The Tinder Box

A soldier returning from war meets a wicked witch on his path. She promises him great riches if he will dive to the bottom of a hollow tree for her. In this tree, there are three chambers, each with a chest full of silver. All that the witch wants in return is for him to retrieve her old lighter as well...- "The Tinderbox" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a soldier who ...