1、the Angelby Hans Christian Andersen（1844） HENEVER a good child dies， an angel of Godcomes down from heaven， takes the dead child inhis arms， spreads out his GREat white wings， andflies with him over all the places which the child hadloved during his life. Then he gathers a large handfulof fl
2、owers， which he carries up to the Almighty，that they may bloom more brightly in heaven thanthey do on earth. And the Almighty presses theflowers to His heart， but He kisses the flower that pleases Him best， and it receives a voice，and is able to join the song of the chorus of bliss.“ these w
3、ords were spoken by an angel of God， as he carried a dead child up to heaven，and the child listened as if in a dream. Then they passed over well-known spots， where thelittle one had often played， and through beautiful gardens full of lovely flowers. “Which of these shall we take with us to h
4、eaven to be transplanted there？” asked theangel. Close by GREw a slender， beautiful， rose-bush， but some wicked hand had broken thestem， and the half-opened rosebuds hung faded and withered on the trailing branches. “Poor rose-bush！” said the child，“let us take it with us to heaven， that it
5、 may bloomabove in God's garden.” the angel took up the rose-bush； then he kissed the child， and the little one half openedhis eyes. The angel gathered also some beautiful flowers， as well as a few humble buttercupsand heart's-ease. “Now we have flowers enough，” said the child； but the ange
6、l only nodded， he did not flyupward to heaven. It was night， and quite still in the GREat town. Here they remained， and the angelhovered over a small， narrow street， in which lay a large heap of straw， ashes， andsweepings from the houses of people who had removed. There lay fragments of plat
7、es， piecesof plaster， rags， old hats， and other rubbish not pleasant to see. Amidst all thisconfusion， the angel pointed to the pieces of a broken flower-pot， and to a lump of earthwhich had fallen out of it. The earth had been kept from fall
