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Step into the haunting world of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale, The Red Shoes. This story follows a young girl named Karen, who becomes enchanted by a pair of beautiful red shoes. As she succumbs to vanity and the allure of the shoes, she soon discovers the curse they carry—a punishment that leads her down a dark path of endless dancing and remorse. Andersen weaves a timeless narrative about desire, vanity, and the consequences of our choices.

Hans Christian Andersens Märchen bezaubern, betören und berühren. Außergewöhnliche Figuren und Charaktere aus dem Märchen-Universum versetzen Sie in eine besondere Atmosphäre aus Spannung und Neugierde, in welcher Sie manch Überraschungen erwarten. Lassen Sie sich entführen und verführen in eine zauberhafte Welt, geprägt von magischen Momenten, mystischer Moral und Menschlichkeit.

Descubre con tus hijos los cuentos clásicos de siempre... ¡como nunca! Estos mágicos audiocuentos están locutados por reconocidos actores de doblaje en España, acompañados de una impresionante banda sonora y ¡con efectos binaurales! Son perfectos tanto para escuchar en casa antes de dormir como en el coche. La editorial VOCA y su colección Colorín colorado te ofrecen más de 2 horas de diversión en las que se incluyen 15 cuentos.

Get cosy in bed and settle down for Quiet Time, as you and your little ones immerse yourself in this collection of well loved fairy tales, that will have them dreaming of magical forests and kingdoms.

Diese Hörbuchbox versammelt die schönsten und bekanntesten Märchen von den Brüdern Grimm und Hans Christian Andersen sowie selten gehörte Schätze aus fernen Ländern.

Hans Christian Andersen war einer der bedeutensten Schriftsteller und Märchenschreiber seiner Zeit...

L'ultimo nato della covata era tanto, tanto diverso dai suoi fratelli. Tutti lo maltrattavano, e alla fine rimase solo. Ma dopo un lungo, terribile inverno le cose cambiarono per sempre...

C'era una volta... un soldato valoroso che tornava dalla guerra. Nonostante il suo coraggio, le sue tasche erano vuote e la spada era rimasta la sua unica ricchezza.

C'era una volta un imperatore molto vanitoso. Un giorno due tessitori gli promisero i vestiti più belli che si fossero mai visti. Ma...

Mignolina è una bambina piccolissima, nata da un fiore. La vita per lei è piena di insidie, ma anche di piccole, meravigliose sorprese...

Un sortilegio trasforma undici principi in cigni. Solo il coraggio e l’amore della sorella, la principessa Elisa, li potrà liberare. Ma per salvare i fratelli Elisa dovrà compiere un sacrificio terribile.

Una grande storia di amicizia e amore tratta da una delle più belle fiabe di Hans Christian Andersen. C'erano una volta un bambino e una bambina, Gerda e Kay, due buoni amici. Un brutto giorno, la scheggia di uno specchio fatato trafisse un occhio di Kay, mutando il suo animo, che divenne freddo come il ghiaccio. Così freddo che il ragazzino venne stregato e rapito dalla regina delle nevi.

Nelle acque cristalline del profondo oceano vive il Re del Mare con le figlie. La più giovane, pur di conquistare il cuore di un principe, chiede alla strega degli abissi di trasformarle la lunga coda di pesce in un paio di gambe affusolate. La piccola sirena si avventura così sulla terra in cerca dell'amore, ma... Produzione Istituto Barlumen. Regia: Gaetano Cappa.

A jealous and evil queen casts a dreadful spell over her 12 stepchildren - she exiles her beautiful stepdaughter, Elise, and turns her 11 stepsons into wild swans. Princess Elise sets out to find her brothers and release them from the spell, but finds that she must perform a nearly impossible task to carry out the rescue - create coats of mail out of sharp nettles for each of her brothers, and not speak a word the entire time. Even the love of a king - and the treachery of his adviser - must not deter her from her task. Sigourney Weaver narrates this beautiful version of one of Hans Christian Andersen's most compelling tales.

In The Princess and the Pea, a prince who wants to marry a princess finds it difficult to ascertain whether a princess is authentically noble. On a stormy night, a bedraggled young woman claiming to be a princess seeks shelter in the prince's castle. The Prince’s mother tests the girl’s claim by placing three peas underneath the 20 mattresses laid out for her. A humorous tale about the absurdities of the noble.

Like everyone else in the kingdom, two clever swindlers understand the emperor's passion for new clothes. Claiming to be the creators of the richest and most beautiful cloth in the world, they cleverly announce that the magical garments they are weaving for the emperor are invisible to anyone lacking intelligence. Who will have the courage to speak the truth?

A peasant girl named Karen is adopted by a rich old lady after her mother's death and grows up vain and spoiled. Before her adoption, Karen had a rough pair of red shoes; now she has her adoptive mother buy her a pair of red shoes fit for a princess. After Karen repeatedly wears them to church, they begin to move by themselves, but she is able to get them off. One day, when her adoptive mother becomes ill, Karen goes to attend a party in her red shoes. A mysterious soldier appears and makes strange remarks about what beautiful dancing shoes Karen has.

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.

A selection of short stories for the holidays including classics from Hans Christian Andersen, Tolstoy and L. Frank Baum.

"The Little Match Girl" (Danish: Den Lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne, meaning "The little girl with the matchsticks") is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story, about a dying child's dreams and hope, was first published in 1845. It has been adapted to various media, including an animated short film, a television musical, and an animated virtual reality story called "Allumette". On a cold New Year's Eve, a poor, young girl tries to sell matches in the street.