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Tales About Love
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontWhat is love? What does it take to love? Let Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved characters show you what love could be, what it takes to love and how love can manifest itself in man...
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The Candles
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontThe 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...
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Kiirettä kirjastossa
CupidoSaga Egmont 2020 1. painosNuori pari. ensimmäinen kerta, rohkeaa flirttailua, salainen, kielletty kohtaaminen, nuori opiskelija ja opettajatar, vanhempi herrasmies ja viaton neitsyt, sinä, minä ja ystävä. T...
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The Darning Needle
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontOnce upon a time there was a darning needle who thought it was a sewing needle. It was indeed very fine, so fine that one day it broke, but it was not yet over for the needle, nor...
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The Buckwheat
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontAfter a storm, a field of buckwheat is blackened and dry, as if it has been burnt, but why? Here, Hans Christian Andersen tells all, he heard it from the sparrow, who heard it from...
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The Elf Mound
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontThe lizards were complaining about all the noise coming from the Elfin Hill. Rumour said that the elves were expecting guests, strangers. They were preparing a great ball. Hans Ch...
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The Little Match Girl
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontThis story, one of Andersen’s best known, tells the tale of a poor little girl who was sent by her parents to sell matches in the street. It is Christmas Even and it is very cold,...
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The Flying Trunk
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontOn the death of his father, who was a rich merchant, the son inherited a vast fortune, which he quickly spent. He found himself alone with nothing except the dressing gown on his b...
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The Little Mermaid
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontAt 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...
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Little Ida's Flowers
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontLittle Ida liked the student, who always had a tale to tell, a lot. So, one morning, when little Ida's flowers had all withered, she asked the student what could have happened to t...
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The Elder-Tree Mother
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontA little boy who had caught a cold after getting his feet wet, drank an elder infusion that his mother had prepared to warm him up and his grandfather told him the story of the Lit...
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The Tinder Box
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontA soldier returning from war meets a wicked witch on his path. She promises him great riches if he will dive to the bottom of a hollow tree for her. In this tree, there are three c...
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The Nightingale
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontA long time ago, the Emperor of China lived in a magnificent palace made of fine china and surrounded by a splendid garden that was so big that even the gardener did not know it al...
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The Wild Swans
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga Egmont“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 begin...
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The Bell
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontA bell could be heard just as well in the town as in the country, but no one knew exactly where the sound was coming from. The bell seemed to ring in the forest and its music was s...
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga Egmont“Once upon a time, there were twenty-five tin soldiers who were all brothers, as they were all born from an old tin spoon. They held their weapons on their arms, their heads were t...
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The Travelling Companion
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontWhen his father died, young Johannes did not know what to do. He was now all alone in the world and he was inconsolable. With his inheritance, he decided to explore the world and h...
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Twelve by the Mail
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontThe 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-goe...
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The Fir Tree
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontIn the middle of the wood is a little fir tree who thinks of one thing only – growing bigger. He takes no pleasure from life because he always thinks about how he is not as big as...
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Thumbelina
Andersen, Hans ChristianSaga EgmontA woman wanted to have a child, but not knowing how to go about it, asked a witch for help. The witch gave her a barley seed and told her to plant it. No sooner had she done so tha...