# hanschristianandersen folklorethursday

Happy birthday In one of his most beloved tales, The Wild Swans, the heroine Elisa must pick stinging nettles and weave shirts for her enchanted brothers from them. Surprisingly, nettle was historically a textile base.

🖼 Susan Jeffers

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Happy Birthday to We're reading all our favourite tales, from The Snow Queen to Thumbelina https://t.co/IK1s8zyRoZ

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