Fridge / The Six Swans

• "The Wild Swans" is the only tale of Andersen's that seems to be adapted from a pre-existing tale ("The Six Swans"), as opposed to an original story of his own. He must have really liked that fairy tale... well, of course he would — it's about a girl who can't speak, just like his little mermaid!
  • Doubtful. The Story of a Mother is adapted from the (same source as) Grimm's The Aged Mother. "What the Old Man does is always Right" is from "Gudbrand on the Hill-side". "The Flying Trunk" breathes Arabian Nights.