The Story of a Mother

"The Story of a Mother"
Short story by Hans Christian Andersen
Vilhelm Pedersen illustration.
Original titleHistorien om en moder
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish
Genre(s)Fairy tale
Publication
Publication dateDecember 1847

"The Story of a Mother" (Danish: Historien om en moder) is a story by the Danish poet, travel writer, short story writer and novelist Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875). The tale was first published in December 1847. The story has been made into films several times, and was also adapted into an animated film which used the stop-motion puppet technique.