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安徒生童话故事英语版--第1页 安徒生童话故事英语版 ：the Swans Nest 天鹅的巢 BETWEEN the Baltic and the North Sea there liesan old swans nest， wherein swans are born andhave been born that shall never die. In olden times a flock of swans flew over theAlps to the GREen plains around Milan， where it wasdelightful to dwell. This flight of swans men calledthe Lombards. Another flock， with shining plumage and honest eyes， soared southward to Byzantium;the swans established themselves there close by the Emperors throne ， and spread theirwings over him as shields to protect him. They received the name of Varangians. On the coast of France there sounded a cry of fear， for the blood-staine swans that camefrom the North with fire under their wings; and the people praye ， “Heaven deliver us fromthe wil Northmen.” On the fresh sward of England stood the Danish swan by the open seashore， with thecrown of three kingdoms on his head; and he stretched out his golden sceptre over the land.The heathens on the Pomerian coast bent the knee， and the Danish swans came with thebanner of the Cross and with the drawn sword. “That was in the very old times，” you say. In later days two mighty swans have been seen to fly from the nest. A light shone farthrough the air， far over the lands of the earth; the swan， with the strong beating of hiswings， scattere the twilight mists， and the starry sky was seen， and it was as if it camenearer to the earth. That was the swan Tycho Brahe. “Yes， then，” you say; “but in our own days?” We have seen swan after swan soar by in glorious flight. One let his pinions glide over thestrings of the golden harp， and it r