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Omslagsbild för The Tinder Box
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The Tinder Box

A soldier returning from war meets a wicked witch on his path. She promises him great riches if he will dive to the bottom of a hollow tree for her. In this tree, there are three c ...


Omslagsbild för The Princess on the Pea
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The Princess on the Pea

A prince wanted to find a real princess, but although he travelled the world, which is full of princesses, he could not find a real princess. So, he returned home, sad and empty-ha ...


Omslagsbild för Little Ida's Flowers
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Little Ida's Flowers

Little Ida liked the student, who always had a tale to tell, a lot. So, one morning, when little Ida's flowers had all withered, she asked the student what could have happened to t ...


Omslagsbild för The Travelling Companion
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The Travelling Companion

When his father died, young Johannes did not know what to do. He was now all alone in the world and he was inconsolable. With his inheritance, he decided to explore the world and h ...


Omslagsbild för The Little Mermaid
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The Little Mermaid

At the bottom of the ocean lived the sea king, his old mother and his six daughters. They lived in a beautiful castle, surrounded by a big garden, of which each daughter took care ...


Omslagsbild för The Steadfast Tin Soldier
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier

“Once upon a time, there were twenty-five tin soldiers who were all brothers, as they were all born from an old tin spoon. They held their weapons on their arms, their heads were t ...


Omslagsbild för The Wild Swans
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The Wild Swans

“Far from here, in the land the swallows flee to in winter, lived a king who had eleven sons and one daughter, Elisa.” So begins the story of Elisa and her brothers. At the beginn ...


Omslagsbild för The Buckwheat
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The Buckwheat

After a storm, a field of buckwheat is blackened and dry, as if it has been burnt, but why? Here, Hans Christian Andersen tells all, he heard it from the sparrow, who heard it from ...


Omslagsbild för The Nightingale
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The Nightingale

A long time ago, the Emperor of China lived in a magnificent palace made of fine china and surrounded by a splendid garden that was so big that even the gardener did not know it al ...


Omslagsbild för The Elder-Tree Mother
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The Elder-Tree Mother

A little boy who had caught a cold after getting his feet wet, drank an elder infusion that his mother had prepared to warm him up and his grandfather told him the story of the Lit ...


Omslagsbild för The Fir Tree
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The Fir Tree

In the middle of the wood is a little fir tree who thinks of one thing only – growing bigger. He takes no pleasure from life because he always thinks about how he is not as big as ...


Omslagsbild för The Snow Queen
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The Snow Queen

One day, a diabolical troll made a mirror that showed everything beautiful as ugly and all that was good as evil. Delighted, the trolls decided to carry their mirror to heaven and ...


Omslagsbild för The Bell
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The Bell

A bell could be heard just as well in the town as in the country, but no one knew exactly where the sound was coming from. The bell seemed to ring in the forest and its music was s ...


Omslagsbild för The Little Match Girl
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The Little Match Girl

This story, one of Andersen’s best known, tells the tale of a poor little girl who was sent by her parents to sell matches in the street. It is Christmas Even and it is very cold, ...


Omslagsbild för The Red Shoes
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The Red Shoes

There was once a poor little girl called Karen. In summer, she walked barefoot and in winter, she wore clogs that hurt her feet. She had no choice, it was all she had. Dame Shoemak ...


Omslagsbild för The Elf Mound
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The Elf Mound

The lizards were complaining about all the noise coming from the Elfin Hill. Rumour said that the elves were expecting guests, strangers. They were preparing a great ball. Hans Chr ...


Omslagsbild för Holger Danske
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Holger Danske

In Denmark, there is an old castle called Kronborg. Situated on the coast, in summer boats come here from all over the world, but the reason for the castle’s renown is hidden in it ...


Omslagsbild för The Darning Needle
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The Darning Needle

Once upon a time there was a darning needle who thought it was a sewing needle. It was indeed very fine, so fine that one day it broke, but it was not yet over for the needle, nor ...


Omslagsbild för The Shadow
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The Shadow

A scholar from a cold country lived in a hot country, but he found it difficult to adapt to the climate. In the daytime, his shadow became tiny: it really was too hot for him. So, ...


Omslagsbild för The Flax
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The Flax

The flax is flowering and has a happy future before him. He will grow, be gathered and transformed into beautiful fabric. He is very impatient, but he still has some lessons to lea ...


Omslagsbild för The Old Oak Tree's Last Dream
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The Old Oak Tree's Last Dream

On the top of a cliff overlooking the sea was an oak tree that was 365 years old. It was an unimaginable age for the mayflies, tiny creatures who lived only one day. The oak only s ...


Omslagsbild för Twelve by the Mail
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Twelve by the Mail

The bells has just sounded the twelve strikes of midnight announcing the start of a new year, when a mail coach stopped at the entrance to the town. On board, were twelve party-goe ...


Omslagsbild för The Flying Trunk
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The Flying Trunk

On the death of his father, who was a rich merchant, the son inherited a vast fortune, which he quickly spent. He found himself alone with nothing except the dressing gown on his b ...


Omslagsbild för The Portrait of Mr. W. H.
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The Portrait of Mr. W. H.

The Portrait of Mr. W. H. is a story written by Oscar Wilde. The story is about an attempt to uncover the identity of Mr. W. H., the enigmatic dedicatee of Shakespeare's Sonnets. I ...


Omslagsbild för Vivian - eroottinen novelli
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Vivian - eroottinen novelli

Vivian on melkein kaksikymmentä vuotta vanhempi kuin Alexander, mutta hän on hyvin viehättynyt komeasta, tummahipiäisestä miehestä. Kun hän tulee kotiin ja löytää ovensa edestä suu ...