Tales from Hans Christian Andersen Author:Katherine Carter Lovely Princess Elise, and her eleven brothers turned into swans........ — Hans Clodhopper--not wise, not clever--who rode his goat right into the king's palace............. — The little mermaid who lived in the sea king's palace beneath the sea, but longed to be human............. — These stories were written more than a hundred years ago. The chi... more »ldren of Hans Christian Andersen's Denmark loved them. From Denmark, they spread to children all over the world. Now you, too, can meet Hans Clodhopper, and the little mermaid, and many, many more of the Danish storyteller's wonderful friends.« less