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Beyond the forest’s edge, hunger, envy and magic turn ordinary lives into trials of courage.
In Grimms' Fairy Tales, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm gather German folk stories where danger lives close to home. Hansel and Gretel face the forest after their family leaves them there. Snow White flees her stepmother’s jealousy. Aschenputtel, the Grimm Cinderella, lives among ashes and longs to go to the festival.
This collection brings together Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin and The Frog Prince, alongside lesser-known tales. These stories are short, direct and often harsh. Kindness meets cruelty; cleverness challenges greed. A queen questions her magic mirror, and a little man offers help that always comes at a price.
What you’ll discover
- Forests full of danger Follow children beyond the safety of home, where fear demands quick thinking and courage.
- Kindness among the ashes Meet Aschenputtel, whose patient goodness endures cruelty and keeps her longing for the festival alive.
- Magic with a price Encounter Rumpelstiltskin, whose gift for spinning straw into gold comes with demands of his own.
- Wits against greed Discover tales where cleverness matters, foolishness has consequences, and wanting too much brings trouble.
- Familiar tales, darker fears Look beyond familiar enchantments to the hunger, jealousy and cruelty that drive these stories.
Who will love it
Readers who love fairy tales, folklore, talking animals, magic and clever tricksters will find a rich store here, and so will anyone who wants stories to read aloud to family or friends.
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- A shared storehouse of tales from the folk
- Foolish wishes and bad bargains cost dearly
- Hunger drives children into dark forests
- Wolves test the trust of the young
- Cruel stepmothers meet the patient and good
- Kindness to small creatures brings help later
- Wit can beat strength, size and rank
- Loyal love must be proved by long trials
- Justice, laughter and the sound of the telling
Who’s who
- HanselA poor woodcutter's son who drops pebbles and crumbs to find his way home, and who comforts his sister when they are lost.
- GretelHansel's younger sister, who weeps in the forest but proves quick-witted when a wicked old woman threatens them.
- Little Red-CapA trusting girl in a red velvet cap who carries cake and wine to her sick grandmother through the woods.
- AshputtelA kind girl made to sleep among the ashes, who wishes at her mother's grave and longs to go to the king's feast.
- SnowdropA king's daughter as white as snow, hunted by a vain queen and sheltered by seven dwarfs in the hills.
- RapunzelA girl with long golden hair, locked in a tower by an enchantress, who sings to herself and wants to be free.
- DummlingThe youngest son, scorned by everyone, who shares his food with a stranger and wins a golden goose.
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Grimms' Fairy Tales
by Jacob Grimm; Wilhelm Grimm · 1812
A tailor swats seven flies in one blow, and a wolf asks Little Red-Cap where her grandmother lives.
Medium level10–20 hours to readItaliano
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In short
A little tailor swats seven flies, sews the words Seven at one stroke on a sash, and walks out into the world to meet giants. Grimms' Fairy Tales, gathered by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, holds dozens of such stories, from Hansel and Gretel to Rapunzel and Little Red-Cap.
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A shared storehouse of tales from the folk
This is a large collection of tales gathered by two brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Some tales are brief, and others take longer to tell, so each one can be heard in a single sitting.
The book opens with The Golden Bird, where a fox gives a young man careful advice that he must learn to follow. Next comes Hans in Luck, then Jorinda and Jorindel, in which a fairy turns maidens into birds. Funny tales, frightening tales and gentle tales stand side by side.
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Grimm, Jacob, and Wilhelm Grimm. Grimms' Fairy Tales. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/grimms-fairy-tales.
Grimm, J., & Grimm, W. (2026). Grimms' fairy tales. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/grimms-fairy-tales (Original work published 1812)
Grimm, Jacob, and Wilhelm Grimm. Grimms' Fairy Tales. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/grimms-fairy-tales.
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What is Grimms' Fairy Tales about?
It is a collection of folk tales told by the Brothers Grimm, filled with kings, stepmothers, witches, talking animals and clever heroes. Most tales put a person through a test, and the result shows whether kindness, greed, pride or cleverness wins.
Which stories are in Grimms' Fairy Tales?
Grimms' Fairy Tales includes Ashputtel, Snowdrop, The Frog Prince and The Goose Girl, among many others. The collection ranges from brief animal stories to longer tales of magic, difficult tasks and clever escapes.
Who is Ashputtel in the Grimm tales?
Ashputtel is a kind girl forced to sleep beside the hearth in the ashes. She plants a hazel twig on her mother's grave, and a bird nesting there brings her fine dresses.
The author
Jacob Grimm
1785–1863 · German folklorist and philologist
Jacob Grimm was born in Hanau, Germany, in 1785 and died in Berlin in 1863. He was a linguist, jurist and mythologist. With his brother Wilhelm, he published fairy tales from 1812 and German Legends in 1816–1818. He also wrote German Grammar and worked on a German dictionary.
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