THE TOP AND BALL
1872
FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
THE TOP AND BALL
by Hans Christian Andersen
A WHIPPING TOP and a little ball lay together in a box, among
other toys, and the top said to the ball, "Shall we be married, as
we live in the same box?"
But the ball, which wore a dress of morocco leather, and thought
as much of herself as any other young lady, wou ...