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1、Under the Willow Tree 柳树下的梦ThecountryaroundthetownofKjögeisverybare.Thetownitselfliesbytheseashore,whichisalwaysbeautiful,althoughitmightbemorebeautifulthanitis,becauseallaroundareflatfields,andaforestalongwayoff.Butonealwaysfindssomethingbeautifulinthespotthat
2、isone'sownhome,somethingforwhichonelongs,evenwhenoneisinthemostwonderfulspotintheworld.AndwemustadmitthattheouteredgeofKjöge,wheresmall,humblegardenslinethelittlestreamthatflowsintothesea,couldbeveryprettyinthesummertime.Thiswastheopinionofthetwosmallchildren,K
3、nudandJohanne,whowereplayingthere,crawlingunderthegooseberrybushestoreacheachother.Inoneofthegardenstherestoodaneldertree,intheotheranoldwillow,andunderthelatterthechildrenwereespeciallyfondofplaying.Althoughthetreestoodclosebesidethestreamandtheymighteasilyhav
4、efallenintothewater,theywereallowedtoplaythere,fortheeyeofGodwatchesoverlittleones.Otherwisetheywouldbeverybadlyoffindeed.Besides,thesetwowerecarefulaboutthewater;infact,theboywassoafraidofitthatinthesummerhecouldnotbeluredintothesea,wheretheotherchildrenwerefo
5、ndofsplashingabout.Asaresult,hehadtobeartheteasingoftheothersasbesthecould.ButonceJohanne,thelittlegirl,dreamedshewasoutinaboat,andKnudwadedouttojoinher,withthewaterrisinguntilitclosedoverhishead.AndfromthemomentlittleKnudheardofthisdreamhecouldnolongerbeartobe
6、calledacoward.Hemightreallygointothewaternow,hesaid,sinceJohannehaddreamedit.Henevercarriedthatideaintopractice,butforallthatthedreamremainedhisgreatpride.Theirpoorparentsoftencametogether,whileKnudandJohanneplayedinthegardensoronthehighroad,wherealongrowofwill
7、owshadbeenplantedalongtheditch.Thesetreeswiththeirpolledtopscertainlydidnotlookverybeautiful,buttheywerethereforuseratherthanforornament.Theoldwillowtreeinthegardenwasmuchlovelier,whichwaswhythechildrentookmostdelightinsittingunderit.InKjögeitselfwasagreatmarke
8、tplace,andatfairtimethisplazawasgaywithwholestreetsoftents,filledwithsilkribbons,boots,andeverythingapersonmightdesire.Thereweregreatcrowdsthen,andgenerallytheweatherwasrain
