The tale opens with a beggar woman giving a peasant's wife a barleycorn in exchange for food. Once planted, a tiny girl, Thumbelina, emerges from its flower. One night, Thumbelina, asleep in her walnut-shell cradle, is carried off by a toad and the mother never sees her daughter again.

All published appearances of Thumbelina's Mother from before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances are listed below:

* Little Ellie and Other Tales (1850)
* Little Ellie (1850)
* Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales (1888)
* The Yellow Fairy Book (1894)
* Fairy Tales and Stories (1900)
* Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales (1913)
* Fairy Tales and Other Stories (1914)
* Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen (1914)

* Calling All Kids #9
* Fairy Tale Parade #1
* Hans Christian Anderson #1

* Wikipedia

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