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THE FINEST IN RECORDED LITERATURE ’S FA IRY TALES Contents ...... Since their first publication in 1812, Grimm's Fairy Tales have proven to be an enduring feature of Western literature. Today, we celebrate these fairy tales for their magic, energy, imagination, vivid narration, mythic power, and unforgettable, stereotypical characters. These are timeless for the young and the young at heart. For those who wish to read along, this recording is taken from the illustrated Louis Rhead edition of 1917, available from Amazon in a Kindle version. This table of contents provides starting times for each story to aid in navigating among the many stories. d

T I T L E S T A R T T I M E ...... Little Red Ridinghood 00:00:00 00:10:15 The Wishing-table, the Gold Ass, and the Cudgel 00:18:55 The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage 00:46:23 The Fox's Brush 00:51:19 The Fisherman and His Wife 01:10:48 01:26:17 01:41:32 The Raven 01:52:12 d ......

Fritz and His Friends 02:08:20 The Elfin Grove 02:19:27 Bearskin 02:34:11 The Adventures of Charticleer and Partlet 02:48:46 03:01:21 The Man in the Bush 03:06:58 The Robber Bridegroom 03:15:33 (Ashputtel) 03:25:40 The Three Spinning Fairies 03:43:15 Rumpel-stilts-ken 03:49:51 Mother Holle 03:58:08 The Nose-tree 04:06:42 04:23:26 Faithful John 04:38:16 04:58:50 The Three Sluggards 05:05:37 Grizzle-beard 05:07:16 The Tom-tit and the Bear 05:17:20 The Wonderful Musician 05:25:00 05:31:35 The Dog and the Sparrow 05:37:24 The Man in the Bag 05:46:25 The Forbidden Room 05:54:35 Karl Katz 06:04:50 Frederick and Catherine 06:20:39 The Three Children of Fortune 06:32:56 Mrs. Fox 06:40:07 The Changeling 06:46:16 06:07:50

d ...... The Bear and the Skrattel 07:02:44 Tom Thumb 07:25:49 Snow-White 07:42:02 The Four Craftsmen 07:58:53 Cat-skin 08:10:02 Jorinda and Jorindel 08:23:41 the and Thumbling the Giant 08:31:35 The Juniper-tree 08:46:54 The Water of Life 09:07:25 The Blue Light 09:25:56 The Water Fairy 09:37:57 The Three Crows 09:54:03 The Frog-prince 10:02:47 The Elves and the Cobbler 10:10:28 The Frog-bride 10:15:34 The Dancing Shoes 10:31:00 The Valiant Tailor 10:43:18 Giant Golden-beard 10:55:31 Pee-wit 11:11:23 Hansel and Grethel 11:21:58 Lily and the Lion 11:40:30 11:55:50 Donkey-wort 12:05:24 The King of the Golden Mountain 12:20:08 The Bremen Town Musicians 12:36:01 12:44:46 The Fox and the Horse 12:54:08 Hans and His Wife Grettel 12:57:33 The Five Servants 13:17:11

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...... Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were born in 1785 and 1786 respectively, near Frankfurt in . were distinguished philologists, but are best remembered for their anthologies of folk and fairy tales, which they recorded by inviting storytellers to their home and writing down what they heard. d ......

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