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Brothers Grimm

Can you imagine surviving a war, then getting offered to marry the king’s daughter and then having to accept to be buried together with her when she dies? It sounds quite unbelievable, but this is what happened to the man in our story. He was faithful and loyal so he kept his promise. The princess died and our friend got buried with her although he was still alive. But did you know that there were some special snake leaves which could revive a person? The soldier found those leaves. Will he revive himself or his wife? What will happen afterwards? Will the princess be as loyal as her husband? If you want to find out the end, then read "The Three Snake-Leaves". 

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

SAGA Egmont

Grimm's Fairy Tales

The Three Snake-Leaves

Margaret Hunt

Do you want to join the journey of one straw, coal and a bean? It is a strange company, but why not? You may learn something new. Like for example have you wondered why beans have seams? Well if you read this fairy tale by Brothers Grimm, you will for sure find out.

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

Straw, Coal, and Bean

Can you imagine having a father who would give you to the Devil in exchange for riches and wealth? The poor girl in our story had to endure not only this but getting her hands cut off as well. Her will was so strong that she decided to not fall victim of the Devil. So she headed out in the woods, wandering around, not having anything, not even food. Surprisingly enough she survived and she became a queen. Her misfortunes did not end with this however. Many more difficulties followed. Because, you know, the Devil does not forget so easily. 

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

The Girl without Hands

Did you manage to read "Clever Hans" already? Do you remember how clever he actually was? Well Elsie turns out to be as clever as him? One day a boy came to her house. He was going to marry her only if she proved how smart she was. And so she tried. Somehow she stood the test and the boy married her. It was unfortunately too late when he realized the mistake he had made. So he decided to right his wrong. Find out how in "Clever Elsie". 

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

Clever Elsie

A hen and a rooster are about to pay a visit to Herr Korbes. They travel with a carriage and they stumble upon some other adventurers on the way. They pick all of them up. And by all we mean a cat, an egg, a duck, a pin, a needle and a millstone. The whole group arrives eventually. How will the meeting between them and Herr Korbes go? Find out in Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale "Herr Korbes". 

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

Herr Korbes

A word has it that Frau Trude was a wicked witch so people were doing everything they could to avoid her. A girl was however not willing to obey so she went to Frau Trude’s home. Did she make the biggest mistake of her life or she will refute the rumors? Find out in "Frau Trude" by Brothers Grimm. 

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

Frau Trude

Have you heard of a strong friendship between a fox and a wolf? We neither. However the fox and the wolf in our tale meant to be so close, that they called each other cousins. But cousins help each other, right? Because this is not what happened when the wolf needed the fox’s help when he was trapped in a barn. The fox was not only not willing to help but he was making laugh of his cousin. What do you think happened when the wolf finally got himself out of the barn? Find out in Brothers Grimm’s "The Fox and His Cousin".

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

The Fox and His Cousin

Brother Lustig was a soldier who got dismissed from the army. He wandered around when he one day stumbled upon a beggar who he shared his food with. Surprisingly the beggar turned out to be Saint Peter. The two men continued their journey together. Saint Peter was healing people. Brother Lustig was trying to "steal" Saint Peter’s trade and heal people himself. It is of course not that easy so shortly after Lustig was left alone, he found himself in trouble. Will Lustig’s intentions to help others will get him into Heaven or his tricks will send him to Hell? 

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

Brother Lustig

Hans’ uncle wanted to marry his nephew to a rich man’s daughter. Hans’ fortune was however not that big so the uncle had to come up with a trick. He went to the neighbour village where a rich man lived. He convinced the man that the marriage to Hans was worth it because the boy had as many patches as the ones on the uncle’s trousers. You cannot imagine how big of a misunderstanding occurred because in Hans’ an the rich man’s villages "patches" meant "land" as well. Will the rich man find out that he was tricked before the marriage or his daughter will be given to an ordinary poor peasant? 

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

Hans Married

A tailor’s poverty made him commit a crime. He was travelling around searching for work but there was nowhere to be found. He was so desperate that when he saw a Jew he decided to try his luck. Why not rob him? He must have money? But he did not. And the tailor got so angry that he killed him. The last words the Jew uttered were "The bright sun brings it to light". The tailor continued with his life. He even married. One day while he was sitting outside and enjoying the sun, the Jew’s words came up in his mind. His wife heard him and wanted to find out the story behind them. He had to tell her. But then she had to tell the neighbour as well. Do you know what happened next? You can find out in "The Bright Sun Brings It to Light".

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

The Bright Sun Brings It to Light

Three army surgeons show off their skills. The first cuts off his hand, the other tears off his heart and the third takes out his eye. And this is only to impress one innkeeper. The three surgeons mean that they can return their organs in place on the next morning. However a great misfortune occurs. The maid throws the organs by mistake and replaces them with the hand of a dead thief, the heart of a pig and the eye of a cat. Will they realize that these organs are not their own? Find out in "The Three Army Surgeons".

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

The Three Army Surgeons

Travelling is said to give you many unforgettable moments and experiences. The boy in our tale will for sure keep some memories but are they going to be good? He decided to repeat the same thing over and over again no matter who he was speaking to or the situation he was in. Now you can imagine how much trouble he got himself in. How will his trip end and what will he learn from it? You can find out what happened next in "Going A-Travelling". 

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

Going A-Travelling

A man had a goat, but he was so lazy that it costed him great effort to take the goat to the pasture each and every day. So he came up with a genius plan. He was going to find a wife who was going to take care of all those things. But what if the wife is as lazy as the man in our story? Well then they have to find another solution. Do you want to know what it is? Then check "Lazy Harry".

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

Lazy Harry

The poor boy Hans and his mother get kidnapped by evil robbers. Their future does not seem so bright, but little Hans is determined to fight back and get himself and his mother out. Further in life Hans gets to meet strong men and giants who he decides to work with. But are the giants’ intentions true? What are the new obstacles that Hans has to face? Will he manage to get himself out of yet another pickle or will this betrayal lead to Hans’s end? 

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

The Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections were translated into all European languages during the brothers' lifetime and into almost every living language today.

Strong Hans

The fish face a serious issue. They do not have a king. So they decide to hold a contest where the fastest fish is to be proclaimed as the new king. The herring is leading. The sole is right behind. Who will win? Is there a poor loser in the story and what will it lead to? "The Sole" holds the answer. 

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

The Sole

Have you ever wondered why people live longer than some animals? What if I tell you that we were supposed to live no more than thirty years but the donkey, the dog and the monkey changed God’s decision. "The Duration of Life" by Brothers Grimm holds the answer. Do you want to find it out? 

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

The Duration of Life

"Master Pfriem" is a humorous story about the lively and often irritating cobbler Pfriem who thought he knew everything best. He would always find some flaws in others’ work and he would always try to teach them how to do things right. One day he dreamed that he was sent to Heaven where everything was as perfect as himself. But guess what. It was not. Can you imagine Pfriem’s reaction now? Is apostle Peter going to welcome Pfriem with open arms or Pfriem’s fate goes another way? 

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

Master Pfriem

What do you think of an agreement between a giant and a tailor? It is not quite equal, right? Well the giant offered the tailor to be his servant. The tailor could not refuse, but he began thinking of a way to get himself out of this trouble. Is it possible to fool a giant or the poor tailor’s fate is predestined? 

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

The Giant and the Tailor

A rich family takes care of one little poor boy. You would expect the boy to lead happy and carefree life. However this is not how our story goes. The boy’s days are full of starvation and fights. He is so desperate that he begins wondering if it is not easier to just take his own life. Do you think this is a possible end of a Brother Grimm’s story or there must be another outcome? Well, just grab "The Poor Boy in the Grave" and you will find out. 

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

The Poor Boy in the Grave

Can a spindle, a shuttle and a needle decide an ordinary girl’s fate? Can she become a princess by weaving her path with a pure heart? Will the prince follow the golden thread of love or the wealth of others will prevail? How will this story end? You cannot know before you grab "The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle" and immerse in it. 

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. 

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

Grimm's Fairy Tales - The book series

Grimm's Fairy Tales - The book series

Grimm's Fairy Tales books in order

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