Original text:
In tropical countries, the sun shines very hard. People are tanned, like mahogany; in the hottest countries, they are tanned black. But now there is a scholar who lives in the cold zone and wants to come to these hot countries. He thought he could roam around in these countries just like in his own country, but it didn't take long for him to change his mind.
Like all sane people, he had to stay at home, keeping the shutters and doors closed all day long, making it look as if the whole house was sleeping or that no one was at home. The narrow street where he lived, with its many tall houses, was built just so that the sun shone on it from morning to night. This is really overwhelming!
This scholar from a cold country is a smart young man. He felt as if he were sitting inside a white-hot furnace. This exhausted him. He became very thin, and even his shadow shrank, much smaller than when he was at home. The sun also baked it listlessly. Only after the sun had set did he and the shadow recover in the evening.
This situation seems to be a very interesting thing. As soon as the candle was brought into the room, the shadow stretched on the wall. It stretched itself very high, even to the ceiling. In order to regain its strength, it has to stretch.
Source: From "The Shadow" by Danish writer Andersen.
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About the author:
Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 - August 1875) 4), a Danish fairy tale writer in the 19th century, known as "the sun of children's literature in the world". Andersen's representative works include "The Shadow", "The Daughter of the Sea", "Thumbelina", "The Little Match Girl", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Emperor's New Clothes".
Andersen was born in a poor shoemaker family in Odense, and lived in poverty in his childhood. His father was a shoemaker and his mother was a servant. In his early years, he studied at a charity school and worked as an apprentice. Influenced by his father and folk oral literature, he loved literature since childhood. When he was 11 years old, his father died of illness and his mother remarried. In order to pursue art, he came to the capital Copenhagen alone at the age of 14
After eight years of struggle, he finally showed his talent in the poetic drama "Alfsol". Therefore, he was sent to Slagelsee Grammar School and Helsingo School for free by the Royal Theater of Arts. It lasted 5 years. In 1828, he entered the University of Copenhagen. After graduation, he has never had a job and mainly relies on royalties to make a living. In 1838, he received a writer's bonus - the state allocated him a non-public service allowance of 200 yuan every year.
Andersen's literary career began in 1822 when he wrote plays. After entering university, his creations became increasingly mature. He has published travel notes and musical comedies, as well as poetry collections and poetry plays. In 1833, he published the novel "The Improvisational Poet", which won him international reputation and is his representative work of adult literature. His work "Andersen's Fairy Tales" has been translated into more than 150 languages ??and distributed and published around the world.
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