Toppen og bolden lå i skuffe sammen mellem andet legetøj, og så sagde toppen til bolden: "Skal vi ikke være kærestefolk, siden vi dog ligger i skuffe sammen"; men bolden, der var syet af safian, og bildte sig lige så meget ind, som en fin frøken, ville ikke svare på sådant noget.
Næste dag kom den lille dreng, der ejede legetøjet, han malede toppen over med rødt og gult, og slog et messingsøm midt i den; det så just prægtigt ud, når toppen svingede rundt.
Sådan starter HC Andersens eventyr, Kærestefolkene - også kendt som toppen og bolden. Nu skal du finde eventyret frem og svare på nogle sprørgsmål:
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A whipping top and a little ball lay together in a box, among other toys, and the top said to the ball, "Shall we be married, as we live in the same box?"
But the ball, which wore a dress of morocco leather, and thought as much of herself as any other young lady, would not even condescend to reply.
The next day came the little boy to whom the playthings belonged, and he painted the top red and yellow, and drove a brass-headed nail into the middle, so that while the top was spinning round it looked splendid.
This is how the fairy tale, The sweatherats also known at the top and ball, by HC Andersen begins. Now you have to find the fairy tale and answer some questions:
