The Princess and the Pea
A prince searches the world for a real princess. On a stormy night, a soaking-wet girl knocks at the palace gate, and the queen has a clever way to test her: a single…
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish writer best known for fairy tales that mix wonder, humor, and, at times, sadness. Here you can read stories such as “The Little Match Girl,” “The Nightingale,” and “The Ugly Duckling”; every story is free to read or listen to, with a natural voice reading aloud.
The Little Match Girl
On a freezing New Year's Eve, a poor little girl tries to sell matches in the snowy street.
The Swineherd
A poor prince who wants to marry the emperor's daughter sends her a rose and a nightingale, and she refuses both.
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
One of twenty-five tin soldiers has only one leg, but stands as firmly as the rest.
The Emperor's New Clothes
Two swindlers promise a vain emperor a suit of cloth so fine that fools can't see it.
The Red Shoes
Little Karen loves her shiny red shoes more than anything, even in church.
The Fir Tree
A little fir tree in the forest wants only to be tall, and then to be chosen as a Christmas tree.
The Nightingale
The Emperor of China learns that the most wonderful thing in his empire is the song of a little grey nightingale.
The Ugly Duckling
Mocked and chased away by every creature in the farmyard for being big, grey and ugly, a lonely young bird survives a hard winter, and in spring discovers what he…
Thumbelina
A tiny girl, no bigger than a thumb, is born from a flower. Carried off by a toad, then a beetle, then promised to a mole, she longs for the sunshine, until she saves…
The Shadow
A scholar from the cold north loses his shadow in the hot south, and years later it comes back, richer than he is, and ready to take his place.
The Little Mermaid
Deep under the sea, the youngest mermaid princess falls in love with a human prince.
The Snow Queen
A splinter of a demon's mirror lodges in little Kay's eye and heart, and the Snow Queen carries him off to her frozen palace.
Can I read Hans Christian Andersen stories for free?
Yes. Every story on Pagehush is free to read, with no ads, and you can read on your phone.
Can I listen to Hans Christian Andersen stories?
Yes. Any story on Pagehush can be read aloud in a natural voice, for free and without ads.