there were almost as many tales in Denmark as there were people to tell them

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there were almost as many tales in Denmark as there were people to tell them
这句话求详解,,特别是 as there were people to tell them 的as 是指什么
there were people to tell them 这句 them 指 人们说的故事吗

as...as...正如
翻译:丹麦有很多童话故事,正如那里有很多讲故事的人一样.