Publication
The tale was first published in Copenhagen, Denmark by C. A. Reitzel on 2 October 1838 in Fairy Tales Told to Children. New Collection. First Booklet. 1838. Other tales in the booklet include "The Daisy" and "The Wild Swans". The tale was republished in collected editions of Andersen’s work, first, on 18 December 1849 in Fairy Tales and again on 15 December 1862 in the first volume of Fairy Tales and Stories’’.
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