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"The Fir-Tree" (Danish: Grantræet) is a literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The tale is about a fir tree so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things, that he cannot appreciate living in the moment. The tale was first published 21 December 1844 with "The Snow Queen", in New Fairy ...
Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection. (Danish: Eventyr, fortalte for Børn.Første Samling.) is a collection of nine fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen.The tales were published in a series of three installments by C. A. Reitzel between May 1835 and April 1837, and represent Andersen's first venture into the fairy tale genre.
Another characteristic element of the tale type is the type of the birthmark: they are usually shown as a sun, a moon, or a star. [2] French historian François Delpech noted that strange birthmarks in folktales indicated a supernatural or royal origin of the characters, and mentioned the tale type in that regard. He interpreted the "hidden ...
Hans in Luck has been described as an ironic fairy tale which inverts the normal "rags to riches" story format. [2] Instead, it can be interpreted as anti-materialistic as Hans trades in his newly won treasures and expresses relief to be freed from the weight to return home happily.