Farewell, farewell, said the swallow, with a heavy heart, as he left t…

Hans Christian Andersen
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Farewell, farewell, said the swallow, with a heavy heart, as he left the warm countries, to fly back into Denmark. There he had a nest over the window of a house in which dwelt the writer of fairy tales. The swallow sang Tweet, tweet, and from his song came the whole story. ✨ Hans Christian Andersen (1901). Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (Complete), p.811, Library of Alexandria
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