I de hede lande, der kan rigtignok solen brænde! Folk blive ganske mahognibrune; ja i de allerhedeste lande brændes de til negre, men det var nu kun til de hede lande, en lærd mand var kommet fra de kolde; der troede han nu at han kunne løbe om, ligesom derhjemme, jo det blev han snart vænnet fra. Han og alle fornuftige folk måtte blive inde, vinduesskodder og døre forblev lukkede den hele dag; det så ud som hele huset sov eller der var ingen hjemme. Den smalle gade med de høje huse, hvor han boede, var nu også bygget således at solskinnet fra morgen til aften måtte ligge der, det var virkeligt ikke til at holde ud! – Den lærde mand fra de kolde lande, det var en ung mand, en klog mand, han syntes, han sad i en gloende ovn; det tog på ham, han blev ganske mager, selv hans skygge krøb ind, den blev meget mindre end hjemme, solen tog også på den. – De levede først op om aftnen, når solen var nede.
Sådan starter HC Andersens eventyr, Skyggen. Nu skal du finde eventyret frem og svare på nogle sprørgsmål:
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In very hot climates, where the heat of the sun has great power, people are usually as brown as mahogany; and in the hottest countries they are negroes, with black skins. A learned man once travelled into one of these warm climates, from the cold regions of the north, and thought he would roam about as he did at home; but he soon had to change his opinion. He found that, like all sensible people, he must remain in the house during the whole day, with every window and door closed, so that it looked as if all in the house were asleep or absent. The houses of the narrow street in which he lived were so lofty that the sun shone upon them from morning till evening, and it became quite unbearable. This learned man from the cold regions was young as well as clever; but it seemed to him as if he were sitting in an oven, and he became quite exhausted and weak, and grew so thin that his shadow shrivelled up, and became much smaller than it had been at home. The sun took away even what was left of it, and he saw nothing of it till the evening, after sunset.
This is how the fairy tale, The Shadow, by HC Andersen begins. Now you have to find the fairy tale and answer some questions:
