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Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of "Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC.
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Sometimes we weary of houseguests. The goblin in this short story from classic author Hans Christian Andersen can't quite decide whether he wanted to stay with the student who loved poetry or the huckster who had porridge. Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience...
43) The Naughty Boy
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In "The Naughty Boy" and old poet welcomes a wet and shivering boy into his home to warm up. It transpires that the boy has an ulterior motive. One involving a bow and arrow. This short tale by Hans Christian Andersen is a meditation on the naughtiness and ubiquity of Cupid.
44) The Flying Trunk
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There was once a merchant who was so rich that he could have paved the whole street with gold, and would even then have had enough for a small alley. But he did not do so; he knew the value of money better than to use it in this way. So clever was he, that every shilling he put out brought him a crown; and so he continued till he died. Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded...
45) Buckwheat
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Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of "Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC.
46) The Snow Man
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Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of "Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC.
47) The Old House
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In "The Old House" a boy is invited to meet the old man across the street. Offering a gift of a toy soldier, the boy spends some time with the old man exploring the decaying old house and its treasures with walls of leather. The tin soldier, unhappy with his new surroundings, flings himself through a hole in the floor and disappears. After the old man dies and the old house is torn down, and a new one is built. The boy grows up and eventually moves...
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Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of "Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC.
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Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of "Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC.
50) The Shadow
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In "The Shadow" A learned man on vacation is amused to notice that his shadow appears on a balcony across the street. He awakens the next morning to find that his shadow has left him. Since a new one slowly grows back, he figures all is well and returns home. Five years later his original shadow returns and tells of his successes. Eventually, the learned man takes ill and the original shadow prospers. Another vacation is taken, with the two switching...
51) The Teapot
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This is the well-known tale of a proud teapot who learned an important lesson about humility and service. Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of "Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published...
52) The Happy Family
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In "The Happy Family", a pair of snails lives inside a burdock forest near an old manor house. They remember the old days when their kinfolk were served on platters in the old house and suspect the house has since been abandoned. They adopt a snail and arrange a marriage for their him. The marriage, arranged and abetted by the ants and gnats, is a success and a new generation prospers among the burdocks.
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Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of "Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC.
54) The Daisy
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Out in the country, close by the side of the road, there stood a country house; you yourself have certainly seen many just like it. In front of it was a little flower garden, with a painted fence around it. Close by the fence, in the midst of the most beautiful green grass beside a ditch, there grew a little daisy. The sun shone just as warmly and brightly on her as on the beautiful flowers inside the garden, and so she grew every hour. Until at last...
55) The False Collar
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In "The False Collar" a fine gentleman's collar decides to marry. He follows this with a series of proposals to various female objects, embroidering his accomplishments and good qualities at every turn. At one point, he presumes the iron is red-hot because of its passion for himself. A fable about what happens to liars and boasters.
56) The Pea Blossom
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Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of "Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC.
57) The Elderbush
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In "The Elderbush", a boy arrives home with a cold. His mother whisks him off to bed and prepares some elderflower tea to warm him up. A kindly older neighbor stops by to visit the boy, who asks for a fairy tale. The old man struggles to think of one, but becomes inspired by the aroma of the elderflower tea. A story about how real life can provide subjects for some of the most wonderful fairy tales.
58) The Wild Swans
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A princess has eleven brothers. The twelve siblings live happily and well, until their father decides to remarry. Their new stepmother is a wicked woman, and she turns all the brothers into swans and banishes the princess from the palace. And so it is left to Elisa to endure countless hardships alone in order to save her beloved brothers from the spell. Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally...
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Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of "Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC.
60) The Metal Pig
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Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of "Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC.
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