THE SUNBEAM AND THE CAPTIVE
1872
FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
THE SUNBEAM AND THE CAPTIVE
by Hans Christian Andersen
IT is autumn. We stand on the ramparts, and look out over the sea.
We look at the numerous ships, and at the Swedish coast on the
opposite side of the sound, rising far above the surface of the waters
which mirror the glow of the evening sky. Behind us the wood is
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