Hans Christian Andersen's Stories

In this short tale, Hans Christian Andersen depicts a castle's ramparts on an autumn day. A bird flies through the prison cell window and softens the heart of the miserable prisoner with its song. It was published as the first part of "Two Pictures of Copenhagen" in 1846. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist. Celebrated for children's literature, his most cherished fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Match Girl". His books have been translated into every living language, and today there is no child or adult that has not met Andersen's whimsical characters. His fairy tales have been adapted to stage and screen countless times, most notably by Disney with the animated films "The Little Mermaid" in 1989 and "Frozen", which is loosely based on "The Snow Queen", in 2013. Due to his contribution to children's literature, Andersen's birth date, April 2, is celebrated as International Children's Book Day.

Grab your nearest toy and ready yourself for "The Sweethearts" - a tale where two toys share a unique story. Always spinning with joy, the humble, spinning top asks the glamorous, inflated ball to join him in life's dance. But when she declines and disappears forever, the top remains and continues to spin joyfully - slowly becoming the boy's favourite toy. This magical children's tale underscores the importance of inner value and is perfect for young readers and fans of "Toy Story". Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet, and artist. Celebrated for children's literature, his most cherished fairy tales include "The Little Mermaid", "The Snow Queen", and "The Ugly Duckling". His stories have been translated into every living language, and today there is no child or adult that has not met Andersen's whimsical characters. His fairy tales have found their way to the stage and screen, with Disney's "The Little Mermaid" from 1989 and "Frozen" from 2013.

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 a glacier, she had fallen into a crevasse while carrying Rudy, who was still a baby. When help arrived, it was too late to save the mother, but, to everyone's great joy, the baby was rescued. Or almost everyone... The only one who did not rejoice was the Ice Maiden...

What is hope? Hope shines through the fairy tales selected for this collection. Let Hans Christian Andersen enchant you and let your favourite characters teach you about what hope is and how to find it even at the darkest moments! A collection for the curious and empathetic young and adult readers. Contains the following fairy tales: - The Little March Girl - The Nightingale - The Flying Trunk - The Swineherd - The Wild Swans

Úrval dásamlegra jólaævintýra eftir hinn ástsæla hfund Hans Christian Andersen sem gaman er að njóta á notalegum vetrarkvldum. Láttu hrífast með inn í tfraverld eins rómaðasta ævintýraskálds allra tíma. Enn í dag, næstum því tveimur ldum eftir að þau birtust fyrst á prenti, segja hin sígildu ævintýri H.C. Andersen okkur ótal dæmisgur um hið góða og hið illa, um ástina og sorgina, um þrautseigju í erfiðum aðstæðum. Ævintýrin hfða vel til barna, en veita fullorðnum lesendum einnig margt að hugsa um! Rifjaðu upp gmul kynni af uppáhaldsævintýrum bernskuáranna og opnaðu ungum lesendum leið inn í heillandi hugarheim H.C. Andersen nú, þegar jólin eru alveg að ganga í garð...

Lítill, ljótur andarungi reynist vera fallegur svanur. Snædrottningin er með ís í hjartanu og litla hafmeyjan þráir að losna við fjtra hreisturs og sporðs og ganga tveimur fótum meðal manna. Ævintýraheimur Hans Christians Andersens er flestum að góðu kunnur. Þó eftir hann liggi bæði skáldsgur, leikrit og ljóð eru það listævintýri hans sem lifa með lesendum, jafnt í bóklegri- og munnlegri geymd. Þó brn séu tulir lesendur ævintýra hfða sgur H.C. Andersen jafnt til eldri lesenda, sem eru ekki síður færir um að líta milli línanna, sársaukann, þjóðfélagsádeiluna, gleðina og boðskapinn sem þar er að finna. Brugðið er upp mynd af tfrunum í hversdagsleikanum, sem oft er býsna napur í fátæktinni en einnig af snnum ævintýraheimum, sem leynast undir yfirborðinu. Safnið Ævintýri og sgur geymir 14 af hans fegurstu ævintýrum í þýðingu Steingríms Thorsteinssonar, sem færði stóran hluta verka Andersens yfir á íslensku.

At the bottom of the ocean lived the sea king, his old mother and his six daughters. They lived in a beautiful castle, surrounded by a big garden, of which each daughter took care of a small corner. The little mermaid, the youngest and most beautiful of the princesses, liked nothing more than stories of men and in her garden she had a marble statue of a handsome youth, which had sunk below down after a shipwreck. On the day of their fifteenth birthday, the young mermaids had the right to swim to the surface to see the world above and the little mermaid listened with pleasure to the stories her sisters told when they came back from these visits. She waited impatiently for her turn to come.

One day, a diabolical troll made a mirror that showed everything beautiful as ugly and all that was good as evil. Delighted, the trolls decided to carry their mirror to heaven and mock the angels, but on the way the mirror shattered and pieces of the mirror spread across the world. This was how some became windows and others were made into spectacles, but the most unfortunate received tiny pieces in their eyes or in their heart, changing their life for ever. That is what happened to little Kay, to the great chagrin of his neighbour, Gerda, and this is how he crossed the path of the Snow Queen.

Plongez dans l’univers envoûtant des princes et princesses d’Hans Christian Andersen, où la magie et l’aventure se mêlent pour émerveiller petits et grands.

Et si la vérité se cachait dans les contes ? Ce recueil islandais de Hans Christian Andersen, incluant Les Habits neufs de l'empereur, La Reine des neiges et Hans Klaufi.

Hvað er von? Vonin skín í gegn um ævintýrin í þessu safni. Láttu Hans Christian Andersen heilla þig og láttu uppáhalds sgupersónurnar þínar kenna þér um vonina og hvernig hægt er að finna hana á jafvel myrkustu tímum! Safn fyrir forvitna og samúðarfulla unga og fullorðna lesendur. Safnið inniheldur eftirfarandi ævintýri: Svanirnir Næturgalinn Koffortið fljúgandi Litla stúlkan með eldspýturnar Svínahirðirinn

Qu’est-ce que l’amour ? À travers quatre contes emblématiques de Hans Christian Andersen, ce recueil islandais explore les multiples visages de l’amour : tendresse, sacrifice, persévérance et magie.

Anna Lísa er fríð og lífsglð kona. Son eignast hún en enginn faðir í spilinu. Hún tekur á það ráð að gefa barnið verkamannahjónum. Sjálf ræður hún sig á heimili greifahjóna, og gerist brjóstmóðir sonar þeirra. Hún ber mikla ást til litla fallega drengsins en sjaldan hvarflar hugurinn að ljóta, bæklaða syni hennar sjálfrar. Sonur Önnu Lísu vex upp, án þess að vera elskaður af nokkrum manni. Hann hrekst á milli staða en ræðst að lokum háseti á bát. Ekki vill betur til en svo að báturinn ferst og drengurinn hverfur í hafdjúpin. Á meðan er Anna Lísa orðin feit og fín kona, en hefur steingleymt litla syni sínum. Þegar hún heldur einn daginn í heimsókn til greifadrengsins síns, verður þó bernskuheimili sonarins á vegi hennar. Þar fréttir hún af andláti hans og vitrast einkennileg sýn, sem verður til þess að vekja samvisku hennar. Þýðandi er Steingrímur Thorsteinsson.

Fjlskylda nokkur verður fyrir þeim harmi að missa yngsta barnið og einkasoninn. Eldri systur hans tvær og faðir þeirra eru yfirkomin af sorg, en mest líður þó móðirin. Dagana eftir andlát barnsins verður hún sífellt rvæntingarfyllri og tapar raunveruleikaskyni sínu. Svo mjg syrgir hún drenginn að hún hættir að taka eftir dætrum sínum og eiginmanni. Nóttina eftir að barnið er grafið laumast móðirin út og leggur leið sína í kirkjugarðinn. Þar situr hún við grfina og óskar þess að sameinast barninu sínu á ný. En þá ber óvæntan gest að garði. Þýðandi er Steingrímur Thorsteinsson.

Á herragarði nokkrum búa rík hjón, sem leggja mikið uppúr því að gera þeim gott sem minna hafa milli handanna en þau sjálf. Til hjúa þeirra teljast meðal annarra garðyrkjuhjón, sem eiga dreng sem ekki getur stigið í fæturna. Jólahátíð nokkra gefa herragarðshjónin llum brnunum nýja flík, nema þessum farlama dreng. Honum senda þau sgubók, og þykir foreldrum hans fremur lítið til koma. Drengurinn verður mjg elskur að bókinni og les í henni hverja lausa stund. Þar kemur að foreldrar hans spyrjast fyrir um efni bókarinnar, og segir hann þeim þá sgu sem af má lærdóm draga. Þau heillast mjg af boðskapnum og meta sguna mikils. En bókin á eftir að breyta lífi fjlskyldunnar meira en þau órar fyrir. Þýðandi er Steingrímur Thorsteinsson.

Ungur listamaður þjáist af nánast ólæknandi fullkomnunaráráttu. Það er sama hversu fgur verkin hans eru, hann eyðileggur þau ll, því hann er ekki ánægður með útkomuna. Dag einn á hann ferð framhjá furstahll, og sér hina undurfgru dóttur furstans. Slíka fegurð hefur hann aldrei fyrr augum litið, hann verður óðara ástfanginn af henni og flýtir sér heim til að móta mynd hennar úr leir. Styttan af stúlkunni verður engu ðru lík. Allir dáðst að henni og ungi listamaðurinn ákveður að móta hana í marmara. Þá vill svo heppilega til að faðir hennar, furstinn, á leið hjá og festir óðara kaup á hinni fgru marmaramynd. Listamaðurinn keppist við að ljúka verkinu og færa það til furstahallarinnar og líta ástina sína augum. En óendurgoldin ást getur valdið miklum straumhvrfum, og það á ungi maðurinn eftir að reyna. Þýðandi er Steingrímur Thorsteinsson.

Haustdag einn sitja í niðdimmu fangelsi á brimsorfinni sjávarstrnd fangar, hinir vestu óbótamenn. Í klefanum sínum sitja þeir ófrýnir og vondir. En þá gerist nokkuð undur. Ofurlítill geisli af haustsólarsetrinu smýgur inn og fellur á andlit eins fangans. Í sama bili hefur lítill sngfugl upp raust sína og syngur svolítinn lagstúf. Þetta fallega tákn frá náttúrunni breytir ásjónu fangans, og hugsunum hans líka. Þó ekki sé nema rstutta hverfula sólarstund. Þýðandi er Steingrímur Thorsteinsson.

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. They were impatient to discover something other than this green world and were curious to find out who would go furthest in the world...

In Gudenau, in the forest of Silkeborg, lived a farmer, Jeppe Jans, and his son, Ib. In winter, when there was nothing to do in the fields, Jeppe Jans made clogs and Ib tried to do the same. Not far away, lived the boatman and his daughter, Christina. She would often accompany her father on his travels by boat, but when the journey was too long and he did not want to take her, she stayed with Ib. It was then, during their early childhood, that their friendship began.

An expedition was taking place to the other side of the sea: many boats had been sent to the North Pole to explore the sea and the ice. It was winter and over there the days ran into each other in perpetual darkness. The sailors were far from their family, their country and even from dry land. But the youngest sailor knew that he was not alone and that he never would be.

While the town judge was at his window, the son of the washerwoman passed before him. The judge said him unkind words to him about his mother. She drank to keep warm during the long days she spent washing in the freezing water of the river. He even told her son that she was good for nothing. But, not everyone thought so!

All the local children knew the river Odense and they all knew about the bell that could be found there. A long time ago, the bell, being tired, had fallen from its beam and had landed in the river, at the place, which is known today as the Bell-Deep. They say that when it rings, it tells stories of ancient times to the River Man... Could it be true?

In the tallest and poorest house in a very narrow winding street, was an attic with a single window. Behind this window, was a bird in a cage; the state of the house and the cage were so miserable that the bird did not even have a cup for drinking: he had to make do with the neck of a bottle closed with a stopper. The bird had no problem with this and sang joyfully - as for the bottle neck, he remembered the good old days when he was still a bottle...

A flea, a grasshopper and a jumping goose entered a competition to see who could jump the highest. Who would win? That is a question that would turn out to be more complicated than expected.

Everyone was happy: an heir had been born and mother and son were doing well! Almost all the fairies came to offer a gift to the newborn, there was just one missing who should have brought the last pearl... Luckily, the child's guardian angel knew where to find it!

One day, a competition was organised: the fastest would be awarded first price. The jury gave first prize to the hare and second prize was awarded to the snail. Long debates followed between the various animals because no one agreed with the results and each extolled the merits of their own agility.

The men of our world who experience glory do not generally attain it easily. There have been several martyrs who, before knowing honour, have had to follow a very thorny path...

It was the month of May and spring had arrived, although it was still cold. The flowers were blooming, but not all flowers receive the same praise. Some would say that there a difference between a branch of apple blossom and a flower of the fields, but is there really?

Johanne and Knud lived close to the town of Kjge, where there are many gardens that extend as far as the river. There is not much else, but it is charming in summer! It was under the willow-tree in one of these gardens that Johanne and Knud spent a great deal of their time and theirs was a beautiful friendship. But everything would change when Johanne had to leave for Copenhagen with her father! Would they remain friends? Or even, as Knud hoped, could they become more than friends?

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 child well and received some money to pay for his upkeep. Meanwhile, Anne Lisbeth had been admitted to the count's castle and looked after the count's child. Her own son was forced to grow up without her, without his mother: here are both their destinies.

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 gave me and my brothers and sisters lots of sweets when we were little. Now that I am a student, I have my own apartment and sometimes Aunt Mille comes to visit. The other night, while she was sleeping in the next bedroom, I received a visit from another, much less pleasant, lady... Since then, I do not see Aunt Mille in the same way!

One day a Portuguese duck arrived at the duck house. Some said she came from Spain, but from then on all her descendants were called `Portuguese'. Today, there is only one Portuguese duck at the duck house - and it is she who takes care of the song bird who fell from the roof while the cat was chasing it...