Hans Andersen

The Princess and the Pea.

The Princess and the Pea.

And the matches gave such a brilliant light that it was brighter than at noon-day: never formerly had the grandmother read more

And the matches gave such a brilliant light that it was brighter than at noon-day: never formerly had the grandmother been so beautiful and so tall. She took the little maiden, on her arm, and both flew in brightness and in joy so high, so very high, and then above was neither cold, nor hunger, nor anxiety--they were with God.

Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers

Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers

Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.

Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.

Many, many steeples would have to be stacked one on top of another to reach from the bottom to the read more

Many, many steeples would have to be stacked one on top of another to reach from the bottom to the surface of the sea.