Storkene fortælle for deres Smaa saa mange Eventyr, alle fra Sumpen og Mosen, de ere, almindeligviis, afpassede efter Alder og Fatteevne; de mindste Unger ere fornøiede med at der siges »krible, krable, plurremurre!« det finde de udmærket, men de Ældre ville have en dybere Betydning, eller idetmindste Noget om Familien. Af de to ældste og længste Eventyr, som have holdt sig hos Storkene, kjende vi Alle det ene, det om Moses, der af sin Moder blev sat ud i Nilens Vande, fundet af Kongens Datter, fik en god Opdragelse og blev en stor Mand, som man siden ikke veed om, hvor han blev begravet. Det er ganske almindeligt!
Det andet Eventyr kjendes endnu ikke, maaskee fordi det er næsten indenlandsk. Det Eventyr er gaaet fra Storkemo'er til Storkemo'er i tusinde Aar og hver af dem har fortalt det bedre og bedre, og vi fortælle det nu allerbedst.
Sådan starter HC Andersens eventyr, Dyndkongens Datter. Nu skal du finde eventyret frem og svare på nogle sprørgsmål:
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The storks relate to their little ones a great many stories, and they are all about moors and reed banks, and suited to their age and capacity. The youngest of them are quite satisfied with "kribble, krabble," or such nonsense, and think it very grand; but the elder ones want something with a deeper meaning, or at least something about their own family.
We are only acquainted with one of the two longest and oldest stories which the storks relate– it is about Moses, who was exposed by his mother on the banks of the Nile, and was found by the king's daughter, who gave him a good education, and he afterwards became a great man; but where he was buried is still unknown.
This is how the fairy tale, The marsh king's daughter, by HC Andersen begins. Now you have to find the fairy tale and answer some questions:
