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"Ole the Tower-Keeper" is a philosophical and poignant journey penned by Hans Christian Andersen. It paints a vivid portrait of Ole, a tower keeper, who spends his nights ruminating on deep existential concepts such as life, death, faith, hope, and the human condition. Set against the backdrop of fairy tales, the narrative is a collection of anecdotes, each representing a night of the week. Clergymen, artists, and genies participate in dialogues with Ole, each providing their unique take on existence and the cosmos.

• Children

								

said, 'My mother would die of grief if she knew that my younger
brother had to suffer so cruelly; therefore pull out two of my
teeth, and spare him.' The tears came into the hangman's eyes, but the
king's will was stronger than the tears; and every week two little
teeth were brought to him on a silver plate; he had demanded them, and
he had them. I fancy that Death took these two teeth out of the
savings bank of life, and gave them to Louis XI, to carry with him
on the great journey into the land of immortality; they fly before him
like two flames of fire; they shine and burn, and they bite him, the
innocent children's teeth.

"Yes, that's a serious journey, the omnibus ride on the great
moving-day! And when is it to be undertaken? That's just the serious
part of it. Any day, any hour, any minute, the omnibus may draw up.
Which of our deeds will Death take out of the savings bank, and give
to us as provision? Let us think of the moving-day that is not
marked in the calendar."
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