The Little Mermaid – Part 1

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…

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The Snow Queen – Fourth Story

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…

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The Story of Pretty Goldilocks

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…

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The Frog-King (AKA Iron Henry)

In old times when wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful, but the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen…

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The red shoes

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…

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The Valiant Little Tailor

One fine day a Tailor was sitting on his bench by the window in very high spirits, sewing away most diligently, and presently up the street came a country woman,…

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The Fairy

Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters. The elder was so much like her, both in looks and character, that whoever saw the daughter saw…

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