1、the Flying Trunkby Hans Christian Andersen（1838）theRE was once a merchant who was so richthat he could have paved the whole street withgold， and would even then have had enough for asmall alley. But he did not do so； he knew the valueof money better than to use it in this way
2、. So cleverwas he， that every shilling he put out brought him acrown； and so he continued till he died. His soninherited his wealth， and he lived a merry life withit； he went to a masquerade every night， made kites out of five pound notes， and threwpieces of gold into the sea
3、 instead of stones， making ducks and drakes of them. In thismanner he soon lost all his money. At last he had nothing left but a pair of slippers， an olddressing-gown， and four shillings. And now all his friends deserted him， they could not walkwith him in the streets； but on
4、e of them， who was very good-natured， sent him an oldtrunk with this message，“Pack up！”“Yes，” he said，“it is all very well to say 'pack up，'”but he had nothing left to pack up， therefore he seated himself in the trunk. It was a verywonderful trunk； no sooner did any one press
5、 on the lock than the trunk could fly. He shutthe lid and pressed the lock， when away flew the trunk up the chimney with the merchant'sson in it， right up into the clouds. Whenever the bottom of the trunk cracked， he was in aGREat fright， for if the trunk fell to pieces he wo
6、uld have made a tremendous somerset overthe trees. However， he got safely in his trunk to the land of Turkey. He hid the trunk in thewood under some dry leaves， and then went into the town： he could so this very well， forthe Turks always go about dressed in dressing-gowns and
7、 slippers， as he was himself. Hehappened to meet a nurse with a little child.“I say， you Turkish nurse，” cried he，“whatcastle is that near the town， with the windows placed so high？”“the king's daughter lives there，” she replied；“it has been prophesied that she will bevery un
8、happy about a lover， and therefore no one is allowed to visit her， u
