Danish writer and poet hans christian andersen is famous for his fairy tales in the world. His most famous fairy tales are Little Tin Soldier, Snow White, Thumbelina, Little Match Girl, Ugly Duckling and Red Shoes. Andersen was treated by the royal family before his death and was highly praised for bringing joy to a generation of children all over Europe. His works have been translated into 150 languages, and thousands of fairy tale books have been published all over the world. His fairy tales also inspired the production of a large number of movies, stage plays, ballets and movie animations. In fact, Andersen likes to cut Andersen's birthday and tell stories to children.