In one work by this man, the main character emerge
In one work by this man, the main character emerges from a fish's belly to see a one-legged ballerina, uniting them in love before they both die in a fire. In another of his stories, a shattered mirror infects Kay, who is forced to spell "eternity" before Gerda rescues him from the title figure's palace. This author of "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" and "The (*) Snow Queen" wrote a story about the bride of a flower-fairy prince, born from a barleycorn given to a peasant's wife. In another story, he wrote of a character who wishes to be killed by a flock of beautiful swans after years of abuse from other animals, but finds that he has become a swan himself. For 10 points, name this author of "Thumbelina" and "The Ugly Duckling," a Danish author of fairy tales.
In one work by this man, the main character emerges from a fish's belly to see a one-legged ballerina, uniting them in love before they both die in a fire.
Hans Christian Andersen