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This is a story from the Grimm's Fairy Tales collection.

Twenty more stories in this popular series by Edith Nesbit, Hans Christian Anderson, Abby Phillips Walker, The Brothers Grimm, L. Frank Baum, Frank Stockton, Henry Beston, Nathaniel Hawthrone, Olive Thorn Miller, Ignas Kunos, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, and Anna R. Annan.

An anthology of time’s most beloved stories, written and adapted by the world’s most well-known fairy tale authors, and narrated by a variety of great storytellers.

This charming collection of Grimms’ Fairy Tales includes Rapunzel, Frederick and Catherine, Sweetheart Roland, Snowdrop (Snow White), The Pink and Clever Elsie. Grimms’ Fairy Tales was first published in Germany in 1812 as Kinder und Hausmärchen. This series of recordings is based on the original 1823 English translation by Edgar Taylor, with subsequent editing by Marian Edwardes.

Jacobo y Wilhelm Grimm, dos estudiosos alemanes, dedicaron buena parte de su vida a recopilar cuentos y leyendas tradicionales, y esa inmensa coleccion ha sido imitada por muchos otros escritores, y asi dejaron bases para una literatura infantil que, sin embargo, atrae igualmente a los mayores, puesto que los cuentos tienen interes argumental y estan narrados con conocimiento. Algunos de los personajes, como Caperucita, Blanca Nieves y la Cenicienta, son vivos retratos de lo que puede pasar en la vida real.

The Fisherman and His Wife is a Brothers Grimm tale of Pomeranian origin about an enchanted wish-granting fish, a fisherman and his insatiable wife who is ultimately punished for her greed.

The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, first published in 1812, is a collection of 62 classic folk stories including "Rumplestiltskin", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Hansel and Gretel", "Snow White and Rose Red", "Iron Hans", "The Golden Goose", "Clever Hans", "The Frog Prince", and many more. These classic tales will keep you entertained for hours to come!

Narrated by Kevin Hayes, this audiobook contains a selection of 10 famous stories that have pleased children of all ages around the world for many years. You will hear some of your favorites, plus a few that may be new to you. A great audiobook for children to enjoy and to help get them interested in the classics.

Actress Jodie Foster narrates this classic from the Brothers Grimm. One day, a poor fisherman catches and then frees an enchanted flounder who is able to grant any wish imaginable. A simple man without pretensions, the fisherman would rather leave well enough alone. But his wife's greed forces the fisherman to return to the flounder time after time until it is too late.

These fairy tales are nasty. This is the land of goblins and sorceresses, with serious lines in revenge, not the land of unicorns and once upon a Barbie. The tales that the Brothers Grimm collected during their time as linguistics professors, first at the University of Göttingen and then in Berlin, at the request of the King of Prussia, were an attempt to map the folklore of the German-speaking people.

In this delightful tale, three animals who have been cast out by their masters, a dog, a cat, a rooster and a donkey decide to form a musical group together.Their first "concert" turns out to be not what they expeced when they run into a gang of criminals.

This is a story from the Grimms' Fairy Tales 2 collection.

Everyone loves a Princess story! This collection of ten classic fairy tales is sure to please any Princess, big or small. Includes Thumbelina, The Princess and the Frog, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Princess and the Pea, The Little Mermaid, Rapunzel, The Wild Swans, Snow White and Rose Red, and Sleeping Beauty.

This is a story from the Grimm's Fairy Tales collection.

This is a story from the Grimm's Fairy Tales collection.

In this tale, twelve princesses, each of astounding beauty, are locked in their shared bedroom by their father each night. Vexed to discover that their dancing shoes show signs of wear every morning, the king demands an explanation, which they refuse to give. The king offers his kingdom and marriage to any of his daughters as a reward to the man who solves the mystery. However, if the mystery remains unsolved after three nights, the erstwhile suitor will be put to death. After many entrants fail, a wise old soldier finally cracks the case.

This charming collection of Grimms’ Fairy Tales includes Little Red-Cap (also known as Little Red Riding Hood), Cat & Mouse in Partnership, The Goose Girl, The Valiant Little Tailor and Mother Holle. Grimms’ Fairy Tales was first published in Germany in 1812 as Kinder und Hausmärchen. This series of recordings is based on the original 1823 English translation by Edgar Taylor, with subsequent editing by Marian Edwardes.

A boy is murdered and made into a stew by his evil stepmother, who buries his bones beneath a juniper tree outside their house. The boy is reincarnated as a bird who flies forth from the tree and enlists the townspeople to help him exact revenge.

A series of huntsmen disappear in a mysterious forest. It is eventually discovered that an iron-skinned man is dragging passersby into the lake where he lives. The man is captured by the king and subsequently released by a sympathetic prince, who then must flee the kingdom. The prince, with the help of the iron-skinned man, defeats an army and wins the hand of a princess. The prince is reunited with his parents, and Iron Hans is revealed to be a normal man who was under a spell and released from it by the prince who was found to be pure of heart.

Classic tales and stories are an fundamental part of children's development, as they awaken imagination and bring essential teachings. These stories inspire children through important archetypes and symbolic imagery; they will bring them into a journey in fantastic worlds, full of possibilities and wonders. This specially designed compilation includes classic folk tales, famous stories by Hans Christian Andersen and fairy tales.