Det var vintertid, luften kold, vinden skarp, men inden døre var lunt og godt, inden døre lå blomsten, den lå i sit løg under jord og sne.
En dag faldt regn; dråberne trængte ned gennem snelaget ned i jorden, rørte ved blomsterløget, meldte om lysverdenen ovenover; snart trængte solstrålen så fin og borende, gennem sneen, ned til løget og prikkede på det.
"Kom ind!" sagde blomsten.
"Det kan jeg ikke!" sagde solstrålen; "jeg er ikke stærk nok til at lukke op! jeg bliver stærk til sommer."
Sådan starter HC Andersens eventyr, Sommergækken. Nu skal du finde eventyret frem og svare på nogle sprørgsmål:
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It was winter-time; the air was cold, the wind was sharp, but within the closed doors it was warm and comfortable, and within the closed door lay the flower; it lay in the bulb under the snow-covered earth.
One day rain fell. The drops penetrated through the snowy covering down into the earth, and touched the flower-bulb, and talked of the bright world above. Soon the Sunbeam pierced its way through the snow to the root, and within the root there was a stirring.
"Come in," said the flower.
"I cannot," said the Sunbeam. "I am not strong enough to unlock the door! When the summer comes I shall be strong!"
This is how the fairy tale, The snowdrop, by HC Andersen begins. Now you have to find the fairy tale and answer some questions:
