The Travelling Companion
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"The Travelling Companion" (Danish: Reisekamaraten) is an 1835 short fantasy story for children by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The tale tells the story of young traveller, poor John, and how with the help of a magical travelling companion he marries a princess.[1]
Derivative works
[edit]1925 Charles Villiers Stanford's opera The Travelling Companion
References
[edit]- ^ Jackie Wullschläger Hans Christian Andersen: The Life of a Storyteller p158 "Thumbelina ', like ' Little Ida's Flowers ', is a fantasy; with ' The Travelling Companion ' Andersen ... and while he sleeps the night before, the travelling companion dons the swan's wings and flies to the princess's window .."
