"The Travelling Companion" () is a 1835 literary

fairy tale A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, household tale, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful bei ...

by the Danish author

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogue (literature), travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fai ...

. The tale tells the story of young traveller, poor Johnannes, and how with the help of a magical travelling companion he marries a princess. Jackie Wullschläger ''Hans Christian Andersen: The Life of a Storyteller'' p158 "Thumbelina ', like ' Little Ida's Flowers ', is a fantasy; with ' The Travelling Companion ' Andersen ... and while he sleeps the night before, the travelling companion dons the swan's wings and flies to the princess's window .."

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1925

Charles Villiers Stanford Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (30 September 1852 – 29 March 1924) was an Anglo-Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Romantic music, Romantic era. Born to a well-off and highly musical family in Dublin, Stanford was ed ...

's opera ''The Travelling Companion''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Travelling Companion Short stories by Hans Christian Andersen