Hans Christian Andersen
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Hans Christian Andersen: The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid. A true fairytale about love and sacrifice by Hans Christian Andersen.
Hans Christian Andersen: The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling. One of Hans Christian Andersen’s best-loved fairytales.
Hans Christian Andersen: The Tinderbox
The Tinderbox. A story of a soldier, three dogs, and a magical tinderbox.
Hans Christian Andersen: Emperor’s New Clothes
The Emperor’s New Clothes. A true fairytale classic by Hans Christian Andersen.
Hans Christian Andersen: Princess on the Pea
Princess on the Pea. Learn the secret of how to find a true princess!
About The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid is a fairytale about a young mermaid princess who is finally granted her wish to visit the world above the sea. She sees a large ship sinking in a storm and decides to save one of the passengers. He turns out to be a prince, and she falls in love with him. The mermaid must now sacrifice everything to be with her beloved prince, but will it be enough?
About The Ugly Duckling
Mother Duck finds a strange egg amongst her own, which hatches into an incredibly ugly duckling. The Ugly Duckling is not welcome among the other ducks, and he finds himself alone and under threat. Risking everything, the Ugly Duckling runs away and must now find his own place in the dangerous outside world. Will he manage to survive and make new friends, or will he stay ugly and lonely forever!
About The Tinderbox
The Tinderbox is a fairytale about a soldier who returns from war and is promised all the world's riches by an evil witch. The catch? He must fetch her tinderbox inside a hollow tree. Soon the soldier finds himself immersed in a magical adventure with three gigantic dogs and a heavily guarded princess that he will do anything to be with. Maybe the old tinderbox is more useful than it seems!
About The Emperor’s New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes is a fairytale about the fashion-loving Emperor who is always looking for the latest trend, so of course he must have some clothes made by the mysterious new tailors who arrive in town. Is it really true that the exquisite beauty of these garments is so striking that the clothes cannot be seen by stupid people? The Emperor's reputation bets his fashion icon status on it!
About Princess on the Pea
Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "Princess on the Pea" takes place in a far away kingdom, where a prince is sulking because he has not yet found a true princess to love. A stormy night brings a mysterious visitor that may be able to make his dream come true - but will she pass the queen's ultimate princess test?
About the author
Danish author and poet Hans Christian Andersen (1802-1875) was particularly known for his many children’s stories. The most famous of his fairytales are The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Tinderbox, The Princess on the Pea, The Snow Queen, Thumbelina, The Nightingale, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, and The Little Match Girl – but there are many, many more. His works have been translated into more than 150 languages and have inspired generations of authors, as well as resulted in everything from plays to animated films. In short, he is one of the most beloved and famous writers of children’s stories of all time. Hans Christian Andersen was known not only for his fondness of the childhood world and its wonders, but also for writing himself and his beliefs into some of his fairytales. For instance, The Ugly Duckling is widely accepted as the story of his own claim to fame after a childhood of poverty.
July 29th, 2010 at 10:31 am
åhh, den er så sød den grimme ælling <3
Christine