Showing results by author "Jacob Grimm"

A fun and charming collection of children's classics narrated with charming enthusiasm. Featuring the beloved tales of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", the story of "The Cat and the Mouse", L. Frank Baum's "The Story of Little Miss Muffet", and the hilarious tale of "How Jack Went to Seek His Fortune".

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 content and style.

In the middle of the forest there stands a tower with no doors and only one window. At the top of the tower lives a lovely young princess with flowing blond hair. When a handsome young prince discovers her trapped there, he tries to rescue the young woman, unaware of the witch that lurks about.

Since their first publication in 1812, Grimm's Fairy Tales have proven to be an enduring feature of Western literature. The stories have been translated into over 100 languages worldwide, and their influence has cast its spell on many film makers, as well. The stories were collected from traditional storytellers from around Germany, usually women, and the motivation to collect them grew out of the wave of romantic nationalism of the early 19th century.

Disfruta con tus hijos de una selección de los mejores cuentos clásicos infantiles de 5 minutos de todos los tiempos. Por primera vez Booka produce estos magníficos audiolibros con una de las mejores actrices del doblaje en español y con música original. Te lo imaginas?. No te decepcionará. Diviértete con estos cuentos cortos de 5 minutos en los que encontrarás: Hansel y Gretel, Blancanieves,La Caperucita Roja, El Flautista de Hamelín, El soldadito de plomo...y muchos más.

From the land of fantastical castles, vast lakes, and deep forests, the Brothers Grimm collected a treasury of enchanting folk and fairy stories full of giants and dwarfs, witches and princesses, magical beasts and cunning children. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White, Hänsel and Gretel, Little Red Cap (aka Little Red Riding Hood), and Briar Rose (aka Sleeping Beauty) are only a few of more than 200 enchanting characters included here.

A selection of short stories from the Brothers Grimm and Rudyard Kipling.

The brave little tailor isn't particularly brave...nor is he a particularly talented tailor. But he is little. And what hilarious misadventures he stumbles into as he encounters powerful giants and a beautiful princess!

Hansel y Gretel son dos hermanos que son abandonados en el bosque y encuentran una casita de chocolate y dulces. En ella vive una anciana que los invita a pasar. Sin embargo, la anciana es una bruja y los encierra….

Había una vez una princesa muy bella, blanca como la nieve y su nombre era Blancanieves. A medida que crecía se ponía más hermosa y esto puso a su madrastra muy celosa. Un dia la madrastra no soportó más esto y le ordenó a un cazador que la llevara al bosque y la matara. El cazador se apiadó de ella y le dijo que se escondiera en el bosque. Ella corrió y encontró una casita y entró a descansar. Cuando llegó la noche, los dueños de la casita regresaron. Eran 7 enanitos que trabajaban en las minas de oro, lejos en las montañas.

Uh, kakaja jeto byla malen'kaja, slavnaja devchurochka! Vsem-to ona byla mila, kto tol'ko videl ee; nu, a uzh vseh-to milee i vseh dorozhe byla ona babushke, kotoraja uzh i ne znala, chto by ej podarit', svoej ljubimoj vnuchen'ke.

Let yourself once again be transported back to "Once Upon A Time," with the second volume of engaging and odd stories from the Brothers Grimm. These are magical adventures from the original storytellers, beloved throughout the world and passed down through the centuries - captured here in high-quality audio.

Enjoy this brilliant retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, voiced by the brilliant comedian, actor and impressionist Bobby Davro. Adapted by the renowned producer Mike Bennett, this enchanting tale will keep the kids captivated until the end.

Hansel and Gretel are two hungry children abandoned in the forest, who then happen upon a wonderful house made of gingerbread. But danger lurks within this tasty abode. Will the poor children escape or are they doomed to the cruel fate a wicked witch has in store for them?

Traditional and well loved fairy tales known to many generations of children. The stories include "Ashputtel", "Cat and Mouse in Partnership", "Cat-Skin", "Clever Elsie ", "Hansel and Gretel", "Jorinda and Jorindel", "Doctor Knowall", "Rapunzel", "Little Red Riding Hood", "The Elves and the Shoemaker", "Old Sultan", and "Snow-White and Rose-Red".

A beautiful collection of four classic fairy tales told with wit and whimsy. Including the hair raising tale of "Rapunzel", a young woman locked in a high, lonely tower; the sweet "Story of Baa-Baa Black Sheep", a sheared little lamb who's desperately trying to grow more wool in order to help out a friend; the tale of the "Fisherman and His Wife", all about a poor man who discovers that his wife's greed runs as deep as the ocean; and the "Story of Gilligren and the Song of Sixpence", which tells the story behind the famous nursery rhyme.

A selection of stories to soothe children to sleep.

This is the third volume of fantastic stories, and yet another chance to be transported to a timeless realm where witches, giants, princesses, king, fairies, goblins, and wizards are as common as accountants and plumbers are today. The imaginative Brothers Grimm’s stories have been beloved throughout the world since they started collecting in the early 1800s.

In this classic tale of good and evil, Snow White is pursued by a revengeful Queen who is jealous of her natural beauty and goodness. When the Queen learns of Snow White's hiding place with the Dwarfs in the woods, she prepares a plan to poison her with an apple. Join Snow White as she journeys into the world of the Evil Queen, Udo the Huntsman, the Magic Mirror, the Prince, Deidre the Dove, Albrecht the Owl, and the Deep Dark Woods.

This collection of fanciful fairy tales feature all of your favorite stories narrated with fun, whimsical delight. Including the story of that rascal Rumplestiltskin and his most mysterious name; the beautiful tale of the Golden Bird, about three princes on a magical quest; the story of a Wond'rous Wise Man whose befuddled wisdom knows no bounds; and the beautiful tale of Snow White and Rose Red, two sisters whose kindness leads them to help a mysterious bear that is much more than it seems.