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The general’s family lived on the first floor of the house. The concierge and his wife lived in the cellar. They had a son, Georg, who was allowed to play with Emily, the general’s ...

Once upon a time there was a man who knew how to tell stories better than anyone – until the day he knew no more. Even though he spent the whole day looking for stories, he still h ...

The air is still cold outside, but already the rain and sun are tickling the snowdrop, who is still nice and warm in her bulb under the earth and snow. The snowdrop would like the ...

"From my father, I received the best part of my inheritance... a cheerful temper." And who was his father? The hearse driver! And his son is just as willing as his father and loves ...

One hundred years ago, a lord lived happily in his castle. Alcohol flowed freely and the festivities were endless. One day, while he was out hunting, he jostled a young goose herde ...

The new year had begun and January was already nearing its end, but it was still very cold. The sparrows found it strange, that the men had declared that it was the new year, as ev ...

The boy in our story wanted to go to Heaven. Not right away but still he would prefer Heaven to Hell. And when you think about it, who wouldn’t? He heard one priest saying that who ...

Once lived a poor old lady who was so lonely and sad that she wished she could join her family up in Heaven. Why did the Lord let her sons die so early, why did not he protect them ...

A waggoner’s carriage got stuck. He could not take it out on his own but suddenly Our Lady showed up. She was willing to help the poor man if he was willing to share some of his wi ...

Once lived a hermit who was so religious that he spent most of his time praying. However one day he saw a poor sinner who was about to be hung and unconsciously the hermit said to ...

Once lived two sisters. The one became rich but had no children. The other one was a poor widow with five small children. They were so hungry and so desperate that the poor mother ...

One prince wanted to get to Heaven after his death. But he did not know how. He met an old man who gave him some advises. But they sound a bit strange. The prince had to go in rags ...

A mother had two children. They lived in poverty but they were there for each other every day. The mother would send her youngest child to the forest to fetch wood. One day the poo ...

What if someone tempts you to do something you know is forbidden and then you get in trouble? Who is responsible? You or the person who has allured you? "The Crumbs on the Table" i ...

Can the king and queen’s child be a donkey? Why not? This donkey is however more special than any other donkeys. So special that it even gets engaged to a princess from another kin ...

A fisherman caught a golden fish. And you know what follows. The golden fish gave one wish to the fisherman in return for him letting her go. And so he did. He wished for a castle ...

A golden bird steals the king’s golden apples and he is determined to catch her. He sends his three sons out in the world with the only task to catch the bird. The three boys meet ...

The sun, the dew and the rose bush were all very proud of the young buds that were gently growing on the rose bushes’ branches. Each bud would become a rose and they wished each of ...

In front of a factory were piles and piles of rags and, among these rags, a Danish rag and a Norwegian rag found themselves side-by-side. They each extolled their country and their ...

One day, the days of the week wanted to meet up to celebrate together. After finding a date to suit everyone (which was not easy, the days of the week are often busy!), they agreed ...

We all know that storks bring babies to their parents, what we often do not know is what happens to these children once they have arrived with their family. So, I asked a stork abo ...

You should have known our Aunt – what a funny person she was! She could easily have acted in any play, and with good reason: she lived only for the theatre! Hans Christian Andersen ...

Anna’s parents have gone to the theatre with all her brothers and sisters. She is the only one to stay at home with her godfather, but she will not be bored! They will themselves b ...

"In thousands of years they will come on wings of steam, through the air, across the Atlantic! The young inhabitants of America will visit old Europe. They will see the monuments a ...

There is an old house near the ramparts of Copenhagen. From its window, an old maid looks down on the children playing, who know nothing of the history of this place.Hans Christian ...