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The Cobbler's Elves (Grimm)
Once upon a time there was a cobbler who knew his trade and worked hard. How could he not, in the end he was so ruined...
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm worked on the collection and publication of German folk tales in the early 19th century. The Brothers Grimm were mostly known as collectors of German folktales, and one of the most important and popular collections of German-language fairy tales, the "Kinder- und Hausmärchen", also known as the "Grimm Fairy Tales", is associated with them.
Rooster and Hen (Grimm's Fairy Tales)
Once there was a rooster and a hen. The rooster said to the hen: Do you hear, little hen, the nuts and hazelnuts are ripe, let's go up to the mountain of nuts and hazelnuts and live in God's truth, while the squirrel takes them away from us...
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The Twelve Brothers (Grimm's Fairy Tales)
Once upon a time, beyond the seventeenth world, there was a king and a queen, and twelve of their children, all twelve sons...
The wolf and the goat-goats (The wolf and the goat-goats) (Grimm's Fairy Tales)
Once upon a time there was an old goat and his seven little goat-goats (goat-maids). The old goat loved his sons, of course he did...
The Fearseeker (Grimm's Fairy Tales)
Once upon a time, across seven and seven countries, there was a poor man and his two sons. The eldest was a clever, clever boy, but the other was a half-wit...
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The Virgin Mary's Daughter (Grimm's Fairy Tales)
There was once a poor woodcutter. This woodcutter had a wife and a little daughter of three years old. This woodcutter was as poor as a church mouse...
The Frog Prince (Grimm Fairy Tales)
It was neither here nor there, but somewhere there was a king and his three daughters. All three were beautiful, but especially the youngest. She was so beautiful, so beautiful that you could look at the sun, but not at her...
The Brothers Grimm spent decades collecting and publishing, and as a result have amassed one of the largest collections of German-language fairy tales.
The stories in this collection cover a wide range of themes and genres, and the Brothers Grimm collection contributed greatly to the wider awareness of German folk tales.
The Grimm fairy tales have the characteristics of German folk tales, including magical elements, hidden lessons and wonderful worlds. Fairy tales deal with a wide variety of themes and often include heroes, evil characters, witches and fairies.
The Grimm fairy tales have become very popular all over the world, and have inspired many storytellers, writers and filmmakers. The tales translated into many languages, and different versions have been published in many countries around the world.
The work of the Brothers Grimm has played a very important role in the preservation and transmission of German culture and folklore. Cultivating and preserving the traditions of fairy tales has become an important part of culture, and people continue to enjoy the magical and instructive Grimm tales collected and published by the Brothers Grimm.