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The Tinder Box

By: Hans Christian Andersen
Narrated by: Stephen Mangan
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About this listen

A wizened old woman promises a soldier riches beyond his wildest dreams. All she wants in return is a small tinderbox - but is there more to the tinderbox than meets the eye?

A magical retelling of the classic fairy tale, read by Stephen Mangan.

Public Domain (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Classics Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Literature & Fiction Magic

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Lovely story, my daughter enjoyed listening to it at bedtime. The narrator's voice is pleasant too

My daughter loved this audio story

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Absolutely loved it and really enjoyed it. Absolutely Brilliant. Absolutely fantastic. Very good. I hope the next one is just as good as this one.

Brilliant!

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I think it’s be cleaned up from a lot of the gore for modern day children and I remember that the biggest dog in those days had eyes as big as windmills. It was well read by the brilliant Stephen Mangan. Great value as it was free to download. Looking forward to playing it to my new granddaughter when she’s a little older

Not quite as I remembered from when I read it as a child but still very good indeed

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Surprisingly nothing bad happens and nobody ends up being eaten. Good one for the lttle-uns

Young children will enjoy.

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