Fantasia
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The Farmyard Cock and the Weathercock
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontThere were two cockerels on the farm: one lived in the henhouse and the other was a weather vane. Both thought they were better than the other, but what was the truth? Hans Christi...
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The World's Fairest Rose
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontThere 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 sa...
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The Old Church Bell
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontIn a little house in Marbach, on the banks of the Necker river, lived a poor family. The day that their son was born, the church’s bell was rung to celebrate the newborn’s arrival....
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The Storks
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga Egmont“One of you will be hanged, the second imprisoned, the third burned and the fourth turned upside down.” This is how the children mocked the family of storks that lived on the roof....
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Pen and Inkstand
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontThe 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...
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What the Old Man Does is Always Right
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontA 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 use...
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The Shirt Collar
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontThis 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...
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The Silver Shilling
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontOnce upon a time there was an honest piece of silver who passed from hand to hand and happily discovered his country. One day, his current owner travelled abroad, taking the piece...
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The Little Green Ones
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontA 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 o...
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The Metal Pig
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontIn the city of Florence is a bronze statue of a boar, from who’s mouth runs the water that is collected by the people of Florence. One evening, a poor boy came to drink and found a...
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The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontInger 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 p...
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The Daisy
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontA daisy was growing peacefully next to a country road, forgotten by everyone, but happy. She liked feeling the sun on her petals and listening to the birds sing. Nothing seemed lik...
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The Angel
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontWhen a child dies, an angel comes to find them and bring them to heaven and they take with them some flowers so that they can bloom again above. But, this time, when the angel came...
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The Old House
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontThere was once an old house that was so dilapidated that it made the other houses in the street ashamed. But, the little boy who lived opposite liked it a lot and loved looking at...
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The Naughty Boy
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontOne stormy evening, a kind old poet was resting quietly at home when he heard a knock at his door. When he opened it, he found a handsome young boy, soaking wet, and the good poet...
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The Happy Family
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontNext to a long-abandoned castle, grows a jungle of burdock. Under the great green leaves live two old snails, descended from a long lineage, whose ancestors were served on silver p...
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The Drop of Water
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontAn old man called Kribble-Krabble observed a drop of water in a puddle in a ditch through a magnifying glass. And it kribbled and krabbled and when things were not as he wanted, he...
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Little Claus and Big Claus
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontThere were two men called Claus in the town. To tell them apart, one was called Big Claus, because he had four horses and the other, Little Claus, because he only had one horse. Th...
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The Swineherd
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontA 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 refu...
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The Neighbouring Families
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontMany families lived close to the pond: the roses, the sparrows and even men. During a family discussion, the little sparrows asked their parents, what is Beauty? A question whose a...