akorn - Mighty Old Tales Retold

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.

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.

There were so many toys in the nursery. On the top of the cabinet stood the penny bank, made in clay in the shape of a little pig.

A couple of large ships were sent up toward the North Pole to discover the boundaries of land and sea and how far it would be possible for the human race to penetrate in that direction.

High up in the thin, clear air there flew an angel bearing a flower from the Garden of Heaven.

Have you ever seen a "maiden"? I am referring to what the road pavers call a "maiden," a thing used for ramming down the paving stones.

There was a rich and happy house. All those in it -- the owners, and servants, and friends, too -- were happy and cheerful, for on this day, a son and heir had been born, and mother and child were doing well.

Yes, thousands of years from now, men will fly on wings of steam through the air, across the ocean.

The mayor was standing at his open window; he was wearing a dress shirt with a dainty dress pin in its frill.

There were five peas in one pod; the peas were green and the pod was green, and so they believed the whole world was green -- and that was absolutely right!