The Puppet-Show Man (Story Time, Episode 147)

Name: The Puppet-Show Man (Story Time, Episode 147)
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
ISBN: 9783711922045

Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Series: Story Time #147

Narrator: Sam Kusi

Unabridged: 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lauscher Audiobooks

Published: 07/25/2025

Categories: Fiction, Fairy Tales & Legends

Synopsis

On board the steamer was an elderly man with such a joyful face that if it didn't belie him he must have been the happiest person on earth. In fact, he said he was the happiest; I heard it from his own mouth. He was a Dane, a countryman of mine, and a traveling theatrical producer. His whole company was with him and lay in a large box, for he was the proprietor of a puppet show. He said that his natural cheerfulness had been enlightened by a Polytechnic student, and the experiment had left him completely happy. At first I didn't understand what he meant, but later he explained the whole thing to me, and here is the story.

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.

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