12.27.2011

Forgotten Tales 4: The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Hans Christian Andersen: The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories (Anchor Folktale Library) 
In which Hans Christian Andersen's soldier proves his mettle in various adventures.
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2 comments:

  1. I was just reminiscing about this story with some friends on Christmas Day. No one but me knew it - which I thought was odd. Everyone remembered The Little Match Girl, of course.

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  2. I remembered this story fondly from the big Complete Tales of Hans Christian Andersen that I had as a girl and so I bought a pretty picture book for the kids. But I was surprised that the story was not what I'd remembered. What I recalled fondly as a very romantic story has a much more ambiguous ending with the destruction of the soldier and the paper ballerina. I'm still trying to decide what I think of it.

    I do love The Little Match Girl and so do my daughters. It does seem to be a much more approachable story.

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