1, daughter of Hai
The Daughter of the Sea was also translated into The Mermaid Princess, which was first published in 1837.
In order to pursue a noble and immortal soul, the little mermaid of Princess Hai gave up her free life at the bottom of the sea and her 300-year-old life, gave up the beautiful voice in the hands of a vicious witch, endured the great pain caused by the fish tail turning into a human leg, pursued the immortal and noble soul with her love, her heart and her young life, and shared all the eternal happiness of people through "kind work".
2. Thumbelina
The fairy tale Thumbelina was published in Children's Stories published in Copenhagen on 1835. Tells the adventure story of a girl only the size of her thumb. Her heart always yearns for sunshine and never gives in to darkness.
The article shows Thumbelina's strength and beauty. The desire for happiness exposes the dark side of people's jealousy and selfishness, and at the same time encourages people to face up to any setbacks, be brave and strong, and never lose hope for a better life.
3. Ugly duckling
The Ugly Duckling first appeared on 1843. This book describes a swan egg that broke its shell in a flock of ducks. Because of its strange appearance, it was despised by peers, and it took great pains to grow into a white swan.
Because The Ugly Duckling has a portrayal of Andersen's life, this fairy tale is generally regarded as Andersen's autobiography, describing the sufferings he suffered in his childhood and youth, his view that he should become a nobleman, his pursuit and yearning for realizing this view, and his artistic achievements and spiritual comfort after suffering.
4. The emperor's new clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes was written in 1837 and published in a small collection together with another fairy tale, Daughter of the Sea, written in the same year.
This fairy tale was tricked by two swindlers through a stupid emperor, dressed in invisible new clothes and held a military parade naked, which profoundly exposed the ugly nature of the emperor's fatuity and the hypocrisy, treachery and stupidity of officials. Praise the childlike innocence of being selfless and fearless and daring to reveal the truth.
5. the dream under the willow tree
Liu Xia has a Dream, published in 1853, is a very dull story about a young man's love life. This is the middle period of Andersen's fairy tale creation. At the beginning of this new period, his fantasy elements have been reduced, and instead, his life has been written directly in the genre of fairy tales, which makes his bitter and humorous satire more profound, and he is more sincerely focused on the genre facing real life.
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