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The king and the queen finally got a son but he was not just an ordinary boy. He had special powers and all he wished for, he got. The cook in the castle got envious and he decided to steal the boy from his mother. He hid the poor child and took care of him for many years. The child grew to be a handsome young man whose powers were stronger than ever. The cook feared the boy’s abilities so he came up with a plan. He was going to make the maid the boy loved to kill him. No matter how he threatened her however, she would not agree on doing such a horrible thing. And finally the boy found out how evil the cook he grew up with was. Will the boy reunite with his family after so many years and will he get to be together with his precious pink flower, his maid.

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.


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 210 fairy tales.