Eighth Evening Eighth Evening of «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen: the whole text, 15 sentences and 271 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself.
1 Heavy clouds obscured the sky, and the Moon did not make his appearance at all. 2 I stood in my little room, more lonely than ever, and looked up at the sky where he ought to have shown himself. 3 My thoughts flew far away, up to my great friend, who every evening told me such pretty tales, and showed me pictures. 4 Yes, he has had an experience indeed. 5 He glided over the waters of the Deluge, and smiled on Noah's ark just as he lately glanced down upon me, and brought comfort and promise of a new world that was to spring forth from the old. 6 When the Children of Israel sat weeping by the waters of Babylon, he glanced mournfully upon the willows where hung the silent harps. 7 When Romeo climbed the balcony, and the promise of true love fluttered like a cherub toward heaven, the round Moon hung, half hidden among the dark cypresses, in the lucid air. 8 He saw the captive giant at St. Helena, looking from the lonely rock across the wide ocean, while great thoughts swept through his soul. 9 Ah! what tales the Moon can tell. 10 Human life is like a story to him. 11 To-night I shall not see thee again, old friend. 12 Tonight I can draw no picture of the memories of thy visit. 13 And, as I looked dreamily towards the clouds, the sky became bright. 14 There was a glancing light, and a beam from the Moon fell upon me. 15 It vanished again, and dark clouds flew past: but still it was a greeting, a friendly good-night offered to me by the Moon. ← previous Seventh Eveningnext → Ninth Evening↑ back to Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/99/