Hans Bear

<p>Presented here is a collection of fairy tales and ghost stories by German author Theodor Storm (1817-1888). In these tales a boy is kidnapped and mothered by a bear a boy sails to the moon a man goes on a quest for the philosopher's stone a miser is tormented by two terrifying cats two lovers seek an end to their farming town's draught a countess is given a magic mirror and a doctor is haunted by his dead friend.</p>