The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Audiobook language: Russian · 9:06 · MP3
Duet
Narrated by Andrey Nakhshunov — digital voice replica
A one-legged tin soldier falls in love with a paper dancer. A fall from a window sweeps him into a dangerous journey — far from the room where he has left his heart.
Full description
A paper boat, a dark drain and an encounter with a fish: the little toy is swept along by a vast, unpredictable world. The soldier faces danger as upright as he stood on the shelf.
A short, piercing tale by Andersen about devotion and a feeling that needs no grand words. In its world of toys, the emotions are very real.
About this edition of The Steadfast Tin Soldier
The text of the audio version has been compared with the following edition: Collected Works of Andersen in Four Volumes, 2nd ed., Saint Petersburg, 1899, volume 1, pages 110–114. The title page of this edition credits the translation to A. and P. Hansen. This bibliographic reference is not a claim of verbatim reproduction of the edition published before the Russian spelling reform. The text has been updated to modern spelling. The individual translator of this particular tale could not be established from the scan of the primary source.
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