Wild Swans

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is one of the most famous storytellers in the world. Born in a poor family of a shoe and laundress. Despite a difficult life, a boy from early childhood was immersed in a fabulous world: his father often read fairy tales aloud to him, and a tendency to fantasies and dreaminess helped him cope with life hardships. At the age of 14, Andersen went to Copenhagen so that, as he told his mother, to "become famous".
Fantastic story "On foot from the canal of the Holmen to the eastern end of the Amager", published in 1829, was favorably met by the reading public and brought fame to the writer. In 1833, Andersen received the royal grant and went to travel. For a year and a half, he visited Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy. The journey very inspired the writer, and in 1835 he publishes his first collection of fairy tales. The book immediately became popular and was a great success. In total, Andersen wrote more than 160 fairy tales.
This collection includes world -famous fairy tales: "Wild swans", "Fiery" and "Mermaid". They were repeatedly filmed, cartoons were removed on them, these tales formed the basis of ballet ("Wild swans"), musical and anime series ("Mermaid").
The heroes of fairy tales are experiencing amazing adventures: Eliza is desperately trying to save his brothers from the spell of the evil sorceress, the soldier shows the courage and resourcefulness, which ultimately bring him to the royal throne, the young mermaid seeks to find his soul and won the prince"s love. Each of these heroes has a dream, and each of them brave and stubbornly goes to it, overcoming obstacles and danger. The fidelity and devotion of Elisa to her brothers, the ingenuity of the cheerful soldier and the selfless love of the little mermaid for the beautiful prince invariably cause sympathy and sympathy among young readers, teach them to believe in themselves, not abandon their dreams and know that the world is full of miracles, that it is always in it Good and justice win.
For primary school age.
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