There lived once one poor family who wished nothing more than to have a child, even if it is no bigger than a thumb. And do you know happened? They finally got a son and he was really as small as a thumb. In spite of his size the little boy was so adventurous that he convinced his father to let him go with two strangers. His journey continued afterwards with some thieves. Then he got even swallowed by a cow. Do you think this tale could possible end well for the thumbling or the risks he takes are going to cost him his life?
Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 200 fairytales.
Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are “Cinderella”, “Beauty and the Beast” and “Little Red Riding Hood” and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White.
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.
