摘要：keyword: ANALYSIS, CHILDREN, COGNITIVEABSTRACT :Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75), a Danish writer, the author of over 150 fairy stories and other tales, either of his own invention or based on folk themes,many of which have become international classics of childrens literature.Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark, of a peasant family. Andersen 1stbook, A Travel Diary of a Walking Trip, appeared in 1829. Andersens owncreations: The Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, the Snow Queen, and theLittle Match Girl. The writer attracts to analyze on his creations called TheUgly Duckling because it has been a childhood favorite all over the world. TheUgly Duckling fable tells us about an awkward little birds search foracceptance. And inside the story, there are several lessons that conveys to thechildren. The lessons become an educational tool for children. This researchwas done to answer two questions which give the influence of fable to thechildrens development and the behavior of animals. To answer these questions, library research and field research are used. The writer found theoriesfrom University of Indonesias library and British Councils library.Meanwhile, the writer made research at Taman Indria Kindergarten with threestudents as respondents whose age 4-5 years old, the teacher and the mothers. The result of this research shows that lessons or ideas in the fable influence childrens development in concentrating, developing their imagination, andadding vocabularies. Beside that, the life of animals is also learned by children.
