Hans Christian Andersen

Wonderful Stories for Children Hans Christian Andersen

For Andersen, 1845 is heralded as a breakthrough year in which four different translations of his fairy tales were published. The Little Mermaid appeared in the periodical Bentley's Miscellany, and was shortly followed by this, a second volume entitled Wonderful Stories for Children (source: Wikipedia). Contents include: * Olé Luckoiè-the Story-teller At Night * The Daisy * The Naughty Boy * Tommelise * The Rose-elf * The Garden Of Paradise * A Night In The Kitchen * Little Ida's Flowers * The Constant Tin Soldier * The StorksThere is nobody in all this world who knows so many tales as Olé Luckoiè! He can tell tales! In an evening, when a child sits so nicely at the table, or on its little stool, Olé Luckoiè comes. He comes so quietly into the house, for he walks without shoes; he opens the door without making any noise, and then he flirts sweet milk into the children's eyes; but so gently, so very gently, that they cannot keep their eyes open, and, therefore, they never see him; he steals softly behind them and blows gently on their necks, and thus their heads become heavy. Oh yes!