Hans Christian - Libros y biografía

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 learn, among them that...

A peasant and his wife owned a horse that grazed in a ditch close to their house. But they thought that it would be better for them to sell it or exchange it for something more useful. The woman sent...

There was once a queen who possessed a magnificent garden, filled with many varied flowers. One day, she fell ill and her doctors had little hope of a recovery. Only one of them said that a cure existed:...

A short time ago, the rose bush next to the window was still magnificent, but since the invasion of an army of greenies, it is rather worse for wear. We men, we are not very fond of these invaders, but...

A goblin lived with a grocer whom he liked a lot because, at Christmas, the grocer never forgot to give him his porridge with a big knob of butter. Under the eaves of the grocer’s house lived a student...

"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 beginning, everything was...

Rudy lived close to the little town of Grindelwald in Switzerland. He lived with his uncle as his parents were both dead. Indeed, Rudy himself had almost died at the same time as his mother: while crossing...

The taper, made of tallow, is not as refined as the candle, which is made from wax – there is no doubt that it will be the candle who will have the honour of lighting the ballroom this evening. When the...

Once upon a time, a china shepherdess and a chimney sweep who were placed close to each other decided to marry. However, another doll, who said he was the shepherdess’s grandfather, wanted her to marry...

The inkstand was so proud of himself! Someone who was visiting a poet praised it, saying that wonderful things could come out of an inkstand. But, are all the beautiful poems made by the inkstand alone?...

Inger was a little girl but she was a bad person. This was obvious even when she was very small: she enjoyed catching insects and tearing off their wings without any pity for the poor creatures. When...

This is the story of a false shirt collar, who, when he was of marriageable age, met a shy garter in the washing. So, he set out on a quest to seduce her, which was not without its difficulties. Hans...

In het midden van het bos staat een kleine dennenboom die maar aan één ding denkt – groter worden. Hij heeft geen plezier in het leven omdat hij altijd nadenkt over hoe klein hij is vergeleken met de...

Após a morte de seu pai, um comerciante rico, o filho herdou uma grande fortuna, que foi gasta rapidamente. Ele se viu sozinho com nada além de seu roupão nas costas e chinelos nos pés. Um amigo o ofereceu...

Um sino poderia ser ouvido tanto na cidade quanto no campo, mas ninguém sabia exatamente de onde o som vinha. O sino parecia tocar na floresta e sua música era tão peculiar que as pessoas começaram a...

Na Dinamarca, há um castelo velho chamado Kronborg. Ele fica no litoral, onde navios chegam de toda parte do mundo no verão, mas o motivo da fama do castelo está escondido em suas adegas. É uma estátua...

No topo de um penhasco com vista para o mar, havia um carvalho com 365 anos de idade. Era uma era inimaginável para as efeméridas, pequenas criaturas que viviam apenas um dia. O carvalho só dormia durante...

Rudy vivia perto da cidadezinha de Grindelwald na Suíça. Ele morava com seu tio, pois seus pais já eram falecidos. Na verdade, Rudy quase morreu junto com sua mãe: ao cruzar uma geleira, ela caiu em uma...

Idinha gostava do aluno, que sempre tinha uma história para contar. Numa manhã, quando as flores da Idinha murcharam, ela perguntou ao aluno o que poderia ter acontecido com elas.

Depois de uma tempestade, um campo de trigo mourisco ficou escuro e seco, como se tivesse sido queimado, mas por quê? Aqui, Hans Christian Andersen conta tudo que ouviu do pardal, que ouviu do velho salgueiro,...

"Era uma vez 25 soldadinhos de chumbo, todos irmãos, pois nasceram de uma velha colher de chumbo. Eles seguravam suas armas pelo braço, suas cabeças ficavam viradas para a direita e seus uniformes, vermelhos...

O patinho feio (1842) conta a história de um patinho que era rejeitado por todos, inclusive por sua família, porque sua aparência era diferente. Cansado de ser alvo de piadas, ele decide ir para bem longe,...

Um príncipe queria encontrar uma princesa de verdade, mas embora ele viajasse o mundo, que era cheio de princesas, ele não conseguia encontrar uma. Então, ele voltou para cada, triste e de mãos vazias....

Um soldado voltando da guerra encontra uma bruxa má pelo caminho. Ela promete a ele grandes riquezas caso ele entre no fundo de uma árvore oca para ela. Nesta árvore, há três câmaras, cada uma com um...

Quando seu pai morreu, o jovem Johannes não sabia o que fazer. Ele agora estava inconsolável e totalmente sozinho no mundo. Com sua herança, ele decidiu explorar o mundo e tinha apenas um objetivo em...

Era uma vez uma pastora de porcelana e um limpa-chaminés que foram colocados próximos um do outro e decidiram se casar. No entanto, outro boneco, que disse ser o avô da pastora, queria que ela se casasse...

Aunt Mille has always told me that I have the soul of a great poet. I am not sure about this, but I love her so much that I do not dare contradict her. The reason I love her so much is that she always...

Anne Lisbeth was a beautiful young woman, but she gave birth to a repugnantly ugly child. That is why she gave it into the care of the wife of a man who worked in the fields. This woman cared for the...

There were five peas in a pod: they held their line and waited for the moment to leave. For them, everything was green: they were green and their world, which was limited to their pod, was green as well....

A poor prince with a famous name became infatuated with a princess who was rather spoilt and wanted to marry her. So, he sent her gifts, but the princess was not satisfied and refused to meet him. But...