Category: Hans Christian Andersen

Excerpt from the First Part Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1) One day, when Aladdin was in a public garden, he happened to see Princess Badroulbadour, the daughter of the sultan. She was so beautiful that Aladdin fell in love…

Many years ago there lived an Emperor who was so tremendously fond of fine new clothes that he spent all his money on being elegantly dressed. He took no interest in his army or the theatre or in driving through…

It was terribly cold; it snowed and was already almost dark, and evening came on, the last evening of the year. In the cold and gloom a poor little girl, bare-headed and barefoot, was walking through the streets. When she…