Alex Lehman
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audioknihaHans Christian AndersenThe Bottle Neck (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: 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 ha
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
The Bell Deep (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: 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. T
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
Ib and Little Christine (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: 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.
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
In the Uttermost Parts of the Sea (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: 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 fami
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
The Last Pearl (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: 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
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
She Was Good for Nothing (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: 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 tol
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
The Jumpers (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: 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.
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
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The Candles (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: The 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 this evening. When the taper is offered to a poor boy, it asks itself if
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
Pen and Inkstand (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: The 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 by the inkstand alone? The quill did not agree.
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
Clumsy Hans (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: The king’s daughter decided to marry the man who could best arrange his words. Two brothers, full of hope and well-prepared, set out to ask for her hand, when suddenly the third brother, Jack, joined them. They were surprised and laughed at him becaus
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
A Story (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: Once there was a pastor who always gave terrifying sermons. He promised that sinners would burn in hell and, in his eyes, everyone had committed sufficient wrongs to deserve this punishment. Despite his impressive speeches, the pastor’s wife did not b
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
Little Tuk (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: Little Tuk had to learn his lesson for the next day but he was far too busy with other things and so he found himself with the sun already setting, while his family did not have enough money to keep the lanterns lit at night. Would he learn his lesson in
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
Holger Danske (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: In Denmark, there is an old castle called Kronborg. Situated on the coast, in summer boats come here from all over the world, but the reason for the castle’s renown is hidden in its cellars. It is a statue of Holger Danske. Everyone in Denmark knows
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
The Bell (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: A 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 so particular that people began to search for it. Everyone wanted to find
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
The Angel (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: When 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, he stayed on earth longer than usual and, in this story, Hans Christian
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
The Buckwheat (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: After 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 the old willow tree, who stands next to the field of buckwheat.
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
Ole Lukoie (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: “In all the world, no one knows as many stories as Ole-Luk-Oie. He really knows how to tell a tale. ” Every evening, Ole-Luk-Oie lulled the children with his stories and, one they were asleep, if they were good, he gave them beautiful dreams using his tw
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
The Daisy (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: A 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 likely to trouble her happiness, but many things can change from one day to
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
Little Ida’s Flowers (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: Little 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 them.
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
Little Claus and Big Claus (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: There 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. This is their story.
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
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Aunty Toothache (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: 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 …
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
Anne Lisbeth (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: 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 upk
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
Five Peas from a Pod (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: 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 t
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audioknihaHans Christian Andersen
A Picture from the Ramparts (EN)
Hans Christian Andersen: In this short tale, Hans Christian Andersen depicts the prison of Castelvold and tells of a little bird and a prisoner.
