Thumbelina is one of my favorite fairytales. (Ok, I have lots of favorites.) But I am not finding pictures remotely close to my imagination. I read Handerson's version, um, somewhere closer to my beginning than I am now and my head is full of beautiful pictures.
I'll tell you the story, following Wikipedia's (rather boring) plot breakdown. Which do you like best for sweet Thumbelina?
1. Thumbelina grows from a barleycorn.
![Thumbelina.](http://media-cache0.pinterest.com/upload/184155072232453051_7wZwWXaB_f.jpg)
2. She is discovered by toads who want her to marry their son
![thumbelina](http://media-cache-ec5.pinterest.com/upload/169729479676593007_EkAEZc4p_f.jpg)
3. She is rescued by butterfly and fish
![Thumbelina](http://media-cache-ec2.pinterest.com/upload/102879172708077657_ynEXzaqA_f.jpg)
![thumbelina](http://media-cache0.pinterest.com/upload/270708627570985186_u83qFAqu_f.jpg)
![Thumbelina](http://media-cache-ec3.pinterest.com/upload/146226319121264542_cWRbsKyz_f.jpg)
5. The bug's friends don't like her.
![Thumbelina by =Phatpuppyart](http://media-cache-ec5.pinterest.com/upload/259449628503550641_yJIAI4jB_f.jpg)
6. A mouse takes her in for winter, but wants her to marry a mole. Ugh.
![Thumbelina Nick Harris](http://media-cache-ec4.pinterest.com/upload/22518066857145700_uJC74IEN_f.jpg)
![Thumbelina Nick Harris](http://media-cache-ec6.pinterest.com/upload/22518066857145698_79PVu9xL_f.jpg)
8. The swallow then rescues Thumbelina from marriage to the mole
![thumbelina](http://media-cache-ec3.pinterest.com/upload/48132289737596659_zUulscOE_f.jpg)
9. He carries her away
![steampunk thumbelina](http://media-cache-ec5.pinterest.com/upload/86905467779611320_EGGKBucG_f.jpg)
10. Where she meets a prince
![Sara Butcher's 'Thumbelina'](http://media-cache-ec2.pinterest.com/upload/246361042086441191_G2incKH7_f.jpg)
![Thumbelina and her Fairy Prince](http://media-cache-ec3.pinterest.com/upload/220465344228786291_T9iFFCu4_f.jpg)
11. And is given wings
![Thumbelina](http://media-cache0.pinterest.com/upload/262475484503050405_QcbCmBP6_f.jpg)
Enter Thumbelina's world:
12. By the Pond
![Fairy Tale World](http://media-cache-ec5.pinterest.com/upload/61924563596976436_5HkQKRc1_f.jpg)
13. Right out of the story
![](http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs6/i/2005/082/c/7/Thumbelina_by_a_fallenstar.png)
14. Miniature Glory
![lost in a forest](http://media-cache-ec4.pinterest.com/upload/156500155771575345_nwMF6GNn_f.jpg)
15. Hidden community
![The Mouse Caves (SciFi and Fantasy Art The Cave by Jeremiah Morelli)](http://media-cache-ec6.pinterest.com/upload/270216046363152406_qB0VN1hz_f.jpg)
16. New Hope
![fairy world. beauty creation.](http://media-cache-lt0.pinterest.com/upload/286049013801689913_YfSriw96_f.jpg)
17. Hm... the possibilities!
![Fairy home in a fairy forest.](http://media-cache-ec6.pinterest.com/upload/176484879118081076_r4h4qTYY_f.jpg)
Maybe I got carried away this week. But as you can see, there are places to go with this story that are just waiting to be explored!!! These pictures are all off Pinterest. I'd be happy to follow you!!
Which picture is your favorite?