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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 created by this author is born inside a tulip (10[1])which grows from a barleycorn. This author of (10[1])“Thumbelina” wrote of another title character who looks at his reflection in a stream and sees (10[1])that he is “no longer a dark, gray bird” but has become “a graceful and beautiful (-5[1])swan.” (10[2])For 10 points, stories like “The Ugly Duckling” (-5[2])and “The Little Mermaid” were written by what (10[1])Danish (10[1])author (10[1])of fairy tales? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Hans Christian Andersen
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Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DTennessee A6210
Monish JampalaGeorgia Tech BMissisippi State7010
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Allen XuGeorgia Tech EMississippi State A10310
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