About H.C Andersen

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The story “Clumsy Hans” is one of many stories from a Danish author name Hans Christian Andersen (H.C. Andersen). He lived from 1805 – 1875. Today in the litterature's  world he is a legacy. He is the Danes' pride.
He was noted for poet,  for his children's stories. His poetry and stories have been translated into more than 150 languages. Many of his stories have inspired to motion pictures, plays, ballets, and animated films.

You properly have heard stories such as "Thumbelina", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Little Mermaid", "The Emperor's New Clothes", and "The Princess and the Pea". There are from HC Andersen . There are remain popular and are widely read. "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Ugly Duckling" have both passed into the English language as well-known expressions

In the Copenhagen harbor , near the Queen’s castle, there is a statue of The Little Mermaid. It was placed in honor of Hans Christian Andersen. April 2, Andersen's birthday, is celebrated as International Children's Book Day.

In the United States, statues of Hans Christian Andersen may be found in Central Park, New York, and in Solvang, California. The Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division holds a unique collection of Andersen material

Many time H.C Andersen children's stories got mixed up with the Brothers Grims

In Denmark his stories are part as folk tales. At high school level, we studier his story, analyze and interpreter his messages.

Once time, I read an English business journal, they compared the Daner could be associated as Clumsy Hans. They were relaxed, easy going, informal, and not afraid to be themselves and strong mind. Base  on my experience I just love this story because I focus  on humor  portion. It reflex lot of  the Danish's humor . It is so sarcastic, that I do  not to see in America.

I will say if Clumsy Hans is The Danes, so the two older brothers are symbolic as The American.