Classic Fairy Tales - Thumbelina by W. Heath Robinson from Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales 1917. Thumbelina or Little Tiny is a Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published in 1835 as part of the second volume of Eventyr, fortalte for B鷨n (Fairy-tales, Told for Children). It was originally known as Tommelise or Tommeliden (Tomme means inch in Danish). Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 - August 4, 1875) was a Danish author and poet. ?006 TopFoto