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List of Colour Illustrations
She would have nothing besides the rosy flowers like the sun up above, except a statue of a beautiful boy | Frontispiece |
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She stood all day on the roof waiting for him; she is waiting for him still, but he wanders around the world telling stories | 40 |
Her soul flew with the sunshine to heaven and no one there asked about the red shoes | 50 |
"You shall not be called Thumbelisa, that is such an ugly name, and you are so pretty. We will call you May" | 64 |
Tears of sorrow shed by a mother for her child will always reach it; but they do not bring healing, they burn and make the torment fifty times worse | 70 |
"Little nightingale!" called the kitchen maid quite loud, "our gracious emperor wishes you to sing to him!" | 86 |
The Fairy of the Garden now advanced to meet them; her garments shone like the sun, and her face beamed like that of a happy mother | 102 |
She was always picking flowers and herbs, those she knew her father could use for healing drinks and potions | 114 |
An old, old woman came out of the house . . . she wore a big sun hat which was covered with beautiful painted flowers | 150 |
Her thoughts wandered from her home and sought the Temple, but not for the sake of God! Poor Pé! Poor Soui-houng! | 192 |
"The Day-spring from on high hath visited us. To give light to them that sit in darkness, and to guide their feet into the way of peace" | 236 |
The courtiers looked most grand and proper. . . . Numbers of tiny little elves danced around the hall | 264 |