The Tinderbox

Name: The Tinderbox
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
ISBN: 9798822654372

Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrator: Olga Makina

Unabridged: 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ririro

Published: 11/21/2022

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales

Synopsis

The Tinderbox is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. A poor soldier meets a witch, he helps her get a special tinderbox. Then he steals the tinderbox from her. He becomes a rich man and falls in love with the princess, but he's not allowed to marry her, because he is a soldier... The moral of the story is: greed can lead to terrible things. Recommended for 8+.

About Hans Christian Andersen

Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) originally trained as a singer and actor, but he gained fame with his fairy tales, which were not meant merely for children but for adults as well. Andersen frequently used a colloquial style that disguises the sophisticated moral teachings of his tales. Many of Andersen's fairy tales depict characters who gain happiness in life after suffering and enduring conflicts. "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Mermaid" are Andersen's most intimate works. A playwright and novelist as well as the author of children's tales, Andersen publications include the novels The Improvisatore and Only a Fiddler, as well as his personal memoirs, The Fairy Tale of My Life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melissa (Sailing the Greek Isles)

This is an interesting short fairy tale-esqe story. It is reminiscent of Aladdin/Ali Baba tales, but it is also unique in that it is mostly full of grey areas, rather than being the black/white or good/evil of most fairy tales. It's a bit creepy, and as I read a review of it earlier today I decided......more

Goodreads review by فؤاد

تصور کنید وقتی دارید از جنگ بر می گردید، یه پیرزن توی جاده بهتون میگه: برو توی این گودال، هر چی خواستی طلا بردار، ولی یه قوطی فندک جادویی اونجاست، اون رو برام بیار. شما میرید هر چی می خواید طلا بر می دارید، قوطی فندک رو هم بر میدارید و میاید بیرون. با خودتون میگید: چرا بدمش به پیرزنه؟ پس می زنید پیرز......more

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs

I love the fairy tales by Hans Christian Anderson, I think there really quite enchanting. The Tinderbox is one of the short tales in this edition and it depicts the life of a greedy, and quite cunning, solider. A witch has tasked him with fetching her tinderbox from a well, as a reward he gets to ke......more

Goodreads review by Ken

This edition comprised of nine short fairy tales, with The Tinder-Box and Thumbelina being the strongest in this collection. I'd brought this as a keepsake whilst visiting the Hans Christian Andersen Fairy tale House attraction I Copenhagen a few years ago and thought it would be ideal to read a coup......more

Goodreads review by cypt

Nuostabaus grožio Vladyslavo Jerko iliustracijos... Norisi žiūrėt ir žiūrėt!!! Pasaka tai apie tai, kaip mafija (Matijošaitis??) valdo :D Kareivis išgirdo iš senutės, kad yra stebuklingas rūsys su 3 šunim ir belekiek pinigų, ir jis gali visus pinigus pasiimt, jei tik atneš jai skiltuvą. Jis prisirink......more