Question

The protagonist of a story by this author is renamed Maia after meeting her husband next to a broken marble column. A character created by this author is told that she can live to be three hundred years old, though she can only gain an immortal soul if she marries a man. Another character (10[1])created by this author is born (10[1])inside a tulip which grows from a barleycorn. This author of “Thumbelina” wrote of another title character (10[2])who looks at his reflection in a stream and sees that he is “no longer a dark, gray bird” but has become “a graceful and beautiful (10[1])swan.” For 10 points, stories like “The Ugly Duckling” (10[1])and “The Little Mermaid” (10[2])were written (10[1])by what Danish author of fairy tales? ■END■

ANSWER: Hans Christian Andersen
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Will HooverRIT BU of Rochester B5310
Grace GriffithsPenn StateCornell F5910
Giuseppe PiccirilliBinghamton ARIT C7610
Brian ChenCornell GESF7610
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CBinghamton C10210
Annabelle FordCornell ACornell D11110
Anna KuangCornell EBinghamton B11510
Carlos GonzalezSyracuseU of Rochester A11510
Aidan RoulletRIT ACornell B11710

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