Fairy tales and bedtime story by Hans Christian Andersen

The most beautiful fairy tales and bedtime stories for kids written by Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. Read online all the short and long tales of Hans Christian Andersen, such as: The little mermaid, The Nightingale, The Tinder-Box, The little match-seller, The Phoenix bird, The princess and the pea, Little Claus and big Claus, The ugly duckling, The snow queen, The Emperor’s New Clothes.


"From Rags to Riches: The Life and Works of Hans Christian Andersen"
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, poet, and playwright who lived from 1805 to 1875. He is best known for his fairy tales, which have become beloved classics of children's literature worldwide. Some of his most famous works include "The Little Mermaid," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Emperor's New Clothes," and "Thumbelina."

Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark, to a poor family. As a child, he was sent to school, but he found it difficult to fit in and struggled with his studies. Despite these challenges, he had a vivid imagination and a love of storytelling, which led him to pursue a career as a writer.

After moving to Copenhagen in 1819, Andersen began publishing his stories and gained recognition for his work. He continued to write throughout his life, producing over 150 fairy tales and other works, including novels, travelogues, and plays.

Andersen's stories often feature themes of social inequality, hardship, and perseverance, reflecting his own experiences of poverty and adversity. His work has inspired generations of readers and writers and continues to be celebrated today as a testament to the power of imagination and storytelling.


Complete list of fairy tales and bedtime stories written by Hans Christian Andersen
1. A cheerful temper
2. A Great Grief or Heartache
3. A leaf from heaven
4. A picture from the ramparts
5. A rose from Homer's grave
6. A story
7. A story from the sand dunes
8. A string of pearls
9. Anne Lisbeth
10. At the uttermost parts of the sea
11. Aunty
12. Aunty Toothache
13". Beautiful" or Beauty of Form and Beauty of Mind"
14. By the almshouse window
15. Chicken Grethe's family
16. Children's prattle
17. Clumsy Hans or Silly Hans or Blockhead Hans or (Jack the Dullard)
18. "Dance, dance, doll of mine!"
19. Everything in its proper place
20. Five peas from a pod or The Pea Blossom
21. Godfather's picture book
22. Grandmother
23. Great-Grandfather
24. Holger Danske
25. Ib and little Christina
26. In a thousand years
27. In the children's room
28. In the duck yard or The Portuguese Duck
29. Kept secret but not forgotten
30. Little Claus and big Claus
31. Little Ida's flowers
32. Little Tuk
33. Luck may lie in a pin
34. Moving day
35. Ole the tower-keeper
36. Ole-Luk-Oie, the Dream-God
37. On judgment day
38. Peiter, Peter, and Peer
39. Pen and inkstand
40. She was good for nothing


41. Something
42. Soup from a sausage skewer
43. Sunshine stories
44. The A-B-C book
45. The angel
46. The Beetle who went on his Travels
47. The bell, or Nature's Music
48. The bell deep
49. The bird of folklore
50. The bishop of Börglum and his men
51. The bottle neck
52. The brave tin soldier
53. The buckwheat
54. The butterfly
55. The candles
56. The child in the grave
57. The comet
58. The cripple
59. The daisy
60. The darning-needle
61. The days of the week
62. The drop of water
63. The dryad
64. The elderbush or Elder-Tree Mother
65. The elf of the rose
66. The elfin hill or The Elf Mound
67. The emperor's new Clothes
68. The farm-yard rooster and the weather-rooster
69. The fir tree
70. The flax
71. The flea and the professor
72. The flying trunk
73. The galoshes of fortune
74. The garden of paradise
75. The gardener and the noble family
76. The gate key
77. The girl who trod on the loaf
78. The goblin and the huckster
79. The goblin and the woman
80. The Golden treasure


81. The great sea serpent
82. The happy family
83. The ice maiden or Rudy and Babette
84. The Jewish girl or The Jewish Maiden
85. The jumper
86. The last dream of the old oak
87. The last pearl
88. The little green ones
89. The little match-seller
90. The little mermaid
91. The loveliest rose in the world
92. The marsh king's daughter
93. The metal pig
94. The moneybox or The Money-Pig
95. The most incredible thing
96. The naughty boy
97. The neighbouring families
98. The new century's Goddess
99. The Nightingale
100. The old bachelor's nightcap
101. The old church bell
102. The old grave-stone
103. The old house
104. The old street lamp
105. The Philosopher’s Stone
106. The Phoenix bird
107. The porter's son
108. The princess and the pea
109. The psyche
110. The puppet-show man
111. The races
112. The rags
113. The red shoes
114. The shadow
115. The shepherdess and the sweep
116. The shirt-collar
117. The silent book or The Dumb Book
118. The silver shilling
119. The snail and the rosebush or The Snail and the Rose Tree
120. The snow queen


121. The snowdrop
122. The snowman
123. The Shepherd's Story of the Bond of Friendship
124. The stone of the wise man
125. The storks
126. The storm shifts the signboards
127. The story of a mother
128. The story of the year
129. The swan's nest
130. The Sweethearts; or, The Top and the Ball
131. The swineherd
132. The Talisman
133. The Tallow Candle
134. The teapot
135. The thorny road of honor
136. The tinder-box
137. The toad
138. The travelling companion
139. The ugly duckling
140. The wicked prince
141. The wild swans
142. The Will-o'-the-Wisps are in town, says the Moor-woman
143. The wind tells about Valdemar Daae and his daughters
144. The windmill
145. There is a difference
146. There is no doubt about it or It's Quite True!
147. Thumbelina
148. Twelve by the mail
149. Two brothers
150. Two maidens
151. Under the willow tree
152. Vänö and Glänö
153. What happened to the thistle
154. What old Johanne told
155. What one can invent
156. What the Moon Saw
157. What the old man does is always right
158. What the whole family said
159. Which was the happiest?