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The Goblin and the Huckster

From Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish storyteller who wrote this fairy tale in the nineteenth century. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The story asks a question every person faces: do we choose what is beautiful and wonder-filled, or what is comfortable and easy? Andersen shows us, gently and with humour, that the goblin — and all of us — often wants both. This is a story about choices, about what we value, and about the tug between poetry and jam.

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Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5

Length

short · about 340 words in 6 sections · 4 pictures

Source

Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, 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 (6 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Colouring page
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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