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1、the Elf of the Roseby Hans Christian Andersen（1839） IN the midst of a garden GREw a rose-tree， infull blossom， and in the prettiest of all the roseslived an elf. He was such a little wee thing， that nohuman eye could see him. Behind each leaf of therose he had a
2、sleeping chamber. He was as wellformed and as beautiful as a little child could be，and had wings that reached from his shoulders to hisfeet. Oh， what sweet fragrance there was in hischambers！ and how clean and beautiful were the walls！ for they were the blushing l
3、eaves ofthe rose. During the whole day he enjoyed himself in the warm sunshine， flew from flower toflower， and danced on the wings of the flying butterflies. Then he took it into his head tomeasure how many steps he would have to go through the roads and cross-ro
4、ads that are onthe leaf of a linden-tree. What we call the veins on a leaf， he took for roads； ay， and verylong roads they were for him； for before he had half finished his task， the sun went down：he had commenced his work too late. It became very cold， the dew fe
5、ll， and the wind blew；so he thought the best thing he could do would be to return home. He hurried himself as muchas he could； but he found the roses all closed up， and he could not get in； not a single rosestood open. The poor little elf was very much frightened.
6、 He had never before been out atnight， but had always slumbered secretly behind the warm rose-leaves. Oh， this wouldcertainly be his death. At the other end of the garden， he knew there was an arbor，overgrown with beautiful honey-suckles. The blossoms looked like
7、large painted horns； and hethought to himself， he would go and sleep in one of these till the morning. He flew thither；but “hush！” two people were in the arbor，—a handsome young man and a beautiful lady.They sat side by side， and wished that they might never be ob
8、liged to part. They loved eachother much more than the best child can love its father and mother. “But we must part，” said the young man；“your brother
