` Why , there are no roses here ! ' cried Gerda , , and she hunted amongst all the flowers , but not one was to be found . Then she sat down and cried , but her tears fell just on the spot where a rose bush had sunk , and when her warm tears watered the earth , the bush came up in full bloom just as it had been before . Gerda kissed the roses and thought of the lovely roses at home , and with them came the thought of little Kay . ` Oh , what have I been doing ! ' said the little girl . ' I wanted to look for Kay . ' She ran to the end of the garden . The gate was shut , but she pushed against the rusty lock so that it came open . She ran out with her little bare feet . No one came after her . At last she could not run any longer , and she sat down on a large stone . When she looked round she saw that the summer was over ; it was late autumn . It had not changed in the beautiful garden , where were sunshine and flowers all the year round . ` Oh , dear , how late I have made myself ! ' said Gerda . ` It 's autumn already ! I can not rest ! ' And she sprang up to run on . Oh , how tired and sore her little feet grew , and it became colder and colder .
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