Tommelise

About “Tommelise”

Thumbelina is a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark, as part of the second installment of Fairy Tales Told for Children, alongside "The Naughty Boy" and "The Travelling Companion." The story follows a tiny girl who faces attempts at marriage from toads, moles, and cockchafers. She escapes their plans and eventually falls in love with a flower-fairy prince who is her own size. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)