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1、theBraveTinSoldierbyHansChristianAndersen（1838）theREwereoncefive-and-twentytinsoldiers，whowereallbrothers，fortheyhadbeenmadeoutofthesameoldtinspoon.Theyshoulderedarmsandlookedstraightbeforethem，andworeasplendiduniform，redandblue.Thefirstthingintheworldtheyeverheardwerethewords， “Tinsoldiers！”uttered
2、byalittleboy，whoclappedhishandswithdelightwhenthelidofthebox，inwhichtheylay，wastakenoff.Theyweregivenhimforabirthdaypresent，andhestoodatthetabletosetthemup.Thesoldierswereallexactlyalike，exceptingone，whohadonlyoneleg；hehadbeenlefttothelast，andthentherewasnotenoughofthemeltedtintofinishhim，sotheymade
3、himtostandfirmlyononeleg，andthiscausedhimtobeveryremarkable.thetableonwhichthetinsoldiersstood，wascoveredwithotherplaythings，butthemostattractivetotheeyewasaprettylittlepapercastle.Throughthesmallwindowstheroomscouldbeseen.Infrontofthecastleanumberoflittletreessurroundedapieceoflooking-glass，whichwa
4、sintendedtorepresentatransparentlake.Swans，madeofwax，swamonthelake，andwerereflectedinit.Allthiswasverypretty，buttheprettiestofallwasatinylittlelady，whostoodattheopendoorofthecastle；she，also，wasmadeofpaper，andsheworeadressofclearmuslin，withanarrowblueribbonoverhershouldersjustlikeascarf.Infrontofthes
5、ewasfixedaglitteringtinselrose，aslargeasherwholeface.Thelittleladywasadancer，andshestretchedoutbothherarms，andraisedoneofherlegssohigh，thatthetinsoldiercouldnotseeitatall，andhethoughtthatshe，likehimself，hadonlyoneleg. “Thatisthewifeforme，”hethought； “butsheistoogrand，andlivesinacastle，whileIhaveonly
6、aboxtolivein，five-and-twentyofusaltogether，thatisnoplaceforher.StillImusttryandmakeheracquaintance.”Thenhelaidhimselfatfulllengthonthetablebehindasnuff-boxthatstooduponit，sothathecouldpeepatthelittledelicatelady，whocontinuedtostandononelegwithoutlosingherbalance.Wheneveningcame，theothertinsoldierswe
7、reallplacedinthebox，andthepeopleofthehousewenttobed.Thentheplaythingsbegantohavetheirowngamestogether，topayvisits，tohaveshamfights，andtogiveballs.Thetinsoldiersrattledintheirbox；theywantedtogetoutandjointheamusements，buttheycouldnotopenthelid.Thenut-crackersplayedatleap-frog，andthepenciljumpedaboutt
8、hetable.Therewassuchanoisethatthecanarywokeupandbegantotalk，andinpoetrytoo.Onlythetinsoldierandthedancerremainedintheirplaces.Shestoodontiptoe，withherlegsstretchedout，asfirmlyashedidonhisoneleg.Henevertookhiseyesfromherforevenamoment.Theclockstrucktwelve，and，withabounce，upsprangthelidofthesnuff-box；
9、but，insteadofsnuff，therejumpedupalittleblackgoblin；forthesnuff-boxwasatoypuzzle.“Tinsoldier，”saidthegoblin， “dontwishforwhatdoesnotbelongtoyou.”Butthetinsoldierpretendednottohear.“Verywell；waittillto-morrow，then，”saidthegoblin.Whenthechildrencameinthenextmorning，theyplacedthetinsoldierinthewindow.No
10、w，whetheritwasthegoblinwhodidit，orthedraught，isnotknown，butthewindowflewopen，andoutfellthetinsoldier，heelsoverhead，fromthethirdstory，intothestreetbeneath.Itwasaterriblefall；forhecameheaddownwards，hishelmetandhisbayonetstuckinbetweentheflagstones，andhisonelegupintheair.Theservantmaidandthelittleboywe
11、ntdownstairsdirectlytolookforhim；buthewasnowheretobeseen，althoughoncetheynearlytroduponhim.Ifhehadcalledout， “HereIam，”itwouldhavebeenallright，buthewastooproudtocryoutforhelpwhileheworeauniform.Presentlyitbegantorain，andthedropsfellfasterandfaster，tilltherewasaheavyshower.Whenitwasover，twoboyshappen
12、edtopassby，andoneofthemsaid， “Look，thereisatinsoldier.Heoughttohaveaboattosailin.”Sotheymadeaboatoutofanewspaper，andplacedthetinsoldierinit，andsenthimsailingdownthegutter，whilethetwoboysranbythesideofit，andclappedtheirhands.Goodgracious，whatlargewavesaroseinthatgutter！andhowfastthestreamrolledon！for
13、therainhadbeenveryheavy.Thepaperboatrockedupanddown，andturneditselfroundsometimessoquicklythatthetinsoldiertrembled；yetheremainedfirm；hiscountenancedidnotchange；helookedstraightbeforehim，andshoulderedhismusket.Suddenlytheboatshotunderabridgewhichformedapartofadrain，andthenitwasasdarkasthetinsoldiersbox.“WhereamIgoingnow？”thoughthe. “Thisistheblackgoblinsfault，Iamsure.Ah，well，ifthelittleladywereonlyherewithmeintheboat，Ishouldnotcareforanydarkness.”Suddenlythere
