Vi har nylig gjort en lille rejse og higer alt efter en større. Hvorhen? Til Sparta! til Mykene! til Delfi! der er hundrede steder, ved hvis navne hjertet slår af rejselyst. Det går til hest, op ad bjergstier, hen over krat og buske; den enkelte rejsende kommer frem som en hel karavane. Selv rider han forud med sin argojat, en pakhest bærer kuffert, telt og proviant, et par soldater følger efter til hans beskyttelse; intet værtshus med velopredt seng venter ham efter den trættende dagrejse, teltet er tit hans tag i den store, vilde natur, argojaten koger der en pilaf, til aftensmad; tusinde myg omsuser det lille telt, det er en ynkelig nat, og i morgen går vejen over stærkt opsvulmede floder; sid fast på din hest, at du ikke skyller bort.
Sådan starter HC Andersens eventyr, Venskabspagten. Nu skal du finde eventyret frem og svare på nogle sprørgsmål:
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We've recently made a little journey, and already we want to make a longer one. Where? To Sparta, or Mycenae, or Delphi? There are hundreds of places whose names make the heart pound with the love of travel. On horseback we climb mountain paths, through shrubs and brush. A single traveler looks like a whole caravan. He rides in front with his guide; a pack horse carries luggage, tent, and provisions; a couple of soldiers guard the rear for his protection. No inn with soft beds awaits him at the end of a tiring day's journey; often the tent is his roof in nature's great wilderness, and the guide cooks him his supper-a pilau of rice, fowl, and curry. Thousands of gnats swarm around the little tent. It is a miserable night, and tomorrow the route will head across swollen streams. Sit tight on your horse lest you are washed away!
This is how the fairy tale, The bond of friendship, by HC Andersen begins. Now you have to find the fairy tale and answer some questions:
