Hansel and Gretel -- Sleeping beauty -- The frog prince -- The fisherman and his wife -- The elves and the shoemaker -- The musicians of Bremen -- Little Red Riding Hood -- Snow White and the seven dwarfs -- Rapunzel -- The twelve dancing princesses -- King Throstlebeard -- Rumpelstiltskin.

"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...

A collection of fifteen classic fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, accompanied by illustrations from artists such as Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane, and Randolph Caldecott.

Retells the tale of the beautiful girl imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.

A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.

A retelling of the Grimm tale about the fisherman's greedy wife, set in the land of the Aztecs.

"Emrick the shoemaker can barely afford food for himself and his wife, but they give far more than they take. One day, Emrick's generosity compels him to trade a pair of shoes for a beautiful woodlands painting. He hangs the curious work of art on the wall and goes to sleep hungry. The next morning, he awakens to find a beautifully-crafted pair of shoes resting upon his desk. Later that night, Emrick and his wife watch from the shadows as several...

A retelling of the classic fairy tale follows twelve princesses who, despite being locked in their rooms at the end of each day, are found in the morning with their slippers in tatters from dancing through the night.

A retelling of the Grimm fairy tale in which a despondent soldier makes a pact to do the devil's bidding for seven years in return for as much money and property as he could ever want.

A king's daughter undertakes a difficult task to rescue her six brothers from the enchantment imposed on them by their wicked stepmother.