Browse Stories

A snowman built by boys falls in love with a warm stove, a longing that ultimately leads to his melting demise as winter ends.

A learned man's shadow detaches itself, gains independence, and ultimately usurps its former master's life and identity.

A poor young girl experiences beautiful visions through her matches as she freezes to death on New Year's Eve.

A poor girl named Karen receives magical red shoes that force her to dance uncontrollably until she repents and finds peace.

A young girl named Gerda embarks on a perilous journey to rescue her friend Kay from the clutches of the icy Snow Queen.

A Chinese emperor prefers a mechanical bird to a real nightingale until the real bird's song saves him from death.

An outcast duckling endures hardship and ridicule only to discover he is actually a beautiful swan.

A one-legged tin soldier falls in love with a paper ballerina, endures perilous adventures, and meets a fiery end alongside her.

A prince tests a potential bride's royalty by seeing if she can feel a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds.

A soldier uses a magical tinderbox found in a hollow tree to summon powerful dogs, gain riches, overcome obstacles, and ultimately win a princess.

A tiny girl, no bigger than a thumb, embarks on extraordinary adventures after being stolen from her home, eventually finding happiness with the king of the flower spirits.

Two swindlers convince an emperor they can weave clothes invisible to the stupid or unfit, leading to the emperor parading naked until a child points it out.