Literature. Part hundred thirteen.

                                                  The Story of Little Muck by Wilhelm Hauff. 

Little Muck was a little person. His father died.

Little Muck worked for an old woman. Then he left and took his shoes. These shoes were magical. They could transport the Little Muck wherever he wanted very quickly.

So, the Little Muck became the king’s runner. Then he was deprived of the magic shoes.

The Little Muck found two fig trees. If person ate figs from the first tree, then donkey ears would grow, but if person ate figs from the second tree, then donkey ears would disappear. 

He changed his clothes and went to the palace. There Little Muck treated the king to figs and he became ugly.

The king hoped for a recovery, but Little Muck didn’t give him the healing figs. The Little Muck only took his magic shoes.

There are many different movies and cartoons about this fairy tale.

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Literature. Part ninety two.

                                                     "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen.

Once upon a time there was a Chinese emperor. He had a palace. Also, this emperor had a huge garden. A nightingale lived in this garden, he sang very beautifully.

Everyone admired the singing of the nightingale and wrote about it. Then this bird sang for the emperor himself and he liked it.

Then an artificial nightingale appeared in the palace. Everyone began to listen to the new bird. Also, it sang beautifully, but after a while she stopped.

One day the emperor became very ill. He almost died. But a living nightingale flew to him and sang for the emperor. So, the bird saved him.

Literature. Part fifty five.

                                             "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen.

Once upon a time in the sea was a kingdom with princesses. These princesses were mermaids. Then they became fifteen-yearsold the girls could see the surface and people.

So, one mermaid noticed ship in the sea. There was a prince. She saved him after an accident.

The mermaid understood that she fell in love with him. She decided go to the witch. She gave the little mermaid legs, but took her voice.

Young girl met the prince. They were in the palace. But the mermaid couldn't talk.

The prince didn't know that she saved his life. He met another girl with mermaid's voice. Young man wanted to marry her.

On the ship were mermaid, prince, and his bride. The little mermaid was very sad.

Other mermaid princesses told about the witch. Before evening the little mermaid must kill the prince. Or she becomes sea foam.

But she saved the prince again. The poor girl decided to become sea foam.

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