Grimms' Fairy Tales

Published in 1812

Categories: For KidsFairy Tales

A princess in a yellow dress sits sadly by a fountain in a garden, with a frog at her feet
Illustration: Walter Crane, The Frog Prince (1874)

Sixty-two tales collected by the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, first published in German in 1812: Hansel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap, Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Snowdrop, Ashputtel (Cinderella), Briar Rose, the Frog-Prince, the Valiant Little Tailor and many more. Witches, wolves, talking animals, clever youngest sons and wicked stepmothers, in the classic English translation by Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes.

Translated from the German by Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes.

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1 Chapter 1: The Golden Bird About 10 min 2 Chapter 2: Hans in Luck About 10 min 3 Chapter 3: Jorinda and Jorindel About 5 min 4 Chapter 4: The Travelling Musicians About 5 min 5 Chapter 5: Old Sultan About 5 min 6 Chapter 6: The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean About 5 min 7 Chapter 7: Briar Rose About 5 min 8 Chapter 8: The Dog and the Sparrow About 5 min 9 Chapter 9: The Twelve Dancing Princesses About 5 min 10 Chapter 10: The Fisherman and His Wife About 10 min 11 Chapter 11: The Willow-Wren and the Bear About 5 min 12 Chapter 12: The Frog-Prince About 5 min 13 Chapter 13: Cat and Mouse in Partnership About 5 min 14 Chapter 14: The Goose-Girl About 10 min 15 Chapter 15: The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet About 10 min 16 Chapter 16: Rapunzel About 5 min 17 Chapter 17: Fundevogel About 5 min 18 Chapter 18: The Valiant Little Tailor About 15 min 19 Chapter 19: Hansel and Gretel About 15 min 20 Chapter 20: The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage About 5 min 21 Chapter 21: Mother Holle About 5 min 22 Chapter 22: Little Red-Cap (Little Red Riding Hood) About 5 min 23 Chapter 23: The Robber Bridegroom About 5 min 24 Chapter 24: Tom Thumb About 10 min 25 Chapter 25: Rumpelstiltskin About 5 min 26 Chapter 26: Clever Gretel About 5 min 27 Chapter 27: The Old Man and His Grandson About 5 min 28 Chapter 28: The Little Peasant About 10 min 29 Chapter 29: Frederick and Catherine About 10 min 30 Chapter 30: Sweetheart Roland About 5 min 31 Chapter 31: Snowdrop About 10 min 32 Chapter 32: The Pink About 10 min 33 Chapter 33: Clever Elsie About 5 min 34 Chapter 34: The Miser in the Bush About 5 min 35 Chapter 35: Ashputtel About 10 min 36 Chapter 36: The White Snake About 5 min 37 Chapter 37: The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids About 5 min 38 Chapter 38: The Queen Bee About 5 min 39 Chapter 39: The Elves and the Shoemaker About 5 min 40 Chapter 40: The Juniper-Tree About 15 min 41 Chapter 41: The Turnip About 5 min 42 Chapter 42: Clever Hans About 5 min 43 Chapter 43: The Three Languages About 5 min 44 Chapter 44: The Fox and the Cat About 5 min 45 Chapter 45: The Four Clever Brothers About 5 min 46 Chapter 46: Lily and the Lion About 10 min 47 Chapter 47: The Fox and the Horse About 5 min 48 Chapter 48: The Blue Light About 10 min 49 Chapter 49: The Raven About 10 min 50 Chapter 50: The Golden Goose About 5 min 51 Chapter 51: The Water of Life About 10 min 52 Chapter 52: The Twelve Huntsmen About 5 min 53 Chapter 53: The King of the Golden Mountain About 10 min 54 Chapter 54: Doctor Knowall About 5 min 55 Chapter 55: The Seven Ravens About 5 min 56 Chapter 56: The Wedding of Mrs Fox About 5 min 57 Chapter 57: The Salad About 10 min 58 Chapter 58: The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was About 15 min 59 Chapter 59: King Grisly-Beard About 5 min 60 Chapter 60: Iron Hans About 15 min 61 Chapter 61: Cat-Skin About 10 min 62 Chapter 62: Snow-White and Rose-Red About 10 min