The Handless Maiden – A Brothers Grimm Tale

The Handless Maiden – A Brothers Grimm Tale

An evil spirit’s promise, a virtuous daughter mutilated, and a king determined to be reunited with his wife and child.   The Handless Maiden – A Brothers Grimm Tale – A CERTAIN Miller had fallen by […]

Beautiful Fairy Books for Fairy Day

Beautiful Fairy Books for Fairy Day

To celebrate Fairy Day, we would like to share with you some of the most beautiful fairy books, full of fae, piskies, nymphs, and sprites to enchant any reader. From children’s stories and fairy tales to […]

Fairy Tale Friendships: Tales of Best Friends in Classic Fairy Stories

Fairy Tale Friendships: Tales of Best Friends in Classic Fairy Stories

Many fairy tales feature stories of romantic love and extraordinary adventure, but we invite you to uncover our favourite examples of best friends in fairy tales. From the heat of the desert to the icy chill […]

The Queen Bee – A Fairy Tale by the Brothers Grimm

The Queen Bee – A Fairy Tale by the Brothers Grimm

The Queen Bee – A Fairy Tale by the Brothers Grimm –  ONCE upon a time two King’s sons set out to seek adventures and fell into such a wild kind of life that they did […]

Rapunzel

Rapunzel

Rapunzel is a tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. It was first published in Kinder und Hausmärchen (‘Children’s and Household Tales’), a pioneering collection of German folklore published in 1812. Akin to […]

The Six Swans

The Six Swans

Six years of silence, six little shirts of star-flowers, and an escape from death by fire. The Six Swans A Brothers Grimm Tale A KING was once hunting in a large wood, and pursued his game […]

The Seven Ravens

The Seven Ravens

  The story of a wish come true, a brave and bold sister, and an adventure to the glass mountain.   The Seven Ravens A Brothers Grimm Tale THERE was once a Man who had seven […]

The Four Clever Brothers

The Four Clever Brothers

Four skilled brothers, a stolen princess and an angry dragon. The German tale of four brothers who set out to learn their crafts in the big wide world. When they return home as skilled men; a thief, […]

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

This week we bring you one of the Grimm Brothers’ most loved tales The Twelve Dancing Princesses. The story follows an old soldier as he solves the mystery of the where the twelve Princesses disappear to […]

The Valiant Little Tailor – A German Tale by The Brothers Grimm

The Valiant Little Tailor – A German Tale by The Brothers Grimm

The Valiant Little Tailor, also known as the Brave Little Tailor is a well known tale of trickery and cunning in which the underdog comes out on top. The story tells the tale of a little […]

Hänsel und Gretel – A German Tale by the Brothers Grimm

Hänsel und Gretel – A German Tale by the Brothers Grimm

Hänsel und Gretel is a German tale written by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859).  It was first published in Kinder und Hausmärchen (‘Children’s and Household Tales’) in 1812, although this particular version […]

Schneewittchen – The German Snow White Tale by the Brothers Grimm

Schneewittchen – The German Snow White Tale by the Brothers Grimm

Schneewittchen is the original Snow White tale. Everyone knows the famous tale of Snow White but the original German fairy tale has many darker twists and turns than the version we know and love today. There […]