The Snow Queen byElena Ringo http://www.elena-ringo.com[CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons ” His stuff always makes me cry.  😦 ”  That was my summary note, on finishing “The Snow Queen.”  It’s true; either his stories have aged well, or I have aged hardly, but Andersen always gets to me.  I shouldn’t have put this one Continue reading

Not gonna lie…I cried.  😦 This is an original fairytale by Hans Christen Andersen (who also wrote the lesser-known “The Wild Swans,” probably my favorite fairytale of all time).  Most people know “The Little Mermaid” from the Disney film, and initially the plots are very similar.  A young mermaid, forever fascinated by the world of humans, Continue reading