"No, Tivoli is one of the most famous parks in all the world," explained
Anna. "It's right in the center of Copenhagen. In fact, it's right next
to this station. Oh, I wish Father would hurry."
When Greta first saw Tivoli she thought she was in fairyland. Surely it
couldn't be real. The gay beds of flowers and the tinkling fountains and
the colored lights among the trees all seemed to be part of a magic
world. Besides all this beauty, Tivoli had many restaurants and theatres
and places for concerts and games and other amusements.
They had dinner in one of the outdoor restaurants, and Greta was so
interested in watching the people as they passed by that she could
hardly eat. After dinner they started to walk through the park and let
Greta decide for herself what she would most enjoy. When they had gone
only a little way they came to a large open stage, where a play was
being given. They all stopped to watch it for a few minutes, and Greta
wouldn't leave the spot. To her it was the most fascinating thing in
Tivoli.
Suddenly she noticed that something had gone wrong on the stage. The
actors seemed confused and they hesitated over their lines. What could
be the matter? Then, to her horror, she saw Chouse run across the stage
and jump up on one of the actors. He was a young lad who looked
something like Hans. Chouse soon saw his mistake and began wandering
around the large stage as if he were lost. The audience laughed. They
knew that this wasn't part of the play, and it seemed very funny to
them.
The minute that Greta saw Chouse she started toward the stage. Going
around to the back, where the audience could not see her, she whistled
and called to her dog. Chouse was glad to hear his name. Happily he ran
off the stage at once and the play went on.
"I think we had better go home now," said Anna's father, when Greta came
back with the dog, "before Chouse gets into any more mischief."
Greta's heart sank. They had barely gotten into Copenhagen--in fact,
they hadn't even reached Anna's home yet--and Chouse had already gotten
into mischief. What in the world was she going to do with him?
CHAPTER X
A DAY OF HAPPY SURPRISES
"Anna, please don't walk so fast," begged Greta. The two girls were
walking down Langelinie, the beautiful parkway along the ocean. Greta
was much shorter than Anna and she could not walk nearly so fast. Then,
too, she liked to stop and watch the boats coming into the harbor. The
name Copenhagen means "merchants' harbor," and this city has one of the
finest harbors in Europe. All kinds of ships, from tiny sailboats to
large ocean liners, come here from all parts of the world.
When they had gone a little farther, Greta wanted to sit down and rest.
"Can't you walk just a tiny bit more, Greta? On the other side of this
little bay there is someone I want you to meet."
"Who, Anna?"
"She is called 'Den Lille Havfrue,'" said Anna.
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