Jacob Grimm
6) Rapunzel
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A retelling of the traditional tale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.
11) The goose girl
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On her way to marry a distant prince, a young princess is forced to trade places with her evil serving maid and becomes a goose girl instead of a bride when she reaches her destination.
12) Tom Thumb
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A boy the size of his father's thumb has a series of adventures, including stopping a pair of thieves, being swallowed by a cow, and tricking a wolf into bringing him back home.
14) Iron Hans
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With the help of Iron Hans, the wild man of the forest, a young prince makes his own way in the world and wins the hand of a princess.
18) Cinderella
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Although mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella meets her prince with the help of her fairy godmother.
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"When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions, each extensively revised in...
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Two hundred years ago, the Brothers Grimm published their famous collection of folk tales, including these thirty much-loved stories. Each tale is brought to life with radiant, faithful pictures from Daniela Drescher, one of Germany's best-loved illustrators, which are sure to fire any child's imagination.