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Quotation from Fairy Tales (Selection) by Hans Christian Andersen

“he stood as firmly upon his one leg as the others on their two”

Hans Christian Andersen (spoken by Narrator)

Fairy Tales (Selection), The Hardy Tin Soldier, trans. W. A. Craigie

Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen

The opening describes the one soldier cast last, when there was not enough tin to give him a second leg.

Citation: "he stood as firmly upon his one leg as the others on their two" — Hans Christian Andersen, Fairy Tales (Selection), The Hardy Tin Soldier, trans. W. A. Craigie. (id andersen-fairy-tales-q1)

Virtues: Fortitude

Portrait: Hans Christian Andersen by Thora Hallager 1869, Thora Hallager, Public domain.

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