Something

"I'm going to be Something," said the eldest of five brothers.

The Nightcap of the "Pebersvend"

There is a street in Copenhagen that bears the odd name of Hysken Street. Why is it called that? And what does "Hysken" mean?

Soup From a Sausage Peg

"That was a perfectly delightful dinner yesterday," one old female mouse told another, who had not attended the feast.

The Bottle Neck

In the narrow, crooked street, among several shabby dwellings, stood a very tall and very narrow house, the framework of which had given so that it was out of joint in every direction.

The Bell Deep

"Ding-dong! Ding-dong!" rings out from the Bell Deep in the Odense River. And what sort of river is that?

A String of Pearls

The railroad in Denmark still only extends from Copenhagen to Korsoer; it is a string of pearls.

The Jewish Girl

Among the other children in the charity school was a little Jewish girl, clever and good -- in fact, the brightest of them all.

The Thorny Road of Honor

There is an old fairy tale: "The Thorny Road of Honor was trodden by a marksman named Bryde, to whom came great honor and dignity, but not until after manifold adversities and peril of life."

Ib and Little Christine

Near the river Gudenaa in the forest of Silkeborg, a great ridge of land rises. This ridge is called Aasen, and it resembles a large ball.

Clumsy Hans

Out in the country there was an old mansion where an old squire lived with his two sons, who were so witty that they thought themselves too clever for words.