Hans Christian Andersen

The Fir-Tree is a literary fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The tale is about a fir tree so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things, that he cannot appreciate living in the moment. This short story was first published in 1844. It is a heartwarming...

The Big Book of Christmas: Classic Stories and Poems is a grand compilation that assembles a treasure trove of holiday tales and poems from a remarkable array of authors. This extensive collection includes 100 classic works, each thoughtfully illustrated, to immerse readers in the magic and...

"Out in the woods stood a nice little Fir Tree. The place he had was a very good one: the sun shone on him: as to fresh air, there was enough of that, and round him grew many large-sized comrades, pines as well as firs. But the little Fir wanted so very much to be a grown-up tree..." So begins...

The Emperor's New Clothes is one of the most famous tales by Hans Christian Andersen. The story is about a situation where "no one believes, but everyone believes that everyone else believes". An emperor whose only interest in life is fashion meets two weavers. They claim to be able to make him...

Aus allen Ländern der Welt kamen Reisende nach der Stadt des Kaisers und bewunderten dieselbe, das Schloß und den Garten. Doch wenn sie die Nachtigall zu hören bekamen, sagten sie alle: "Das ist doch das Beste!" Ein wunderbares Märchen aus der Feder Hans Christian Andersens! In deiner...

Es war einmal ein Königssohn; niemand hatte so viele und schöne Bücher wie er. Alles, was in dieser Welt geschehen, konnte er darin lesen und die Abbildungen in prächtigen Kupferstichen betrachten. Über jedes Volk und jedes Land konnte er Auskunft erhalten; aber wo der Garten den Paradieses...

Die kleine Meerjungfrau - ein wahrhaft bezauberndes Märchen, vielfach verfilmt, doch nur im Original vom dänischen Märchendichter Hans Christian Andersen so anrührend. In deiner Audible-Bibliothek findest du für dieses Hörerlebnis eine PDF-Datei mit zusätzlichem Material...

Hace mucho tiempo, en las profundidades del mar, vivía una sirenita que quería ser humana. / Long ago, deep beneath the sea, there lived a mermaid who longed to be human. Please Note: This audiobook is in Spanish...

Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom lived a King with eleven sons and a beautiful daughter named Eliza. All was peaceful until the widowed King decided to remarry a wicked Queen with dark magical powers. Out of spite, the stepmother turns her eleven stepsons into swans and banishes Eliza from...

Thumbelina is a classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb snatched from her family by an ugly toad who wants to marry her. Thumbelina escapes, befriending various creatures of the forest, until one day, she meets the king of the flower angels, with whom...

En este cuento clásico, un patito es rechazado porque es diferente. Se embarca en un viaje para descubrir su verdadera belleza. / In this classic story, a duckling is rejected because he is different. He embarks on a journey and discovers his true beauty. Please note: This audiobook is in...

The Princess and the Pea is a classic children's fairy tale, coming to life with the fantastic narration of James Andrews...

Mit Gert Westphal durch das Jahr Der Jahreslauf in der Natur inspiriert die Schriftsteller wie kaum ein zweites Thema. Gert Westphal hat die schönsten Gedichte und Prosatexte aus verschiedenen Jahrhunderten zu Frühling, Sommer, Herbst und Winter herausgesucht und vorgetragen. Begeben Sie sich...

The brave tin soldier, also called The Steadfast Tin Soldier, is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tin soldier's love for a paper ballerina. On his birthday, a boy receives a set of 25 toy soldiers all cast from one old tin spoon and arrays them on a table top. One soldier...

The Nightingale is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about an emperor who prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. The Emperor of China learns that one of the most beautiful things in his empire is the song of the nightingale. When he...

Die schönsten Perlen aus Andersens Märchentruhe Anna Maria Mühe, Schauspielerin und Mutter einer kleinen Tochter, liebt die oft tiefgründigen Märchen des weltbekannten dänischen Dichters Hans Christian Andersen. Kindgerecht und mit großem Einfühlungsvermögen liest sie ihre Favoriten...

Unsere Lieblings-Weihnachtsmächen - mit 24 Weihnachstmotiven zum Ausmalen Die Eltern family Weihnachtsmärchen lassen zwei große Klassiker in neuem Gewand erstrahlen: Benno Fürmann liest die berühmte Dickens Weihnachtsgeschichte vom geizigen Geschäftsmann Ebenezer Scrooge, der durch den...

Le jour de son anniversaire, un petit garçon reçut une boîte de 25 soldats de plomb. L'un d'entre eux était un peu différent des autres car il n'avait qu'une seule jambe. Les soldats furent rangés sur une table, où il y avait beaucoup d'autres jouets. Le soldat de plomb qui n'avait qu'une...

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 present lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is...

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, and present lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is...