The Tinderbox
Audiobook language: Russian · 14:38 · MP3
Duet
Narrated by Andrey Nakhshunov — digital voice replica
An old tinderbox, a soldier’s luck and three extraordinary dogs. Andersen’s familiar tale takes you to a place where wonder begins behind the most ordinary door.
Full description
Returning from war, a soldier meets a witch and climbs down a hollow tree to fetch an old tinderbox. Below him are three chests and three extraordinary dogs — ahead lies a life that a single spark can turn upside down.
Andersen’s tales do not grow old with their readers: as children we hear adventure; later we discover the quiet irony and sadness we once missed. Generations around the world have grown up with these stories. The Danish storyteller spoke of kings and soldiers, tin figures and snow palaces as though telling a story about the neighbours. That is why his voice feels close at hand, rather than behind museum glass.
About this edition of The Tinderbox
The audio text has been compared with the following edition: Collected Works of Andersen in Four Volumes, 2nd edition, Saint Petersburg, 1899, volume 1, pages 3–9. The title page of that edition credits the translation to A. and P. Hansen. This bibliographical reference does not claim a word-for-word reproduction of the pre-reform edition. The primary scan does not establish the individual translator of this particular tale.
Magic finds its voice
Audiobook in production
We are preparing an audio edition of this story. A sample and a link to the full book will appear after release.