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The Flax (Story Time, Episode 92)
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- Author
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Narrator
- Sam Kusi
- Publisher
- Lauscher Audiobooks
- Publish Date
- 31 May 2025
- Run Time
- 11 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Narrator
- Sam Kusi
- Duration
- 11 minutes
- Release Date
- 31 May 2025
- ISBN
- 9783711920331
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Lauscher Audiobooks
- Genre
- Traditional or cultural fiction and true stories, tales and retellings
Synopsis
The Flax is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about the development and use of the flax plant. The story was first published in 1849 in the periodical Fædrelandet. The fairy tale tells the story of the journey of the flax plant, which begins its life full of optimism, dismissing the warnings of the fern about the fleeting nature of life. Flax is ultimately uprooted and undergoes a series of painful transformations, first becoming fabric – flax, and later practical items, such as linen. Despite the pain, flax finds purpose and joy in its new forms, believing that each change brings a new opportunity to contribute something valuable to the world.
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