Hans Christian Andersen wrote about a 'Steadfast...' what?

"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 Tales Told for Children. New Collection. The booklet consists of Andersen's "The Daisy" and "The Wild Swans". The tale was Andersen’s first not based upon a folk tale or a literary model. "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" has been adapted to various media including ballet and animated film.

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Joseph A. Robitaille

What a great author he was. I enjoyed his stories.

erik hughes

My favorite HCA tale - After he's thrown away in a dustbin, he goes through a harrowing journey to get back to his love, finally appearing in the belly of a fish the family who threw him out was having for dinner. When the paper ballerina falls into the fire, the one-legged tin soldier hurls himself in after her; they melt together into a heart-shaped charm.

docluci

Easy answer. I had a book of collected tales from him as a child and read many of them, but was aware of most titles!!!!!

matthew rosa

The Tin Soldier, In The Fireplace With The Ballerina In The Final Scene, Melted Into A Heart-Shaped Tin Blob With The Ballerina Tin Foil Flower In The Middle. It's Love Everlasting.

matthew rosa

'Ever Read A "METAL MEN" Comic Book?-A Bunch Of Humanizes Robots Name After The Metal They're Made From, -And Utilizing That Metal's Characteristic To Help Them Fight Crime And Monsters? -You Can't Turn It Into A Movie Because Two Of Them, -Lead And Mercury,- Would Cause More Damage Than The Bad Guys They Were Pursuing Would Ever Do!

Peter Robertson

George Oliver Prince, Lucky you! I grew up with none! Well no,lucky me,I read a lot! Like you

Peter Robertson

Kodi06, Boo! for Mum. My mum would have comforted me !

Char

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Char

Kodi06, it sounds very sad

Corey Taylor

Kodi06, Well, show her the segment based on it in Disney's "Fantastia 2000", and thanks to the happy ending it has, you'll get the last laugh.

Gail Nemetz

Kodi06, I understand. I was crying when I read Anne of Green Gables and my mother was the same. “You’ve read that book a dozen times and you still cry?”