The Travelling Companion

Name: The Travelling Companion
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
ISBN: 9798822650138

Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrator: Olga Makina

Unabridged: 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ririro

Published: 11/21/2022

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

The Travelling Companion of a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen. Johannes goes into the wide world and makes a loyal friend on his way. Together they get to a city with a princess. The two friends work together so that Johannes can marry her. The moral of the story is: do good deeds and you will be rewarded. Recommended for age 8+.

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 George on March 18, 2025

Did I ever read this before? It seems familiar and yet bizarre. I loved all the quirky details, the sky-blue bats and jewel-like green flies, the skeleton flower garden . . . and the ever-helpful travelling companion paired with the pure, generous John. Over the top, but I guess I was in the mood for......more

Goodreads review by Steff on March 08, 2021

| Reader Fox Blog | The Traveling Companion by Hans Christen Andersen is another of those stories that really subscribes to the whole women need male saviors and men and women will fall in love with each other despite barely knowing one another theme. And while ultimately it follows a pretty typ......more

Goodreads review by Avi on February 20, 2020

Seems like Hans Christian Andersen tried to make the original story super happy for little kids but ended up having the story super hallucinatory and disturbing, like he always does. It's like having a grandma in a flowery dress telling you this story, except that she always has this blank, artifici......more

Goodreads review by nithya :) on March 19, 2022

2.5☆: The ultimate wingman (I have no idea what this story is supposed to be abt lmao but it was fun to read)......more