the flax-第2章
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soon alight。 〃Ugh;〃 cried the paper; as it burst into a bright
flame; 〃ugh。〃 It was certainly not very pleasant to be burning; but
when the whole was wrapped in flames; the flames mounted up into the
air; higher than the flax had ever been able to raise its little
blue flower; and they glistened as the white linen never could have
glistened。 All the written letters became quite red in a moment; and
all the words and thoughts turned to fire。
〃Now I am mounting straight up to the sun;〃 said a voice in the
flames; and it was as if a thousand voices echoed the words; and the
flames darted up through the chimney; and went out at the top。 Then
a number of tiny beings; as many in number as the flowers on the
flax had been; and invisible to mortal eyes; floated above them。
They were even lighter and more delicate than the flowers from which
they were born; and as the flames were extinguished; and nothing
remained of the paper but black ashes; these little beings danced upon
it; and whenever they touched it; bright red sparks appeared。
〃The children are all out of school; and the schoolmaster was
the last of all;〃 said the children。 It was good fun; and they sang
over the dead ashes;…
〃Snip; snap; snurre;
Basse lure:
The song is ended。〃
But the little invisible beings said; 〃The song is never ended;
the most beautiful is yet to come。〃
But the children could neither hear nor understand this; nor
should they; for children must not know everything。
THE END
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