The Flying Trunk

Name: The Flying Trunk
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
ISBN: 9798822652125

Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrator: Olga Makina

Unabridged: 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ririro

Published: 11/21/2022

Categories: Fiction, Fairy Tales & Legends

Synopsis

The Flying Trunk is a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen, inspired by 1001 Arabian Nights. A poor boy has no possessions, but gets a suitcase from a kind man. The boy has nothing to put in the suitcase, so he sits in it himself and he discovers it can fly! The moral of the story is: be thankful and grateful for what you have and stay humble. Recommended for age 4+.

About Hans Christian Andersen

Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) originally trained as a singer and actor, but he gained fame with his fairy tales, which were not meant merely for children but for adults as well. Andersen frequently used a colloquial style that disguises the sophisticated moral teachings of his tales. Many of Andersen's fairy tales depict characters who gain happiness in life after suffering and enduring conflicts. "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Mermaid" are Andersen's most intimate works. A playwright and novelist as well as the author of children's tales, Andersen publications include the novels The Improvisatore and Only a Fiddler, as well as his personal memoirs, The Fairy Tale of My Life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bionic Jean

The Flying Trunk or "Den flyvende Kuffert" is a rather odd fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published in 1839. The tale tells of a young man, a merchant's son, who inherits a large sum of money when his father dies. However he works through it very quickly, spend......more

Goodreads review by Huda

Be careful, because if you do not, your life will be in danger! Nice lesson ! :) أ الالتزام و الحرص .. و الا ففى المقابل حياتك ! درس لطيف :)......more

Goodreads review by K. Anna

I have arranged my takeaway thoughts into a haiku: “Magical or not, There’s no windfall that can fix A careless man’s lot.”......more

Goodreads review by Amelia

FULL REVIEW ON MY WEBSITE [URL not allowed] I gotta be honest here and say that after reading all of the stories written by Hans Christian Andersen, this one wasn’t the best. This story doesn’t have any moral, reading it as an adult isn’t as fun as it would be for a child. All of......more