Grimm's Fairy Tales

by Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Taylor Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes (Translator)

Overview

For most children, reading the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm is an essential experience when growing up. Grimm’s Fairy Tales collects some of the best-known fairy and folk tales set down by the Brothers Grimm, including “Sleeping Beauty,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Hansel and Gretel,” “The Frog-Prince,” and “Rumpelstiltskin.”       

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781934648773
Publisher:	Norilana Books
Publication date:	08/13/2008
Pages:	332
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.74(d)

About the Author

Jakob Ludwig Grimm and Wilhelm Karl Grimm were born in Hanau, Germany, in 1785 and 1786, respectively. The brothers were part of a family of nine children who lived in the countryside. When the father died suddenly, the harsh circumstances the family endured greatly influenced the way the brothers Grimm eventually interpreted and wrote their tales. At the University of Marburg to study law, the brothers Grimm developed a love of folk poetry. Their first volume of fairy tales (from which this book takes its content), Children’s and Household Stories, was published in 1812. A collection of stories told to them by peasants and villagers, it was created as a collaborative effort: Jakob did the research behind the stories, and Wilhelm crafted these stories for children.

Place of Birth:

Hanau, Germany

Place of Death:

Berlin, Germany

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Frog King, or Iron Henry
Cat and Mouse in Partnership
Faithful John
The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
The Golden Goose
The Wonderful Musician
Jorinda and Joringel
The Twelve Brothers
Rapunzel
The Three Spinners
Hansel and Grethel
Our Lady's Child
The Valiant Little Tailor
Cinderella
The Three Snake-Leaves
The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage
Little Red-Cap
The Straw, the Coal and the Bean
The Bremen Town Musicians
Sweetheart Roland
Mother Holle
The Old Man and his Grandson
The Wishing-Table, the Gold Ass and the Cudgel in the Sack
The Singing Bone
The Turnip
The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs
The Fox and the Horse
The Elves
The Robber Bridegroom
The Six Swans
Old Sultan
Briar-Rose
Thumbling
Little Snow-White
Rumpelstiltskin
Thumbling as Journeyman
The Goose-Girl
Iron John
The King of the Golden Mountain
The Peasant's Wise Daughter
The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids
The Devil's Sooty Brother
Bearskin
The Three Army Surgeons
King Thrushbeard
The Seven Swabians
The Wedding of Mrs. Fox
The Devil and His Grandmother
The Juniper Tree
The Springing, Singing Lark
The Fisherman and His Wife
The Golden Bird
The Three Languages
The Iron Stove
The Shoes that Danced to Pieces
The Lazy Spinner
The Four Skilful Brothers
The Lambkin and the Little Fish
The White Snake
The Old Man Made Young Again
Snow-White and Rose Red
The Duration of Life
Hans in Luck
The Twelve Huntsmen
Death's Messages
The Willow-Wren and the Bear
The Hare and the Hedgehog
The Raven
The Crystal Ball
Fundevogel
The Boots of Buffalo-Leather
Three Little Men in the Wood
Clever Grethel
Clever Elsie
The Water of Life
The Girl Without Hands
The Seven Ravens
The Riddle
The Blue Light