Hans Christian Andersen

Two Brothers by Hans Christian Andersen Two Brothers Fairy Tale by Hans Christian Andersen Two Brothers On one of the Danish islands, where old Thingstones, the seats of justice of our forefathers, still stand in the cornfields, and huge trees rise in the forests of beech, there lies a little town whose low houses are […]

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The Philosopher’s Stone by Hans Christian Andersen The Philosopher’s Stone Fairy Tale by Hans Christian Andersen The Philosopher’s Stone Far away towards the east, in India, which seemed in those days the world’s end, stood the Tree of the Sun; a noble tree, such as we have never seen, and perhaps never may see. The […]

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Anne Lisbeth by Hans Christian Andersen Anne Lisbeth Fairy Tale by Hans Christian Andersen Anne Lisbeth Anne Lisbeth was a beautiful young woman, with a red and white complexion, glittering white teeth, and clear soft eyes; and her footstep was light in the dance, but her mind was lighter still. She had a little child, […]

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The Story of the Wind by Hans Christian Andersen The Story of the Wind Fairy Tale by Hans Christian Andersen The Story of the Wind “Near the shores of the great Belt, which is one of the straits that connect the Cattegat with the Baltic, stands an old mansion with thick red walls. I know […]

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Ole the Tower-keeper by Hans Christian Andersen Ole the Tower-keeper Fairy Tale by Hans Christian Andersen Ole the Tower-keeper “In the world it’s always going up and down; and now I can’t go up any higher!” So said Ole the tower-keeper. “Most people have to try both the ups and the downs; and, rightly considered, […]

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The Wind’s Tale from Stories from Hans Andersen by Hans Christian Andersen The Wind’s Tale Fairy Tale by Hans Christian Andersen Illustrations by Edmund Dulac The Wind’s Tale About Waldemar Daa and His Daughters When the wind sweeps across a field of grass it makes little ripples in it like a lake; in a field […]

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The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf by Hans Christian Andersen The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf Fairy Tale by Hans Christian Andersen The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf There was once a girl who trod on a loaf to avoid soiling her shoes, and the misfortunes that happened to her in consequence […]

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The Old Bachelor’s Nightcap by Hans Christian Andersen The Old Bachelor’s Nightcap Fairy Tale by Hans Christian Andersen The Old Bachelor’s Nightcap There is a street in Copenhagen with a very strange name. It is called “Hysken” street. Where the name came from, and what it means is very uncertain. It is said to be […]

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Soup from a Sausage Skewer by Hans Christian Andersen Soup from a Sausage Skewer Fairy Tale by Hans Christian Andersen Soup from a Sausage Skewer “We had such an excellent dinner yesterday,” said an old mouse of the female sex to another who had not been present at the feast. “I sat number twenty-one below […]

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The Bottle Neck by Hans Christian Andersen The Bottle Neck Fairy Tale by Hans Christian Andersen The Bottle Neck Close to the corner of a street, among other abodes of poverty, stood an exceedingly tall, narrow house, which had been so knocked about by time that it seemed out of joint in every direction. This […]

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Something by Hans Christian Andersen Something Fairy Tale by Hans Christian Andersen Something “I mean to be somebody, and do something useful in the world,” said the eldest of five brothers. “I don’t care how humble my position is, so that I can only do some good, which will be something. I intend to be […]

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The Last Dream of the Old Oak by Hans Christian Andersen The Last Dream of the Old Oak Fairy Tale by Hans Christian Andersen The Last Dream of the Old Oak In the forest, high up on the steep shore, and not far from the open seacoast, stood a very old oak-tree. It was just […]

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