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In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author? In this volume the once forgotten literary backwaters of Scandinavia, and its hinterland, reveal the storied works of their own literature. Some names are familiar, some decidedly not. But each has literary talents and compelling narratives.

Yes, in a thousand years people will fly on the wings of steam through the air, over the ocean! The young inhabitants of America will become visitors of old Europe. They will come over to see the monuments and the great cities, which will then be in ruins, just as we in our time make pilgrimages to the tottering splendors of Southern Asia. In a thousand years they will come!

Dieser musikalisch-literarische Ausflug fängt die Atmosphäre Dresdens zur Goethezeit ein - in der Mischung aus Reisebriefen, Gedichten, Tagebuchauszügen und Anekdoten, verwoben mit den gefühlvollen Kompositionen Frank Fröhlichs für Gitarre, Flöte, Cello, Harfe und Klavier, um die Vielfalt und Schönheit des in Gedanken zu bereisenden Ortes sinnlich einzufangen.

Op een dag maakte een duivelse trol een spiegel die alles wat mooi was als lelijk deed verschijnen, en alles wat goed was als kwaad. Verrukt besloten de trollen om hun spiegel naar de hemel te brengen en de spot te drijven met de engelen, maar onderweg barstte de spiegel en de scherven verspreidden zich over de wereld. Zo werden sommige scherven ramen en werden andere scherven brillen, maar de meest onfortuinlijke mensen kregen kleine scherfjes in hun ogen of in hun hart, waardoor hun leven voor altijd zou veranderen.

Do you have any pets? Settle down to a collection of magical animal stories that will leave your little one dreaming of bunnies, puppies and chickens.

Tantor Media presents a collection of some of the most popular Christmas stories read by two award-winning narrators. This special anthology will transport listeners back to the Christmases of their youth, when they first heard these holiday tales

The Ugly Duckling - 丑小鸭: Fables, folktales and stories play a fundamental part in children's development. They use powerful imagery and symbols to entertain while conveying essential moral teachings; the stories ignite imagination, taking a firm root in children's minds, and gently initiate them to the essential moral principles of life. Our tales and stories have been carefully selected for their wisdom and power of evocation. Discover or rediscover, narrated in a warm and lively way, the best stories for kids in Mandarin Chinese.

Pantomime Stories – "Babes in the Wood"; "Cinderella"; "Dick Whittington"; "Jack and the Beanstalk"; "Puss in Boots"; "The Sleeping Beauty". Brothers Griimm Fairy Tales – "Rapunzel"; "Rumplestiltskin"; "The Frog Prince"; "The Three Musicians". Hans Andersen Fairy Tales – "The Nightingale"; "The Emperor's New Clothes"; "The Little Match Girl"; "The Tinder Box"; "The Ugly Duckling"; "Thumbelina".

Les Éditions Alexandre Stanké ont le plaisir de vous présenter La Petite Siréne, une nouvelle version audio du célèbre conte de Hans Christian Andersen, raconté par la talentueuse comédienne Axelle Laffont.

Audiolibros Colección presenta una recopilación de cuentos cortos. Los mejores clásicos infantiles, cuentos populares que se han ido transmitiendo de generación en generación, ideales para ser escuchados a la hora de dormir. Transportarán a los niños a mundos fantásticos, propiciando un sueño agradable y un feliz despertar.Con música original, efectos de sonido y una narración clara y amigable, "Cuentos para dormir" está especialmente pensado para el público más exigente: nuestros niños.

Hans Christian Andersen’s poignant and moving classic in an award-winning audiobook by Almost Tangible. A young fir tree stands in the forest. It longs to grow and discover the world and find out where all the other trees are disappearing to..."Oh, grow, grow, become big and old, that is the only wonderful thing in this world"! Set against the backdrop of Christmas, The Fir Tree is a poignant and bittersweet tale about the importance of living in the moment and not allowing life to pass you by - a wonderful, evocative listen for young and old alike.

In the narrow streets of the big town, toward evening when the sun was setting and the clouds shone like gold on the chimney tops, people would hear a strange sound like that of a church bell. But they heard it only for a few moments before it was lost in the rumble of city carriages and the voices of the multitudes, for such noises are very distracting. "Now the evening bell is ringing," people used to say. "The sun is setting."

Andersen gilt als der bedeutsamste Autor von Kunstmärchen der Biedermeier-Epoche - und zwar weltweit. Auf diesem Hörbuch: Des Kaisers neue Kleider, Der Schweinehirt, Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse, Däumelinchen, Die roten Schuhe, Der fliegende Koffer, Das hässliche junge Entlein und Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern.

A little fir tree stands in the woods. All he can think about is growing up into a big tree. When a hare hops over him, emphasizing how small he is, he is embarrassed. Children call him the baby of the forest. Find out what happens to the little fir tree in this far from happily-ever-after tale for older children.

Riscopri le fiabe più amate della tua infanzia o conduci un giovane lettore nel magico mondo di uno dei più grandi narratori di sempre, Hans Christian Andersen. Quasi due secoli dopo la loro prima pubblicazione, le fiabe di Andersen rimangono con noi come racconti del bene e del male, dell'amore e della perdita, e della fedeltà attraverso le avversità. Sono facilmente accessibili ai bambini, ma possono anche dare lezioni importanti ai lettori maturi, poiché affrontano temi che vanno oltre l’età e la nazionalità.

"I migliori racconti e fiabe morali": Pollicino, Pelle d'asino, Le fate, Il principe ranocchio, Il lupo e i sette caprettini, Il gatto con gli stivali, Hansel e Gretel, Barbablu.

Однажды ты станешь таким взрослым, что снова начнёшь читать сказки»―говорил известный британский писатель, поэт и филолог Клайв Стейплз Льюис. Эта цитата напоминает о том, что взрослость не означает потерю связи с очарованием и беззаботностью детства, а наоборот, может вдохновить на возвращение к любимым сказкам, чтобы найти в них новые смыслы и глубокое вдохновение.

Actress Glenn Close narrates this story, accompanied by original music by Mark Isham. The Emperor and his court in ancient China discover a little grey bird with an enchanting song. But when the Emperor is presented with a jewel-encrusted, artificial singing bird, he banishes the nightingale from his court. Years later, he realizes that the song of the real nightingale is the true treasure.

Get ready for a calming start to bedtime with a collection of ten classic animal stories from the worlds most loved authors including; E. Nesbit, Beatrix Potter and Hans Christian Andersen. Bedtime should be a magical experience for the whole family which is why this collection of calming animal stories will have you and your kids making special memories as they drift off to a relaxing slumber.

The biggest leaf we have in this country is certainly the burdock leaf. If you hold one in front of your little stomach, it's just like a real apron; and in rainy weather, if you lay it on your head, it does almost as well as an umbrella. It's really amazingly large. Now, a burdock never grows alone; no, when you see one you'll always see others around it. It's a splendid sight; and all this splendor is nothing more than food for snails—the big white snails which the fine people in olden days used to have made into fricassees. When they had eaten them, they would smack their lips and say, "My!