1、What the Old Man Does Is Always Rightby Hans Christian Andersen（1861） I WILL tell you a story that was told me when Iwas a little boy. Every time I thought of this story，it seemed to me more and more charming； for it iswith stories as it is with many people—they becomebetter as they gro
2、w older.What the Old Man Does Is Always Rightby Hans Christian Andersen（1861） I WILL tell you a story that was told me when Iwas a little boy. Every time I thought of this story，it seemed to me more and more charming； for it iswith stories as it is with many people—they becomebetter as
3、they grow older. I have no doubt that you have been in thecountry， and seen a very old farmhouse， with athatched roof， and mosses and small plantsgrowing wild upon it. There is a stork's nest on the ridge of the gable， for we cannot dowithout the stork. The walls of the house are slopin
4、g， and the windows are low， and only oneof the latter is made to open. The baking-oven sticks out of the wall like a GREat knob. Anelder-tree hangs over the palings； and beneath its branches， at the foot of the paling， is apool of water， in which a few ducks are disporting themselves. Th
5、ere is a yard-dog too， whobarks at all corners. Just such a farmhouse as this stood in a country lane； and in it dwelt anold couple， a peasant and his wife. Small as their possessions were， they had one article theycould not do without， and that was a horse， which contrived to live upon
6、the grass which itfound by the side of the high road. The old peasant rode into the town upon this horse， andhis neighbors often borrowed it of him， and paid for the loan of it by rendering some serviceto the old couple. After a time they thought it would be as well to sell the horse， or
7、 exchangeit for something which might be more useful to them. But what might this something be？ “You'll know best， old man，” said the wife.“It is fair-day to-day； so ride into town， andget rid of the horse for money， or make a good exchange； whichever you do will be righ
