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The Ugly Duckling

Short Fiction and Fable

The Ugly Duckling, published in Danish as Den grimme aelling, is a Danish literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen, first published on 11 November 1843 alongside three other tales to great critical acclaim. The story, an original tale by Andersen rather than an adaptation of an existing folk story, has been adapted to various media including opera, musical and animated film. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Children's 1
Original Language
Danish 1
Composed, From (Year)
from 1843 1
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  • Lead section
    "The Ugly Duckling" (Danish: Den grimme aelling) is a Danish literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875).
  • Wikipedia categories: Category:Characters in fairy tales; Category:Child characters in fairy tales
  • Original language statement
    "The Ugly Duckling" (Danish: Den grimme ælling) is a Danish literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875).
  • Authored By: Hans Christian Andersen, Lead section, authorship
    "The Ugly Duckling"...is a Danish literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen.
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