Extra Credit Reading: Andersen Fairy Tales

-What about a princess is not as it should be? Do they not wear their crown in the right spot? Is their corset not cutting off enough of their circulation? I thought a princess was defined as the offspring of a king and queen, that does not seem to be that hard to verify
-Also the prince seems to have a pretty serious princess fetish Im just saying
-Why is a princess standing alone in the rain? Isn't there supposed to be like 40,000 servants surrounding her to help her breathe and everything?
-I like to look back in history at some really amazing princesses who championed for their subjects, and this story makes all princesses seem like the epitome of spoiled brats
-The emperor's new suit is HILARIOUS, I am just picturing some old guy staring at an empty loom oohing over how beautiful it is. That is fabulous. And then the emperor has to pretend he sees the clothes, and then put them on and walk in a parade. I don't know if I could rewrite this story, because it is just so hilarious to begin with. And the swindlers who were faking just eagerly weaving away at fabric that is not there. This might be my favorite story that I have read out of all of them.
-Haha, the world looked like a map- did they still think the earth was flat then?
-I think most great conquerers of the world think that they have conquered even God, but I have yet to read a story where they dare try. It seems like a lot of work for God to send an angel down and let the angel bleed and then for the man to continue to live, but maybe that is because God is forgiving. i did like that he was taken down by a little gnat

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Story Source:  Fairy Tales and Stories by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by H. P. Paull (1872).