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A woman didn't have any children. One day an enchantress gave her a little seed, and a beautiful flower grew from it. And in the flower there was a little girl. The woman was very glad. She took the child and called her Thumbelina, because the girl was one thumb high. The woman took care of her little daughter; she made a bed for her from a nutshell, a mattress from violets and a blanket from a big green leaf.

One night a big green toad jumped up on the window still where Thumbelina slept. She saw the girl and admired her. 'Such a wife is absolutely necessary for my son' – the toad thought. She snatched Thumbelina from her bed and carried her to the swamp. No matter how the little girl cried and asked to bring her back home, the toad didn't even listen.

The little fishes heard Thumbelina crying and felt sorry for her. They bit through the stalk of the water-lily's leaf, where Thumbelina sat. The stalk went with the stream very fast, and the toad couldn't catch up with it.

Many troubles, hardships and losses fell on Thumbelina. But the little girl always remembered her mother and desperately wanted to come back to her.

A kind swallow brought the girl to the warm lands of the elves. Thumbelina found friends among them and took little wings as a present. Now she was able to find her family.

Article 10. In accordance with the obligation of States Parties under article 9, paragraph 1, applications by a child or his or her parents to enter or leave a State Party for the purpose of family reunification shall be dealt with by States Parties in a positive, humane and expeditious manner. States Parties shall further ensure that the submission of such a request shall entail no adverse consequences for the applicants and for the members of their family.

A child whose parents reside in different States shall have the right to maintain on a regular basis, save in exceptional circumstances personal relations and direct contacts with both parents. Towards that end and in accordance with the obligation of States Parties under article 9, paragraph 1, States Parties shall respect the right of the child and his or her parents to leave any country, including their own, and to enter their own country. The right to leave any country shall be subject only to such restrictions as are prescribed by law and which are necessary to protect the national security, public order (ordre public), public health or morals or the rights and freedoms of others and are consistent with the other rights recognized in the present Convention.

Article 11. States Parties shall take measures to combat the illicit transfer and non-return of children abroad.

To this end, States Parties shall promote the conclusion of bilateral or multilateral agreements or accession to existing agreements.

THE SEPARATION OF A CHILD FROM HIS OR HER PARENTS OR A COMMUNICATION BARRIER BETWEEN THEM IS ILLEGAL