NOTES
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LITTLE TUK
Page 21. Seeland: one of the islands of Denmark, the country in which little Tuk lived.
Page 22. Kjöge (ke ẽ gĕh): a town about which Tuk was to learn.
Page 24. Præstö (præs´tẽ): another town about which Tuk was to learn.
popinjay (pŏp´ĭn jāy): an image of a parrot.
Thorwaldsen (tôr vȧl sen): one of the greatest of modern sculptors. Supposed to have been a native of Denmark.
Vordingborg (vōr´dĭng bŏrk): in ancient times this was a place of great importance. Now it is an insignificant town; only a single lonely tower remains where once a noble castle stood.
Page 25. Korsör (kôr´sor): before the time of steamers this used to be called the most tiresome town in Denmark. Travelers had to wait for a favorable wind. The poet mentioned in the story was Baggeson.
Page 26. Roskilde (rôs gĕl lẽ): once the capital of Denmark.
Page 27. Sorö (so´rẽ): a very quiet little town, in a beautiful situation, surrounded by forests and lakes. Holberg, one of Denmark's greatest poets, founded a celebrated academy here. Other noted poets also had their homes here, and taught in the academy.
LITTLE THUMBELINA
Page 88. Decaying wood sometimes gives out a faint light called phosphorescence.
SUNSHINE STORIES
Page 106. For the story of the Golden Fleece, see Kingsley's "Greek Heroes."
OLE-LUK-OIE, THE DREAM GOD
Page 145. Ole-Luk-Oie (ō´le lo͝ok´oi): the Danish name for the sandman.
ELDER-TREE MOTHER
Page 179. Copenhagen (kō pĕn hā´gĕn): the capital of Denmark.
Fredericksburg (frĕd´ẽr ĭcks bûrg): twenty-one miles from Copenhagen; the summer residence of the royal family.
THE SNOW QUEEN
FOURTH STORY THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS
Page 217. Children have a kind of language, or gibberish, which is sometimes called crows' language. It is formed by adding letters or syllables to every word.