Publisher: NA (found on internet)
Stories Read: The Real Princess, The Little Match Girl, The Story of a Mother, and The Happy Family
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Genre: Fairy Tales
Summary of The Story of a Mother
This story is about a mother's son that is very ill. Death tried to take the mother's child from her but she was not ready to part with her child. The mother followed directions to the path to his garden where he would pluck up the flower that was her son. Each plant in the garden was a person or child. In her journeyings to Death's garden she learned that she must lay a trap for death. To do this she would have to threaten to pull up a plant. This is because death could only take those people that God told him to take. When death appears with her child the mother threatens to pluck up two of the flowers in the garden. Death then showed her the lifes that would exist if the plants remained. Death showed her that the child’s life would be an absolute tragedy. If he were to live he would be in constant pain and misery. In the end she lets Death take her son because she does not wish for her son to suffer his entire life.
Personal Reaction
I really enjoyed The Story of a Mother and all of Anderson's fairy tales. I think that he does a great job at helping people see two sides to a story. He portrays life in a very negative but beautiful way. I think that his fairy tales are very interesting and they truly make you think about aspects of life.
Potential Problems
Though his stories always seem hopeful, or have some positive twist to them, his stories are dark in the sens that they potray some very negative aspects of life. For example, his story The Match Girl is about a child that freezes to death.
Recommended To...
Anderson's fairy tales can apply to anyone. I would recommend these stories to all children of various ages and genders. I think that Anderson's fairy tales are of such a variety that there can be one found for any child.
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