The Toad

Hans Christian Andersen
3.21
34 ratings 7 reviews
A very exciting story of a little toad, who motivated by the excitement for adventure, leaves his home at the bottom of a well, and his curiosity leads him into some very interesting adventures. He bears inside his head a most precious jewel, the ceaseless longing for a higher experience. In the end he is carried as far up on a stork's mouth as he ever could be. This tale imparts the thought that our finest possession is not what we own, but what we are.
Genres: Fairy TalesChildrensClassicsFantasyShort Stories
24 Pages

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