In the Nursery · page 21 2101"'Father!'102and the other,103'Come, do as you ought to do,-- Bless your son and daughter.'104And they receive his blessing, and celebrate their wedding, and all the pieces of furniture sing in chorus,105"'Klink! clanks!106A thousand thanks; And now the play is over!'107"And now we'll applaud," said grandpapa. "108We'll call them all out, and the pieces of furniture too, for they are of mahogany."109"And is not our play just as good as those which the others have in the real theatre?"110"Our play is much better," said grandpapa. "111It is shorter, the performers are natural, and it has passed away the interval before tea-time."1 2← previousThere Is No Doubt About Itnext →The Old Bachelor's Nightcap↑ back to Fairy Tales of Hans Christian AndersenThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/127/page/2/