1 However, they should have a reward.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE SNOW QUEEN 2 'Tis well that I'm dreaming," said the clerk, "or I really should get angry.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE 3 Were I not a Raven, I should have taken the Princess myself, although I am promised.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE SNOW QUEEN 4 If my mistress and all her friends can laugh at what I say, so may you too, I should think.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE 5 They had a language too; but surely nobody can expect that the soul of the watchman should understand it.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE 6 In the park he met a friend, one of our young poets, who told him that the following day he should set out on his long-intended tour.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE 7 The old woman feared that if Gerda should see the roses, she would then think of her own, would remember little Kay, and run away from her.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE SNOW QUEEN 8 His mental powers here below were not strong enough to reach the treasures lying beyond this life, and which his destiny ordained he should obtain.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE 9 I should not much mind examining the little glimmering things somewhat nearer, especially the moon; for that would not slip so easily through a man's fingers.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE 10 In that lady yonder, so strangely dressed, I should find for certain a large milliner's shop; in that one the shop is empty, but it wants cleaning plain enough.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE 11 I should like some day, just for a trial, to take such nature upon me, and be a poet myself; I am very sure I should make no such miserable verses as the others.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE 12 A stout stately dame received them with a smile; but she expressed much dissatisfaction that a common field-bird, as she called the lark, should appear in such high society.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE 13 In a few seconds the watchman had done the fifty-two thousand of our miles up to the moon, which, as everyone knows, was formed out of matter much lighter than our earth; and is, so we should say, as soft as newly-fallen snow.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE 14 And "Schnipp-schnapp-schnurre-basselurre," said the robber maiden; and she took the hands of each, and promised that if she should some day pass through the town where they lived, she would come and visit them; and then away she rode.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE SNOW QUEEN 15 "I should like to know how the weavers are getting on with my cloth," said the Emperor to himself, after some little time had elapsed; he was, however, rather embarrassed, when he remembered that a simpleton, or one unfit for his office, would be unable to see the manufacture.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES 16 They gave out that they knew how to weave stuffs of the most beautiful colors and elaborate patterns, the clothes manufactured from which should have the wonderful property of remaining invisible to everyone who was unfit for the office he held, or who was extraordinarily simple in character.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContextHighlight In THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES 17 When the mother had taken a sup at her flask, and was having a nap, the little robber maiden went to the Reindeer, and said, "I should very much like to give you still many a tickling with the sharp knife, for then you are so amusing; however, I will untether you, and help you out, so that you may go back to Lapland."
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