He stood holding his ladder quite handily, and his face was as fair and rosy as a girl’s indeed, that was rather a mistake, it should have had some black marks on it. He was, however, quite as clean and neat as any other china figure he only represented a black chimney-sweep, and the china workers might just as well have made him a prince, had they felt inclined to do so. Close by her side stood a little chimney-sweep, as black as a coal, and also made of china. She wore a hat, and carried a crook, that were both gilded, and looked very bright and pretty. Her shoes were gilt, and her dress had a red rose for an ornament. He had goat’s legs, little horns on his head, and a long beard the children in the room always called him, “Major-general-field-sergeant-commander Billy-goat’s-legs.” It was certainly a very difficult name to pronounce, and there are very few who ever receive such a title, but then it seemed wonderful how he came to be carved at all yet there he was, always looking at the table under the looking-glass, where stood a very pretty little shepherdess, made of china. He grinned at you, for no one could call it laughing. In the middle of the cupboard door was the carved figure of a man most ridiculous to look at. It was covered from top to bottom with carved roses and tulips the most curious scrolls were drawn upon it, and out of them peeped little stags’ heads, with antlers. Have you ever seen an old wooden cupboard quite black with age, and ornamented with carved foliage and curious figures? Well, just such a cupboard stood in a parlour, and had been left to the family as a legacy by the great-grandmother. The old Chinese man did not agree with the engagement between the shepherdess and the chimney-sweep, but wanted the shepherdess to marry the wooden man in the closet. Next to them was another trinket, depicting an old Chinese man who said he was the shepherdess's grandfather, but there was no way to prove it.
And because the two trinkets were facing each other, they got engaged because they were both young and beautiful. He was not black from the smoke, but had been made white like the shepherdess. Next to her sat another trinket depicting a chimney-sweep. On the table was a porcelain trinket depicting a beautiful shepherdess. "The shepherdess and the sweep" story, is a short bedtime Story for kids written by Hans Christian Andersen about a house in which, on a cupboard, was carved a man staring at the table in the room.
Read "The shepherdess and the sweep" fairy tale for all children. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales.
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