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| "Thumbelina" | |
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 Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen, Andersen's first illustrator | |
| Author | Hans Christian Andersen |
| Original title | Tommelise |
| Translator | Mary Howitt |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
| Genre(s) | Fairy tale |
| Published in | Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection. Second Booklet. 1835. (Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. Første Samling. Andet Hefte. 1835.) |
| Publication type | Fairy tale collection |
| Publisher | C. A. Reitzel |
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| Publication date | 16 December 1835 |
| Published in English | 1846 |
| Preceded by | Little Ida's Flowers |
| Followed by | The Naughty Boy |
"Thumbelina" (Danish: Tommelise) is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The tale was first printed by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark. "Thumbelina" is about a tiny girl. She has several adventures with a toad, a mole, a field mouse, and other creatures of field and forest. At the end, she meets and falls in love with a flower-fairy prince just her size.
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