Der løb så vims nogle store firben i sprækkerne på et gammelt træ; de kunne godt forstå hinanden, for de talte firbenesproget.
"Nej, hvor det rumler og brumler i den gamle elverhøj!" sagde det ene firben; "jeg har, for det spektakel, nu ikke i to nætter lukket mine øjne, jeg kunne lige så godt ligge og have tandpine, for så sover jeg heller ikke!"
"Der er noget på færde derinde!" sagde det andet firben, "højen lader de stå på fire røde pæle lige til hanegal, der bliver ordentlig luftet ud og elverpigerne har lært nye danse, som der trampes i. Der er noget på færde!"
Sådan starter HC Andersens eventyr, Elverhøj. Nu skal du finde eventyret frem og svare på nogle sprørgsmål:
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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 the lizard language.
"What a buzzing and a rumbling there is in the elfin hill," said one of the lizards; "I have not been able to close my eyes for two nights on account of the noise; I might just as well have had the toothache, for that always keeps me awake."
"There is something going on within there," said the other lizard; "they propped up the top of the hill with four red posts, till cock-crow this morning, so that it is thoroughly aired, and the elfin girls have learnt new dances; there is something."
This is how the fairy tale, The elfin hill, by HC Andersen begins. Now you have to find the fairy tale and answer some questions:
