Hans Christian Andersen

Andersen's bittersweet fairy tales propelled their troubled author to international fame and revolutionized children's writing.

The Tinder Box

Marit

The Tinderbox
Chopping the head of that witch of was kind of unnecessary, but it did bring the soldier to become king. So... if you wanna be king chop some heads? Preferably of witches with interesting trinkets.

Little Claus and Big Claus
Both Clauses are just plain awful people, but to be fair Big Claus was worse. I don't think I've ever read this story before which I hadn't expected since I read quite a lot from Andersen.

The Princess on the Pea
A true classic, though way shorter than I remember it to be.

The Steadfast Tin Soldier
He just wanted to find love :c

The Nightingale
A beautiful tale that sends an even more beautiful message, I think. When I was little I always enjoyed it a lot, and I still do. It just has a wholesome-ish feeling that a lot of fairy tales have less off. Not that that's a bad thing, it's just nice to have it once in a while though :)

The Red Shoes
The punishment for liking red shoes does seem a little too harsh but I'm not surprised, it kind of fits his style.

The Tinder Box

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