1、Little Ida's Flowers“ Poor flowers are quite dead，” said little Ida，“theywere so pretty yesterday evening， and now all theleaves are hanging down quite withered. What dothey do that for，” she asked， of the student whosat on the sofa； she liked him very much， he couldt
2、ell the most amusing stories， and cut out theprettiest pictures； hearts， and ladies dancing，castles with doors that opened， as well as flowers；he was a delightful student.“Why do the flowerslook so faded to-day？” she asked again， andpointed to her nosegay， which was q
3、uite withered. “Don't you know what is the matter with them？” said the student.“The flowers were at aball last night， and therefore， it is no wonder they hang their heads.” “But flowers cannot dance？” cried little Ida. “Yes indeed， they can，” replied the student.“W
4、hen it grows dark， and everybody isasleep， they jump about quite merrily. They have a ball almost every night.” “Can children go to these balls？” “Yes，” said the student，“little daisies and lilies of the valley.” “Where do the beautiful flowers dance？” asked little
5、 Ida. “Have you not often seen the large castle outside the gates of the town， where the kinglives in summer， and where the beautiful garden is full of flowers？ And have you not fed theswans with bread when they swam towards you？ Well， the flowers have capital balls
6、there，believe me.” “I was in the garden out there yesterday with my mother，” said Ida，“but all the leaveswere off the trees， and there was not a single flower left. Where are they？ I used to see somany in the summer.” “they are in the castle，” replied the student.“Y
7、ou must know that as soon as the king andall the court are gone into the town， the flowers run out of the garden into the castle， andyou should see how merry they are. The two most beautiful roses seat themselves on thethrone， and are called the king and queen， then a
8、ll the red cockscombs range themselves oneach side， and bow， these are the lords-in-waiting. After that the pretty flowers c
