THE SNAIL AND THE ROSE-TREE
1872
FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
THE SNAIL AND THE ROSE-TREE
by Hans Christian Andersen
ROUND about the garden ran a hedge of hazel-bushes; beyond the
hedge were fields and meadows with cows and sheep; but in the middle
of the garden stood a Rose-tree in bloom, under which sat a Snail,
whose shell contained a great deal- that is, himself.
"Only wai ...