He goes to live with wild ducks and geese, but hunters kill his new friends.
In the case of The Ugly Duckling: born on a farm, he is perceived to be ugly and is bullied and abused by the other animals. His tales almost always carried a moral message. His most popular stories and fables include The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Clothes, Thumbelina, The Princess and the Pea, The Snow Queen, The Little Match Girl and The Ugly Duckling. They were written in such a way that they never became dated. This was the start of his life-long love of fairy tales.ĭuring the 19th century, he wrote some of the most famous fairy tales in history. His first fairy tales were published in 1835, in a Danish book called Eventyr, or Fairy Tale.
The theatre director, Jonas Collin, was so impressed by Andersen's talents that he sent him to a Slagelse grammar school to complete his education.Īndersen started writing short stories and his debut book, The Ghost at Palnatoke's Grave, was published in 1822. He began writing poetry in his spare time. He worked as a weaver to support himself after his mother remarried.īy the age of 14, he had moved to Copenhagen to find work as an actor in the Royal Danish Theatre. After his father died in 1816, he went to a local school for poor children in Odense, where he received a basic education. His popular stories seem to transcend age and nationality, appealing to everyone.īorn in April 1805, he wrote an amazing 3,381 fairy tales that have been translated into more than 125 different languages.Īndersen's father introduced him to literature by reading him the magical tales of the Arabian Knights. The famous Danish author also wrote plays, novels, poems and travelogues, but he's best remembered for his wonderful fairy tales. For many people, a childhood love of the stories of Hans Christian Andersen is something they will remember for the rest of their life.
You don't have to be a child to enjoy the wonder of a fairy tale.
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