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The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen

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The Red Shoes

by Hans Christian Andersen

Narrator Emma Fenney

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Length 14 minutes

Language English

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In The Red Shoes, a peasant girl named Karen is adopted by a rich old lady and grows up vain and spoiled. She is so enamored of a new pair of red shoes that she wears them to church in spite of a warning to only wear black shoes there. She soon learns that ignoring that warning was a bad idea: a mysterious old soldier at the church charms the red shoes with a tap of his hand. This cautionary tale has been adapted for various media including film.

Children's Short Stories

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish writer and author of many notable books including The Snow Queen. He specialized in writing fairytales that were inspired by tales he had heard as a child. As his writing evolved his fairytales became more bold and out of the box. Andersen's stories have been translated into more than 125 languages and have inspired many plays, films and ballets.

Emma Fenney is a professional actor and voice artist who is particularly interested in Shakespeare and classical adaptations. She trained as an actor at Drama Studio London after earning her degree in drama and theatre arts at Goldsmiths College, University of London.