the Darning
<p><span word="the">the</span> <span word="Darning">Darning</span>-<span word="Needle">Needle</span></p><p><span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hans">Hans</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Andersen">Andersen</span>（1846）</p><p><span word="theRE">theRE</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="darning">darning</span>-<span word="needle">needle</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="fancied">fancied</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="embroidery">embroidery</span>. &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Hold">Hold</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="tight">tight</span>， <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span>， <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="up">up</span>， &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>； <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="again">again</span>， <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>， <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span>？ <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span>， <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="See">See</span>， <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="train">train</span>， <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darning">darning</span>-<span word="needle">needle</span>， <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="thread">thread</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="her">her</span>； <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="knot">knot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thread">thread</span>.</p><p><span word="the">the</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needle">needle</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cook">cook</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="slipper">slipper</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="leather">leather</span>， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sewn">sewn</span> <span word="together">together</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="What">What</span> <span word="coarse">coarse</span> <span word="work">work</span>！ <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darning">darning</span>-<span word="needle">needle</span>， &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="through">through</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="break">break</span>！&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span>！ <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>. &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="so">so</span>？ <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darning">darning</span>-<span word="needle">needle</span>， &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="This">This</span> <span word="needle">needle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="useless">useless</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sewing">sewing</span> <span word="now">now</span>， <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span>； <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sealing">sealing</span>-<span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needle">needle</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fastened">fastened</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="handkerchief">handkerchief</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="So">So</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breast">breast</span>-<span word="pin">pin</span>， <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darning">darning</span>-<span word="needle">needle</span>； &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="day">day</span>： <span word="merit">merit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>； <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span>， <span word="quietly">quietly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>， <span word="for">for</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="darning">darning</span>-<span word="needle">needle</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="proudly">proudly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="her">her</span>. &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="May">May</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>？ <span word="she">she</span> <span word="inquired">inquired</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pin">pin</span>； &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="head">head</span>， <span word="although">although</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="small">small</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="pains">pains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>， <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sealing">sealing</span>-<span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="him">him</span>； <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darning">darning</span>-<span word="needle">needle</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="proudly">proudly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handkerchief">handkerchief</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sink">sink</span>， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span>. &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="journey">journey</span>， <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needle">needle</span>， <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="floated">floated</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="water">water</span>， &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gutter">gutter</span>. &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="world">world</span>， <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darning">darning</span>-<span word="needle">needle</span>， <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gutter">gutter</span>； &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darning">darning</span>-<span word="needle">needle</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="humor">humor</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="floated">floated</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>，&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="straws">straws</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>. &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="See">See</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sail">sail</span>， <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darning">darning</span>-<span word="needle">needle</span>； &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="here">here</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="stick">stick</span>. <span word="See">See</span>， <span word="there">there</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chip">chip</span>， <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>; <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chip">chip</span>. <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straw">straw</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="now">now</span>； <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twists">twists</span> <span word="about">about</span>！ <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>， <span word="or">or</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stone">stone</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="swims">swims</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>； <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="airs">airs</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="patiently">patiently</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span>， <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="move">move</span>.</p>
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