THE METAL PIG.docx
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THEMETALPIG
1872
FAIRYTALESOFHANSCHRISTIANANDERSEN
THEMETALPIG
byHansChristianAndersen
INthecityofFlorence,notfarfromthePiazzadelGranduca,
runsalittlestreetcalledPortaRosa.Inthisstreet,justin
frontofthemarket-placewherevegetablesaresold,standsapig,
madeofbrassandcuriouslyformed.Thebrightcolorhasbeen
changedbyagetodarkgreen;butclear,freshwaterpoursfromthe
snout,whichshinesasifithadbeenpolished,andsoindeedit
has,forhundredsofpoorpeopleandchildrenseizeitintheir
handsastheyplacetheirmouthsclosetothemouthoftheanimal,
todrink.Itisquiteapicturetoseeahalf-nakedboyclaspingthe
well-formedcreaturebythehead,ashepresseshisrosylips
againstitsjaws.EveryonewhovisitsFlorencecanveryquickly
findtheplace;hehasonlytoaskthefirstbeggarhemeetsforthe
MetalPig,andhewillbetoldwhereitis.
Itwaslateonawinterevening;themountainswerecoveredwith
snow,butthemoonshonebrightly,andmoonlightinItalyislikea
dullwinter'sdayinthenorth;indeeditisbetter,forclearair
seemstoraiseusabovetheearth,whileinthenorthacold,gray,
leadenskyappearstopressusdowntoearth,evenasthecolddamp
earthshallonedaypressonusinthegrave.Inthegardenofthe
grandduke'spalace,undertheroofofoneofthewings,wherea
thousandrosesbloominwinter,alittleraggedboyhadbeensitting
thewholedaylong;aboy,whomightserveasatypeofItaly,
lovelyandsmiling,andyetstillsuffering.Hewashungryand
thirsty,yetnoonegavehimanything;andwhenitbecamedark,and
theywereabouttoclosethegardens,theporterturnedhimout.He
stoodalongtimemusingonthebridgewhichcrossestheArno,and
lookingattheglitteringstars,reflectedinthewaterwhichflowed
betweenhimandtheelegantmarblebridgeDellaTrinita.Hethen
walkedawaytowardstheMetalPig,halfkneltdown,claspeditwith
hisarms,andthenputhismouthtotheshiningsnoutanddrankdeep
draughtsofthefreshwater.Closeby,layafewsalad-leavesand
twochestnuts,whichweretoserveforhissupper.Noonewasinthe
streetbuthimself;itbelongedonlytohim,soheboldlyseated
himselfonthepig'sback,leanedforwardsothathiscurlyheadcould
restontheheadoftheanimal,and,beforehewasaware,hefell
asleep.
Itwasmidnight.TheMetalPigraisedhimselfgently,andthe
boyheardhimsayquitedistinctly,"Holdtight,littleboy,forI
amgoingtorun;"andawayhestartedforamostwonderfulride.
First,theyarrivedatthePiazzadelGranduca,andthemetalhorse
whichbearstheduke'sstatue,neighedaloud.Thepainted
coats-of-armsontheoldcouncil-houseshoneliketransparent
pictures,andMichaelAngelo'sDavidtossedhissling;itwasasif
everythinghadlife.Themetallicgroupsoffigures,amongwhich
werePerseusandtheRapeoftheSabines,lookedlikeliving
persons,andcriesofterrorsoundedfromthemallacrossthenoble
square.BythePalazzodegliUffizi,inthearcade,wherethenobility
assembleforthecarnival,theMetalPigstopped."Holdfast,"said
theanimal;"holdfast,forIamgoingupstairs."
Thelittleboysaidnotaword;hewashalfpleasedandhalf
afraid.Theyenteredalonggallery,wheretheboyhadbeenbefore.
Thewallswereresplendentwithpaintings;herestoodstatuesand
busts,allinaclearlightasifitwereday.Butthegrandest
appearedwhenthedoorofasideroomopened;thelittleboycould
rememberwhatbeautifulthingshehadseenthere,butto-night
everythingshoneinitsbrightestcolors.Herestoodthefigureofa
beautifulwoman,asbeautifullysculpturedaspossiblebyoneofthe
greatmasters.Hergracefullimbsappearedtomove;dolphinssprangat
herfeet,andimmortalityshonefromhereyes.Theworldcalledher
theVenusde'Medici.Byhersidewerestatues,inwhichthespiritof
lifebreathedinstone;figuresofmen,oneofwhomwhettedhissword,
andwasnamedtheGrinder;wrestlinggladiatorsformedanother
group,theswordhadbeensharpenedforthem,andtheystrovefor
thegoddessofbeauty.Theboywasdazzledbysomuchglitter;forthe
wallsweregleamingwithbrightcolors,allappearedlivingreality.
Astheypassedfromhalltohall,beautyeverywhereshoweditself;
andastheMetalPigwentstepbystepfromonepicturetothe
other,thelittleboycouldseeitallplainly.Onegloryeclipsed
another;yettherewasonepicturethatfixeditselfonthelittle
boy'smemory,moreespeciallybecauseofthehappychildrenit
represented,forthesethelittleboyhadseenindaylight.Many
passthispicturebywithindifference,andyetitcontainsatreasure
ofpoeticfeeling;itrepresentsChristdescendingintoHades.They
arenotthelostwhomthespectatorsees,buttheheathenof
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