Fairy-Tale Life

Young Hans Christian knew how life should be--just like a fairy tale. But, while he was growing up in Odense, Denmark, his life didn't seem much like a fairy tale. Although everyone was telling him to stop daydreaming and find a job in a trade, he found fame writing fairy tales like &quote;The Little Mermaid,&quote; &quote;Princess on the Pea,&quote; and &quote;The Emperor's New Clothes.&quote; A Fairy-Tale Life tells the story of Hands Christian Andersen, the world's best-loved teller of tales.