1、the Travelling Companionby Hans Christian Andersen（1835） POOR John was very sad； for his father was soill， he had no hope of his recovery. John sat alonewith the sick man in the little room， and the lamphad nearly burnt out； for it was late in the night
2、. “You have been a good son， John，” said thesick father，“and God will help you on in the world.”He looked at him， as he spoke， with mild，earnest eyes， drew a deep sigh， and died； yet itappeared as if he still slept. John wept bitterly. He had no one in
3、 the wide world now； neither father， mother，brother， nor sister. Poor John！ he knelt down by the bed， kissed his dead father's hand，and wept many， many bitter tears. But at last his eyes closed， and he fell asleep with hishead resting against the hard be
4、dpost. Then he dreamed a strange dream； he thought he sawthe sun shining upon him， and his father alive and well， and even heard him laughing as heused to do when he was very happy. A beautiful girl， with a golden crown on her head， andlong， shining hair
5、， gave him her hand； and his father said，“See what a bride you have won.She is the loveliest maiden on the whole earth.” Then he awoke， and all the beautiful thingsvanished before his eyes， his father lay dead on the bed， and he was all alone. Poor John！
6、the Travelling Companionby Hans Christian Andersen（1835） POOR John was very sad； for his father was soill， he had no hope of his recovery. John sat alonewith the sick man in the little room， and the lamphad nearly burnt out； for it was late in the night
7、. “You have been a good son， John，” said thesick father，“and God will help you on in the world.”He looked at him， as he spoke， with mild，earnest eyes， drew a deep sigh， and died； yet itappeared as if he still slept. John wept bitterly. He had no one in
8、 the wide world now； neither father， mother，brother， nor sister. Poor John！ he knelt down by the bed， kissed his dead father's hand，and wept many， many bitter tears. But at last his eyes closed， and he fell asleep with his
