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Note: Not all of Andersen's fairytales have been translated into English. The missing titles are listed in Danish in the second part of the table.
The first column is sorted alphabetically.

English Danish (H.C. Andersen)
The A-B-C Book ABC-Bogen
The Angel Engelen
Anne Lisbeth Anne Lisbeth
At the Uttermost Parts of the Sea Ved det yderste Hav
Aunty Moster
Aunty Toothache Tante Tandpine
"Beautiful" "Deilig!"
The Beetle Skarnbassen
The Bell Klokken
The Bell Deep Klokkedybet
The Bird of Folklore Folkesangens Fugl
The Bishop of Börglum and his Men Bispen paa Børglum og hans Frænde
The Bond of Friendship Venskabs-Pagten
The Bottle Neck Flaskehalsen
The Buckwheat Boghveden
The Butterfly Sommerfuglen
The Candles Lysene
Chicken Grethe's Family Hønse-Grethes Familie
The Child in the Grave Barnet i Graven
Children's Prattle Børnesnak
Clumsy Hans Klods-Hans
The Comet Kometen
The Court Cards Herrebladene (manuskripttitel: "Konge, Dame, Knægt")
The Cripple Krøblingen
Croak Qvæk
The Daisy Gaaseurten
Dance, Dance, Doll of Mine! "Dandse, dandse Dukke min!"
Danish Popular Legends Danske Folkesagn
The Darning Needle Stoppenaalen
The Days of the Week Ugedagene
The Drop of Water Vanddraaben
The Dryad Dryaden
The Elder Tree Mother Hyldemoer
The Elf Mound Elverhøi
The Emperor's New Clothes Keiserens nye Klæder
Everything in its Proper Place "Alt paa sin rette Plads!"
The Farmyard Cock and the Weathercock Gaardhanen og Veirhanen
The Fir Tree Grantræet
Five Peas from a Pod Fem fra en Ærtebælg
The Flax Hørren
The Flea and the Professor Loppen og Professoren
The Flying Trunk Den flyvende Kuffert
Folks Say - "Man siger -"!
The Galoshes of Fortune Lykkens Kalosker
The Gardener and the Noble Family Gartneren og Herskabet
The Garden of Paradise Paradisets Have
The Gate Key Portnøglen
The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf Pigen, som traadte paa Brødet
The Goblin and the Grocer Nissen hos Spekhøkeren
The Goblin and the Woman Nissen og Madamen
Godfather's Picture Book Gudfaders Billedbog
Golden Treasure Guldskat
A Good Humour Et godt Humeur
Grandmother Bedstemoder
Great-Grandfather Oldefa'er
The Great Sea Serpent Den store Søslange
The Happy Family Den lykkelige Familie
Heartache Hjertesorg
Holger Danske Holger Danske
Ib and Little Christine Ib og lille Christine
The Ice Maiden Iisjomfruen
In the Children's Room I Børnestuen
In the Duck Yard I Andegaarden
It's Quite True Det er ganske vist!
The Jewish Girl Jødepigen
The Jumpers Springfyrene
Kept Secret but not Forgotten Gjemt er ikke glemt
The Last Pearl Den sidste Perle
A Leaf from Heaven Et Blad fra Himlen
Little Claus and Big Claus Lille Claus og store Claus
The Little Green Ones De smaa Grønne
Little Ida's Flowers Den lille Idas Blomster
The Little Match Girl Den lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne
The Little Mermaid Den lille Havfrue
Little Tuk Lille Tuk
Luck May Lie in a Pin Lykken kan ligge i en Pind
The Marsh King's Daughter Dynd-Kongens Datter
The Metal Pig Metalsvinet
The Money Pig Pengegrisen
The Most Incredible Thing Det Utroligste
Moving Day Flyttedagen
The Naughty Boy Den uartige Dreng
The Neighbouring Families Nabofamilierne
The New Century's Goddess Det nye Aarhundredes Musa
The Nightcap of the "Pebersvend" Pebersvendens Nathue
The Nightingale Nattergalen
The Old Church Bell Den gamle Kirkeklokke
The Old House Det gamle Huus
The Old Oak Tree's Last Dream Det gamle Egetræes sidste Drøm
The Old Street Lamp Den gamle Gadeløgte
The Old Tombstone Den gamle Gravsteen
Ole Lukoie Ole Lukøie
Ole, the Tower Keeper Taarnvægteren Ole
On Judgement Day Paa den yderste Dag
Peiter, Peter, and Peer Peiter, Peter og Peer
Pen and Inkstand Pen og Blækhuus
The Penman Skriveren
The Phoenix Bird Fugl Phønix
A Picture from the Ramparts Et Billede fra Castelsvolden
The Pigs Svinene
The Poor Woman and the Little Canary Bird Den fattige Kone og den lille Canariefugl
The Porter's Son Portnerens Søn
The Princess on the Pea Prindsessen paa Ærten
The Psyche Psychen
The Puppet-show Man Marionetspilleren
The Racers Hurtigløberne
The Rags Laserne
The Red Shoes De røde Skoe
The Rose Elf Rosen-Alfen
A Rose from Homer's Grave En Rose fra Homers Grav
The Shadow Skyggen
The Sheperdess and the Chimneysweep Hyrdinden og skorsteensfeieren
She Was Good for Nothing "Hun duede ikke"
The Shirt Collar Flipperne
The Silent Book Den stumme Bog
The Silver Shilling Sølvskillingen
The Snail and the Rosebush Sneglen og Rosenhækken
The Snowdrop Sommergjækken
The Snowman Sneemanden
The Snow Queen Sneedronningen
Something "Noget"
Soup on a Sausage Peg Suppe paa en Pølsepind
The Steadfast Tin Soldier Den standhaftige Tinsoldat
The Stone of the Wise Man De Vises Steen
The Storks Storkene
The Storm Shifts the Signboards Stormen flytter Skilt
A Story En Historie
A Story from the Sand Dunes En Historie fra Klitterne
The Story of a Mother Historien om en Moder
The Story of the Year Aarets Historie
A String of Pearls Et stykke Perlesnor
Sunshine Stories Solskins-Historier
The Swan's Nest Svanereden
The Sweethearts Kjærestefolkene
The Swineherd Svinedrengen
The Talisman Talismanen
The Teapot Theepotten
There is a Difference "Der er Forskjel"
This Fable is Intended for You Det er Dig, Fabelen sigter til!
The Thorny Road of Honor "Ærens Tornevei"
Thousands of Years from Now Om Aartusinder
Thumbelina Tommelise
The Tinder Box Fyrtøiet
The Toad Skrubtudsen
The Traveling Companion Reisekammeraten
Twelve by the Mail Tolv med Posten
Two Brothers To Brødre
Two Maidens To Jomfruer
The Ugly Duckling Den grimme Ælling
Under The Willow Tree Under Piletræet
Urbanus Urbanus
A View from Vartou's Window Fra et Vindue i Vartou
Vänö and Glänö Vænø og Glænø
What Happened to the Thistle Hvad Tidselen oplevede
What Old Johanne Told Hvad gamle Johanne fortalte
What One Can Invent Hvad man kan hitte paa
What the Old Man Does is Always Right Hvad Fatter gjør, det er altid det Rigtige
What the Whole Family Said Hvad hele Familien sagde
Which Was the Happiest? Hvem var den Lykkeligste?
The Wicked Prince Den onde Fyrste
The Wild Swans De vilde Svaner
The Will-o'-the-Wisps Are in Town Lygtemændene ere i Byen, sagde Mosekonen
The Windmill Veirmøllen
The Wind Tells about Valdemar Daae and His Daughters Vinden fortæller om Valdemar Daae og hans Døttre
The World's Fairest Rose Verdens deiligste Rose
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Not translated into English:
De blaae Bjerge De blaae Bjerge
Den gamle Gud lever endnu Den gamle Gud lever endnu
Det sjunkne Kloster Det sjunkne Kloster
Dødningen Dødningen
Hans og Grethe Hans og Grethe
Kartoflerne Kartoflerne
"Spørg Amagermo'er"! "Spørg Amagermo'er"!
Temperamenterne Temperamenterne
Vor gamle Skolemester Vor gamle Skolemester
Æblet Æblet

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