The top of the world Map of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark How the sun seems to move around the horizon This tree is farther north than any other tree in the world The North Cape and the midnight sun Lars and Kari on the deck of the ship Birds frightened by the boat Fish hung on poles to dry The fishing boat had a good catch Fredrik Walking on a glacier A Norwegian Fjord Evergreen trees in winter Men with poles keep the logs moving Lapps traveling with reindeer A Lapp hut Children in a Lapp school A two-wheeled buggy or cariole A fence loaded with grass A Norwegian farm Lonely little huts in the mountains A Norwegian saeter Matti, Ingrid, and Ole A farmhouse with a thatched roof A Danish egg An old town in Denmark A co-operative dairy farm The birthplace of Hans Andersen Paper cutting done by Hans Andersen Dolls dressed like the characters in Andersen’s stories Statue of Hans Christian Andersen The city of Bergen The city of Stockholm One of the small summer homes The boys with their rafts Changing the guard in front of the royal castle Christmas brings skis for old and young Dancing around the Maypole Swedish children in national costume Olaf’s little sister In both Norway and Sweden school children learn to ski A ski jumper Sail skating Sleds on the ice The first day of school Swedish boys in school Harold’s time plan Norwegian children celebrating Independence Day A seventh-grade time plan Martha and Nils picking berries Nils helping to repair the roof Nils helping the boys to build a boat A swimming contest in Copenhagen A room in an open-air museum Another room in an open-air museum Folk dancing at a museum The Viking ship as it was found A Viking ship rebuilt Captain Andersen’s ship, Viking, leaving Oslo An old rock picture of a Viking ship Treasures of the old sea-kings Amundsen’s equipment, now in a museum ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STORIES OF NORWAY, SWEDEN AND DENMARK Near the Top of the World Children of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark live near the top of the world. Some of them dance round the Yule tree on a day as dark as night and round the Maypole on a night as light as day! On the map of the top of the world on the next page you can find their lands. [Illustration] Kari and Lars live near the top of Norway. They travel by boat. They see the fishing boats and the birds that roost on the rocky walls near the sea.