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The Bitcoin King Had No Clothes

Appena uscita la prima edizione di questo libro, Giosuè Carducci scriveva alla signora Maria Pezze-Pascolato la seguente lettera: «Carissima Signora, Tra le tante cose di cui vo debitore alla signora Astrid Ahnfelt metto ora per prima la idea che ha ispirato in Lei di mandarmi in dono le novelle di Andersen. Qualche cosa ne avea intravvisto in una traduzione tedesca; ma ora ne gusto la fantasia nativa e profonda, la grazia e l'andamento tutto poetico tra mesto e sereno. Io non so nulla di danese, ma giuro che la sua traduzione deve esser fedele ed elegante. La ringrazio pertanto del piacere di avermene procurato la lettura. Mi creda, suo aff. Giosuè Carducci» Nota: gli e-book editi da E-text in collaborazione con Liber Liber sono tutti privi di DRM; si possono quindi leggere su qualsiasi lettore di e-book, si possono copiare su più dispositivi e, volendo, si possono anche modificare. Questo e-book aiuta il sito di Liber Liber, una mediateca che rende disponibili gratuitamente migliaia di capolavori della letteratura e della musica.

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40 novelle

I più noti capolavori del grande autore danese. Cariche di innovazione e non sempre convenzionali, le novelle di Hans Christian Andersen non sono “fiabe della buonanotte” e non sono adatte a un pubblico di ascoltatori o lettori molto piccoli, benché ognuna di esse porti effettivamente un messaggio, una morale, di indubbia saggezza e di chiara utilità educativa. Abbiamo voluto raccogliere quaranta novelle, scegliendo tra le più famose e le più significative delle 156 che scrisse nel corso della sua vita. Il testo delle novelle è solo leggermente adattato, per lasciare il più possibile intatta l’atmosfera dell’epoca e per non tradire il linguaggio originale. Le dieci novelle di questo volume: L’ago L’usignoolo I promessi sposi Cecchino e Ceccone Pollicina Galletto Massaro e Galletto Banderuola La principessa sul pisello Il guardiano di porci Il ragazzaccio Quel che fa il babbo è sempre ben fatto L’autore Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) è stato uno dei più famosi e prolifici autori di fiabe per ragazzi della sua epoca. Nonostante fosse di origini umili, fece grandi sacrifici e riuscì a studiare, facendosi aiutare da diversi mecenati e nobili dell’epoca. Divenne molto famoso per le sue fiabe, ma nel corso della sua lunga carriera si dedicò anche alla prosa e al teatro. È noto per capolavori senza tempo come “La sirenetta”, “Il brutto anatroccolo”, “Il soldatino di piombo” e “La piccola fiammiferaia”.

40 novelle - Vol.2

I più noti capolavori del grande autore danese. Cariche di innovazione e non sempre convenzionali, le novelle di Hans Christian Andersen non sono “fiabe della buonanotte” e non sono adatte a un pubblico di ascoltatori o lettori molto piccoli, benché ognuna di esse porti effettivamente un messaggio, una morale, di indubbia saggezza e di chiara utilità educativa. Abbiamo voluto raccogliere quaranta novelle, scegliendo tra le più famose e le più significative delle 156 che scrisse nel corso della sua vita. Il testo delle novelle è solo leggermente adattato, per lasciare il più possibile intatta l’atmosfera dell’epoca e per non tradire il linguaggio originale. Le dieci novelle di questo volume: . Il monte degli elfi . L’angelo . Le corse . La nonna . Penna e calamaio . L’ultima perla . Nei mari estremi . La gara di salto . Il lino . La vecchia casa L’autore Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) è stato uno dei più famosi e prolifici autori di fiabe per ragazzi della sua epoca. Nonostante fosse di origini umili, fece grandi sacrifici e riuscì a studiare, facendosi aiutare da diversi mecenati e nobili dell’epoca. Divenne molto famoso per le sue fiabe, ma nel corso della sua lunga carriera si dedicò anche alla prosa e al teatro. È noto per capolavori senza tempo come “La sirenetta”, “Il brutto anatroccolo”, “Il soldatino di piombo” e “La piccola fiammiferaia”.

40 novelle - Vol.3

Una raccolta di ben 365 delle più belle fiabe classiche di autori nazionali ed internazionali in un comodo e-book da portare ovunque con se. Comprende fiabe di Andersen, Basile, Beaumont, Capuana, Bechstein, D'Aulnoy, Gozzano, Grimm, Nerucci, Perrault e Zanazzo.

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Sogni d'Oro! (Una fiaba a sera)

L'anatroccolo Carlino è molto diverso dai suoi fratelli. Loro sono graziosi, con belle piumette soffici, mentre lui è buffo, con il collo lungo e non piace a nessuno. La vita non è semplice per Carlino perchè gli abitanti dello stagno lo prendono in giro e così il piccolo anatroccolo decide di andarsene. Lo accompagna la sua amica, una zanzarina piccola piccola, ma con un cuore grande così!

Il brutto anatroccolo

Riuscite ad immaginare una deliziosa bambina, piccola al punto da stare comodamente seduta tra i petali di un fiore? E' Pollicina, leggera come una farfalla ma coraggiosa e forte come una piccola guerriera. La sua mamma le vuole bene, le sue giornate sono tranquille e piene d'amore ma poi, di colpo, tutto si trasforma. In una tiepida notte d'estate...

Fiabe classiche

Pollicina

Introduzione e cura di Kirsten Bech Traduzioni di Kirsten Bech, Maria Pezzé Pascolato e Giuliana Pozzo Edizioni integrali «Andersen scopre nuove sorgenti del meraviglioso [...], non si deve equivocare con prodotti artigianali e surrogati quali la novelletta edificante, il raccontino didascalico omoralistico, insomma quella che viene chiamata [...] “letteratura pedagogica”». Così Gianni Rodari, che vedeva nel narratore danese un grande innovatore e sperimentatore del genere favolistico. Infatti, mentre i fratelli Grimm per la loro raccolta attinsero prevalentemente al folklore e alle fonti tradizionali del popolo tedesco, Andersen fa della materia esistente il punto di partenza per le sue elaborazioni fantastiche, per le sue invenzioni anche stilistiche. Prende spesso spunto da episodi della sua vita, cosicché l’elemento tradizionale si intreccia e compenetra con il vissuto personale – esperienza reale o memoria di un racconto ascoltato da bambino – per poi lasciar libera la fantasia di galoppare e percorrere strade di cui egli stesso si stupisce. La novità e la diversità della sua opera scandalizzarono gli accademici e disorientarono i lettori, sia per l’introduzione della lingua parlata in ambito letterario, sia per le invenzioni anche sintattiche e grammaticali in cui ci si imbatte leggendo i suoi testi. Ma proprio attraverso queste “sconvenienti” deviazioni dalla regola e dalla tradizione, il narratore riesce a incantare, a trasmettere l’intima poesia di un animo sensibilissimo, a esprimere l’essenza dello spirito popolare danese, allegro, scanzonato, bonario e saggio. Le meravigliose favole di Andersen sono un capolavoro universale e senza tempo. Hans Christian Andersen nacque nel 1805 a Odense, in Danimarca. Rimase orfano del padre a 11 anni e compì gli studi in modo poco costante. Grazie a un sussidio governativo poté viaggiare a lungo in Europa e in Italia. Nonostante abbia sperimentato diversi generi letterari – scrisse infatti anche romanzi e opere drammatiche – la sua fama resta legata alle fiabe, cui si dedicò con passione tra il 1835 e il 1872, tradotte in quasi tutte le lingue del mondo. Morì nel 1875.

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Tutte le fiabe

All'imperatore di Poggio Felice piace essere alla moda. I pantaloni stretti lo fanno impazzire, non può fare a meno degli stivaletti con la punta all'insù e delle mantelline con il collo di pelliccia. Per essere vestito come piace a lui è disposto a spendere qualsiasi cifra! Che affarone per Melina e Sibilla, le due amiche "quasi" sarte, che gli stanno confezionando un abito nuovo.

I vestiti nuovi dell'imperatore

Hans Christian Andersen (1805 – 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories, called eventyr in Danish or "fairy-tales" in English, express themes that transcend age and nationality. 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 presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. In this ebook you got eighteen of his most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Snow Queen", "The real princess", and many more. English Translation: H. P. Paull (1872).

Andersen's fairy tales

"The Snow Queen" is an original fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published 21 December 1844 in New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection. 1845. The story centres on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by Gerda and her friend, Kai and is one of Andersen's longest and most highly acclaimed stories. It is regularly included in selected tales and collections of his work and is frequently reprinted in illustrated storybook editions for children. Hans Christian Andersen (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875), in Denmark usually called H.C. Andersen, was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories across nine volumes and translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. His most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Little Mermaid," "The Nightingale," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Red Shoes", "The Princess and the Pea," "The Snow Queen," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Little Match Girl," and "Thumbelina." His stories have inspired ballets, plays, and animated and live-action films. One of Copenhagen's widest and busiest boulevards, skirting Copenhagen City Hall Square at the corner of which Andersen's larger-than-life bronze statue sits, is named "H. C. Andersens Boulevard."

The Snow Queen

All the best-loved fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, including “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” The Snow Queen, The Red Shoes, The Little Match Girl, and many more. This is a great book of bedtime stories or for rainy-day reading. wander through the imagination of one of the most popular children’s writers of all time.

Fairy Tales Collection

Andersen's Fairy Tales

The Little Match Girl is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story, about a dying child's dreams and hope, sheds light on the invisibility of the poor among the prosperous-a circumstance as familiar in Andersen's day as it is in our own. Another Christmas Classic by Ali Ribelli Edizioni.

The Little Match Girl

Raccolta di fiabe sonore classiche. In questo volume: Alì Babà e i quaranta ladroni, Il Principe Ranocchio, L'acciarino magico. Sortilegi, maghi, pozioni! Tutto questo e molto altro, da ascoltare tutto d’un fiato.

In Viaggio con la Magia

Here's a marvellous tale by the famous Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by the renown producer Mike Bennett, about two cunning weavers who promise an emperor a beautiful set of clothes that they say appears invisible to those who are unfit for their positions, incompetent, or stupid. Voiced by the wonderful Anita Harris. Anita Harris sang with the Cliff Adams Singers, and had a number of chart hits in the 60s. She also featured in the Carry On films "Follow That Camel" and "Carry On Doctor". So enjoy, what some regard as one of Anita's most wonderful vocal performances.

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen (Danish: Den lille havfrue) is a literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a human soul. The tale was first published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children. The original story has been a subject of multiple analyses by scholars such as Jacob Bøggild and Pernille Heegaard as well as the folklorist Maria Tatar. These analyses cover various aspects of the story from interpreting the themes to discussing why Andersen chose to write a tragic story with a happy ending. It has been adapted to various media, including musical theatre, anime, ballet, opera, and film. There is also a statue portraying the mermaid in Copenhagen, Denmark, where the story was written and first published. Plot summary The Little Mermaid lives in an underwater kingdom with her widowed father (Mer-King), her dowager grandmother, and her five older sisters, each of whom had been born one year apart. When a mermaid turns fifteen, she is permitted to swim to the surface for the first time to catch a glimpse of the world above, and when the sisters become old enough, each of them visits the upper world one at a time every 365 days. As each returns, the Little Mermaid listens longingly to their various descriptions of the world inhabited by human beings. When the Little Mermaid's turn comes, she rises up to the surface, watches a birthday celebration being held on a ship in honor of a handsome prince, and falls in love with him from a safe distance. Then a violent storm hits, sinking the ship, and the Little Mermaid saves the prince from drowning. She delivers him unconscious to the shore near a temple. Here, the Little Mermaid waits until a young woman from the temple and her ladies in waiting find him. To her dismay, the prince never sees the Little Mermaid or even realizes that it was she who had originally saved his life.

The Little Mermaid

From provincial obscurity to one of the most famous writers of his day.

Dark Masters

My Fairy-Tale Life

We're going to Paris to see the exposition! Now we're there! It was a speedy journey, done completely without witchcraft - we went by steam, in a ship and on a railroad. Our time is indeed a time of fairy tales.

Story Time

The Dryad (Story Time, Episode 85)

By the high-road in the forest lay a lonely peasant’s hut; the path to it led right through the farmyard. The sun shone, and all the windows were open, and in the house there seemed a great bustle and movement; but in the garden, in an arbour formed of blooming elder-branches, stood an open coffin. A dead man had been carried out, who on this morning was to be buried. Nobody stood by the coffin looking sorrowfully at the dead; no one shed a tear over him. His face was covered with a white cloth, and under his head lay a large, thick book, the leaves of which were entirely composed of blotting paper, and on each leaf lay a withered flower. It was a complete herbarium, gathered by him in different parts of the world; and was to be buried with him, for so he wished it.

The Dumb Book (Story Time, Episode 87)

Far in the interior of the country lay an old baronial hall, and in it lived an old proprietor, who had two sons, which two young men thought themselves too clever by half. They wanted to go out and woo the King’s daughter; for the maiden in question had publicly announced that she would choose for her husband that youth who could arrange his words best.

Jack the Dullard (Story Time, Episode 86)

Of course, you must know what a microscope is, that round magnifying glass which makes everything look hundreds of times larger than it really is. If you take it and hold it close to your eye and look at a single drop of ditchwater, you'll see thousands of strange little creatures, such as you couldn't imagine living in a drop of water. But they are really there. They look almost like a plateful of shrimp, all jumping and crowding against each other, and they are so ferocious they tear off each other's arm and legs; yet in their own way they are happy and merry.

The Drop of Water (Story Time, Episode 84)

In the midst of a garden there grew a rose bush, quite covered with roses, and in the most beautiful of them all there lived an elf-an elf so tiny that no mortal eye could see him. But he was as well made and as perfect as any child could be, and he had wings reaching from his shoulders to his feet. Behind each petal of the rose he had a tiny bedroom. Oh, how fragrant his rooms were, and how bright and transparent the walls, for they were the beautiful pale pink petals of the rose! All day long the little elf rejoiced in the warm sunshine as he flew from flower to flower or danced on the wings of the fluttering butterflies and measured how many steps he would have to take to pass along all the roads and paths on a single linden leaf. You see, what we call the veins on a leaf were highroads and byways to him. It was a long journey, and he had begun it rather late, so before he finished, the sun had gone down!

The Elf of the Rose (Story Time, Episode 88)

You have quite likely heard of the girl who trod on a loaf so as not to soil her pretty shoes, and what misfortunes this brought upon her. The story has been written and printed, too. She was a poor child, but proud and arrogant, and people said she had a bad disposition. When but a very little child, she found pleasure in catching flies, to pull off their wings and make creeping insects of them. And she used to stick May bugs and beetles on a pin, then put a green leaf or piece of paper close to their feet, so that the poor animals clung to it, and turned and twisted as they tried to get off the pin.

The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf (Story Time, Episode 95)

The drummer's wife went to church and saw the new altar with painted pictures and carved angels. The angels were very beautiful, both those painted on cloth, in all their colors and glory, and those carved in wood, painted and gilded. Their hair shone like gold and sunshine and was beautiful to look at. But God's sunshine was still more beautiful; it glowed bright and red between the dark trees as the sun was setting. And as the woman gazed on the descending sun, her innermost thoughts were about the little child the stork was bringing her. She was radiantly happy as she gazed, and she wished most fervently that her child might be as bright as a sunbeam, or at least look like one of the shining angels on the altarpiece.

The Golden Treasure (Story Time, Episode 97)

There was once a regular student, who lived in a garret, and had no possessions. And there was also a regular huckster, to whom the house belonged, and who occupied the ground floor. A goblin lived with the huckster, because at Christmas he always had a large dish full of jam, with a great piece of butter in the middle. The huckster could afford this; and therefore the goblin remained with the huckster, which was very cunning of him.

The Goblin and the Huckster (Story Time, Episode 96)

"The Emperor's New Clothes" is a literary folktale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, about a vain emperor who gets exposed before his subjects. The tale has been translated into over 100 languages. The tale concerns an emperor who has an obsession with fancy new clothes, and spends lavishly on them, at the expense of state matters. One day, two con-men visit the emperor's capital. Posing as weavers, they offer to supply him with magnificent clothes that are invisible to those who are either incompetent or stupid. The gullible emperor hires them, and they set up looms and pretend to go to work. A succession of officials, starting with the emperor's wise and competent minister, and then ending with the emperor himself, visit them to check their progress. Each sees that the looms are empty but pretends otherwise to avoid being thought a fool.

The Emperor's New Suit (Story Time, Episode 90)

"The Flying Trunk" is a literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young man who has a flying trunk that carries him to Turkey where he visits the Sultan's daughter. The tale was first published 1839. A young man squanders his inheritance until he has nothing left but a few shillings, a pair of slippers, and an old dressing-gown. A friend sends him a trunk with directions to pack up and be off. Having nothing to pack, he gets into the trunk himself. The trunk is enchanted and carries him to the land of the Turks. He uses the trunk to visit the sultan's daughter, who is kept in a tower because of a prophecy that her marriage would be unhappy.

The Flying Trunk (Story Time, Episode 93)

The Flax is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about the development and use of the flax plant. The story was first published in 1849 in the periodical Fædrelandet. The fairy tale tells the story of the journey of the flax plant, which begins its life full of optimism, dismissing the warnings of the fern about the fleeting nature of life. Flax is ultimately uprooted and undergoes a series of painful transformations, first becoming fabric – flax, and later practical items, such as linen. Despite the pain, flax finds purpose and joy in its new forms, believing that each change brings a new opportunity to contribute something valuable to the world.

The Flax (Story Time, Episode 92)

"The Fir-Tree" is a literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and 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. The tale was first published 21 December 1844 with "The Snow Queen", in New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection, in Copenhagen, Denmark, by C.A. Reitzel. One scholar (Andersen biographer Jackie Wullschlager) indicates that "The Fir-Tree" was the first of Andersen's fairy tales to express a deep pessimism.

The Fir Tree (Story Time, Episode 91)

A few large lizards were running nimbly about in the clefts of an old tree; they could understand one another very well, for they spoke the lizard language. “What a buzzing and a rumbling there is in the elfin hill,” said one of the lizards; “I have not been able to close my eyes for two nights on account of the noise; I might just as well have had the toothache, for that always keeps me awake.”

The Elfin Hill (Story Time, Episode 89)

We've recently made a little journey, and already we want to make a longer one. Where? To Sparta, or Mycenae, or Delphi? There are hundreds of places whose names make the heart pound with the love of travel. On horseback we climb mountain paths, through shrubs and brush. A single traveler looks like a whole caravan. He rides in front with his guide; a pack horse carries luggage, tent, and provisions; a couple of soldiers guard the rear for his protection. No inn with soft beds awaits him at the end of a tiring day's journey; often the tent is his roof in nature's great wilderness, and the guide cooks him his supper-a pilau of rice, fowl, and curry. Thousands of gnats swarm around the little tent. It is a miserable night, and tomorrow the route will head across swollen streams. Sit tight on your horse lest you are washed away!

The Shepherd's Story of the Bond of Friendship (Story Time, Episode 94)

"The Galoshes of Fortune" (Danish: Lykkens Kalosker) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a set of time-travelling boots, considered to be inspired by the folktale of the "seven-league boots" (syvmilestøvler). The story is set in Copenhagen. A group of guests are holding a large party. During the festivity Councilor of Justice Knap argues that the Middle Ages were a time better than their own, more specifically the time of King Hans. Suddenly two fairies arrive, dressed up as house maids. One is old, Dame Care, the other is a minion of Dame Fortune. The dame has brought a pair of galoshes along that can transport whoever wears them to whatever time, place or condition in life that he desires. And his every wish in regard to time and place will be instantly granted. Dame Care predicts that it will nevertheless make the person unhappy, wishing he was back in the present.

The Galoshes of Fortune (Story Time, Episode 98)

There were so many toys in the nursery. On the top of the cabinet stood the penny bank, made of clay in the shape of a little pig. Of course, he had a slit in his back, which had been enlarged with a knife so that silver dollars also could be put in; and two such dollars had been slipped into the box, along with a great number of pennies. The Money Pig was stuffed so full he could no longer rattle, which is the highest honor a Money Pig can attain. There he stood, high up on the shelf, looking down on everything else in the room. He knew very well that with what he had in his stomach he could buy all the other toys, and that's what we call having self-confidence.

The Money-Box (Story Time, Episode 122)

The storks tell many, many stories to their young ones, all about the bogs and marshes. In general each story is suited to the age and sense of the little storks. While the youngest ones are satisfied with, "Kribble-krabble, plurry-murry," and think it a very fine story, the older ones demand something with more sense to it, or at least something about the family.

The Marsh King's Daughter (Story Time, Episode 120)

There was once a mighty Queen, in whose gardens were found the most glorious flowers at all seasons of the year and from all countries of the world. But best of all she loved roses, and therefore she had all possible varieties of this flower, from the wild dog rose, with its apple-scented green leaves, to the most splendid roses of Provence. They grew along the walls of the castle, wound around pillars and window frames, and spread into the passages and along the ceilings of all the halls; and the roses were varied in fragrance, form, and color.

The Loveliest Rose in the World (Story Time, Episode 118)

Yes, that was little Tuck. As a matter of fact, his name wasn't really Tuck, but before he could speak plainly he called himself Tuck. That was supposed to mean " Carl," but "Tuck" does just as well if one only knows it.

Little Tuk (Story Time, Episode 117)

It was terribly cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old year, and the snow was falling fast. In the cold and the darkness, a poor little girl, with bare head and naked feet, roamed through the streets. It is true she had on a pair of slippers when she left home, but they were not of much use.

The Little Match-Seller (Story Time, Episode 114)

"The Little Mermaid" (Danish: Den lille havfrue), sometimes translated in English as "The Little Sea Maid", is a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Originally published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children, the story follows the journey of a young mermaid princess who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a human soul. The Little Mermaid lives in an underwater kingdom with her father, the Sea King, her paternal grandmother, and her five older sisters, each one of them born a year apart. Fascinated by the world above the sea, and human beings, The Little Mermaid keeps a statue of a human boy in her garden in the palace.

The Little Mermaid (Story Time, Episode 115)

There once was a woman who wanted so very much to have a tiny little child, but she did not know where to find one. So she went to an old witch, and she said: "I have set my heart upon having a tiny little child. Please could you tell me where I can find one?"

Little Tiny or Thumbelina (Story Time, Episode 116)

"My poor flowers are quite dead," said little Ida. "They were so pretty last evening, but now every leaf has withered and drooped. Why do they do that?" she asked the student who sat on the sofa.

Little Ida's Flowers (Story Time, Episode 113)

It was bitterly cold, the sky glittered with stars, and not a breeze stirred. “Bump”—an old pot was thrown at a neighbor’s door; and “bang, bang,” went the guns; for they were greeting the New Year. It was New Year’s Eve, and the church clock was striking twelve.

The Mail-Coach Passengers (Story Time, Episode 119)

In the city of Florence, not far from the Piazza del Granduca, there is a little cross street which I think is called Porta Rossa. In front of a sort of market in this street, where vegetables are sold, stands an artificial but beautifully fashioned metal pig. A fountain of fresh clear water gushes out of the animal's mouth. Age has turned it dark green; only its snout shines as if it had been polished, and so it has by the many hundreds of children and poor people who take hold of it with their hands when they put their mouths to its mouth to drink the water. It is an interesting picture to see the perfectly formed animal embraced by a handsome, half-naked boy putting his young lips to its snout.

The Metal Pig (Story Time, Episode 121)

Once there was a little boy who went out and got his feet wet and caught cold. Nobody could understand how it had happened, because the weather was very dry.

The Little Elder-Tree Mother (Story Time, Episode 112)

Near the river Gudenaa in the forest of Silkeborg, a great ridge of land rises. This ridge is called Aasen, and it resembles a large ball. Below it, on the western side, stands a little farmhouse surrounded by very poor land; in fact, the sand of the soil can be seen through the sparse rye and wheat that grow there.

Ib and Little Christina (Story Time, Episode 105)

In Denmark there stands an old castle named Kronenburg, close by the Sound of Elsinore, where large ships, both English, Russian, and Prussian, pass by hundreds every day. And they salute the old castle with cannons, “Boom, boom,” which is as if they said, “Good-day.” And the cannons of the old castle answer “Boom,” which means “Many thanks.” In winter no ships sail by, for the whole Sound is covered with ice as far as the Swedish coast, and has quite the appearance of a high-road. The Danish and the Swedish flags wave, and Danes and Swedes say, “Good-day,” and “Thank you” to each other, not with cannons, but with a friendly shake of the hand; and they exchange white bread and biscuits with each other, because foreign articles taste the best.

Holger Danske (Story Time, Episode 104)

Among the other children in the charity school was a little Jewish girl, clever and good-in fact, the brightest of them all. But there was one class she could not attend, the one where religion was taught, for she was in a Christian school.

The Jewish Maiden (Story Time, Episode 107)

"The Ice-Maiden" is an 1861 literary fairy tale by the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. The first English translation was published by King and Baird in 1863. The story, set in Switzerland, was inspired by a local legend about the Île de Peilz, a small island in Lake Geneva, which is also the setting of its denouement. In "The Ice-Maiden", written towards the end of his career, Hans Christian Andersen tells the tale of Rudy, a boy who lost both his parents and goes to live with his uncle. The reader is first introduced to Rudy as he sells toy houses made by his grandfather. Rudy grows up to become a skilled mountain climber and huntsman.

The Ice Maiden (Story Time, Episode 106)

Once upon a time a flea, a grasshopper, and a jumping goose wanted to see which one could jump the highest; so they invited the whole world, and even a few others, to come to a festival to watch the test. They were three famous jumpers indeed, and they all met together in a big room.

The Jumper (Story Time, Episode 108)

In the woods, on a high bank near the open seashore, there stood such a very old oak tree. It was exactly three hundred and sixty-five years old, but this long span of years seemed to the tree scarcely longer than as many days do to people like us. A tree's life is not the same as a man's. We are awake during the day, and sleep at night, and we have our dreams.

The Last Dream of the Old Oak (Story Time, Episode 109)

There was a rich and happy house. All those in it-the owners, and servants, and friends, too-were happy and cheerful, for on this day a son and heir had been born, and mother and child were doing well.

The Last Pearl (Story Time, Episode 110)

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