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    Do you know the famous writer of fairy tales (童话) —Andersen? He was born in a shoe-maker family on April 2nd, 1805 in Odense (欧登赛) of Denmark. His family was poor and he spent 14 years in his little house. And it is his 213th birthday until April 2nd this year. The people in Odense are proud of Andersen，and his images can be seen everywhere. They buy flowers and read his fairy tales in front of the statue (雕像) . They also hold per formances to memorialize him. Even the signs of the traffic lights are full of Andersen's silhouette (剪影) .People express their respect to Andersen in many different ways.