--- title: The Travelling Companion, part 2 — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · full text with trees · page 2 description: The Travelling Companion, part 2, «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: During the night, when all the people at the inn were gone to bed, some one was heard to sigh so deeply and painfully, a --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/page/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/) / The Travelling Companion, part 2 # The Travelling Companion, part 2 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/) **2** - [101](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/101/) — Large red and blue flowers shone on the walls, looking like sunflowers in size, but no one could dare to pluck them, for the stems were hideous poisonous snakes, and the flowers were flames of fire, darting out of their jaws. - [102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/102/) — Shining glow-worms covered the ceiling, and sky-blue bats flapped their transparent wings. - [103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/103/) — Altogether the place had a frightful appearance. - [104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/104/) — In the middle of the floor stood a throne supported by four skeleton horses, whose harness had been made by fiery-red spiders. - [105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/105/) — The throne itself was made of milk-white glass, and the cushions were little black mice, each biting the other's tail. - [106](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/106/) — Over it hung a canopy of rose-colored spider's webs, spotted with the prettiest little green flies, which sparkled like precious stones. - [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/107/) — On the throne sat an old magician with a crown on his ugly head, and a sceptre in his hand. - [108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/108/) — He kissed the princess on the forehead, seated her by his side on the splendid throne, and then the music commenced. - [109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/109/) — Great black grasshoppers played the mouth organ, and the owl struck herself on the body instead of a drum. - [110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/110/) — It was altogether a ridiculous concert. - [111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/111/) — Little black goblins with false lights in their caps danced about the hall; but no one could see the traveller, and he had placed himself just behind the throne where he could see and hear everything. - [112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/112/) — The courtiers who came in afterwards looked noble and grand; but any one with common sense could see what they really were, only broomsticks, with cabbages for heads. - [113](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/113/) — The magician had given them life, and dressed them in embroidered robes. - [114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/114/) — It answered very well, as they were only wanted for show. - [115](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/115/) — After there had been a little dancing, the princess told the magician that she had a new suitor, and asked him what she could think of for the suitor to guess when he came to the castle the next morning. [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/197/) **2** - ← previous: [The Travelling Companion, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/196/) - next →: [The Travelling Companion, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/198/) - ↑ back to [Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/)