18m
The Tinderbox
Author:
Hans Christian Andersen (4)
Reader: Karine Hovhannisyan (100)
Category:
Children Literature (128)
Fairy Tale (253)
Translator:
Harutyun Harutyunyan (32)
Age Recommendation: 6+
"The Tinderbox" (Danish: Fyrtøjet) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a soldier who acquires a magic tinderbox capable of summoning three powerful dogs to do his bidding. When the soldier has one of the dogs transport a sleeping princess to his room, he is sentenced to death but cunningly summons the dogs to save his life.