H. C. Andersen

The wild swans. Eleven brothers who've been turned into swans by their evil stepmother are saved by their beautiful sister. The nightingale. Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.

A young girl feels a pea through many mattresses and proves she is a real princess.

Little Ida discovers the reason her flowers look so tired in the morning when they were so pretty the evening before.

A collection of familiar and unfamiliar tales from Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen, along with notes and an essay introducing the author and his times.

The strength of a little girl's love enables her to overcome many obstacles and free a boy from the Snow Queen's spell.

Karen's great pride, her red shoes, doom her to dance forever, until a drastic action and much repentance and suffering bring her the forgiveness she has craved.

The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.