| "The Most Incredible Thing" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Hans Christian Andersen | |
| Original title | Det Utroligste |
| Translator | Horace Scudder |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
| Genre(s) | Literary fairy tale |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Nyt Dansk Maanedsskrift |
| Publisher | C.A. Reitzel |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | October 1870 (Denmark) |
| Published in English | September 1870 (United States) |
"The Most Incredible Thing" (Danish: Det Utroligste) is the final literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The story is about a contest to find the most incredible thing and the wondrous consequences when the winner is chosen. The tale was first published in an English translation by Horace Scudder, an American correspondent of Andersen's, in the United States in September 1870 before being published in the original Danish in Denmark in October 1870. "The Most Incredible Thing" was the first of Andersen's tales to be published in Denmark during World War II. Andersen considered the tale one of his best.[1]