THE STORY OF A MOTHER
1872
FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
THE STORY OF A MOTHER
by Hans Christian Andersen
A MOTHER sat by her little child; she was very sad, for she feared
it would die. It was quite pale, and its little eyes were closed,
and sometimes it drew a heavy deep breath, almost like a sigh; and
then the mother gazed more sadly than ever on the poor little
creatur ...