THE TOAD
1872
FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
THE TOAD
by Hans Christian Andersen
THE well was deep, and therefore the rope had to be a long one; it
was heavy work turning the handle when any one had to raise a
bucketful of water over the edge of the well. Though the water was
clear, the sun never looked down far enough into the well to mirror
itself in t ...