The tale is about the cheerful soldier who with a help from an old witch and her tinderbox wins the princess and marries her.<br><br>The famous and much-loved Danish author Hans Christian Andersen celebrated his 200 anniversary the year 2005. <br>On this occasion we have published five of his best tales retold for children aged 3-9 years: Tinderbox The Little Match Girl The Nightingale The Emperor's New Clothes and The Ugly Duckling.<br><br>Hans Christian Andersen wrote The Tinderbox in 1835.