The Pond

Carl Ewald (1856-1908) was a Danish author journalist and novelist known especially for his fairytales. After making a name for himself as a novelist he published three important collections of fairy tales: In det Fri (In the Open 1892) Fem Nye Eventyr (Five New Fairy Tales 1894) and Die Fire Fjendingsfyrsten (The Four Little Princes 1896). With these Ewald became the most significant Danish fairytale writer next to Hans Christian Andersen. His collected works were published posthumously in five volumes: Mutter Natur Erzahlt (Mother Nature Tells 1910) Der Zweifussler und Andere Geschichten (Two Legs and Other Stories 1911) Vier Feine Freunde und Andere Geschichten (Four Fine Friends and Other Stories 1913) Meister Reineke und Andere Geschichten (Master Renard and Other Stories 1919) and Das Sternekind und Andere Geschichten (The Star Child and Other Stories 1925).