The Complete Illustrated Works of Hans Christian Andersen | 
"The old street lamp" is a beautiful tale about leaving behind a whole life (hopefully) well lived. It can be interpreted in various ways: it could be about retirement, death, our place in our family. A warm and magical tale you can read here: https://tardisgrades.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-tale-day-old-street-lamp.html?m=1
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“The Two Brothers“ is a little tale to honour two important Danish personalities, Anders Sandoe Oersted and Hans Christian Oersted, who were brothers.
But I also see in this tale that there is more than one path to find the so-called “truth“ of the world. One can see the truth in many different ways. Some, like these two men, even devote their lives to it.
You can read the full tale here: https://shorturl.at/nopT3
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“The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweeper“ is a lovely little tale about forbidden love between two porcelain dolls, with a lot of sentiment, humour, and charming characters.
If you'd like to be charmed and amused, I invite you to read the full tale: https://tardisgrades.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-tale-day-shepherdess-and-chimney.htm...
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“The Wicked Prince“ reminds us that even greed has its limits and that, sometimes, the best weapons are the simplest ones. However, this tale can also be interpreted as a warning against colonialism and capitalism, since our world is so firmly built upon greed. Perhaps we should take care not to end up like the Prince of the story...
Read the tale and the full post: https://tardisgrades.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-tale-day-wicked-prince.html
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A proverb akin to our “stone soup“, “Soup on a Sausage-peg“ is a tale about making do with what we've got, and about the different ways to go about doing the same thing. After all, life is a big soup and it's all open to interpretation. Just make sure yours tastes good to you.
Does your culture have an equivalent tale? I'd love to hear it!
Read the full tale: https://tardisgrades.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-tale-day-soup-on-sausage-peg.html
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“The Red Shoes“ is a tale that tries to warn you about vanity and reminds you that duty should always come first. However, I dislike it when we tell the poor, or indeed anyone, that they should be proud of their hardship and not “distracted“ by beauty, money, or fun. I mean, the girl was just happy she had nice shoes...
Read the tale and let me know what you think: https://tardisgrades.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-tale-day-red-shoes.html
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“A picture from the fortress wall“ is a very short tale, just a little tiny morsel of a thing, about a prisoner who gets a glimpse of the beauty of the outside world and his heart is slightly changed by that moment. It's hard for me to say what this tale is about, but I have some theories.
What about you? What does this tale mean to you?
Full Post: https://tardisgrades.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-tale-day-picture-from-fortress-wall....
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“The Pigs“ is a very simple, amusing little tale about appreciating the beauty of what's right in front of us instead of dwelling in the past. It's about the changing of the seasons, not just in terms of weather, but the seasons of life. How things change and how you can choose to focus on the negative or choose to see the beauty around you instead.
Full post: https://tardisgrades.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-tale-day-pigs.html
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“The Puppet Showman“ is about the good old advice “Be careful what you wish for!“ A puppeteer tells the story of how someone helped him realize how miserable he would have been if his wish had come true. It also talks about the miracles we can find in every-day life.
What are some of the things in your daily life that make you feel a sense of wonder?
Full post: https://tardisgrades.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-tale-day-puppet-showman.html
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“Holger Danske“ isn't so much a tale per se but the exaltation of Danish history framed by a little story. We learn about the myth of Holger Danske, a man stuck in a cellar dreaming about the world, who'll come back out only when Denmark needs him.
Does your country/culture also have a story about a savior who'll return one day? I'd love to hear about it!
Full post: https://tardisgrades.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-tale-day-holger-danske.html
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The Loveliest Rose in the World has a very disappointing ending so I ended up also discussing the rose in “The Little Prince“. And it got me thinking: if you were dying, what would be the rose in your life that could save you? Would it be just one? Or have you tended to a whole garden of flowers, each unique in its own way?
Check out the whole blog post: https://tardisgrades.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-tale-day-loveliest-rose-in-world.htm...
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We start with a well-known timeless classic, “The Ugly Duckling“, where a swan's egg is hatched by a duck and the baby swan is then thought to be a very ugly duckling. It's a tale about how one's value can shift depending on the context and who we have around us.
Full article: https://tardisgrades.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-tale-day-ugly-duckling.html
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Inspired by @TheBookHippie and her daily #CHILDRENSCLASSICREAD2024 I'm starting my own version: I read a tale from“The Complete Illustrated Works of Hans Christian Andersen“ every day. This has given me the motivation I needed to finally read through this monster of a book!And, to get back into the habit of writing again, I'm writing about each tale on my blog (link in bio). Feel free to join in with your favorite tales and the hashtag #ATaleADay
