Hans Christian Andersen

When it grew dark, a number of colored lamps were lightedКогда стемнело, зажгли несколько разноцветных лампthe sailors and royal family danced merrily on the deckМатросы и королевская семья весело танцевали на палубеThe little mermaid could not help thinking of her birthdayРусалочка не могла не думать о своем дне рожденияthe day that she rose out of the sea for the first timeДень, когда она впервые поднялась из моряsimilar joyful festivities were celebrated on that dayТакие же радостные гуляния отмечались и в этот деньshe thought about the wonder and hope she felt that dayОна думала о чуде и надежде, которые она испытала в тот деньwith those pleasant memories, she too joined in the danceС этими приятными воспоминаниями она тоже присоединилась к танцуon her paining feet, she poised herself in the airСтоя на ноющих ногах, она парила в воздухеthe way a swallow poises itself when in pursued of preyТо, как ласточка держится в погоне за добычейthe sailors and the servants cheered her wonderinglyМатросы и слуги с удивлением приветствовали ееShe had never danced so gracefully beforeНикогда раньше она не танцевала так грациозноHer tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knivesЕе нежные ноги казались порезанными острыми ножамиbut she cared little for the pain of her feetНо она мало заботилась о боли в ногахthere was a much sharper pain piercing her heartСердце пронзила гораздо более острая боль

When it grew dark, a number of colored lamps were lighted辺りが暗くなると、色とりどりのランプがいくつも灯されたthe sailors and royal family danced merrily on the deck船員と王室は甲板で陽気に踊ったThe little mermaid could not help thinking of her birthday人魚姫は自分の誕生日を思い出さずにはいられませんでしたthe day that she rose out of the sea for the first time彼女が初めて海から上がった日similar joyful festivities were celebrated on that dayこの日も同様の楽しいお祭りが祝われましたshe thought about the wonder and hope she felt that day彼女はあの日感じた驚きと希望に思いを馳せたwith those pleasant memories, she too joined in the danceその楽しい思い出とともに、彼女もダンスに参加しましたon her paining feet, she poised herself in the air痛む足で、彼女は宙に浮いたthe way a swallow poises itself when in pursued of preyツバメが獲物を追いかけているときの構え方the sailors and the servants cheered her wonderingly水夫や召使たちは不思議そうに彼女を喝采したShe had never danced so gracefully beforeあんなに優雅に踊ったのは初めてだったHer tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knives彼女の柔らかな足は、鋭利なナイフで切られたかのようだったbut she cared little for the pain of her feetしかし、彼女は足の痛みをほとんど気にかけなかったthere was a much sharper pain piercing her heart心臓に鋭い痛みが走った

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Ni allai'r m r-forwyn fach helpu i feddwl am ei phen-blwyddThe little mermaid could not help thinking of her birthdayy dydd y cododd hi o'r m r am y tro cyntafthe day that she rose out of the sea for the first timeDathlwyd dathliadau llawen tebyg ar y diwrnod hwnnwsimilar joyful festivities were celebrated on that dayMeddyliodd am y rhyfeddod a'r gobaith ei bod hi'n teimlo'r diwrnod hwnnwshe thought about the wonder and hope she felt that daygyda'r atgofion dymunol hynny, ymunodd hithau hefyd yn y ddawnswith those pleasant memories, she too joined in the danceAr ei thraed poenus, fe wnaeth hi ei hysgwyd ei hun yn yr awyron her paining feet, she poised herself in the airy ffordd y mae gwennol yn potsio ei hun pan yn erlid ysglyfaeththe way a swallow poises itself when in pursued of preyRoedd y morwyr a'r gweision yn ei chanmol yn rhyfeddolthe sailors and the servants cheered her wonderinglyDoedd hi erioed wedi dawnsio mor o'r blaenShe had never danced so gracefully beforeRoedd ei thraed tendr yn teimlo fel pe baent wedi'u torri chyllyll miniogHer tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knivesond nid oedd hi'n gofalu fawr am boen ei thraedbut she cared little for the pain of her feetroedd poen llawer mwy miniog yn tyllu ei chalonthere was a much sharper pain piercing her heart

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

La petite sir ne ne put s'emp cher de penser son anniversaireThe little mermaid could not help thinking of her birthdayle jour o elle est sortie de la mer pour la premi re foisthe day that she rose out of the sea for the first timeDes festivit s joyeuses similaires ont t c l br es ce jour-l similar joyful festivities were celebrated on that dayElle pensa l' merveillement et l'espoir qu'elle avait ressentis ce jour-l she thought about the wonder and hope she felt that dayAvec ces souvenirs agr ables, elle aussi s'est jointe la dansewith those pleasant memories, she too joined in the danceSur ses pieds douloureux, elle s' leva dans les airson her paining feet, she poised herself in the airla fa on dont une hirondelle se tient en quilibre lorsqu'elle est poursuivie par une proiethe way a swallow poises itself when in pursued of preyLes matelots et les domestiques l'acclam rent avec tonnementthe sailors and the servants cheered her wonderinglyElle n'avait jamais dans avec autant de gr ceShe had never danced so gracefully beforeSes pieds tendres semblaient avoir t coup s avec des couteaux tranchantsHer tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knivesmais elle se souciait peu de la douleur de ses piedsbut she cared little for the pain of her feetIl y avait une douleur beaucoup plus aigu qui transper ait son coeurthere was a much sharper pain piercing her heart

The little mermaid could not help thinking of her birthdayРусалочка не могла не думати про свій день народженняthe day that she rose out of the sea for the first timeДень, коли вона вперше піднялася з моряsimilar joyful festivities were celebrated on that dayПодібні радісні гуляння відзначалися і в цей деньshe thought about the wonder and hope she felt that dayВона думала про подив і надію, які відчула того дняwith those pleasant memories, she too joined in the danceЗ цими приємними спогадами вона теж приєдналася до танцюon her paining feet, she poised herself in the airНа своїх хворих ногах вона піднялася в повітряthe way a swallow poises itself when in pursued of preyТе, як ластівка врівноважується, коли її переслідують здобичthe sailors and the servants cheered her wonderinglyМатроси і слуги здивовано підбадьорювали їїShe had never danced so gracefully beforeВона ще ніколи не танцювала так граціозноHer tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knivesЇї ніжні ноги були наче порізані гострими ножамиbut she cared little for the pain of her feetАле її мало хвилював біль у ногахthere was a much sharper pain piercing her heartНабагато гостріший біль пронизав її серце

Recopilatorio de los cuentos m s emblem ticos del autor dan s. Los cuentos aqu recogidos, cuidadosamente seleccionados y traducidos por Eva Li bana, son una muestra representativa de los m s de doscientos que escribi el autor dan s. Sus relatos figuran entre las obras m s traducidas del mundo y siguen despertando la imaginaci n de los ni os que acceden a sus historias. Perros extravagantes que conceden deseos, princesas exquisitas, viajes fascinantes a lomos de una golondrina, porqueros aristocr ticos y emperadores que desfilan desnudos. Todas las historias seleccionadas estimulan la fantas a y constituyen una herencia cultural de enorme valor. El volumen incluye: El encendedor de yesca , Claus n y Claus n , La princesa y el guisante , Pulgarcita , La Sirenita , El traje nuevo del emperador , El porquero , El ruise or , El patito feo , La peque a cerillera , La gota de agua , Es la pura verdad y Hans el Torpe

First published in 1844, The Fir Tree is a moving short story about a tree that is so desperate to grow up that it cannot appreciate the present. Following the tree from its early years until it is big enough to be cut down and used as a Christmas tree, it highlights the importance of living in the moment, and offers a topical and bleak outlook on our use of nature. Part of Renard's successful Christmas Card Classics series, 25% of the RRP of each book sold goes to the Three Peas, a small charity supporting refugees. 'Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales have captivated generations with their blend of plain language, unbridled imagination and haunting strangeness.' Philippa Gregory