the ink - written manuscript of a fairy tale by hans christian andersen which has been located in odense , pictured in the state archives in copenhagen , denmark wednesday , dec. 12 , 2012 .
the tallow candle is a short story in english .
 
image caption andersen wrote hundreds of fairy tales which have been translated into more than 100 languages experts say the story 's simplistic style is not on a par with andersen 's elegantly written mature works , suggesting it was written during his time at a grammar school in the a danish historian says he has discovered what he believes is a previously unknown fairy tale written by hans christian andersen .
experts told danish daily politiken the script is likely the copy of an original manuscript that has since been lost .
a newly found manuscript of a fairy tale by hans christian andersen which has been located in odense , pictured in the state archives in copenhagen , denmark wednesday , dec. 12 , 2012 .
image caption the story is dedicated : " to mme bunkeflod , from her devoted hc andersen " an early work by hans christian andersen has been found at the bottom of a box near the danish fairy tale writer 's home city , experts say .
experts say it was probably written by the ugly duckling author in the 1820s .
the handwritten tale , entitled " tallow candle , " and dedicated to a vicar 's widow named bunkeflod who had lived across from andersen 's home , had been left seemingly untouched at the bottom of one of the boxes .