The poor merchant, more dead than alive, went back to his room, where the most delicious supper was already served on the little table which was drawn up before a…
Far out in the ocean, where the water is as blue as the prettiest cornflower and as clear as crystal, it is very, very deep; so deep, indeed, that no…
In the morning the storm had ceased, but of the ship not a single fragment could be seen. The sun came up red and shining out of the water, and…
FOURTH STORY: THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS Gerda was obliged to rest again, and just opposite the place where she sat she saw a great crow come hopping toward her across…
Once upon a time there was a princess who was the prettiest creature in the world. And because she was so beautiful, and because her hair was like the finest…
There was once a poor woman who gave birth to a little son, and as he came into the world with a caul on, it was predicted that in his…
There was once a little girl who was very pretty and delicate, but in summer she was forced to run about with bare feet, she was so poor, and in…
Once upon a time, in a very far-off country, there lived a merchant who had been so fortunate in all his undertakings that he was enormously rich. As he had,…