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title: The Elfin Hill — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · full text with trees · page 2
description: The Elfin Hill, «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: A few large lizards were running nimbly about in the clefts of an old tree; they could understand one another very well, for they spoke th
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# The Elfin Hill · page 2

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- [101](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/31/101/) — But where are the lads?"
- [102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/31/102/) — Where indeed were they?
- [103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/31/103/) — Why, running about the fields, and blowing out the will-o'-the-wisps, who so good-naturedly came and brought their torches.
- [104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/31/104/) — "What tricks have you been playing?" said the old goblin. "
- [105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/31/105/) — I have taken a mother for you, and now you may take one of your aunts."
- [106](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/31/106/) — But the youngsters said they would rather make a speech and drink to their good fellowship; they had no wish to marry.
- [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/31/107/) — Then they made speeches and drank toasts, and tipped their glasses, to show that they were empty.
- [108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/31/108/) — Then they took off their coats, and lay down on the table to sleep; for they made themselves quite at home.
- [109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/31/109/) — But the old goblin danced about the room with his young bride, and exchanged boots with her, which is more fashionable than exchanging rings.
- [110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/31/110/) — "The cock is crowing," said the old elfin maiden who acted as housekeeper; "now we must close the shutters, that the sun may not scorch us."
- [111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/31/111/) — Then the hill closed up.
- [112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/31/112/) — But the lizards continued to run up and down the riven tree; and one said to the other, "Oh, how much I was pleased with the old goblin!"
- [113](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/31/113/) — "The boys pleased me better," said the earth-worm.
- [114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/31/114/) — But then the poor miserable creature could not see.

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