Hans Christian Andersen Audio books for children
Adapted by Sue Reid
Once
there were twenty-five tin soldiers. They were all made out of
the same tin kitchen spoon and were all alike
– except for one. This soldier had
only one leg. He was the last to be
moulded and there had not been enough tin to give him two. But
he
stood just as straight and proud as
his brothers, in his smart red and blue uniform, his musket over one shoulder.
The
soldiers were a birthday present for
a little boy. The boy was very
pleased with his soldiers and he took them out of their box and stood them up on a table. The
table
was already covered with toys. The
prettiest toy of all was a paper castle. It had little windows
so you could see into the rooms and
in front of it were tiny trees around
a lake of glass. On its surface were
little swans made out of wax. In the castle’s open doorway stood a
girl.
