H. C. Andersen

"The Steadfast Tin Soldier" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tin soldier's love for a paper ballerina. After several adventures, the tin soldier perishes in a fire with the ballerina. The tale was first published in Copenhagen by C.A. Reitzel on 2 October 1838 in the first booklet of Fairy …

"The Wild Swans" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a princess who rescues her eleven brothers from a spell cast by an evil queen. The tale was first published on 2 October 1838 as the first installment in Andersen's Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection. by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, …

When he learns that the nightingale's song is one of the most beautiful sounds in the world, the Emperor of China sends his courtiers to find the bird and present it as a guest at court. The nightingale can speak to humans and agrees to come, but when the Emperor receives a mechanical nightingale covered in jewels, he …

Thumbelina is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen first published by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark with "The Naughty Boy" and "The Traveling Companion" in the second installment of Fairy Tales Told for Children. "Thumbelina" is about a tiny girl and her adventures with …

Pieni tulitikkutyttö on tanskalaisen H. C. Andersenin kirjoittama satu, joka kertoo köyhän perheen tytöstä myymässä tulitikkuja kadulla talvella. Satu julkaistiin ensi kerran vuonna 1845, ja siitä on tehty useita animaatioelokuvia sekä televisio-ohjelmia.

Pieni merenneito on tanskalaisen satukirjailija H. C. Andersenin kirjoittama satu. Pieni merenneito nojautuu löyhästi Undine-myyttiin. Pieni merenneito kirjoitettiin vuonna 1836 ja julkaistiin ensimmäisen kerran vuonna 1837. Sadussa pieni merenneito rakastuu prinssiin, mutta tietää yrityksien olevan turhaa. Hänen …

Keisarin uudet vaatteet on eräs tanskalaisen Hans Christian Andersenin kirjoittamista satuklassikoista.