A few puzzled tourists photographed the vandalised statue this morning. The Little Mermaid - inspired by a character in Danish poet and author HansChristian Andersen's 1837 fairytale of the same name - is a 175kg statue by sculptor Edvard Eriksen... .
As a young woman, Pei Aimin, now 49, hid her natural gift for writing, hoping nobody in her farming village would notice and accuse her of a lack of devotion to work and family ... They married and settled in to the regular routines of rural life ... She read about voles in fairytales by HansChristian Andersen, one of the few books she got at home ... ... .
Curmudgeons will complain that the bleak ending to HansChristian Andersen’s fairytale — in which a Christmas tree becomes just another forlorn piece of ...
Eyes will then feast to a total of 32 illustrations around the exhibit hall, featuring reinterpreted scenes from the fairytales written by HansChristian Andersen, Grimm Brothers, Lewis Carroll and various other authors ... of Western fairytale and Korean art and culture.
A firm favourite fairytale (Picture... As an introduction to ballet for young ones, this adaptation of the chilly HansChristian Andersen fairytale can hardly be beaten – given it has parallels with the Disney mega-hit Frozen, which the Andersen story inspired.
There are many traditions back in full force, from "Nutcrackers" to Messiah sings, holiday markets to tree lightings ... Nov ... BayerBalletCompany presents its annual production of a two-act ballet inspired by a HansChristian Andersen fairytale about a girl who must travel through magical lands to rescue her brother from the spell of the Snow Queen ... 6.
Leaves fall to the ground, snow is on the mountain peaks and there is a crispness in the air; autumn is here! This is a time of harvesting crops and game, of gathering family and friends ... On Nov ... My earliest book memories are of a HansChristian Andersen’s fairytale collection ... The legacy of learning that they gave me began with those books ... .
HalleBailey showed off her elegant style and toned legs in a flattering silky bronze dress with a slit up the side on Monday night ... On the town ... Share ... The actress has been a lifelong fan of the 1989Disney original - based on HansChristian Andersen's Danish fairytale - and didn't want to disappoint fans with her portrayal of the redheaded mermaid ... .
For in HansChristian Andersen’s much adapted 1845 fairytale beloved by sentimental Victorians, she was left to die, slipperless and without a name and a backstory ... .