FAIRY TALES

Hans Andersens evocative stories blend wit and pathos, his light but shrewd touch revealing the selfishness and stupidity of man. In The Emperors New Clothes it makes a child to point out the Emperors foolishness and his excess of pride eventually makes him a laughing stock. His stupidity is therefore punished, just as the modesty and good nature of The Ugly Ducking is justly rewarded in the end. It contains favourites such as The Little Mermaid, The Princess and the Pea and The Snow Queen.