Hans Christian - Libros y biografía

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?...

"Ver hiervandaan, in het land waar de zwaluwen de winter ontvluchten, leefde een koning die elf zonen had, en een dochter, Elisa." Zo begint het verhaal van Elisa en haar broers. In het begin was alles...

The Tinderbox is a literary fairy tale by The Tinderbox is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. A poor soldier returning home from war meets a witch who asks him to climb into a hollow tree...

Een kaboutertje woonde bij een kruidenier waar hij erg gesteld op was, omdat de kruidenier hem met Kerstmis altijd pap met een grote klont boter gaf. Onder de dakrand van het huis van de kruidenier woonde...

The Fir-Tree is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, about a fir tree so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things, that he cannot appreciate living in the moment. It is a melancholy...

Een soldaat die terugkeert van de oorlog komt onderweg een boze heks tegen. Ze belooft hem grote rijkdom als hij voor haar naar de bodem van een holle boom duikt. In deze boom bevinden zich drie kamers,...

"Lang geleden waren er vijfentwintig tinnen soldaten die allemaal broers waren, omdat ze allemaal afstamden van een oude tinnen lepel. Ze hielden hun wapens in hun armen, hun hoofden waren naar rechts...

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...

The Nightingale (Danish: "Nattergalen") is a 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. Well received...

The story tells of a prince who wants to marry a princess, but is having difficulty finding a suitable wife. Something is always wrong with those he meets, and he cannot be certain they are real princesses....

The Ugly Duckling is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story tells of a homely little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from the others around him until,...

In this classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen, a toad goes exploring. It meets a bunch of other critters, until the biggest threat comes around.

"The little match seller" or "The little match girl" is a very famous fairy folk tale, written by Hans-Christian Andersen. On a cold New Year's Eve, a young, poor girl tries to sell matches in the street....

Le Vilain Petit Canard (1842) raconte l'histoire d'un caneton rejeté de tous, y compris de sa famille, à cause de son physique différent. Fatigué des moqueries, il décide de partir loin, très loin, mais...

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 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...

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-goers who wanted to enter....

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...

Een selectie van prachtige Kerstsprookjes, geschreven door de geliefde auteur Hans Christian Andersen, om van te genieten tijdens knusse winteravonden. Laat een van de beroemdste kinderboekenschrijvers...

Um goblin morava com um vendeiro, de quem gostava bastante porque, no Natal, o vendeiro nunca esquecia de lhe dar o mingau com uma grande gota de manteiga. Sob os beirais da casa do vendeiro, morava um...

Era uma vez um pastor que sempre dava sermões assustadores. Ele prometeu que os pecadores queimariam no inferno e, aos olhos dele, todos tinham cometido erros suficientes para merecer essa punição. Apesar...

Esta é a história de um colarinho falso que, quando tinha idade para se casar, conheceu uma liga tímida durante a lavagem. Então, ele saiu em uma missão para conquistá-la, que não ocorreu sem dificuldades.

Uma noite, em um galinheiro, algo terrível aconteceu. A história se espalhou de uma ponta a outra da cidade, de galinha a coruja, de coruja a pombo e de coruja a morcego. Mas, será que todos ouviram a...

"Um de vocês será enforcado, o segundo preso, o terceiro queimado e o quarto virado de cabeça para baixo." Assim que as crianças zoavam a família de cegonhas que vivia no telhado. Isso assustou os filhotes...

Era uma vez um imperador que só estava interessado em uma coisa: suas roupas. Ele gastava todo seu dinheiro com roupas e tinha uma combinação diferente para cada hora do dia e para todas as ocasiões....

Ao lado de um castelo abandonado há muito tempo, cresce uma selva de bardana. Sob as grandes folhas verdes, vivem dois velhos caracóis, descendentes de uma longa linhagem, cujos ancestrais eram servidos...

Uma margarida crescia em paz próxima a uma estrada rural, esquecida por todos, mas feliz. Ela gostava de sentir o sol em suas pétalas e de ouvir os pássaros cantar. Nada parecia incomodar sua felicidade,...

Um velho lampião está no fim de sua vida útil. Ele teve uma vida longa e muitas pessoas sabiam disso. Então, amigos vieram visitá-lo na sua última noite de trabalho.

Onze princes et leur petite soeur, Elisa, vivent heureux jusqu'à ce que leur père se remarie avec une méchante reine. La nouvelle belle mère envoie la fillette en nourrice chez des paysans et chasse les...