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Of the Flower-Garden At the Old Woman’s Who Unders
Onedaywhileshewaslookingatthehatoftheoldwomanpaintedwithflowers, themostbeautifulofthemallseemedtohertobearose. Theoldwomanhadforgottentotakeitfromherhatwhenshemadetheothersvanishintheearth. Butsoitiswhenone’sthoughtsarenotcollected. "What!"saidGerda."Aretherenoroseshere?"andsheran aboutamongsttheflowerbeds,andlooked,andlooked,buttherewasnotonetobefound. Shethensatdownandwept; butherhottearsfelljustwherearose-bushhadsunk; andwhenherwarmtearswateredtheground, thetreeshotupsuddenlyasfreshandbloomingaswhenithadbeenswallowedup. Gerdakissedtheroses, thoughtofherowndearrosesathome,andwiththemoflittleKay.
"Oh,howlongIhavestayed!"saidthelittlegirl. "IintendedtolookforKay! Don’tyouknowwhereheis?"sheaskedoftheroses. "Doyouthinkheisdeadandgone?"
"Deadhecertainlyisnot,"saidtheRoses. "Wehavebeenintheearthwhereallthedeadare,butKaywasnotthere."
"Manythanks!"saidlittleGerda; andshewenttotheotherflowers, lookedintotheircups,andasked, "Don’tyouknowwherelittleKayis?"
Buteveryflowerstoodinthesunshine, anddreameditsownfairytaleoritsownstory: andtheyalltoldherverymanythings,butnotoneknewanythingofKay.
Well,whatdidtheTiger-Lilysay?
