Project Gutenberg 2016-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 204 Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian) 1805 1875 Andersen, Hans Christian Kubin, Alfred 1877 1959 Märchen (Illustriert von Alfred Kubin) Die Nachtigall -- Die kleine Seejungfrau -- Der Reisekamerad. Produced by Jens Sadowski "Märchen (Illustriert von Alfred Kubin)" by H. C. Andersen is a collection of fairy tales likely written in the early 19th century. This enchanting anthology includes well-known stories like "Die Nachtigall" (The Nightingale), "Die kleine Seejungfrau" (The Little Mermaid), and "Der Reisekamerad" (The Travel Companion), highlighting the magical and often moralistic themes characteristic of Andersen's work. The opening of the collection begins with the tale of "Die Nachtigall." In a splendid Chinese palace, the emperor learns of a remarkable nightingale whose song enchants all who hear it, including the poor fisherman who listens at night. Despite its fame, the emperor has never heard the bird sing until he demands it be brought to his court. A young kitchen girl ultimately leads the emperor’s emissaries to the enchanting nightingale, setting off a series of events that speak to the themes of authenticity versus artifice as the emperor soon receives a mechanical nightingale—one that lacks the soul and emotional depth of the real bird. The tale sets the stage for explorations of beauty, truth, and the ephemeral nature of life through the lens of Andersen's signature storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Fairy tales PZ Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: German Literature 163277 2025-07-20T11:53:31.563905 text/html 140108 2024-10-22T23:45:16 text/html 1105214 2025-07-20T11:53:35.021912 application/epub+zip 1106912 2025-07-20T11:53:32.484953 application/epub+zip 112442 2025-07-20T11:53:32.032935 application/epub+zip 1162850 2025-07-20T11:53:36.946898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1144334 2025-07-20T11:53:34.494943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154104 2022-09-23T07:39:59.946146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140226 2025-07-20T11:53:31.176911 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120504 2024-10-22T23:45:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17375 2025-07-20T11:53:37.083886 application/rdf+xml 20315 2025-07-20T11:53:32.105922 image/jpeg 3339 2025-07-20T11:53:32.069900 image/jpeg 1085488 2025-07-20T11:53:31.649973 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia