The Swineherd

Name: The Swineherd
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
ISBN: 9798822663206

Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrator: Olga Makina

Unabridged: 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ririro

Published: 11/21/2022

Categories: Fiction, Fairy Tales & Legends

Synopsis

The Swineherd is a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen. A spoiled princess refuses the gifts of an honest prince. He disguises himself as a swineherd and the princess is intrigued by him. The moral of the story is: don't fall for easy tricks. Recommended for age 6+.

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 SoRoLi (Sonja) ♡

Ich mag Märchen, und Hans Christian Andersen hat auch einige sehr schöne Märchen geschrieben. "Die Prinzessin und der Schweinehirt" gehört zwar nicht zu meinen Lieblingsmärchen von ihm, aber es ist dennoch ein schönes Märchen mit einer guten Botschaft. Ich kenne Varianten des Märchens mit Happy End......more

Goodreads review by Bionic Jean

The Swineherd is one of the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, with a heavily moral and melancholy feel. It is about about an arrogant princess, and the price she eventually pays for her pride. The story was first published as "Svinedrengen", in December 1841. Here is one of the fi......more

Goodreads review by فؤاد

بازنويسى خوکچران هانس کریستین اندرسن با تصرف (مخصوصاً در پايان بندى قصه، كه مال اندرسن به طرز عجيبى بد تموم شد!) یه روزی از روزها، یه شاهزاده ای بود که عاشق یه شاهزاده خانمی از کشور همسایه شده بود. شاهزاده برای خواستگاری، کلی هدیه فرستاد برای شاهزاده خانم. اما شاهزاده خانم از هیچ کدوم از هدیه ها خوشش......more

Goodreads review by M.M. Strawberry

This is... a pretty weird story. Not one of Andersen's best IMHO.......more