The Flying Trunk

The Flying Trunk
Vilhelm Pedersen illustration
AuthorHans Christian Andersen
Original titleDen flyvende Kuffert
LanguageDanish
SeriesFairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection. Second Booklet (Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. Ny Samling. Andet Hefte)
GenreLiterary fairy tale
PublisherC.A. Reitzel
Publication date
19 October 1839
Publication placeDenmark
Media typePrint

"The Flying Trunk" (Danish: Den flyvende Kuffert) is a literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young man who has a flying trunk that carries him to Turkey where he visits the Sultan's daughter. The tale was first published 1839.