THE SILVER SHILLING
1872
FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
THE SILVER SHILLING
by Hans Christian Andersen
THERE was once a shilling, which came forth from the mint
springing and shouting, "Hurrah! now I am going out into the wide
world." And truly it did go out into the wide world. The children held
it with warm hands, the miser with a cold and convulsive grasp, and
the old ...