the Brave Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen（1838） theRE were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers， who were all brothers， for they had been made out of the same old tin spoon. They shouldered arms a

the Young Donkey 小驴儿 Once upon a time there was a king and a queen who were rich and had all they wanted except that they had no children. The queen bewailed this day and night, saying: I am like a fi

the Storks by Hans Christian Andersen（1838） ON the last house in a little village the storks had built a nest， and the mother stork sat in it with her four young ones， who stretched out their necks an

the Fox and the Crow A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. Thats for me, as I am a Fox, said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot o

THE TRAVELLING MUSICIANS An honest farmer had once an ass that had been a faithful servant to him a GREat many years， but was now growing old and every day more and more unfit for work. His master the

the Rose Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Once there was a poor woman who had two children. The youngest one had to go into the forest every day to fetch wood. Once when he had gone a very long way to find woo

the Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen（1838） FAR away in the land to which the swallows fly when it is winter， dwelt a king who had eleven sons， and one daughter， named Eliza. The eleven brothers w

the Elf of the Rose by Hans Christian Andersen（1839） IN the midst of a garden GREw a rose-tree， in full blossom， and in the prettiest of all the roses lived an elf. He was such a little wee thing， tha

A GREedy dog went into a butchers shop and stole a big juicy bone. He ran away so fast that the butcher could not catch him. He ran out into the fields with his bone. He was going to eat it all by him

the Wicked Prince by Hans Christian Andersen（1840） theRE lived once upon a time a wicked prince whose heart and mind were set upon conquering all the countries of the world， and on frightening the peo