 look 9 , 5 at 6 your 6 your 8 friend 7 little 8 friend 8 friend 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 then 11 then 14 to 12 go 13 forth 12 go 14 to 14 to 15 seek 15 seek 16 from 15 seek 22 gift 16 from 17 the 20 your 21 second 21 second 22 gift 22 gift 23 . 23 . 24 " then he stole softly to the hive , [and] , placing it near the door , concealed himself to watch . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 stole 3 stole 6 the 3 stole 7 hive 4 softly 5 to 5 to 6 the 7 hive 8 , 7 hive 10 , 10 , 15 door 11 placing 12 it 11 placing 13 near 13 near 14 the 13 near 15 door 15 door 16 , 16 , 17 concealed 16 , 21 . 17 concealed 19 to 18 himself 19 to 19 to 20 watch " what shall we do to you , naughty [elf] ? " said they . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 shall 3 shall 5 do 3 shall 7 you 4 we 5 do 5 do 6 to 7 you 8 , 8 , 9 naughty 9 naughty 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 said 12 " 14 they 14 they 15 . " you are in our power , and we will sting you if you are not still . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 11 sting 2 you 6 power 3 are 5 our 4 in 5 our 5 our 6 power 6 power 9 we 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 we 9 we 10 will 10 will 11 sting 11 sting 17 still 12 you 13 if 13 if 14 you 13 if 17 still 14 you 15 are 15 are 16 not 17 still 18 . 18 . 19 " see how bitterly he weeps ; be kind to him , he will not harm us more . " 1 see 8 kind 2 how 3 bitterly 3 bitterly 4 he 3 bitterly 5 weeps 5 weeps 6 ; 6 ; 7 be 7 be 8 kind 8 kind 13 will 9 to 10 him 10 him 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 will 13 will 15 harm 14 not 15 harm 15 harm 16 us 16 us 17 more 17 more 18 . 18 . 19 " " you good little [hum] ! " cried a kind-hearted robin who had hopped near to listen to the bees . 1 " 12 who 2 you 10 kind-hearted 2 you 11 robin 3 good 4 little 3 good 10 kind-hearted 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 9 a 9 a 10 kind-hearted 11 robin 12 who 12 who 15 near 13 had 14 hopped 14 hopped 15 near 15 near 21 . 16 to 17 listen 17 listen 18 to 17 listen 21 . 18 to 19 the 19 the 20 bees be kind to him , for if he has done wrong , he has repented of it , as you may see . " 1 be 3 to 1 be 4 him 1 be 11 wrong 2 kind 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 if 7 if 9 has 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 done 11 wrong 21 may 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 has 14 has 15 repented 15 repented 17 it 16 of 17 it 17 it 18 , 18 , 19 as 19 as 21 may 20 you 21 may 21 may 22 see 22 see 23 . 23 . 24 " " can this be naughty [thistle] ? " said [nimble-wing] . 1 " 2 can 2 can 4 be 3 this 4 be 4 be 7 ? 5 naughty 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " yes , it is [i] , " said [thistle] , " but no longer cruel and unkind . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 9 said 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 7 , 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 14 no 12 " 13 but 12 " 14 no 14 no 16 cruel 15 longer 16 cruel 16 cruel 17 and 17 and 18 unkind 17 and 19 . 18 unkind 19 . i have tried to win your love by patient industry . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 tried 2 have 7 love 3 tried 4 to 4 to 5 win 5 win 6 your 7 love 8 by 8 by 9 patient 9 patient 10 industry 10 industry 11 . ah , trust me now , and you shall see [i] am not naughty [thistle] any more . " 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 10 see 3 trust 4 me 3 trust 5 now 5 now 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 10 see 7 and 8 you 8 you 9 shall 10 see 12 am 12 am 14 naughty 13 not 14 naughty 14 naughty 16 any 16 any 17 more 16 any 18 . 18 . 19 " the sky was gold and purple like an autumn sunset , and long walls of brilliant clouds lay round [him] . 1 the 4 gold 1 the 8 an 2 sky 3 was 3 was 4 gold 4 gold 6 purple 5 and 6 purple 6 purple 7 like 8 an 11 , 9 autumn 10 sunset 10 sunset 11 , 11 , 18 lay 12 and 13 long 12 and 14 walls 14 walls 15 of 14 walls 16 brilliant 16 brilliant 17 clouds 16 brilliant 18 lay 18 lay 21 . 19 round 21 . but they answered like the [earth] [spirits] . 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 answered 3 answered 4 like 4 like 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 1 " 7 , 2 you 3 must 2 you 4 serve 4 serve 5 us 7 , 18 sunlight 8 and 9 then 9 then 10 we 10 we 11 will 10 we 12 gladly 12 gladly 13 give 13 give 14 you 14 you 15 a 15 a 16 robe 16 robe 17 of 16 robe 18 sunlight 18 sunlight 19 like 18 sunlight 21 own 19 like 21 own 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 " 5 things 2 these 3 are 2 these 5 things 3 are 4 the 5 things 8 , 6 we 7 do 7 do 8 , 8 , 21 time 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 they 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 and 14 and 15 you 15 you 16 must 15 you 17 aid 17 aid 18 us 17 aid 21 time 18 us 20 a 19 for 20 a 21 time 22 . 22 . 23 " at length [star-light] bade him work no more , and gladly gave him the gift he had won . 1 at 7 no 2 length 6 work 2 length 7 no 4 bade 5 him 4 bade 6 work 7 no 9 , 8 more 9 , 9 , 12 gave 10 and 11 gladly 11 gladly 12 gave 12 gave 19 . 13 him 15 gift 14 the 15 gift 15 gift 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 won 17 had 19 . then his second task was done , and he flew gayly back to the green earth and slumbering [lily-bell] . 1 then 6 done 2 his 3 second 2 his 6 done 3 second 4 task 4 task 5 was 6 done 13 to 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 flew 10 flew 12 back 10 flew 13 to 11 gayly 12 back 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 green 15 green 16 earth 15 green 18 slumbering 16 earth 17 and 16 earth 18 slumbering 17 and 18 slumbering 18 slumbering 20 . the silvery moonlight shone upon her , as he came to give his second gift ; and the [brownie] spoke more kindly than before . 1 the 5 upon 2 silvery 4 shone 3 moonlight 4 shone 4 shone 5 upon 5 upon 11 to 6 her 7 , 7 , 8 as 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 came 10 came 11 to 11 to 12 give 11 to 15 gift 12 give 13 his 13 his 14 second 15 gift 17 and 15 gift 23 than 16 ; 17 and 18 the 23 than 20 spoke 21 more 21 more 22 kindly 22 kindly 23 than 23 than 25 . 24 before 25 . " one more trial , [thistle] , and she will awake . 1 " 3 more 2 one 3 more 3 more 5 , 3 more 7 , 4 trial 5 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 she 9 she 10 will 10 will 11 awake 11 awake 12 . go bravely forth and win your last and hardest gift . " 1 go 2 bravely 1 go 3 forth 3 forth 4 and 4 and 5 win 5 win 7 last 6 your 7 last 7 last 10 gift 8 and 9 hardest 9 hardest 10 gift 10 gift 11 . 11 . 12 " then with a light heart [thistle] journeyed away to the brooks and rivers , seeking the [water] [spirits] . 1 then 3 a 1 then 7 journeyed 2 with 3 a 3 a 4 light 4 light 5 heart 7 journeyed 8 away 8 away 9 to 9 to 10 the 10 the 13 rivers 10 the 15 seeking 11 brooks 12 and 11 brooks 13 rivers 13 rivers 14 , 15 seeking 19 . 16 the 19 . but he looked in vain ; till , wandering through the forest where the [brownies] took him captive , he stopped beside the quiet lake . 1 but 2 he 1 but 5 vain 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 in 5 vain 17 him 6 ; 7 till 7 till 9 wandering 8 , 9 wandering 9 wandering 10 through 10 through 11 the 10 through 12 forest 12 forest 13 where 12 forest 16 took 13 where 14 the 16 took 17 him 17 him 18 captive 18 captive 22 beside 19 , 20 he 19 , 22 beside 20 he 21 stopped 22 beside 23 the 22 beside 24 quiet 22 beside 26 . 24 quiet 26 . 25 lake 26 . thistle bent tenderly beside him , saying , " [dear] [flutter] , do not fear me . 1 thistle 2 bent 1 thistle 3 tenderly 1 thistle 4 beside 4 beside 6 , 5 him 6 , 6 , 9 " 7 saying 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 13 do 12 , 13 do 13 do 15 fear 14 not 15 fear 15 fear 17 . 16 me 17 . forgive , and let me help and comfort you . " 1 forgive 2 , 2 , 3 and 3 and 4 let 4 let 5 me 5 me 6 help 6 help 8 comfort 7 and 8 comfort 8 comfort 9 you 9 you 11 " 10 . 11 " then he bound up the broken wing , and spoke so tenderly that [flutter] doubted him no longer , and was his friend again . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 bound 1 then 6 broken 3 bound 5 the 4 up 5 the 6 broken 10 spoke 7 wing 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 spoke 10 spoke 15 doubted 11 so 12 tenderly 11 so 13 that 13 that 15 doubted 15 doubted 16 him 16 him 18 longer 17 no 18 longer 18 longer 19 , 19 , 20 and 19 , 23 friend 21 was 22 his 22 his 23 friend 23 friend 25 . 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 8 , 3 the 4 broken 4 broken 5 wing 5 wing 6 was 6 was 7 well 7 well 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 he 11 said 12 he 12 he 13 must 13 must 14 again 14 again 15 seek 15 seek 19 . 16 the 19 . i would gladly do more for you , dear [thistle] , but [i] cannot , for they live deep beneath the waves . 1 i 2 would 1 i 5 more 2 would 3 gladly 2 would 5 more 3 gladly 4 do 5 more 7 you 5 more 14 cannot 6 for 7 you 7 you 8 , 8 , 9 dear 9 dear 11 , 11 , 12 but 14 cannot 15 , 15 , 16 for 16 for 17 they 17 they 20 beneath 18 live 19 deep 19 deep 20 beneath 20 beneath 22 waves 21 the 22 waves 22 waves 23 . you will find some kind friend to aid you on your way ; and so farewell . " 1 you 2 will 1 you 4 some 2 will 3 find 4 some 6 friend 5 kind 6 friend 6 friend 7 to 7 to 8 aid 8 aid 9 you 8 aid 16 farewell 10 on 11 your 11 your 12 way 12 way 13 ; 13 ; 14 and 13 ; 15 so 15 so 16 farewell 16 farewell 17 . 17 . 18 " thistle [followed] the little brook , as it flowed through field and valley , growing ever larger , till it reached the sea . 1 thistle 3 the 1 thistle 5 brook 3 the 4 little 5 brook 7 as 6 , 7 as 7 as 10 through 8 it 9 flowed 9 flowed 10 through 10 through 21 reached 11 field 12 and 12 and 13 valley 13 valley 14 , 14 , 15 growing 15 growing 16 ever 15 growing 17 larger 17 larger 18 , 17 larger 19 till 17 larger 21 reached 19 till 20 it 21 reached 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 " 3 shall 1 " 10 great 2 how 3 shall 3 shall 5 find 5 find 6 the 8 in 9 this 9 this 10 great 10 great 11 sea 11 sea 12 , 11 sea 13 with 12 , 13 with 13 with 14 none 14 none 16 help 15 to 16 help 16 help 17 or 17 or 18 guide 18 guide 19 me 19 me 20 ? yet it is my last task , and for [lily-bell] 's sake [i] must not fear or falter now , " said [thistle] . 1 yet 6 task 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 my 4 my 5 last 4 my 6 task 6 task 7 , 6 task 12 sake 8 and 9 for 9 for 12 sake 11 's 12 sake 12 sake 16 fear 14 must 15 not 15 not 16 fear 16 fear 18 falter 17 or 18 falter 18 falter 24 . 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 6 thither 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 hither 3 flew 6 thither 4 hither 5 and 6 thither 9 sea 7 over 8 the 7 over 9 sea 8 the 9 sea 9 sea 10 , 9 sea 12 through 10 , 11 looking 10 , 12 through 12 through 14 waves 13 the 14 waves 14 waves 15 . soon he saw , far below , the branches of the coral tree . 1 soon 3 saw 1 soon 4 , 2 he 3 saw 4 , 9 branches 5 far 6 below 5 far 9 branches 6 below 7 , 7 , 8 the 9 branches 12 coral 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 coral 12 coral 14 . 13 tree 14 . " they must be here , " thought [he] , and , folding his wings , he plunged into the deep , cold sea . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 must 2 they 4 be 4 be 8 thought 5 here 6 , 5 here 8 thought 6 , 7 " 8 thought 10 , 10 , 17 he 11 and 12 , 12 , 13 folding 13 folding 16 , 14 his 15 wings 15 wings 16 , 16 , 17 he 17 he 18 plunged 18 plunged 20 the 18 plunged 21 deep 18 plunged 23 cold 19 into 20 the 21 deep 22 , 23 cold 24 sea 23 cold 25 . but [he] saw only fearful monsters and dark shapes that gathered round him ; and , trembling with fear , he struggled up again . 1 but 4 only 3 saw 4 only 4 only 5 fearful 5 fearful 6 monsters 5 fearful 9 shapes 6 monsters 7 and 6 monsters 8 dark 7 and 8 dark 9 shapes 12 round 9 shapes 17 trembling 10 that 11 gathered 10 that 12 round 12 round 13 him 13 him 14 ; 14 ; 15 and 16 , 17 trembling 17 trembling 24 again 18 with 19 fear 19 fear 20 , 19 fear 22 struggled 20 , 21 he 22 struggled 23 up 22 struggled 24 again 24 again 25 . the great waves tossed him to and fro , and cast him bruised and faint upon the shore . 1 the 2 great 1 the 19 . 2 great 10 and 3 waves 9 , 4 tossed 5 him 4 tossed 8 fro 5 him 6 to 7 and 8 fro 8 fro 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 cast 12 him 11 cast 13 bruised 13 bruised 15 faint 14 and 15 faint 15 faint 16 upon 16 upon 17 the 16 upon 19 . 17 the 18 shore 17 the 19 . here he lay weeping bitterly , till a voice beside him said , " poor little [elf] , what has befallen you ? 1 here 2 he 1 here 6 , 2 he 5 bitterly 3 lay 4 weeping 3 lay 5 bitterly 6 , 9 voice 6 , 14 " 7 till 8 a 7 till 9 voice 9 voice 10 beside 10 beside 11 him 12 said 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 19 what 14 " 20 has 15 poor 16 little 16 little 18 , 18 , 19 what 19 what 20 has 20 has 22 you 21 befallen 22 you 22 you 23 ? these rough waves are not fit playmates for so delicate a thing as you . 1 these 3 waves 1 these 4 are 2 rough 3 waves 4 are 6 fit 5 not 6 fit 6 fit 7 playmates 7 playmates 8 for 8 for 11 a 9 so 10 delicate 10 delicate 11 a 11 a 15 . 12 thing 13 as 13 as 14 you 14 you 15 . tell me your sorrow , and [i] will comfort you . " 1 tell 2 me 2 me 3 your 3 your 4 sorrow 4 sorrow 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 will 8 will 9 comfort 9 comfort 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 5 up 3 , 4 looking 4 looking 5 up 5 up 7 saw 6 , 7 saw 7 saw 9 white 7 saw 13 side 8 a 9 white 9 white 10 sea-bird 11 at 12 his 12 his 13 side 13 side 20 to 14 , 15 who 15 who 16 tried 16 tried 17 with 16 tried 18 friendly 17 with 18 friendly 18 friendly 19 words 19 words 20 to 20 to 21 cheer 21 cheer 23 . 22 him 23 . so he told all his wanderings , and how he sought the [sea] [spirits] . 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 told 3 told 7 , 4 all 5 his 5 his 6 wanderings 6 wanderings 7 , 7 , 10 he 8 and 9 how 9 how 10 he 10 he 11 sought 11 sought 12 the 12 the 15 . " surely , if bee and blossom do their part to help you , birds should aid you too , " said the [sea-bird] . 1 " 3 , 2 surely 3 , 3 , 6 and 4 if 5 bee 4 if 6 and 6 and 12 help 7 blossom 10 part 7 blossom 12 help 8 do 10 part 9 their 10 part 11 to 12 help 12 help 17 aid 13 you 14 , 14 , 15 birds 15 birds 16 should 16 should 17 aid 17 aid 19 too 18 you 19 too 19 too 25 . 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 said 22 said 23 the 23 the 25 . " [i] will call my friend , the [nautilus] , and he will bear you safely to the [coral] [palace] where the [spirits] dwell . " 1 " 3 will 1 " 5 my 3 will 4 call 5 my 6 friend 6 friend 7 , 6 friend 14 bear 7 , 8 the 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 will 13 will 14 bear 14 bear 16 safely 15 you 16 safely 16 safely 17 to 17 to 18 the 17 to 21 where 21 where 22 the 22 the 25 . 24 dwell 25 . 25 . 26 " in [he] sprang . 1 in 3 sprang 3 sprang 4 . nautilus raised his little sail to the wind , and the light [boat] glided swiftly over the blue sea . 1 nautilus 2 raised 1 nautilus 4 little 1 nautilus 5 sail 2 raised 3 his 5 sail 10 and 6 to 7 the 6 to 8 wind 8 wind 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 glided 11 the 12 light 12 light 14 glided 14 glided 16 over 15 swiftly 16 over 16 over 18 blue 17 the 18 blue 18 blue 19 sea 18 blue 20 . at last [thistle] cried , " [i] see lovely arches far below ; let me go , it is the [spirits] ' home . " 1 at 9 lovely 2 last 4 cried 4 cried 5 , 4 cried 8 see 5 , 6 " 8 see 9 lovely 9 lovely 10 arches 10 arches 11 far 10 arches 14 let 11 far 12 below 12 below 13 ; 14 let 15 me 14 let 16 go 16 go 18 it 16 go 23 home 17 , 18 it 18 it 19 is 19 is 20 the 22 ' 23 home 23 home 24 . 24 . 25 " " [nay] , close your eyes , and trust to me . 1 " 4 close 3 , 4 close 4 close 7 , 5 your 6 eyes 6 eyes 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 trust 9 trust 10 to 10 to 11 me 11 me 12 . i will bear you safely down , " said [nautilus] . 1 i 3 bear 2 will 3 bear 3 bear 6 down 4 you 5 safely 5 safely 6 down 6 down 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . so [thistle] closed his eyes , and listened to the murmur of the sea , as they sank slowly through the waves . 1 so 3 closed 3 closed 8 listened 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 listened 8 listened 9 to 8 listened 18 sank 9 to 11 murmur 10 the 11 murmur 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 sea 14 sea 16 as 15 , 16 as 16 as 17 they 17 they 18 sank 18 sank 19 slowly 19 slowly 21 the 19 slowly 22 waves 20 through 21 the 21 the 22 waves 22 waves 23 . day after day went by , and slowly [thistle] 's task drew towards an end . 1 day 3 day 2 after 3 day 3 day 4 went 3 day 8 slowly 4 went 5 by 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 slowly 8 slowly 11 task 10 's 11 task 11 task 14 an 12 drew 13 towards 13 towards 14 an 14 an 15 end 15 end 16 . but [when] he came where his little friend had slept , it was no longer the dark , silent spot where he last saw her . 1 but 3 he 1 but 5 where 3 he 4 came 5 where 13 was 6 his 7 little 7 little 8 friend 8 friend 10 slept 9 had 10 slept 10 slept 12 it 11 , 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 no 14 no 18 , 15 longer 16 the 16 the 17 dark 17 dark 18 , 18 , 23 last 19 silent 20 spot 20 spot 21 where 21 where 22 he 21 where 23 last 23 last 26 . 24 saw 25 her 24 saw 26 . garlands hung from every [tree] , and the fairest flowers filled the air with their sweet breath . 1 garlands 2 hung 1 garlands 4 every 2 hung 3 from 4 every 6 , 6 , 14 with 7 and 8 the 8 the 13 air 9 fairest 10 flowers 10 flowers 11 filled 10 flowers 13 air 11 filled 12 the 13 air 14 with 14 with 18 . 15 their 16 sweet 16 sweet 17 breath 16 sweet 18 . but the fairest sight was [lily-bell] , as she lay on the couch of velvet moss that [fairy] hands had spread . 1 but 3 fairest 1 but 9 she 2 the 3 fairest 3 fairest 4 sight 4 sight 5 was 7 , 8 as 8 as 9 she 9 she 10 lay 10 lay 11 on 10 lay 15 velvet 11 on 13 couch 12 the 13 couch 13 couch 14 of 15 velvet 16 moss 15 velvet 19 hands 16 moss 17 that 19 hands 22 . 20 had 21 spread 21 spread 22 . the golden flower lay beside [her] , and the glittering robe was folded round her little form . 1 the 3 flower 1 the 4 lay 2 golden 3 flower 3 flower 4 lay 4 lay 7 , 5 beside 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 glittering 9 the 10 glittering 10 glittering 13 folded 10 glittering 14 round 11 robe 12 was 11 robe 13 folded 14 round 15 her 15 her 16 little 16 little 17 form 17 form 18 . the warmest sunlight fell upon [her] , and the softest breezes lifted her shining hair . 1 the 5 upon 2 warmest 4 fell 3 sunlight 4 fell 4 fell 5 upon 5 upon 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 10 softest 9 the 11 breezes 11 breezes 14 shining 12 lifted 13 her 13 her 14 shining 14 shining 15 hair 15 hair 16 . happy tears fell fast , as [thistle] folded his arms around her , crying , " [o] [lily-bell] , dear [lily-bell] , awake ! 1 happy 2 tears 1 happy 3 fell 3 fell 12 her 4 fast 5 , 4 fast 8 folded 5 , 6 as 5 , 8 folded 8 folded 11 around 9 his 10 arms 10 arms 11 around 11 around 12 her 12 her 13 , 13 , 16 " 14 crying 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 20 dear 19 , 20 dear 20 dear 22 , 20 dear 23 awake 22 , 23 awake 23 awake 24 ! i have been true to you , and now my task is done . " 1 i 3 been 2 have 3 been 3 been 4 true 4 true 5 to 4 true 9 now 5 to 6 you 6 you 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 now 10 my 10 my 11 task 11 task 12 is 11 task 14 . 12 is 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 5 smile 2 , 3 with 3 with 4 a 4 a 5 smile 5 smile 6 , 6 , 10 and 8 awoke 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 with 11 looked 17 beauty 12 with 13 wondering 13 wondering 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 upon 15 upon 16 the 17 beauty 20 risen 17 beauty 22 her 18 that 19 had 19 had 20 risen 20 risen 21 round 22 her 23 . " dear [thistle] , what mean these fair things , and why are we in this lovely place ? " 1 " 2 dear 1 " 6 mean 2 dear 5 what 4 , 5 what 6 mean 10 , 7 these 8 fair 8 fair 9 things 9 things 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 why 12 why 13 are 12 why 19 ? 13 are 14 we 15 in 16 this 16 this 17 lovely 17 lovely 19 ? 18 place 19 ? 19 ? 20 " " listen , [lily-bell] , " said the [brownie] [king] , as he appeared beside her . 1 " 2 listen 2 listen 3 , 3 , 6 " 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 6 " 13 he 7 said 8 the 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 appeared 14 appeared 15 beside 14 appeared 17 . 15 beside 16 her place the crown upon her head , for she is [queen] of all the [forest] [fairies] now . " 1 place 2 the 2 the 3 crown 3 crown 4 upon 4 upon 5 her 4 upon 6 head 6 head 7 , 6 head 12 of 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 she 9 she 10 is 12 of 13 all 13 all 14 the 13 all 17 now 17 now 18 . 18 . 19 " " if [i] am [queen] , then you are [king] , dear [thistle] , " said the [fairy] . 1 " 4 am 2 if 4 am 4 am 6 , 4 am 7 then 4 am 11 , 7 then 8 you 8 you 9 are 11 , 12 dear 11 , 15 " 12 dear 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 the 17 the 19 . " take the crown , and [i] will have a wreath of flowers . 1 " 2 take 2 take 6 and 3 the 4 crown 4 crown 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 will 8 will 11 wreath 9 have 10 a 10 a 11 wreath 11 wreath 13 flowers 12 of 13 flowers 13 flowers 14 . you have toiled and suffered for my sake , and you alone should rule over these little [elves] whose love you have won . " 1 you 2 have 1 you 13 should 2 have 8 sake 3 toiled 4 and 4 and 5 suffered 5 suffered 6 for 6 for 7 my 7 my 8 sake 8 sake 9 , 10 and 11 you 11 you 12 alone 12 alone 13 should 13 should 15 over 14 rule 15 over 15 over 16 these 16 these 19 whose 16 these 24 . 17 little 19 whose 19 whose 20 love 20 love 21 you 21 you 22 have 22 have 23 won 24 . 25 " " keep your crown , [lily-bell] , for yonder come the [spirits] with their gifts to [thistle] , " said the [brownie] . 1 " 4 crown 2 keep 3 your 3 your 4 crown 4 crown 5 , 4 crown 7 , 7 , 8 for 7 , 10 come 8 for 9 yonder 10 come 11 the 10 come 23 . 13 with 14 their 14 their 15 gifts 15 gifts 16 to 15 gifts 23 . 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 the 20 said 23 . long live our [king] and [queen] ! " 1 long 2 live 2 live 3 our 2 live 7 ! 3 our 5 and 7 ! 8 " " have you a tale for us too , dear [violet-eye] ? " said the [queen] , as [zephyr] ceased . 1 " 5 tale 2 have 3 you 3 you 4 a 4 a 5 tale 5 tale 8 too 6 for 7 us 7 us 8 too 8 too 9 , 9 , 10 dear 10 dear 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 the 14 said 21 . 17 , 18 as 18 as 20 ceased 20 ceased 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 6 till 2 went 4 on 4 on 5 , 5 , 6 till 6 till 13 nest 7 one 8 day 8 day 9 she 9 she 10 found 10 found 11 in 11 in 12 the 11 in 13 nest 13 nest 14 a 14 a 22 band 15 little 16 white 16 white 17 egg 17 egg 19 with 17 egg 20 a 18 , 19 with 20 a 21 golden 20 a 22 band 22 band 23 about 23 about 24 it 24 it 25 . " my friend , " cried she , " come and see ! 1 " 2 my 2 my 3 friend 3 friend 6 cried 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 cried 6 cried 10 come 7 she 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 come 10 come 11 and 11 and 12 see 12 see 13 ! where can this fine egg have come from ? 1 where 2 can 1 where 4 fine 3 this 4 fine 4 fine 5 egg 5 egg 6 have 6 have 9 ? 7 come 8 from 7 come 9 ? my four are here , and this also ; what think you of it ? " 1 my 2 four 2 four 4 here 3 are 4 here 4 here 8 also 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 this 7 this 8 also 8 also 9 ; 9 ; 10 what 10 what 12 you 11 think 12 you 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 2 the 1 and 5 talked 2 the 3 tiny 3 tiny 4 maiden 5 talked 7 them 6 to 7 them 7 them 8 , 7 them 13 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 12 merrily 9 and 11 so 10 sang 11 so 13 , 15 they 14 that 15 they 15 they 17 have 16 could 17 have 17 have 18 listened 17 have 21 . 18 listened 19 for 20 ever 21 . the father now had much to do to supply his family with food , and choice morsels did he bring little [bud] . 1 the 2 father 1 the 7 do 2 father 3 now 3 now 6 to 4 had 5 much 5 much 6 to 7 do 15 and 8 to 9 supply 9 supply 11 family 10 his 11 family 11 family 14 , 12 with 13 food 13 food 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 20 bring 16 choice 17 morsels 16 choice 18 did 18 did 19 he 18 did 20 bring 20 bring 23 . 21 little 23 . " we dwelt once in [fairy-land] , and [o] how happy were we then ! 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 dwelt 2 we 10 how 3 dwelt 4 once 4 once 5 in 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 how 10 how 11 happy 10 how 14 then 11 happy 12 were 13 we 14 then 14 then 15 ! but alas ! we were not worthy [of] so fair a home , and were sent forth into the cold world . 1 but 2 alas 1 but 4 we 2 alas 3 ! 4 we 6 not 4 we 7 worthy 5 were 6 not 7 worthy 14 and 9 so 10 fair 10 fair 13 , 11 a 12 home 12 home 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 forth 15 were 16 sent 16 sent 17 forth 17 forth 20 cold 18 into 19 the 19 the 20 cold 20 cold 22 . 21 world 22 . say we may stay with you , kind little maiden . " 1 say 2 we 1 say 4 stay 2 we 3 may 4 stay 5 with 5 with 6 you 6 you 7 , 7 , 8 kind 8 kind 10 maiden 9 little 10 maiden 10 maiden 11 . 11 . 12 " " do not weep , and [i] will go to [queen] [dew-drop] , and beseech her to let you come back . 1 " 2 do 1 " 9 go 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 weep 4 weep 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 will 9 go 10 to 9 go 15 beseech 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 beseech 15 beseech 22 . 16 her 17 to 17 to 20 come 18 let 19 you 19 you 20 come 20 come 21 back 21 back 22 . this will [i] say , and more , and trust she will grant my prayer . " 1 this 2 will 2 will 4 say 4 say 5 , 5 , 9 and 6 and 7 more 7 more 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 trust 10 trust 13 grant 11 she 12 will 12 will 13 grant 13 grant 15 prayer 14 my 15 prayer 15 prayer 16 . 16 . 17 " call him hither , that [i] may seat you rightly , for if you should fall off my heart would break . " 1 call 2 him 1 call 12 for 2 him 4 , 3 hither 4 , 5 that 7 may 7 may 8 seat 8 seat 9 you 8 seat 12 for 9 you 10 rightly 10 rightly 11 , 12 for 13 if 13 if 15 should 14 you 15 should 15 should 16 fall 16 fall 17 off 16 fall 22 . 17 off 18 my 19 heart 20 would 19 heart 22 . 20 would 21 break 22 . 23 " then they all sang gayly together , till she passed out of sight over the hills , and they saw her no more . 1 then 4 sang 1 then 19 they 2 they 3 all 2 they 4 sang 4 sang 6 together 4 sang 10 passed 5 gayly 6 together 6 together 8 till 7 , 8 till 8 till 9 she 9 she 10 passed 10 passed 11 out 10 passed 14 over 11 out 13 sight 12 of 13 sight 14 over 16 hills 15 the 16 hills 16 hills 18 and 17 , 18 and 19 they 24 . 20 saw 22 no 21 her 22 no 22 no 23 more 23 more 24 . and now [bud] left the old forest far behind her . 1 and 2 now 2 now 4 left 2 now 5 the 5 the 6 old 5 the 7 forest 6 old 7 forest 7 forest 8 far 8 far 9 behind 8 far 11 . 9 behind 10 her 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 3 passed 4 through 4 through 5 the 4 through 6 gates 6 gates 8 she 7 , 8 she 8 she 9 no 9 no 12 that 9 no 16 wept 10 longer 11 wondered 11 wondered 12 that 13 the 14 exiled 14 exiled 16 wept 16 wept 17 and 16 wept 21 lovely 18 sorrowed 19 for 18 sorrowed 21 lovely 19 for 20 the 21 lovely 22 home 22 home 23 they 22 home 25 lost 24 had 25 lost 25 lost 26 . with [tearful] eyes , [queen] [dew-drop] replied , 1 with 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 , 4 , 7 replied 7 replied 8 , " little maiden , your prayer has softened my heart . 1 " 6 prayer 2 little 3 maiden 3 maiden 4 , 4 , 5 your 5 your 6 prayer 6 prayer 10 heart 7 has 8 softened 8 softened 9 my 9 my 10 heart 10 heart 11 . they shall not [be] left sorrowing and alone , nor shall you go back without a kindly word to cheer and comfort them . 1 they 2 shall 1 they 3 not 3 not 5 left 3 not 6 sorrowing 6 sorrowing 9 , 6 sorrowing 15 without 7 and 8 alone 8 alone 9 , 10 nor 11 shall 11 shall 12 you 12 you 13 go 12 you 15 without 13 go 14 back 15 without 22 comfort 16 a 17 kindly 17 kindly 18 word 17 kindly 21 and 18 word 19 to 19 to 20 cheer 21 and 22 comfort 22 comfort 24 . 23 them 24 . then they planted the lilies ; but they soon drooped and died , and no light came to their crowns . 1 then 2 they 1 then 3 planted 2 they 3 planted 3 planted 17 came 4 the 5 lilies 5 lilies 10 drooped 5 lilies 12 died 6 ; 7 but 6 ; 9 soon 7 but 8 they 9 soon 10 drooped 10 drooped 11 and 12 died 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 no 14 and 17 came 15 no 16 light 17 came 20 crowns 18 to 19 their 19 their 20 crowns 20 crowns 21 . amid the tears of all the [fairies] , the [queen] led them to the gates , and said , 1 amid 3 tears 1 amid 8 , 2 the 3 tears 3 tears 4 of 4 of 6 the 5 all 6 the 8 , 9 the 9 the 15 gates 11 led 12 them 11 led 15 gates 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 gates 15 gates 16 , 16 , 17 and 16 , 18 said 18 said 19 , " farewell ! 1 " 2 farewell 2 farewell 3 ! go and strive again , for till all is once more fair and pure , [i] cannot call you mine . " 1 go 3 strive 2 and 3 strive 3 strive 7 till 4 again 5 , 4 again 7 till 5 , 6 for 7 till 14 pure 8 all 9 is 8 all 10 once 10 once 11 more 11 more 12 fair 11 more 14 pure 12 fair 13 and 14 pure 15 , 14 pure 20 mine 15 , 17 cannot 17 cannot 18 call 18 call 19 you 19 you 20 mine 20 mine 21 . 21 . 22 " time passed on , and the [fairies] had done nothing to gain their lovely home again . 1 time 2 passed 1 time 4 , 2 passed 3 on 4 , 5 and 4 , 10 nothing 5 and 6 the 8 had 9 done 9 done 10 nothing 10 nothing 14 lovely 11 to 12 gain 11 to 14 lovely 13 their 14 lovely 14 lovely 15 home 15 home 17 . 16 again 17 . flowers looked lovingly up [as] they passed , birds sang to cheer them when sad thoughts made them weep . 1 flowers 4 up 1 flowers 6 they 2 looked 3 lovingly 3 lovingly 4 up 6 they 12 cheer 7 passed 8 , 8 , 10 sang 9 birds 10 sang 10 sang 11 to 11 to 12 cheer 12 cheer 13 them 12 cheer 17 made 13 them 14 when 14 when 15 sad 16 thoughts 17 made 17 made 20 . 18 them 19 weep 19 weep 20 . and soon little [bud] found out their gentle deeds , and her friendly words gave them new strength . 1 and 2 soon 2 soon 6 out 3 little 5 found 5 found 6 out 6 out 10 , 6 out 15 gave 7 their 8 gentle 8 gentle 9 deeds 9 deeds 10 , 11 and 12 her 12 her 13 friendly 13 friendly 14 words 14 words 15 gave 15 gave 16 them 16 them 17 new 17 new 19 . 18 strength 19 . they sent lovely visions to the old and blind , to [make] their hearts young and bright with happy thoughts . 1 they 3 lovely 1 they 4 visions 2 sent 3 lovely 4 visions 5 to 4 visions 7 old 4 visions 11 to 5 to 6 the 5 to 7 old 7 old 10 , 8 and 9 blind 9 blind 10 , 11 to 13 their 13 their 21 . 14 hearts 17 bright 15 young 16 and 15 young 17 bright 17 bright 18 with 17 bright 19 happy 19 happy 20 thoughts 19 happy 21 . one day came little [bud] to them , saying , 1 one 2 day 2 day 6 to 3 came 4 little 3 came 6 to 6 to 7 them 7 them 8 , 8 , 9 saying 9 saying 10 , " listen , dear friends . 1 " 2 listen 2 listen 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 friends 5 friends 6 . i have a hard task to offer you . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 a 3 a 4 hard 4 hard 7 offer 5 task 6 to 6 to 7 offer 7 offer 8 you 8 you 9 . but in the sunny [spring] when they bloom again , their love and gratitude will give you happy homes among their bright leaves . 1 but 6 when 2 in 4 sunny 3 the 4 sunny 4 sunny 6 when 6 when 7 they 7 they 11 their 8 bloom 10 , 8 bloom 11 their 9 again 10 , 11 their 18 happy 12 love 13 and 12 love 14 gratitude 14 gratitude 15 will 15 will 16 give 16 give 17 you 16 give 18 happy 18 happy 19 homes 19 homes 20 among 20 among 23 leaves 20 among 24 . 21 their 22 bright 22 bright 23 leaves 23 leaves 24 . should evil befall you , our hearts would break . 1 should 2 evil 1 should 4 you 2 evil 3 befall 4 you 5 , 5 , 6 our 6 our 9 break 7 hearts 8 would 8 would 9 break 9 break 10 . then deep in the earth the [fairies] dwelt , and no frost or snow could harm the blossoms they tended . 1 then 4 the 1 then 11 no 2 deep 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 earth 5 earth 6 the 5 earth 8 dwelt 8 dwelt 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 no 13 or 11 no 16 harm 12 frost 13 or 13 or 14 snow 14 snow 16 harm 15 could 16 harm 16 harm 18 blossoms 17 the 18 blossoms 18 blossoms 20 tended 19 they 20 tended 20 tended 21 . every little seed was laid in the soft earth , watered , and watched . 1 every 3 seed 1 every 9 earth 2 little 3 seed 4 was 5 laid 5 laid 6 in 5 laid 9 earth 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 soft 9 earth 11 watered 10 , 11 watered 11 watered 15 . 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 . 14 watched 15 . long waited the [elves] , and at last she came with [father] [brown-breast] . 1 long 2 waited 1 long 5 , 2 waited 3 the 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 at 7 at 8 last 8 last 9 she 9 she 10 came 10 came 11 with 11 with 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 5 and 2 days 3 passed 2 days 5 and 3 passed 4 ; 5 and 12 beauty 6 summer 7 flowers 6 summer 12 beauty 7 flowers 11 fullest 8 were 9 in 9 in 10 their 10 their 11 fullest 12 beauty 13 , 12 beauty 22 . 13 , 14 when 14 when 16 bade 16 bade 17 the 19 come 22 . 20 with 21 her 21 her 22 . mounted on bright-winged butterflies , they flew over forest and meadow , till with joyful eyes they saw the flower-crowned walls of [fairy-land] . 1 mounted 7 flew 2 on 3 bright-winged 3 bright-winged 4 butterflies 4 butterflies 5 , 5 , 6 they 6 they 7 flew 7 flew 9 forest 7 flew 18 saw 8 over 9 forest 9 forest 11 meadow 10 and 11 meadow 11 meadow 13 till 12 , 13 till 13 till 14 with 13 till 15 joyful 15 joyful 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 they 18 saw 24 . 19 the 20 flower-crowned 19 the 21 walls 21 walls 22 of 21 walls 24 . before the gates they stood , and soon troops of loving [elves] came forth to meet them . 1 before 5 stood 1 before 13 came 2 the 3 gates 3 gates 4 they 4 they 5 stood 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 soon 8 soon 11 loving 9 troops 10 of 9 troops 11 loving 11 loving 13 came 13 came 14 forth 14 forth 15 to 14 forth 16 meet 15 to 16 meet 16 meet 18 . 17 them 18 . then , amid the deep silence , little [bud] , leading the [fairies] to the throne , said , 1 then 5 deep 2 , 3 amid 3 amid 5 deep 4 the 5 deep 5 deep 6 silence 6 silence 7 , 6 silence 8 little 8 little 10 , 10 , 11 leading 11 leading 12 the 11 leading 16 throne 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 throne 16 throne 19 , 17 , 18 said 18 said 19 , " are they not worthy of your love , dear [queen] ? 1 " 2 are 1 " 4 not 2 are 3 they 4 not 5 worthy 5 worthy 6 of 6 of 7 your 7 your 8 love 8 love 9 , 9 , 10 dear 10 dear 12 ? have they not won their lovely home ? 1 have 2 they 2 they 3 not 3 not 4 won 3 not 5 their 5 their 6 lovely 6 lovely 7 home 7 home 8 ? say they are pardoned , and you have gained the love of hearts pure as the snow-white robes now folded over [them] . " 1 say 5 , 1 say 7 you 2 they 3 are 2 they 5 , 3 are 4 pardoned 5 , 6 and 7 you 14 pure 8 have 11 love 9 gained 10 the 10 the 11 love 11 love 12 of 12 of 13 hearts 13 hearts 14 pure 14 pure 17 snow-white 15 as 16 the 16 the 17 snow-white 17 snow-white 18 robes 17 snow-white 19 now 19 now 24 " 20 folded 21 over 21 over 23 . 23 . 24 " she needed no reward but the joy she had given . 1 she 2 needed 2 needed 4 reward 3 no 4 reward 4 reward 8 she 5 but 6 the 5 but 7 joy 7 joy 8 she 8 she 9 had 9 had 10 given 10 given 11 . the [fairy] hearts were pure again , and her work was done ; yet all [fairy-land] had learned a lesson from gentle little [bud] . 1 the 3 hearts 3 hearts 5 pure 4 were 5 pure 5 pure 6 again 6 again 7 , 6 again 9 her 7 , 8 and 9 her 10 work 10 work 12 done 11 was 12 done 12 done 20 lesson 13 ; 14 yet 14 yet 18 learned 15 all 17 had 17 had 18 learned 18 learned 19 a 18 learned 20 lesson 20 lesson 22 gentle 21 from 22 gentle 22 gentle 25 . 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 4 along 2 here 3 , 3 , 4 along 4 along 6 brook-side 5 the 6 brook-side 6 brook-side 15 flowers 7 , 9 the 9 the 10 green 10 green 11 old 10 green 15 flowers 11 old 12 trees 12 trees 13 , 15 flowers 19 friends 16 dwelt 17 among 17 among 18 their 18 their 19 friends 19 friends 20 , 20 , 23 and 20 , 25 breeze 22 sunbeams 23 and 24 the 25 breeze 25 breeze 26 . i am not fair , and have dwelt unloved [by] butterfly , bird , and bee . 1 i 2 am 2 am 6 and 3 not 4 fair 4 fair 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 16 bee 7 have 8 dwelt 8 dwelt 13 bird 9 unloved 11 butterfly 11 butterfly 12 , 12 , 13 bird 13 bird 14 , 14 , 15 and 14 , 16 bee 16 bee 17 . they little knew that in this dark form [lay] the beauty they yet may see . 1 they 8 form 2 little 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 4 that 7 dark 5 in 6 this 6 this 7 dark 7 dark 8 form 8 form 12 they 10 the 11 beauty 11 beauty 12 they 12 they 13 yet 13 yet 15 see 14 may 15 see 15 see 16 . then her withered leaves were softly spread [o'er] the sleeping worm below , [ere] the faithful little flower lay [beneath] the winter snow . 1 then 7 spread 2 her 3 withered 3 withered 4 leaves 4 leaves 5 were 4 leaves 6 softly 6 softly 7 spread 7 spread 11 worm 9 the 10 sleeping 9 the 11 worm 11 worm 13 , 12 below 13 , 13 , 19 lay 15 the 16 faithful 15 the 18 flower 16 faithful 17 little 18 flower 19 lay 19 lay 24 . 21 the 22 winter 22 winter 23 snow 22 winter 24 . 23 snow 24 . but as she drooped , in silent grief , [she] heard little [daisy] cry , " [o] sisters , look ! 1 but 2 as 2 as 3 she 2 as 11 heard 3 she 4 drooped 4 drooped 5 , 5 , 8 grief 6 in 7 silent 7 silent 8 grief 8 grief 9 , 11 heard 14 cry 12 little 14 cry 14 cry 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 18 sisters 18 sisters 19 , 19 , 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 4 now 2 see 3 him 2 see 4 now 4 now 5 , 5 , 7 in 7 in 9 sunny 8 the 9 sunny 9 sunny 10 sky 10 sky 11 ; 10 sky 14 floating 13 is 14 floating 14 floating 23 fragrant 15 back 16 from 16 from 18 now 18 now 19 , 19 , 21 by 21 by 22 the 21 by 23 fragrant 23 fragrant 24 air 24 air 25 . spread wide your leaves , that he may choose [the] flower he deems most fair . " 1 spread 4 leaves 2 wide 3 your 2 wide 4 leaves 4 leaves 5 , 4 leaves 11 flower 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 may 8 may 9 choose 8 may 11 flower 11 flower 12 he 11 flower 13 deems 13 deems 14 most 14 most 15 fair 15 fair 16 . 16 . 17 " then , through the long , bright summer hours [through] sunshine and through shower , [together] in their happy home [dwelt] butterfly and flower . 1 then 4 the 1 then 7 bright 2 , 3 through 3 through 4 the 4 the 5 long 5 long 6 , 7 bright 12 and 8 summer 9 hours 9 hours 11 sunshine 11 sunshine 12 and 12 and 14 shower 13 through 14 shower 14 shower 19 happy 15 , 17 in 17 in 18 their 18 their 19 happy 19 happy 20 home 19 happy 25 . 20 home 22 butterfly 22 butterfly 24 flower 23 and 24 flower " most joyfully will we do our best , dear [queen] , " said the [elves] , as they folded their wings beside her . 1 " 2 most 1 " 4 will 2 most 3 joyfully 4 will 8 best 5 we 6 do 6 do 7 our 7 our 8 best 8 best 10 dear 9 , 10 dear 10 dear 12 , 10 dear 17 , 12 , 14 said 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 the 17 , 18 as 18 as 22 wings 19 they 20 folded 20 folded 21 their 20 folded 22 wings 22 wings 25 . 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 1 " 14 smiling 2 who 3 are 3 are 6 lovely 4 you 5 , 5 , 6 lovely 7 little 8 thing 8 thing 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 cried 11 cried 13 , 13 , 14 smiling 14 smiling 15 through 15 through 16 her 15 through 18 . 16 her 17 tears " and are you really , then , a little [elf] , such as [i] read of in my fairy books ? 1 " 2 and 1 " 4 you 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 really 5 really 8 , 5 really 9 a 6 , 7 then 7 then 8 , 9 a 12 , 9 a 16 read 10 little 12 , 13 such 14 as 13 such 16 read 16 read 17 of 16 read 20 fairy 18 in 19 my 18 in 20 fairy 20 fairy 21 books 21 books 22 ? do you ride on butterflies , sleep in flower-cups , and live among the clouds ? " 1 do 6 , 2 you 3 ride 3 ride 4 on 4 on 5 butterflies 5 butterflies 6 , 6 , 11 and 7 sleep 8 in 7 sleep 10 , 8 in 9 flower-cups 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 live 12 live 13 among 13 among 14 the 14 the 15 clouds 15 clouds 17 " 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 2 thus 1 as 4 spoke 2 thus 3 she 4 spoke 11 bosom 4 spoke 14 flower 5 , 6 the 6 the 8 took 8 took 11 bosom 9 from 10 her 10 her 11 bosom 11 bosom 12 a 12 a 13 graceful 13 graceful 14 flower 14 flower 22 strange 15 , 16 whose 16 whose 19 shone 17 snow-white 18 leaves 17 snow-white 19 shone 19 shone 20 with 20 with 21 a 21 a 22 strange 22 strange 23 , 22 strange 26 . 24 soft 25 light 24 soft 26 . " [o] kind and generous [fairy] , how can [i] ever thank you for this lovely gift ! " cried [annie] . 1 " 3 kind 3 kind 5 generous 4 and 5 generous 5 generous 7 , 7 , 13 you 8 how 9 can 9 can 11 ever 11 ever 12 thank 11 ever 13 you 13 you 20 cried 14 for 15 this 15 this 16 lovely 16 lovely 19 " 17 gift 18 ! 18 ! 19 " 19 " 20 cried 20 cried 22 . " [i] will be true , and listen to my little bell whenever it may ring . 1 " 5 true 1 " 10 my 3 will 4 be 3 will 5 true 5 true 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 listen 8 listen 9 to 10 my 11 little 10 my 13 whenever 11 little 12 bell 12 bell 13 whenever 13 whenever 17 . 14 it 15 may 14 it 16 ring 16 ring 17 . but shall [i] never see [you] more ? 1 but 2 shall 2 shall 4 never 4 never 5 see 5 see 7 more 7 more 8 ? ah ! if you would only stay with me , [i] should indeed be good . " 1 ah 3 if 1 ah 4 you 2 ! 3 if 4 you 6 only 5 would 6 only 6 only 7 stay 7 stay 9 me 8 with 9 me 9 me 10 , 10 , 17 " 12 should 14 be 12 should 15 good 13 indeed 14 be 14 be 15 good 15 good 16 . 16 . 17 " and [now] farewell , dear child ; be faithful to yourself , and the magic flower will never fade . " 1 and 3 farewell 3 farewell 7 ; 4 , 5 dear 5 dear 6 child 6 child 7 ; 7 ; 13 and 8 be 9 faithful 8 be 11 yourself 9 faithful 10 to 11 yourself 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 will 14 the 15 magic 14 the 16 flower 16 flower 17 will 17 will 18 never 18 never 19 fade 19 fade 20 . 20 . 21 " and little [annie] sat among her flowers , and watched with wondering joy the fairy blossom shining on her breast . 1 and 2 little 2 little 7 flowers 4 sat 5 among 5 among 6 her 5 among 7 flowers 7 flowers 12 wondering 8 , 9 and 8 , 11 with 9 and 10 watched 11 with 12 wondering 12 wondering 13 joy 12 wondering 15 fairy 13 joy 14 the 15 fairy 18 on 15 fairy 20 breast 16 blossom 17 shining 17 shining 18 on 19 her 20 breast 20 breast 21 . i will not listen to this tiresome music more , nor wear this withered flower longer . " 1 i 3 not 1 i 12 wear 2 will 3 not 3 not 5 to 4 listen 5 to 6 this 7 tiresome 7 tiresome 8 music 8 music 9 more 9 more 11 nor 9 more 12 wear 10 , 11 nor 12 wear 15 flower 13 this 14 withered 14 withered 15 flower 15 flower 16 longer 16 longer 18 " 17 . 18 " " now will [i] go among the hills , " said [annie] , " she may be there . " 1 " 3 will 1 " 6 among 2 now 3 will 5 go 6 among 6 among 9 , 7 the 8 hills 8 hills 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 10 " 15 she 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 " 15 she 16 may 16 may 17 be 16 may 18 there 18 there 19 . 19 . 20 " so up and down the green hill-sides went her little feet ; long she searched and vainly she called ; but still no [fairy] came . 1 so 2 up 1 so 8 went 2 up 7 hill-sides 3 and 4 down 4 down 5 the 4 down 7 hill-sides 5 the 6 green 8 went 13 long 9 her 10 little 10 little 11 feet 11 feet 12 ; 11 feet 13 long 13 long 15 searched 14 she 15 searched 15 searched 16 and 15 searched 17 vainly 15 searched 22 still 16 and 17 vainly 18 she 19 called 19 called 20 ; 20 ; 21 but 21 but 22 still 22 still 23 no 23 no 25 came 23 no 26 . 25 came 26 . some of the shapes had scowling faces and bright , fiery eyes ; these were the spirits of [anger] . 1 some 3 the 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 shapes 4 shapes 8 and 5 had 6 scowling 6 scowling 7 faces 7 faces 8 and 8 and 9 bright 9 bright 11 fiery 9 bright 17 spirits 10 , 11 fiery 11 fiery 12 eyes 12 eyes 13 ; 14 these 15 were 14 these 17 spirits 15 were 16 the 17 spirits 20 . 18 of 20 . spirits of [pride] were there , who folded their shadowy garments round them , and turned scornfully away from all the rest . 1 spirits 2 of 2 of 10 shadowy 4 were 5 there 5 there 6 , 6 , 7 who 7 who 8 folded 8 folded 9 their 9 their 10 shadowy 10 shadowy 12 round 11 garments 12 round 12 round 15 and 12 round 17 scornfully 13 them 14 , 14 , 15 and 16 turned 17 scornfully 17 scornfully 18 away 17 scornfully 23 . 18 away 19 from 19 from 21 the 20 all 21 the 22 rest 23 . these and many others little [annie] saw , which had come from her own heart , and taken form before her eyes . 1 these 4 others 1 these 18 taken 2 and 3 many 3 many 4 others 4 others 12 from 5 little 7 saw 7 saw 8 , 8 , 9 which 9 which 10 had 10 had 11 come 11 come 12 from 13 her 14 own 14 own 16 , 14 own 18 taken 15 heart 16 , 16 , 17 and 18 taken 23 . 19 form 20 before 19 form 23 . 20 before 21 her 21 her 22 eyes she could not drive them from her sight , and they grew ever stronger , darker , and more unlovely to [her] eyes . 1 she 13 ever 1 she 23 eyes 2 could 3 not 3 not 4 drive 4 drive 5 them 4 drive 6 from 6 from 7 her 7 her 8 sight 8 sight 10 and 8 sight 13 ever 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 they 11 they 12 grew 13 ever 19 more 14 stronger 16 darker 14 stronger 18 and 15 , 16 darker 16 darker 17 , 18 and 19 more 19 more 20 unlovely 21 to 23 eyes 23 eyes 24 . remember well the lesson [of] the dream , dear child , and let the shining spirits make your heart their home . " 1 remember 2 well 1 remember 4 lesson 2 well 3 the 4 lesson 6 the 4 lesson 7 dream 4 lesson 15 shining 7 dream 8 , 7 dream 11 , 8 , 9 dear 9 dear 10 child 10 child 11 , 12 and 13 let 13 let 14 the 14 the 15 shining 15 shining 16 spirits 15 shining 19 heart 16 spirits 17 make 17 make 18 your 19 heart 20 their 20 their 21 home 21 home 22 . 22 . 23 " in every flower sat little smiling [elves] , singing gayly as they rocked amid the leaves . 1 in 2 every 1 in 3 flower 3 flower 4 sat 3 flower 9 singing 4 sat 5 little 5 little 6 smiling 6 smiling 8 , 9 singing 13 rocked 9 singing 17 . 10 gayly 12 they 10 gayly 13 rocked 11 as 12 they 13 rocked 16 leaves 14 amid 16 leaves 15 the 16 leaves butterflies whispered lovely tales in her ear , and birds sang cheerful songs in a sweet language she [had] never understood before . 1 butterflies 3 lovely 1 butterflies 4 tales 1 butterflies 8 , 2 whispered 3 lovely 4 tales 5 in 4 tales 7 ear 5 in 6 her 6 her 7 ear 7 ear 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 13 songs 9 and 10 birds 10 birds 11 sang 11 sang 12 cheerful 13 songs 20 never 14 in 15 a 14 in 16 sweet 16 sweet 17 language 17 language 18 she 17 language 20 never 20 never 21 understood 21 understood 22 before 22 before 23 . earth and air seemed filled with beauty and with music she had never dreamed of until now . 1 earth 4 seemed 1 earth 13 never 2 and 3 air 2 and 4 seemed 4 seemed 5 filled 5 filled 6 with 5 filled 7 beauty 8 and 9 with 8 and 10 music 10 music 11 she 10 music 13 never 11 she 12 had 13 never 14 dreamed 14 dreamed 16 until 14 dreamed 18 . 15 of 16 until 17 now 18 . guard well the magic flower , that [i] may find all fair and bright when next [i] come . " 1 guard 5 flower 1 guard 6 , 2 well 3 the 3 the 4 magic 4 magic 5 flower 6 , 13 and 7 that 9 may 9 may 10 find 10 find 11 all 10 find 12 fair 12 fair 13 and 13 and 14 bright 14 bright 15 when 15 when 18 come 16 next 18 come 18 come 19 . 19 . 20 " when [moonlight] ceased , [summer-wind] laid down her rose-leaf fan , and , leaning back in her acorn cup , told this tale of 1 when 3 ceased 3 ceased 4 , 4 , 10 fan 6 laid 7 down 7 down 9 rose-leaf 7 down 10 fan 8 her 9 rose-leaf 10 fan 18 acorn 11 , 12 and 11 , 14 leaning 13 , 14 leaning 14 leaning 15 back 15 back 16 in 16 in 17 her 17 her 18 acorn 18 acorn 23 tale 19 cup 20 , 20 , 21 told 20 , 23 tale 21 told 22 this 23 tale 24 of [ripple] [,] [the] [water-spirit] [.] thus she [could] only weep for them , and lay them down to sleep where no cruel waves could harm them more . 1 thus 2 she 1 thus 8 , 2 she 4 only 4 only 5 weep 4 only 7 them 6 for 7 them 8 , 17 cruel 8 , 18 waves 9 and 10 lay 10 lay 11 them 11 them 12 down 11 them 14 sleep 12 down 13 to 14 sleep 15 where 15 where 16 no 15 where 17 cruel 18 waves 20 harm 19 could 20 harm 20 harm 21 them 20 harm 23 . 21 them 22 more but all in vain she whispered kindly words ; the weeping mother only cried , 1 but 2 all 1 but 5 she 2 all 4 vain 3 in 4 vain 5 she 6 whispered 6 whispered 8 words 7 kindly 8 words 8 words 11 weeping 9 ; 10 the 10 the 11 weeping 11 weeping 12 mother 11 weeping 13 only 13 only 14 cried 13 only 15 , 14 cried 15 , o give me back my [little] child , or let me lie beside him in the bosom of the cruel sea . " 1 o 2 give 1 o 5 my 2 give 3 me 3 me 4 back 5 my 7 child 7 child 8 , 7 child 10 let 8 , 9 or 10 let 13 beside 11 me 12 lie 12 lie 13 beside 13 beside 18 of 14 him 15 in 15 in 17 bosom 16 the 17 bosom 17 bosom 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 cruel 19 the 21 sea 20 cruel 21 sea 21 sea 22 . 22 . 23 " watch daily on the shore , and if [i] do not come again , then you will know my search has been in vain . 1 watch 4 the 2 daily 3 on 3 on 4 the 4 the 5 shore 5 shore 6 , 6 , 15 then 7 and 8 if 8 if 10 do 10 do 13 again 10 do 15 then 11 not 12 come 12 come 13 again 13 again 14 , 15 then 17 will 16 you 17 will 17 will 20 search 18 know 19 my 19 my 20 search 20 search 24 vain 21 has 23 in 21 has 24 vain 22 been 23 in 24 vain 25 . farewell , poor mother , you shall see your little child again , if [fairy] power can win him back . " 1 farewell 6 you 1 farewell 7 shall 2 , 3 poor 2 , 4 mother 4 mother 5 , 5 , 6 you 7 shall 18 win 8 see 9 your 8 see 11 child 9 your 10 little 11 child 14 if 11 child 18 win 12 again 13 , 13 , 14 if 14 if 16 power 16 power 17 can 18 win 19 him 19 him 20 back 20 back 22 " 21 . 22 " i pity the poor mother , and would most gladly help her ; but alas ! 1 i 4 poor 2 pity 3 the 2 pity 4 poor 4 poor 6 , 5 mother 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 would 8 would 9 most 9 most 10 gladly 10 gladly 11 help 11 help 12 her 11 help 16 ! 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 6 yourself 3 a 5 like 5 like 6 yourself 6 yourself 7 , 7 , 8 and 7 , 12 as 8 and 9 cannot 9 cannot 10 serve 10 serve 11 you 12 as 14 long 14 long 16 do 15 to 16 do 16 do 17 . 17 . 18 " " ah , dear [queen] ! if you had seen her sorrow , you too would seek to keep the promise [i] have made . 1 " 4 dear 1 " 10 seen 2 ah 3 , 3 , 4 dear 6 ! 7 if 7 if 8 you 8 you 9 had 8 you 10 seen 10 seen 15 too 11 her 12 sorrow 12 sorrow 13 , 13 , 14 you 13 , 15 too 15 too 18 to 16 would 17 seek 17 seek 18 to 18 to 19 keep 18 to 24 made 19 keep 20 the 20 the 21 promise 21 promise 23 have 24 made 25 . " [i] cannot show the path , for it is through the air . 1 " 4 show 3 cannot 4 show 4 show 6 path 5 the 6 path 6 path 7 , 7 , 8 for 7 , 11 through 8 for 9 it 9 it 10 is 11 through 12 the 12 the 14 . 13 air 14 . stay here with us in your own pleasant home , and think no more of this , for [i] can never let you go . " 1 stay 6 your 2 here 3 with 3 with 4 us 4 us 5 in 5 in 6 your 6 your 7 own 7 own 10 , 7 own 15 of 8 pleasant 9 home 9 home 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 think 12 think 14 more 13 no 14 more 15 of 16 this 15 of 24 go 16 this 17 , 17 , 23 you 18 for 20 can 20 can 21 never 21 never 22 let 21 never 23 you 24 go 25 . 25 . 26 " " do you not know that [spring] is coming ? 1 " 2 do 2 do 4 not 3 you 4 not 4 not 5 know 5 know 6 that 6 that 8 is 8 is 9 coming 9 coming 10 ? " and shall [i] see her , [violet] , as she journeys over the earth ? " asked [ripple] again . 1 " 3 shall 1 " 11 she 2 and 3 shall 3 shall 5 see 5 see 6 her 6 her 7 , 9 , 10 as 10 as 11 she 11 she 18 asked 12 journeys 13 over 13 over 14 the 13 over 15 earth 14 the 15 earth 15 earth 16 ? 16 ? 17 " 17 " 18 asked 18 asked 21 . 20 again 21 . farewell , little [spirit] ! 1 farewell 2 , 1 farewell 5 ! 2 , 3 little i would gladly do more , but voices are calling me far and wide , and [i] cannot stay . " 1 i 8 voices 2 would 3 gladly 3 gladly 6 , 3 gladly 8 voices 4 do 5 more 4 do 6 , 6 , 7 but 8 voices 14 wide 9 are 10 calling 10 calling 11 me 11 me 12 far 12 far 13 and 12 far 14 wide 14 wide 15 , 14 wide 19 stay 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 cannot 19 stay 21 " 20 . 21 " " now [i] must seek for [summer] , " said [ripple] , as she sailed slowly through the sunny sky . 1 " 2 now 1 " 4 must 4 must 5 seek 5 seek 15 sailed 6 for 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 she 14 she 15 sailed 15 sailed 19 sunny 16 slowly 17 through 16 slowly 19 sunny 17 through 18 the 19 sunny 21 . 20 sky 21 . then [ripple] told her tale , and asked where she should go ; but [summer] answered , 1 then 4 her 3 told 4 her 4 her 5 tale 5 tale 6 , 5 tale 8 asked 6 , 7 and 8 asked 10 she 8 asked 11 should 9 where 10 she 10 she 11 should 11 should 12 go 12 go 13 ; 13 ; 14 but 14 but 16 answered 16 answered 17 , take [this] sunbeam from my crown ; it will cheer and brighten the most gloomy path through which you pass . 1 take 3 sunbeam 3 sunbeam 4 from 3 sunbeam 6 crown 4 from 5 my 6 crown 12 brighten 7 ; 8 it 7 ; 9 will 9 will 10 cheer 10 cheer 11 and 10 cheer 12 brighten 12 brighten 15 gloomy 13 the 14 most 14 most 15 gloomy 15 gloomy 16 path 15 gloomy 20 pass 17 through 18 which 17 through 20 pass 18 which 19 you 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 1 i 3 carry 3 carry 4 tidings 3 carry 7 to 4 tidings 5 of 5 of 6 you 7 to 8 the 8 the 14 if 9 watcher 10 by 10 by 11 the 11 the 12 sea 12 sea 13 , 12 sea 14 if 14 if 20 world 15 in 16 my 15 in 17 journey 17 journey 18 round 17 journey 20 world 18 round 19 the 20 world 24 there 22 find 23 her 22 find 24 there 24 there 26 " 25 . 26 " and [summer] , giving her the sunbeam , passed away over the distant hills , leaving all green and bright behind her . 1 and 9 passed 3 , 4 giving 4 giving 5 her 4 giving 7 sunbeam 6 the 7 sunbeam 7 sunbeam 8 , 7 sunbeam 9 passed 9 passed 10 away 10 away 15 , 11 over 12 the 11 over 13 distant 12 the 13 distant 13 distant 14 hills 14 hills 15 , 15 , 19 and 16 leaving 17 all 17 all 18 green 18 green 19 and 19 and 23 . 20 bright 21 behind 20 bright 23 . 21 behind 22 her i [will] carry comfort to the patient woman , as my sisters have already done , and tell her you are faithful still . " 1 i 3 carry 1 i 7 patient 3 carry 4 comfort 3 carry 5 to 5 to 6 the 7 patient 9 , 8 woman 9 , 9 , 17 and 10 as 11 my 11 my 14 already 12 sisters 13 have 12 sisters 14 already 14 already 15 done 15 done 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 tell 18 tell 19 her 19 her 23 still 20 you 21 are 21 are 22 faithful 22 faithful 23 still 23 still 24 . 24 . 25 " " what do you seek with me , fair little [spirit] , that you come so bravely here amid my ice and snow ? 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 do 1 " 14 you 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 seek 5 seek 6 with 6 with 7 me 7 me 8 , 7 me 13 that 8 , 9 fair 9 fair 12 , 10 little 12 , 14 you 23 snow 15 come 16 so 15 come 19 amid 17 bravely 18 here 17 bravely 19 amid 19 amid 21 ice 20 my 21 ice 21 ice 22 and 21 ice 23 snow 23 snow 24 ? when [ripple] told him why she had come , he pointed upward , where the sunlight dimly shone through the heavy clouds , saying , 1 when 3 told 1 when 6 she 3 told 5 why 4 him 5 why 6 she 7 had 6 she 14 where 7 had 11 pointed 8 come 9 , 8 come 11 pointed 9 , 10 he 11 pointed 12 upward 12 upward 13 , 14 where 15 the 15 the 16 sunlight 15 the 17 dimly 17 dimly 18 shone 17 dimly 19 through 19 through 21 heavy 19 through 22 clouds 20 the 21 heavy 22 clouds 23 , 23 , 24 saying 24 saying 25 , come back with me , and do not go this dangerous journey to the sky . 1 come 2 back 2 back 11 dangerous 3 with 4 me 4 me 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 do 7 do 8 not 8 not 9 go 9 go 10 this 10 this 11 dangerous 11 dangerous 12 journey 12 journey 16 . 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 sky 15 sky 16 . i 'll gladly bear you home again , if you will come . " 1 i 3 gladly 2 'll 3 gladly 3 gladly 4 bear 3 gladly 6 home 4 bear 5 you 6 home 8 , 7 again 8 , 8 , 10 you 9 if 10 you 10 you 11 will 11 will 12 come 12 come 13 . 13 . 14 " but [ripple] said , " [i] cannot turn back now , when [i] am nearly there . 1 but 16 there 3 said 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 cannot 7 cannot 8 turn 8 turn 10 now 9 back 10 now 10 now 11 , 11 , 12 when 12 when 14 am 14 am 15 nearly 14 am 16 there 16 there 17 . so farewell , [winter] [!] 1 so 2 farewell 2 farewell 3 , speak to her gently , and tell her to hope still , for [i] shall surely come . " 1 speak 2 to 1 speak 7 tell 2 to 3 her 3 her 4 gently 4 gently 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 tell 13 for 8 her 9 to 9 to 10 hope 10 hope 11 still 11 still 12 , 11 still 13 for 13 for 15 shall 15 shall 16 surely 16 surely 18 . 17 come 18 . 18 . 19 " " adieu , [little] [ripple] ! 1 " 2 adieu 2 adieu 3 , 2 adieu 6 ! may good angels watch above you ! 1 may 2 good 2 good 3 angels 3 angels 4 watch 4 watch 5 above 5 above 6 you 6 you 7 ! so farewell to the pleasant earth , until we come again . 1 so 2 farewell 2 farewell 3 to 3 to 6 earth 4 the 5 pleasant 5 pleasant 6 earth 6 earth 9 we 7 , 8 until 8 until 9 we 9 we 10 come 10 come 12 . 11 again 12 . and now away , up to the sun ! " 1 and 2 now 2 now 3 away 3 away 4 , 3 away 5 up 5 up 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 sun 8 sun 9 ! 9 ! 10 " so hasten on , good [breeze] , and bring me quickly to my journey 's end . " 1 so 2 hasten 2 hasten 9 bring 3 on 4 , 4 , 8 and 5 good 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 bring 9 bring 10 me 10 me 11 quickly 11 quickly 12 to 12 to 13 my 13 my 14 journey 14 journey 16 end 15 's 16 end 16 end 17 . 17 . 18 " " the [fire-spirits] surely must be there , and [i] must stay no longer here , " said [ripple] . 1 " 14 longer 2 the 4 surely 4 surely 5 must 4 surely 6 be 6 be 7 there 7 there 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 stay 9 and 14 longer 11 must 12 stay 12 stay 13 no 14 longer 16 , 15 here 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 17 " 20 . " take me to your [queen] , that [i] may tell her why [i] am here , and ask for what [i] seek . " 1 " 2 take 1 " 10 may 2 take 3 me 2 take 5 your 3 me 4 to 7 , 8 that 8 that 10 may 10 may 13 why 11 tell 12 her 11 tell 13 why 13 why 16 here 15 am 16 here 16 here 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 ask 19 ask 20 for 20 for 21 what 21 what 23 seek 23 seek 25 " 24 . 25 " as thus she spoke , the [queen] , who had spied out a chain of jewels [ripple] wore upon her neck , replied , 1 as 2 thus 1 as 9 who 2 thus 3 she 3 she 4 spoke 4 spoke 6 the 5 , 6 the 8 , 9 who 9 who 13 a 10 had 11 spied 11 spied 12 out 12 out 13 a 13 a 14 chain 14 chain 15 of 15 of 16 jewels 16 jewels 18 wore 18 wore 19 upon 18 wore 21 neck 20 her 21 neck 21 neck 23 replied 22 , 23 replied 23 replied 24 , will you give it me for what [i] offer , [little] [spirit] ? " 1 will 2 you 2 you 3 give 3 give 4 it 3 give 5 me 5 me 6 for 6 for 7 what 7 what 9 offer 9 offer 10 , 10 , 14 " 13 ? 14 " then , bidding her remember all she had promised them , they led her to the golden arch , and said farewell . 1 then 10 them 1 then 17 golden 2 , 3 bidding 3 bidding 4 her 3 bidding 9 promised 4 her 5 remember 6 all 7 she 7 she 8 had 8 had 9 promised 9 promised 10 them 11 , 12 they 12 they 13 led 13 led 14 her 13 led 17 golden 15 to 16 the 15 to 17 golden 17 golden 22 farewell 18 arch 19 , 19 , 20 and 19 , 21 said 21 said 22 farewell 22 farewell 23 . " now come , " said they , " and finish the good work you have so bravely carried on . " 1 " 3 come 1 " 7 they 2 now 3 come 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 5 " 7 they 7 they 14 work 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 and 10 and 11 finish 11 finish 12 the 12 the 13 good 13 good 14 work 14 work 17 so 15 you 16 have 16 have 17 so 17 so 18 bravely 18 bravely 19 carried 18 bravely 21 . 19 carried 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 3 the 3 the 5 tomb 5 tomb 12 a 6 they 7 went 7 went 8 , 7 went 9 where 9 where 11 like 9 where 12 a 10 , 11 like 12 a 13 marble 12 a 14 image 14 image 16 cold 14 image 17 and 15 , 16 cold 17 and 18 still 18 still 22 child 19 , 20 the 20 the 21 little 20 the 22 child 22 child 25 . 23 was 24 lying 24 lying 25 . " [o] faithful little [spirit] ! 1 " 3 faithful 3 faithful 4 little 3 faithful 6 ! and now another task was to be done ; her promise to the [fire-spirits] must be kept . 1 and 2 now 1 and 4 task 2 now 3 another 4 task 8 done 5 was 6 to 6 to 7 be 6 to 8 done 8 done 9 ; 8 done 17 kept 10 her 11 promise 11 promise 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 15 must 15 must 16 be 16 be 17 kept 17 kept 18 . " do not keep me prisoner here . 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 keep 4 keep 5 me 5 me 6 prisoner 6 prisoner 7 here 7 here 8 . if we may but have this , all will be well , and you are once more free . " 1 if 2 we 1 if 3 may 3 may 5 have 3 may 11 well 4 but 5 have 6 this 7 , 6 this 9 will 7 , 8 all 9 will 10 be 10 be 11 well 11 well 17 more 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 you 14 you 15 are 15 are 16 once 15 are 17 more 17 more 18 free 18 free 19 . 19 . 20 " come out with us , " the [spirits] said , " and see the bright path we have made for you . " 1 come 5 , 2 out 3 with 3 with 4 us 4 us 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 the 7 the 16 path 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 and 12 and 13 see 13 see 14 the 14 the 15 bright 14 the 16 path 16 path 17 we 17 we 18 have 18 have 19 made 18 have 21 you 19 made 20 for 21 you 23 " 22 . 23 " " this is indeed a pleasant road , " said [ripple] . 1 " 3 is 2 this 3 is 3 is 5 a 4 indeed 5 a 5 a 6 pleasant 6 pleasant 8 , 7 road 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 9 " 12 . " thank you , friendly [spirits] , for your care ; and now farewell . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 7 , 3 you 4 , 4 , 5 friendly 7 , 8 for 7 , 12 and 8 for 9 your 9 your 10 care 10 care 11 ; 12 and 13 now 13 now 15 . 14 farewell 15 . i would gladly stay yet longer , but we cannot dwell together , and [i] am longing sadly for my own cool home . 1 i 2 would 2 would 5 yet 2 would 9 we 3 gladly 4 stay 4 stay 5 yet 5 yet 6 longer 6 longer 7 , 7 , 8 but 9 we 10 cannot 10 cannot 11 dwell 10 cannot 16 am 11 dwell 13 , 12 together 13 , 14 and 16 am 16 am 20 my 17 longing 18 sadly 18 sadly 19 for 19 for 20 my 20 my 22 cool 21 own 22 cool 22 cool 24 . 23 home 24 . then down along the shining pathway spread before her , the happy little [spirit] glided to the sea . 1 then 2 down 1 then 8 before 2 down 3 along 2 down 5 shining 3 along 5 shining 4 the 5 shining 5 shining 7 spread 6 pathway 7 spread 8 before 9 her 9 her 12 happy 10 , 11 the 11 the 12 happy 12 happy 19 . 13 little 15 glided 15 glided 18 sea 16 to 17 the 17 the 18 sea 18 sea 19 . and now , dear [trip] , call them from the lake , for the moon is sinking fast , and we must hasten home . " 1 and 2 now 1 and 7 call 2 now 3 , 2 now 6 , 3 , 4 dear 7 call 10 the 8 them 9 from 9 from 10 the 10 the 11 lake 11 lake 12 , 11 lake 13 for 13 for 14 the 13 for 18 fast 14 the 15 moon 15 moon 16 is 16 is 17 sinking 18 fast 20 and 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 we 21 we 22 must 21 we 23 hasten 23 hasten 24 home 24 home 26 " 25 . 26 " [fairy] [song] [.] the night-wind rocks the sleeping flowers , [and] sings to them , soft and low . 1 the 2 night-wind 1 the 5 sleeping 2 night-wind 3 rocks 3 rocks 4 the 5 sleeping 6 flowers 5 sleeping 10 to 6 flowers 7 , 7 , 9 sings 10 to 11 them 10 to 16 . 11 them 15 low 12 , 13 soft 12 , 14 and 14 and 15 low the early birds erelong will wake : ' [t] is time for the [elves] to go . 1 the 2 early 1 the 3 birds 2 early 3 birds 3 birds 6 wake 4 erelong 5 will 5 will 6 wake 6 wake 7 : 6 wake 11 time 7 : 8 ' 8 ' 10 is 11 time 12 for 12 for 13 the 13 the 17 . 15 to 16 go 16 go 17 . and though unseen on earth we dwell , [sweet] voices whisper low , [and] gentle hearts most joyously greet [the] [elves] where'er they go . 1 and 2 though 1 and 5 earth 2 though 3 unseen 3 unseen 4 on 5 earth 7 dwell 6 we 7 dwell 7 dwell 10 voices 8 , 10 voices 10 voices 15 gentle 11 whisper 12 low 12 low 13 , 12 low 15 gentle 15 gentle 17 most 15 gentle 24 go 16 hearts 17 most 18 joyously 19 greet 18 joyously 22 where'er 22 where'er 23 they 23 they 24 go 24 go 25 . now spread each wing , for the eastern sky [with] sunlight soon will glow . 1 now 8 eastern 2 spread 3 each 2 spread 4 wing 3 each 4 wing 4 wing 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 eastern 8 eastern 9 sky 9 sky 11 sunlight 9 sky 12 soon 12 soon 15 . 13 will 14 glow 14 glow 15 . the morning star shall light us home : farewell ! for the [elves] must go . 1 the 6 us 2 morning 3 star 2 morning 4 shall 4 shall 5 light 5 light 6 us 6 us 8 : 6 us 9 farewell 7 home 8 : 9 farewell 10 ! 9 farewell 16 . 11 for 12 the 12 the 14 must 14 must 16 . 15 go 16 . end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [flower] [fables] [,] [by] [louisa] [may] [alcott] 1 end 2 of 1 end 7 of 2 of 3 the