thecampagnaliesdesert.asingleruinedwallisshownastheremainsofst.peter's,butthereisadoubtifthisruinbegenuine.

nexttogreece,tosleepanightinthegrandhotelatthetopofmountolympus,tosaythattheyhavebeenthere;andthejourneyiscontinuedtothebosphorus,torestthereafewhours,andseetheplacewherebyzantiumlay;andwherethelegendtellsthattheharemstoodinthetimeoftheturks,poorfishermenarenowspreadingtheirnets.

overtheremainsofmightycitiesonthebroaddanube,citieswhichweinourtimeknownot,thetravellerspass;buthereandthere,ontherichsitesofthosethattimeshallbringforth,thecaravansometimesdescends,anddepartsthenceagain.

downbelowliesgermany,thatwasoncecoveredwithaclosenetofrailwayandcanals,theregionwherelutherspoke,wheregoethesang,andmozartonceheldthesceptreofharmony.greatnamesshinethere,inscienceandinart,namesthatareunknowntous.onedaydevotedtoseeinggermany,andoneforthenorth,thecountryofoerstedandlinnaeus,andfornorway,thelandoftheoldheroesandtheyoungnormans.icelandisvisitedonthejourneyhome.thegeysersburnnomore,heclaisanextinctvolcano,buttherockyislandisstillfixedinthemidstofthefoamingsea,acontinualmonumentoflegendandpoetry.

"thereisreallyagreatdealtobeseenineurope,"saystheyoungamerican,"andwehaveseenitinaweek,accordingtothedirectionsofthegreattraveller"(andherehementionsthenameofoneofhiscontemporaries)"inhiscelebratedwork,'howtoseealleuropeinaweek.'"

theend.

1872

fairytalesofhanschristianandersen

inthenursery

byhanschristianandersen

father,andmother,andbrothers,andsisters,weregonetotheplay;onlylittleannaandhergrandpapawereleftathome.

"we'llhaveaplaytoo,"hesaid,"anditmaybeginimmediately."

"butwehavenotheatre,"criedlittleanna,"andwehavenoonetoactforus;myolddollcannot,forsheisafright,andmynewonecannot,forshemustnotrumplehernewclothes."

"onecanalwaysgetactorsifonemakesuseofwhatonehas,"observedgrandpapa.

"nowwe'llgointothetheatre.herewewillputupabook,thereanother,andthereathird,inaslopingrow.nowthreeontheotherside;so,nowwehavethesidescenes.theoldboxthatliesyondermaybethebackstairs;andwe'lllaytheflooringontopofit.thestagerepresentsaroom,aseveryonemaysee.nowwewanttheactors.letusseewhatwecanfindintheplaything-box.firstthepersonages,andthenwewillgettheplayready.oneaftertheother;thatwillbecapital!here'sapipe-head,andyonderanoddglove;theywilldoverywellforfatheranddaughter."

"butthoseareonlytwocharacters,"saidlittleanna."here'smybrother'soldwaistcoat-couldnotthatplayinourpiece,too?"

"it'sbigenough,certainly,"repliedgrandpapa."itshallbethelover.there'snothinginthepockets,andthat'sveryinteresting,forthat'shalfofanunfortunateattachment.andherewehavethenut-cracker'sboots,withspurstothem.row,dow,dow!howtheycanstampandstrut!theyshallrepresenttheunwelcomewooer,whomtheladydoesnotlike.whatkindofaplaywillyouhavenow?shallitbeatragedy,oradomesticdrama?"

"adomesticdrama,please,"saidlittleanna,"fortheothersaresofondofthat.doyouknowone?"

"iknowahundred,"saidgrandpapa."thosethataremostinfavorarefromthefrench,buttheyarenotgoodforlittlethemeantime,wemaytakeoneoftheprettiest,forinsidethey'reallverymuchalike.nowishakethepen!