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12 stories from all over the world: "Lovely Ilonka", "Lucky Luck", "The Hairy Man", "Little Wildrose", "Paperarelloo", "The Gifts of the Magician", "The Strong Prince", "The Crab and the Monkey", "The Cottager and his Cat", "The Stone-Cutter", "How The Wicked Tanuki Was Punished", "The Colony of Cats", "Clever Maria", "The Magic Kettle". The imagery in fairy tales (such as personified animals, adults represented as giants and allegorical magic vegetables) allows the child to explore their fears in remote and symbolic terms.

Newly re-mastered for digital formats, this is the definitive recording of Hans Christian Andersen's six best-loved stories. Narrator Diane Wolkstein, the artistic director of the Hans Christian Andersen Center in New York City, tells Andersen stories throughout the world. She is the author of 23 award-winning books of folklore and has been honored by the National Storytelling Network as a recipient of its coveted Circle of Excellence Award, a designation reserved for America's best living storytellers.