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Snedronningen

Name: Snedronningen
Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Adapted from The Snow Queen

By Hans Christian Andersen

Gerda journeys through a series of strange lands to find Kay after he is taken by the Snow Queen.

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Den onde troldmands spejl

The wicked magician's mirror

En ond troldmand lavede engang et mærkeligt spejl. I spejlet blev alt det smukke og gode så småt at man næsten ikke kunne se det. Alt det grimme blev til gengæld større. Selv et smukt ansigt kunne se så grimt ud at ens venner ikke kunne kende det. Troldmanden syntes det var sjovt.

An evil wizard once made a strange mirror. In the mirror, everything beautiful and good became so small that you could hardly see it. Everything ugly, on the other hand, grew bigger. Even a beautiful face could look so ugly that your friends wouldn’t recognize it. The wizard thought this was funny.

Hans elever sagde at spejlet viste verden sådan som den virkelig var.

His pupils said the mirror showed the world as it really was.

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