one was taken ill and died the two others were so deeply grieved
that they were also taken ill and died too. And so, because they
had all been so clever, and so fond of each other, they were all
laid in one grave.





The Snow-queen
Translated from the German of Hans Andersen by Miss Alma Alleyne.



There was once a dreadfully wicked hobgoblin. One day he was in
capital spirits because he had made a looking-glass which
reflected everything that was good and beautiful in such a way
that it dwindled almost to nothing, but anything that was bad and
ugly stood out very clearly and looked much worse. The most
beautiful landscapes looked like boiled spinach, and the best
people looked repulsive or seemed to stand on their heads with no
bodies; their faces were so changed that they could not be
recognised, and if anyone had a freckle you might be sure it
would be spread over the nose and mouth.

That was the best part of it, said the hobgoblin.

But one day the looking-glass was dropped, and it broke into a
million-billion and more pieces.