Andersen's Fairy Tales
by H. C. Andersen (1805–1875)
- Level
- A2 A2 · Elementary
- Audiobook
- 5 h 51 min
- Read by
- Gesine, Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), Robert Garrison, Alessia, Alice Elizabeth Still, Amanda, Claudine Chen, Denny Sayers (d. 2015), Dilini Jayasinghe, Fox in the Stars, Kevin McAsh, Sean McGaughey, Taylor Burton-Edward, Tracy Hall, scrappylibrarian
- Words
- 58,220
- Chapters
- 20
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How it begins
Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre or the chase, except for the opportunities then afforded him for displaying his new clothes. He had a different suit for each hour of the day; and as of any other king or emperor, one is accustomed to say, “he is sitting in council,” it was always said of him, “The Emperor is sitting in his wardrobe.”
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Public domain. The text is from Project Gutenberg and the recording from LibriVox, both made by volunteers — thank you. Readuet is not affiliated with either.
