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A Little Boy and a Little Girl
Hewassoonabletoimitatethegaitandmannerofeveryoneinthestreet. Everythingthatwaspeculiaranddispleasinginthem—thatKayknewhowtoimitate: andatsuchtimesallthepeoplesaid, "Theboyiscertainlyveryclever!" Butitwastheglasshehadgotinhiseye;theglassthatwasstickinginhisheart, whichmadehimteaseevenlittleGerda, whosewholesoulwasdevotedtohim.
Hisgamesnowwerequitedifferenttowhattheyhadformerlybeen,theyweresoveryknowing. Onewinter’sday,whentheflakesofsnowwereflyingabout,hespreadtheskirtsofhisbluecoat,andcaughtthesnowasitfell.
"Lookthroughthisglass,Gerda,"saidhe. Andeveryflakeseemedlarger,andappearedlikeamagnificentflower,orbeautifulstar; itwassplendidtolookat!
"Look,howclever!"saidKay. "That’smuchmoreinterestingthanrealflowers! Theyareasexactaspossible; thereisnotafaultinthem,iftheydidnotmelt!"
Itwasnotlongafterthis,thatKaycameonedaywithlargegloveson, andhislittlesledgeathisback, andbawledrightintoGerda’sears, "Ihavepermissiontogooutintothesquarewheretheothersareplaying"; andoffhewasinamoment.
There,inthemarket-place,someoftheboldestoftheboysusedtotietheirsledgestothecartsastheypassedby, andsotheywerepulledalong,andgotagoodride. Itwassocapital!
