Selected Folktales/Ausgewählte Märchen

The 27 world-famous tales in this collection have inspired countless adaptations in many languages. Included are such favorites as "Hansel and Gretel," "The Brave Little Tailor," "Cinderella," and "Little Red Riding Hood," as well as the less familiar tales such as "The Danced-Out Shoes," "The Golden Bird," and "The Six Swans."

Introduction"Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich / The Frog King; or, Iron Henry [The Frog Prince] [1]""Märchen von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen / Tale of One Who Set Out to Learn Fear [4]"Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geßlein / The Wolf and the Seven Kids [5]Brüderchen und Schwesterchen / Brother and Sister [11]Rapunzel / Rampion [12]Die drei Spinnerinnen / The Three Spinners [14]Hänsel und Gretel / Hänsel and Gretel"Strohhalm, Kohle und Bohne / Straw, Coal, and Bean [18]"Das tapfere Schneiderlein / The Brave Little Tailor [20]Aschenputtel / Ash-Wallower [Cinderella] [21]Frau Holle / Mother Holle [24]Rotkäppchen / Little Red Hood [Little Red Riding Hood] [26]Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten / The Bremen Town Musicians [27]"Tischchendeckdich, Goldesel und Knüppel aus dem Sack / Table-Set-Yourself, Gold-Donkey, and Cudgel-Out-Of-the-Sack [36]"Daumesdick / Big-as-a-Thumb [Tom Thumb] [37]Die sechs Schwäne / The Six Swans [49]Dornröschen / Little Briar Rose [Sleeping Beauty] [56]Sneewittchen / Snow White [53]Rumpelstilzchen / Rumpelstiltskin [55]Der goldene Vogel / The Golden Bird [57]Allerleirauh / All-Kinds-of-Fur [Catskin; Cap o' Rushes] [65]Sechse kommen durch die ganze Welt / Six Men Make Their Way in Life [71]Hans im Glück / Hans in Luck [83]Die Gänsemagd / The Goose Girl [89]die zertanzten Schuhe / The Danced-Out Shoes [133]Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot / Snow White and Rose Red [161]Der Meisterdieb / The Master Thief [192]