Author's biography
When was Hans Christian Andersen born?
April 2, 1805.
Where was he born?
In Odense.
What makes the ugly duckling different?
Because he was gray, had a big head and was bigger than his brothers.
Who is the main character?
The ugly ducking.
At what point in history does sadness appear?
When no one loved him, and everyone made fun of him.
What was his family's financial situation like when he was a child?
Bad, because they were very poor.
Where he died?
In Copenhague.
What happens to the ugly duckling at the end of the story? What bird does he turn into?
He discovered that he became a swan.
What did the farmer do for the ugly duckling?
He rescued him and took him to his farm.
At what point in history does hapiness appear?
When he saw the swans and they became his family.
What did his father do for a living?
He was a shoemaker.
Where was the university he attended?
In Copenhague.
In what language was the original story published?
In Danish.
Who lived in an old house?
An old woman.
At what point in history does fear appear?
When the ugly duckling was in the farmer’s house.
When did he stop going to school?
When his father died.
In what year did he move to Copenhagen in your artistic beginnings?
In 1819.
What kind of narrator is the ugly duckling?
The narrator is omniscient.
What animals lived in the house?
A cat and a hen.
At what point in history does surprise appear?
When he discovered he was a swan.
What is the name of the story he dedicated to his mother?
The little match girl.
Where did Harold Scharff (Hans's friend) work?
At the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen.
When was the ugly duckling story published?
November 11, 1843.
What was the cat's name?
It was Tom.
At what point in history does anger appear?
When his mother got angry because the animals made fun of him.