Andersen’s Fairy Tales

And little Tukey lay in his bed: it seemed to him as if he dreamed, and yet as if he were not dreaming; however, somebody was cl ...

to the bay, and high up above stood a magnificent old church, with two high pointed towers. From out the hill- side spouted foun ...

things out of Holberg’s comedies, and about Waldemar and Absalon; but all at once she cowered together, and her head began shaki ...

But even in this sleep there came a dream, or whatever else it was: his little sister Augusta, she with the blue eyes and the fa ...

And out of bed he jumped, and read in his book, and now all at once he knew his whole lesson. And the old washerwoman popped her ...

THE NAUGHTY BOY Along time ago, there lived an old poet, a thoroughly kind old poet. As he was sitting one evening in his room, ...

eyes were like two bright stars; and although the water trickled down his hair, it waved in beautiful curls. He looked exactly l ...

shot an arrow at the old poet, right into his heart. ‘You see now that my bow was not spoiled,’ said he laughing; and away he ra ...

he is forever following people. At the play, he sits in the great chandelier and burns in bright flames, so that people think it ...

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 ...

and they were burnt. But Karen herself was cleanly and nicely dressed; she must learn to read and sew; and people said she was a ...

shoemaker said also they had been made for the child of a count, but had not fitted. ‘That must be patent leather!’ said the old ...

The next Sunday there was the sacrament, and Karen looked at the black shoes, looked at the red ones—looked at them again, and p ...

Now all the people went out of church, and the old lady got into her carriage. Karen raised her foot to get in after her, when t ...

When she wanted to dance to the right, the shoes would dance to the left, and when she wanted to dance up the room, the shoes da ...

grave; and in his hand he held a sword, broad and glittering. ‘Dance shalt thou!’ said he. ‘Dance in thy red shoes till thou art ...

And the executioner said, ‘Thou dost not know who I am, I fancy? I strike bad people’s heads off; and I hear that my axe rings!’ ...

dancing before her; and she was frightened, and turned back, and repented of her sin from her heart. And she went to the parsona ...

And the sun shone so clearly, and straight before her stood the angel of God in white garments, the same she had seen that night ...

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