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Das Feuerzeug (Eva-Maria Blühm translation)

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Feuerzeug, Das
Type
Short Story
Language
German
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"The Tinderbox" (Danish: Fyrtøjet) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a soldier who acquires a magic tinderbox capable of summoning three powerful dogs to do his bidding. When the soldier has one of the dogs transport a sleeping princess to his room, he is sentenced to death but cunningly summons the dogs to save his life.

In the Aarne-Thompson tale index, "The Tinderbox" is type 562: The Spirit in the Blue Light. Other tales of this type include The Three Dogs and The Blue Light.

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Literary fairy tale.

Last modified: 2024-01-22 (revision #170289)

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NameFormatISBNRelease Date
Die Galoschen des Glücks: Märchen und GeschichtenPaperback3-351-00911-91990
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Q1167862

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