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The Old House

From Andersen's Fairy Tales, by Hans Christian Andersen

This reader is drawn from a story by Hans Christian Andersen, the celebrated Danish author, first published in the mid-nineteenth century. The text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. Andersen's tales often explore loneliness, memory, and the inner lives of objects and places. This story is worth a child's time because it shows that simple kindness—a small boy's gift of a toy soldier—can matter deeply, and that even when someone is forgotten by the world, a single act of friendship is never truly lost.

Band

Green · Independent readers, earlyTypical starting range: ages 9–11

Length

medium · about 804 words in 6 sections · 3 pictures

Source

Andersen's Fairy Tales, H. C. Andersen

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (10 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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