Hans Christian Andersen（汉斯. 克里斯蒂安. 安徒生）was a famous writer of stories for children. He was born into a poor family in Denmark in 1805. His father died when the boy was eleven. Hans tried a few jobs. Finally, at the age of fourteen, he moved to the capital of Denmark（丹麦） to work in the theater. Then he went on to study and later he travelled around Europe.
His first book came out in 1822. He wrote many stories for children, but older people also found them interesting. Many of his stories became very famous, like The Ugly Duckling and The Little Match Girl. People still like to read them today and they can read them in many languages.
