The Steadfast Tin Soldier
ISBN:
9780575058859 (0575058854)
Publish date: November 24th 1994
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
Pages no: 28
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Classics,
European Literature,
Juvenile,
Fairy Tales,
Kids,
Picture Books,
Short Stories,
Holiday,
Christmas,
Danish
My niece enjoyed this story, but when I asked her what she liked about it, she couldn't really give me an answer. I think that for her this was just one of those stories that you like, but that you can't really pinpoint why. The ending, in which all that's left of the tin soldier is a hunk of tin ...
This is a very sad and odd little story. I am a big fan of HC Anderson, but the truth is that he was really a big downer sometimes. If you know how his version of The Little Mermaid ends you know what I'm talking about. I personally enjoyed the story and it says some interesting things about fate ...