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Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales: The Goose-Girl
“There was once upon a time an old Queen whose husband had been dead for many years, and she had a beautiful daughter.”
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Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales: Maid Maleen
“There was once a King who had a son who asked in marriage the daughter of a mighty King; she was called Maid Maleen, and was very beautiful.”
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Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales: Fitcher’s Bird
“There was once a wizard who used to take the form of a poor man.”
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Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales: Clever Gretel
“There was once a cook called Gretel, who wore shoes with red heels, and when she went out in them she gave herself great airs, and thought herself very fine indeed.”
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Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales: King Thrushbeard
“A king had a daughter who was beautiful beyond measure, but so proud and overbearing that none of her suitors were good enough for her; she not only refused one after the other, but made a laughing-stock of them.” I enjoyed reading this fairy tale because it’s the type of story that comes to mind when I think of fairy tales – a character learns a lesson through certain trials and ends up becoming a better person because of it.
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Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales: The Old Beggar-Woman
“There was once an old woman, but thou hast surely seen an old woman go a-begging before now?”
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