A soldier, returning from the wars, acquires a tinderbox from an old witch. He longs to meet the princess of the kingdom, but she is kept in a walled castle. With the help of the tinderbox, he meets her and this much-loved tale has a happy resolution. Full-color illustrations.
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Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875) was a Danish author and prolific writer of plays, novels and poems, but he is best remembered for his fairy tales. Among his most-loved stories are The Emperor's New Clothes, The Ugly Duckling and The Snow Queen , but it is probably for The Little Mermaid that he is most fa
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