Die schönsten Märchen vs The Little Tin Soldier: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cuentos de hadas, Ficción juvenil, Fairy Tales, Fiction
Die schönsten Märchen
Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.
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The Little Tin Soldier
One of Hans Christian Andersen's most haunting and romantic tales, this is the story of a one-legged tin soldier who falls deeply in love with a beautiful paper dancer. But a curse from an evil goblin sends the tin…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Little Tin Soldier has the widest readership — 5029 ratings behind its score.
- The Little Tin Soldier runs the darker storyline; Die schönsten Märchen stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Die schönsten Märchen | The Little Tin Soldier | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (58) | 4.0 (5029) |
Reception
| Die schönsten Märchen | The Little Tin Soldier | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 58 | 5029 |
| Editions | 53 | 63 |
| Want to read | — | 1452 |
| Reading it now | — | 54 |
| Written reviews | — | 356 |
| Pages | 32 | 30 |