The Fir Tree · page 31 2 3201“'Tis over--'tis past!” said the poor Tree.202“Had I but rejoiced when I had reason to do so!203But now 'tis past, 'tis past!”204And the gardener's boy chopped the Tree into small pieces; there was a whole heap lying there.205The wood flamed up splendidly under the large brewing copper, and it sighed so deeply!206Each sigh was like a shot.checked by a teacher207The boys played about in the court, and the youngest wore the gold star on his breast which the Tree had had on the happiest evening of his life.208However, that was over now--the Tree gone, the story at an end.209All, all was over--every tale must end at last.1 2 3← previousThe Shoes of Fortune, part 5next →The Snow Queen, part 1↑ back to Andersen's Fairy TalesThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg1597/10/page/3/