Die schönsten Märchen
Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.
More by Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
Thumbelina
La Petite Sirene (French Well Loved Tales)
Princess and the Pea
Lille pige med svovlstikkerne
Kate Greenaway's Original Drawings for The Snow Queen
The emperor's new clothes
Hans Christian Andersen's The Fir Tree
Wild Swans (6016)
The tinderbox
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
Hello Kitty Thumbelina
Chappie’s discussion starters
🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.
- Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
- Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
- What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
- If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
- Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?