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    Grimm's Fairy Tales
    Grimm's Fairy Tales
    Grimm's Fairy Tales
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    Grimm's Fairy Tales

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    Racehorse for Young Reader?s Children?s Classic Collections is a new series that offers readers timeless compilations of children?s literature. Handsomely packaged and affordable, this new series aims to revitalize these enchanting works and continue the tradition of sharing them with the next generation.

    Highlighting the work of Golden Age Dutch illustrator Rie Cramer, this beautiful new edition of Grimm?s Fairy Tales is the perfect gift for any fan of children?s classics. This fantastic collection includes some of the most popular tales ever told, such as:

  • Rapunzel
  • Hansel and Gretel
  • Snow White
  • Rumplestiltskin
  • And Many More!

    Whether you?re a collector or just want to share these incredible tales with the young readers in your life, this book will provide readers with countless hours of unforgettable stories and artwork.
    • LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRacehorse
    Release dateJun 5, 2018
    ISBN9781631582547
    Grimm's Fairy Tales
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    • 4/5
      This is a very edition- the first 35 pages are missing and some at the end as well, and the rest are loose in places. Nonetheless, it is good reading, the stories are good, as always, and it is neat to have such an old copy. I'm not positive how many stories it has (what with the table of contents missing), but it has quite a few and they are very readable.
    • 3/5
      In 1812, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published a collection of German fairy tales. A second volume was published in 1815. After various revisions, a total of 211 stories were collected.My English hardcover contains 55 of these stories, taken from both volumes. Many of the stories are very familiar: The Frog Prince, Rumpelstiltskin Rapunzel, Cinderella, and Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs to name a few.The violence in these stories is shocking. The brothers received criticism for it even in their day. In 1825 they printed a Children's Edition which included some of the safer stories. Walt Disney has rendered even the safer stories innocuous.Take the original Cinderella, for example. When the prince came to find the sister who fit the golden slipper, the eldest tried first:Her great toe prevented her from getting it on. Her foot was too long.Then her mother handed her a knife and said, "Cut off the toe. When you are Queen you won't have to walk any more."The girl cut off her toe, forced her foot into the slipper, stifled her pain, and went out to the Prince. ...Then he looked at her foot and saw how the blood was streaming from it. So he turned his horse round and carried the false bride back to her home, and said that she was not the right one. (162-3)She was the lucky one! The second sister had to pare down her heel. In the end, Cinderella was married to the prince. As they walked into the church, a dove plucked one eye from each of the false brides. On their way out of the church the dove picked the other eyes. "And so for their wickedness and falseness they were punished with blindness for the rest of their days" (165).I suppose that's one way to get children to behave!These stories are part of our culture. They have staying power that is rarely seen. Enjoy them—just watch out for vindictive doves.
    • 5/5
      I love books of fairy tales, and this is one of my favorites.
    • 5/5
      Grimm's Fairy Tales is a large cllection of short stories. I really enjoyed this book because of the variety of stories to read! My favorite one was "Death's godson" It was very well written with the plot and ending. Truthfully it took me a while to build interest in the book but once I did I read it whenever I could! It was brilliant! I highly suggest it to fantasy lovers and those who have a slight interst in murders.
    • 4/5
      I myself always appreciated Grimm's Fairy Tales when I was younger, that being said it is definitely a collection one should really be wary of when suggesting to students. The language is not always as clear as some students may need, and despite the allure of fairy tales, some students may not appreciate the darker and more graphic representations. This book is something I would suggest more for older readers, perhaps 6th and on, as the material within the stories may again put some younger readers off. However, for students who are interested in folklore and the like, this is a collection they would likely be interested in ,and enjoy seeing some of the the original versions of widely known tales.
    • 4/5
      The Brothers Grimm were collectors of stories. Their fairytales were often dark. This editon with illustrations by Arthur Rackham is well done, easy to read and worth having. Mine is 2001 printing.
    • 3/5
      The stories in this book were mostly pointless. I know they were from a different era and those were the types of stories they told then, but I've already forgotten most of what I read because they were random and uninteresting. What was interesting was reading the original stories for some of Disney's most famous animated features. Which were usually only about 5 pages or so and very dark. I would recommend skimming this book for that and also just to check back in time to what types of stories people were telling then.
    • 3/5
      More repetitive and not as dark as I expected - perhaps I had the bowdlerised version?
    • 3/5
      Enjoyed reading where some popular fairy tales originated and seeing how similar or different they are with the versions I am more familiar with. I liked some of the stories, some were just okay and some were dumb and boring. I was surprised how dark some of the stories are. Overall I am glad I read this even though it's not going to be a favorite.
    • 1/5
      i usually do a half star if i want you to know it was rated and don't want you to think that i just didn't rate it. i understand this is classic but i have to say disney is who made these stories great. i also say that because he basically re-wrote them. i look at these storiies and they are so unfullfilling or so un-entertaining that it must have a charm on to get people to even want to read this crap. the stories are pointless, unimaginative, gory (which i don't mind) and repetative. don't waste your time. its not even worth reading to see the differences in them and what is told to day not to mention completely un-entertaining while doing so.
    • 4/5
      When I was a kid I had an illustrated edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales and it always terrified and delighted me. Listening to an all star cast (Jim Dale, Alfred Molina, etc) narrate the abridged version of these classics really brought me back. Also, it helped me recall how truly messed up the stories were. This abridged version is still a cakewalk to the original messed up dark fairy tales that you can find if you dig deep enough, but they're still enough messed up to give you a picture. There's lots of murders, bad parents, naughty kids, kings that like killing their daughter's suitors, and magic animals. There is truly a little something for everyone. This collection includes all the classics such as: Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Cinderella, the little goose girl, and Rumpelstiltskin. The all ages, genders, and accents brought by the full cast make it a joy to listen to. A wonderful version, suitable for kids (and adults).
    • 4/5
      No one, in my opinion tells a better fairy tale then the Grimm brothers. The collection of stories in this book included "The Goose-Girl," "Hansel and Grethel," "Little Snow White," "Cinderella," "Bearskin," "Briar Rose," "Rapunzel," "Rumpelstiltskin," and many others. Each of these stories had their own moral that readers of any age sometimes need to be reminded of, I think that is what I liked most about these stories. Many of these tales have been cleaned up and presented in a more admirable light, especially the princess stories. I think that some of these stories, while a little more gruesome, add in real elements of punishment for the evil characters. This can really hold in the message of the story. For example, in Cinderella the message is that kindness will always trump over evil. The Evil step sisters are left without toes and heels and blind by the end of the story. If that does not show children that being kind is the best way of life, then I do not think anything will.
    • 4/5
      My copy used to belong to my mother, who gave it to me one day when I complained about having read all my books. And now that I see what Barbie and Disney have based their princess stories off of, It makes me like them even less.
    • 3/5
      Interesting to see the originals that Disney worked their magic on. There's a similarity across some of the stories where you can see that perhaps they are mutated versions of the same original that have morphed as they were told.

      Also there are a number of fairy stories that I hadn't heard before, them not having quite entered popular consciousness where I grew up. Possibly some of these would be the kernel of some good stories, Grimm's style is very much tell and no show. That suits the sort of morality tales these are, intended for someone to simply recount them at bedtime or round the fire or dinner table. They've come from an oral tradition, and anything taking longer to tell than 10 to 20 minutes would be too complex.

      Still, it is an interesting piece of folk history and I'm glad I read these stories.

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    Grimm's Fairy Tales - Racehorse for Young Readers

    HANSEL AND GRETHEL

    EAR a large wood a poor woodcutter once lived with his wife and two children. The little boy was called Hansel, and the little girl was called Grethel. They rarely had nice things to eat, and when there was a famine in the land they could not get so much as their daily bread. As he lay in bed at night the father was greatly troubled; he sighed and groaned and said to his wife:

    What is to become of us? How are we to feed our little ones when we haven’t anything ourselves?

    We can’t feed them, husband, answered the woman, so tomorrow morning early we will lead the children far into the wood, light them a fire, give each a bit of bread, and then go to our work and leave them alone. They will never find their way home, and we shall be rid of them.

    No, wife, said the man, I cannot do that. How could anyone have the heart to leave two dear children alone in the wood to be devoured by wild beasts?

    Oh! said she, then we must all four die of hunger. She continued to persuade him, and at last he half consented.

    The two children were so hungry that they had not been able to go to sleep, and they overheard what their stepmother proposed to do with them. Grethel wept bitter tears and said to Hansel, They don’t love us.

    Don’t cry, Grethel, said Hansel, I will see that we are not lost.

    When the old couple had fallen asleep, he put on his little coat, crept down the stairs and let himself out at the back door. The moon was shining brightly, and the white pebbles on the path in front of the house shone like new coins. Hansel stopped and stuffed his coat pockets full of pebbles. Then he went back and said to Grethel, Dry your tears, little sister, and go to sleep. God will not forsake us. Then he lay down on his little bed.

    When day dawned the woman called the two children and told them to dress before the sun was high. Get up, both of you, she said, and come into the wood and pick up sticks. Then she gave each a piece of bread, and told them to keep it for dinner and not eat it sooner, as they would get nothing else. Grethel put the bread under her apron, because Hansel’s pockets were full of pebbles.

    Soon afterward, they all started for the wood. They had not gone far before Hansel stood still and looked back at the house. He did this again and again, till his father said, Hansel, what are you staring at?

    Oh, father, said Hansel, I am looking at my white kitten, which is sitting on the roof waving good-bye to me.

    That isn’t your kitten, silly child, said the woman, it’s the morning sunlight shining on the chimney. But Hansel had not been really looking at the kitten; he was dropping behind him the pebbles out of his pocket.

    When they came to the middle of the wood the father said, Now, children, pick up sticks, and we will make a fire.

    Hansel and Grethel built up a large pile of twigs, and when the fire was lighted and the flames were rising high, the woman said, You can lie down by the fire and rest yourselves while we go farther to cut wood. When we have finished we will come and get you.

    Hansel and Grethel sat by the fire, and when dinnertime came they ate their bread. Because they heard the blows of the ax they thought their father was not far off. But it was not the ax they heard. It was a branch which he had tied to a rotten tree so that the wind blew it up and down. And they sat such a long time that they grew tired and closed their eyes and went to sleep. They did not wake till it was night, and pitch dark.

    Grethel began to cry, and said, We shall never find our way out of the wood.

    Wait, said Hansel; the moon will be up in a minute, and then we’ll find our way fast enough.

    Soon the great full moon rose in the sky, and Hansel took his little sister’s hand and followed the track of the pebbles, which shone like silver coins and showed them the way. They walked the whole night, and at break of day reached their father’s house. They knocked at the door, and when the woman opened it and saw Hansel and Grethel she said, Why did you sleep so long in the wood? We began to think you were not coming back at all.

    The father was delighted to see the children, for he had not liked to desert them so cruelly.

    Not long afterward there were again hard times, and the children heard their mother saying to their father in the night, There is hardly anything left to eat, only half a loaf of bread, and when that is gone what are we to do? The children must be done away with. We will take them deeper into the wood this time, so that they will not be able to find their way out. It’s the only thing to be done to save us.

    The man’s heart was heavy, and he thought, I would rather share our last crust with the children. But the woman had made up her mind, and all the man said made no difference, and he was obliged to give in the second time.

    But the children again heard the whole of the conversation. When his parents had gone to sleep, Hansel got up to go out as he had done before and pick up pebbles, but he found that the woman had locked the door. All the same, he comforted his little sister, saying, Never mind, Grethel, don’t cry, but go to sleep. God will take care of us.

    At dawn the woman came and roused the children. She gave them each a slice of bread, but it was even smaller than the time before. As they walked to the wood, Hansel crumbled the bread in his pocket, stood still now and then, and dropped a crumb on the ground.

    Hansel, why do you hang back and look around? his father asked.

    "I am looking

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