N: it was springtime now. the swallow was almost strong enough to leave.
S: thank you,but i must go soon. what will you do, thumblina?
T: (sadly) i must stay here. the filed mouse is planning my wedding to the miserable mole.
S: well, good luck, thumbelina. good bye.
N: the day before her wedding, thumbelina took a long, last look at the outside world.
T: i'll miss this beautiful land and blue sky.
N: thumbelina would live underground from then on. but just then, the swallow saw her and flew down.
S: dear thumbelina, do come with me.
T: okay,i will.
N: thumbelina climbed onto the swallow's back. they flew over fields,seas,and mountains.
T: thank you for saving me, swallow.
N: thumbelina and the swallow landed in the swallow's snug nest. thumbelina was safe and happy at last.