"The Fir Tree"
Christmas is coming closer, so it's time for the annual
Season's Greetings to this group. This year I have chosen H.C. Andersen's heart-breaking tale about "The Fir Tree" that was transformed to a Christmas Tree -- illustrated with christmas trees on stamps world wide, whatever I could find in my collections :-) http://danish-christmasseals.school....2003Tree01.htm (one long line if broken) The translation is not my own, but that of the H.C. Andersen Society in Denmark. It is strange to read this old-fashioned and slightly stilted language, but it is naturally kept very close to Andersen's time. However, the morale is good enough: the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence, so be happy with what you are, and where you are ... ;-) -- Ann Mette Heindorff (Mette) return address invalid http://danish-christmasseals.school.dk |
On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 11:21:14 +0100, "Mette" wrote:
Christmas is coming closer, so it's time for the annual Season's Greetings to this group. This year I have chosen H.C. Andersen's heart-breaking tale about "The Fir Tree" that was transformed to a Christmas Tree -- illustrated with christmas trees on stamps world wide, whatever I could find in my collections :-) http://danish-christmasseals.school....2003Tree01.htm (one long line if broken) The translation is not my own, but that of the H.C. Andersen Society in Denmark. It is strange to read this old-fashioned and slightly stilted language, but it is naturally kept very close to Andersen's time. However, the morale is good enough: the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence, so be happy with what you are, and where you are ... ;-) Very cool. Sometime we just take things for granted and don't look at the trees in the forest... :^) Tracy Barber |
On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 11:21:14 +0100, "Mette" wrote:
Christmas is coming closer, so it's time for the annual Season's Greetings to this group. This year I have chosen H.C. Andersen's heart-breaking tale about "The Fir Tree" that was transformed to a Christmas Tree -- illustrated with christmas trees on stamps world wide, whatever I could find in my collections :-) http://danish-christmasseals.school....2003Tree01.htm (one long line if broken) The translation is not my own, but that of the H.C. Andersen Society in Denmark. It is strange to read this old-fashioned and slightly stilted language, but it is naturally kept very close to Andersen's time. However, the morale is good enough: the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence, so be happy with what you are, and where you are ... ;-) ================================================== Mette: Thanks for another wonderful page. I wish a Merry Christmas to you and your family, as well as all others here. I have snow to spare if any would wish some for the holidays. Blair -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
Very nice - thanks for sharing.
Mette wrote: Christmas is coming closer, so it's time for the annual Season's Greetings to this group. This year I have chosen H.C. Andersen's heart-breaking tale about "The Fir Tree" that was transformed to a Christmas Tree -- illustrated with christmas trees on stamps world wide, whatever I could find in my collections :-) http://danish-christmasseals.school....2003Tree01.htm (one long line if broken) |
Excellent stamp story.
Marge Schleining |
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