La Petite Fille sur le Pain

The Little Girl who Trod on the Loaf

For 'La Petite Fille sur le Pain' ('The Little Girl who Trod on the Loaf'), a short story by Hans Christian Andersen about a girl who trod on a loaf so as not to soil her pretty shoes, and what misfortunes this brought upon her. First published in 1859.

From drawings by Françoise Taylor