Illustrations

ILLUSTRATIONS

FAIRY LAND  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece
PORTRAIT OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
THE LITTLE GIRL AND THE CHICKENS  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
"MOTHER WHAT WILL THE LITTLE DOGS SAY?" . . . . . . . . . .  21
THE NIGHTINGALE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
"THE UTTERMOST PARTS OF THE SEA"  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
THEN RUDY REMEMBERED HIS EARLY LESSONS OF CLIMBING  . . . .  41
"THE CHILD LAUGHED AT ME AND KISSED ME" . . . . . . . . . .  53
"WINTER RULES.   UGH!  THE COLD MAKES YOU SHIVER!"  . . . .  59
HAND IN HAND THE TWO WANDERED BENEATH THE CANOPY OF
     FOLIAGE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  63
THE BRIGHT SCYTHES OF THE REAPERS GLITTERED IN THE CORN
     FIELDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
THE UGLY DUCKLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77
THE TOP SAW THE BALL FLYING HIGH IN THE AIR . . . . . . . .  81
"THEY SENT THE BRAVE SOLDIER SAILING DOWN THE GUTTER" . . .  87
IB AND LITTLE CHRISTINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  91
"THEY MOCK ME AS A JEWISH GIRL" . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  97
THE CONCEITED APPLE BOUGH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
"THE LEAF FLOATED DOWN THE STEAM CARRYING THUMBELINA
     TO OTHER LANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
THE CHILDREN'S PARTY  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
"IT WAS JUST ABOUT CHRISTMAS TIME THAT THE TREE HAD A
     DREAM" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
GRANDMOTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
THE LITTLE MAIDEN BENT DOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
THE STUDENT TALKING TO LITTLE IDA OF HER FLOWERS  . . . . . 141
THE BAD CHAINED MAN LOOKS AT HIM  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
APHTANIDES KNEW HOW TO MANAGE OUR BOAT  . . . . . . . . . . 163
"WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?" HE ASKED . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
"DO YOU SEE THAT LARGE TREE?" SAID THE WITCH  . . . . . . . 175
DORA WONDERS IF THERE ARE ANY REAL FAIRIES AFTER ALL  . . . 181
"GIVE ME BACK MY CHILD," SAID THE MOTHER WEEPING  . . . . . 183
THE FIR TREE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185