The Swineherd

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is a famous Danish fairy tale writer. He was neither married nor had children. But still his tales are appreciated by kids and brought him fame. Everybody knows such stories as "The Ugly Duckling", "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid", "The Emperor's New Clothes" etc. Many cartoons and movies were created based on his fairy tales. Nowadays they are still popular and read by people all over the world. The main character of "The Swineherd" is a prince, who wanted to marry the Emperor's daughter. He sent her two wonderful presents, but she didn't like them and rejected his proposal. So prince dressed up as a swineherd and got a job in the castle. What happened next? Did he finally marry the princess or not? Read "The Swineherd" and find it out.