'Yes, I will go with you!' said Thumbelina. She sat on his back, put her feet on his outstretched wings, and fastened her sash to one of his strongest feathers. Then the swallow soared into the air over forests and over lakes, high up over the great mountains that are always capped with snow. When Thumbelina felt cold in the chill air, she crept under the bird's warm feathers, with only her little head stuck out to watch all the wonderful sights below.
Just a bit of whimsy from my favorite fairy tale growing up, Hans Christian Andersen's Tommelise [Thumbelina]. Illustration from Andersen's Stories for the Household., A. W. Bayes, illustrator. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1889. These chattering swallows seemed to be retelling the story this week.
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28 comments:
Nice post today. I like it and the birds. Are they swallows?
Nice photography.
Abraham
Those are lovely flowers on the wire. And a wonderful post. God bless.
Thumbelina : my favorite fairy tale too !!!! Very nice sky shot with the swallows.
I have always and still do LOVE Thumbelina! :^)
I wouldn't be surprised if the swallows leave early this year.
Nice picture.
How sweet with the birds on a string.
Nice.
Very nice and sweet shot:) Love it:)
I enjoyed your fairy tale. I'd forgotten that one. And your photo illustrates it rather well.
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I love to see birds sitting on wires. Thanks for reminding me of the Thumbelina fairy tale. I need to read it to my granddaughter.
Nice Sky Watch.
A great sky!
Beautiful post in SWF!!
What a lovely post!
The photo is so well caught, and I'd forgotten about Thumbelina & the swallow.
brilliant blue and lovely tale!
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The whole post is absolutely delightful!
Thank you so much for adding the Thumbelina story. I'll have to tell the story to my daughter (again!).
Great photo.
very fitting - especially since I imagine that quite a few of the people in Minnesota have Danish (or other Scandinavian) ancestors.
Very nice post. I enjoyed it a lot.
Lovely picture and great story. I grew up with the Thumbelina fairy tale so this post sure brought a smile to my face. Thanks for sharing. Happy weekend! :)
Nice post! "Louis" also likes the Motherwell quote in the right sidebar!
Excellent.. picture and story.. I think I have such a book as this somewhere in the house.. and another of Grimes Fairy Tales..
Excellent photo and story! Great job and well done!
lovely birds up on the power line!
What a neat blog! I love looking through your previouys posts and enjoyed the old photographs very much!
Maybe there is a Thumbelina on one of those birds!
Our swallows have disappeared now that the chicks have flown away. I really miss them and all their antics. My pictures are of a mackerel sky before the storm. I invite you to come see. - Margy
Thanks for a beautiful SkyWatch and bringing back some childhood memories along with it!
Thank you for visiting my SkyWatch too!
Cute post sweetie!! Love your pictures!!hughugs
Wonderful post!
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