Andersen\'s Fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories and translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West\'s collective consciousness.
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Andersen\'s work sometimes drew on old folkTales but more often deployed fairytale motifs and plots in new tales.
This tale established Andersen\'s international reputation.
The Little Mermaid was completely Andersen\'s creation, though influenced by De la Motte Fouqué\'s Undine (1811) and the lore about mermaids.
His stories have inspired ballets, plays, and animated and live-action films.
His most famous Fairy Tales include The Emperor\'s New Clothes, The Little Mermaid, The Nightingale, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Red Shoes, The Princess and the Pea, The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling, The Little Match Girl, and Thumbelina.
The stories are readily accessible to children, but present lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well.
Andersen\'s Fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories and translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West\'s collective consciousness
