Still it was daring of him to say to the emperor’s daughter, bold as brass. But he had a kingdom, and though it was only small, it was enough for two. There was once a prince who didn’t have any money. Put it in a flower pot, and you shall see what you shall see.” “Take this barleycorn-but mind, it’s not the sort that grows in the fields, or that you feed to the chickens. So she went to an old witch and asked her, “Can you tell me where I can find a little child? I would so love one.” Once there was a woman who longed for a little child of her own, but she didn’t know how to get one. Reading these as an adult, you see that Andersen's heart is truly on his sleeve. I'll bold my very favorite parts! These will be places where an intimate voice is established, or empathy is created, or an intriguing character is established, or setting is painted, or we glimpse a theme relating to human existence. Andersen has! I'm dazzled by his opening lines and have typed out quite a few so I can go on admiring them after I return the library book. These are charming translations, and what a writers "voice" Mr. Thanks to my local library system, I have in hand the Reader’s Digest “Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen”, with translations by Neil Philip. (I have a thing for reworking Cinderella.) So this week, I'm studying the master, Hans Christian Andersen.
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