The Travelling Companion

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"The Travelling Companion" (Danish : Reisekamaraten) is a 1835 literary fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, appearing in Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection. The tale tells the story of young traveller, poor Johnannes, and how with the help of a magical travelling companion he marries a princess. [1]

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Derivative works

1925 Charles Villiers Stanford's opera The Travelling Companion

References

  1. 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 .."