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"The Frog Prince" or «Iron Henry» is a fairy tale, best known through the Brothers Grimm's written version; traditionally it is the first story in their collection. – Although the story is best known today through the Grimm Brothers&ap…
"The Frog Prince" or «Iron Henry» is a fairy tale, best known through the Brothers Grimm's written version; traditionally it is the first story in their collection. – Although the story is best known today through the Grimm Brothers&ap…
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Longlisted for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize
An intergenerational saga about three Nigerian women: a novel about food, family, and forgiveness.
Butter Honey Pig Bread is a story of choices and their consequences, of moth…
2021 CANADA READS FINALIST
Longlisted for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize
An intergenerational saga about three Nigerian women: a novel about food, family, and forgiveness.
Butter Honey Pig Bread is a story of choices and their consequences, of moth…
"Rumpelstiltskin" is a fairytale popularly associated with Germany (where he is known as Rumpelstilzchen). The tale was one collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales.
In order to appear superior, …
"Rumpelstiltskin" is a fairytale popularly associated with Germany (where he is known as Rumpelstilzchen). The tale was one collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales.
In order to appear superior, …
"Rapunzel" is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and first published in 1812 as part of Children's and Household Tales.
A lonely couple, who wants a child, lives next to a walled garden belonging to an ev…
"Rapunzel" is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and first published in 1812 as part of Children's and Household Tales.
A lonely couple, who wants a child, lives next to a walled garden belonging to an ev…
"The Three Questions" is a short story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy) first published in 1885 as part of the collection What Men Live By, and Other Tales. The story takes the form of a parable, and it concerns a king wh…
"The Three Questions" is a short story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy) first published in 1885 as part of the collection What Men Live By, and Other Tales. The story takes the form of a parable, and it concerns a king wh…
"Cinderella" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward.
A rich man's wife became sick, and when she felt that her end was drawing near, she called her only daughter to her bedside and said, «Dear chi…
"Cinderella" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward.
A rich man's wife became sick, and when she felt that her end was drawing near, she called her only daughter to her bedside and said, «Dear chi…
"Hansel and Grethel" is a well-known fairy tale of German origin, recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812. Hansel and Grethel are a young brother and sister kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch living in a forest, in a house construct…
"Hansel and Grethel" is a well-known fairy tale of German origin, recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812. Hansel and Grethel are a young brother and sister kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch living in a forest, in a house construct…
"Little Snow-White" is a 19th-century German fairy tale which is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection Grimms' Fairy Tales. It was titled in German: «Sc…
"Little Snow-White" is a 19th-century German fairy tale which is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection Grimms' Fairy Tales. It was titled in German: «Sc…
Below the mist-shrouded mountains of the West Coast lie the stories of how we came to be. It is through the myths of the people who have lived with this spirit of place for thousands of years that we uncover the mystery of our homeland. The mythical …
Below the mist-shrouded mountains of the West Coast lie the stories of how we came to be. It is through the myths of the people who have lived with this spirit of place for thousands of years that we uncover the mystery of our homeland. The mythical …
"Thumbling" is a German fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm.
There was once a poor peasant who sat in the evening by the hearth and poked the fire, and his wife sat and span. Then said he, «How sad it is that we have no children! With us…
"Thumbling" is a German fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm.
There was once a poor peasant who sat in the evening by the hearth and poked the fire, and his wife sat and span. Then said he, «How sad it is that we have no children! With us…
"Oh, If I Could But Shiver!" is a German folktale collected by the Brothers Grimm. It is tale number 4 in the collection. It was also included by Andrew Lang in The Blue Fairy Book (1889). – The Grimms' first, 1812 edition contained a …
"Oh, If I Could But Shiver!" is a German folktale collected by the Brothers Grimm. It is tale number 4 in the collection. It was also included by Andrew Lang in The Blue Fairy Book (1889). – The Grimms' first, 1812 edition contained a …
"Faithful John" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 6.
In some variants, a king on his deathbed orders his servant, Trusty John, not to let his son see a certain room, which holds a portrait of a princess. – …
"Faithful John" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 6.
In some variants, a king on his deathbed orders his servant, Trusty John, not to let his son see a certain room, which holds a portrait of a princess. – …
"The Little Brother and Sister" is a well-known European fairy tale which was, among others, written down by the Brothers Grimm in their collection of Children's and Household Tales (Grimm's Fairy Tales). It is alternatively known as «…
"The Little Brother and Sister" is a well-known European fairy tale which was, among others, written down by the Brothers Grimm in their collection of Children's and Household Tales (Grimm's Fairy Tales). It is alternatively known as «…
The stories of Thor, Odin and Loki are familiar to most of us. Many people know that the Norse gods fought against giants and were ultimately betrayed by Loki the trickster. The end of the world and the death of the gods in a grim battle called Ragna…
The stories of Thor, Odin and Loki are familiar to most of us. Many people know that the Norse gods fought against giants and were ultimately betrayed by Loki the trickster. The end of the world and the death of the gods in a grim battle called Ragna…
"The Golden Goose" is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (Tale 64).
The hero is the youngest of three brothers, given the nickname Simpleton. His eldest brother is sent into the forest to chop wood, fortified with a rich cake and a bot…
"The Golden Goose" is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (Tale 64).
The hero is the youngest of three brothers, given the nickname Simpleton. His eldest brother is sent into the forest to chop wood, fortified with a rich cake and a bot…
"The Goose Girl" is a German fairy tale from the collection of the Brothers Grimm. It was first published in 1815 as no. 3 in vol. 2 of the first edition of their Children's and Household Tales – Grimms' Fairy Tales). Since the second …
"The Goose Girl" is a German fairy tale from the collection of the Brothers Grimm. It was first published in 1815 as no. 3 in vol. 2 of the first edition of their Children's and Household Tales – Grimms' Fairy Tales). Since the second …
Once upon a time there was a little boy who had taken cold. He had gone out and got his feet wet; though nobody could imagine how it had happened, for it was quite dry weather. So his mother undressed him, put him to bed, and had the tea-pot brought …
Once upon a time there was a little boy who had taken cold. He had gone out and got his feet wet; though nobody could imagine how it had happened, for it was quite dry weather. So his mother undressed him, put him to bed, and had the tea-pot brought …
Лучший способ учить иностранный язык – это читать художественное произведение, постепенно овладевая лексикой и грамматикой.
Совершенствуйте свой английский язык по уникальной методике вместе со сказочной повестью Льюиса Кэрролла «Алиса в Стране чудес…
Лучший способ учить иностранный язык – это читать художественное произведение, постепенно овладевая лексикой и грамматикой.
Совершенствуйте свой английский язык по уникальной методике вместе со сказочной повестью Льюиса Кэрролла «Алиса в Стране чудес…
London, 1732: Nora Reed, the daughter of a merchant, falls hopelessly in love with her father's clerk, Simon. Despite their differing social class, the star-crossed lovers dream of a future on a tropical island – until tragedy strikes, and Nora …
London, 1732: Nora Reed, the daughter of a merchant, falls hopelessly in love with her father's clerk, Simon. Despite their differing social class, the star-crossed lovers dream of a future on a tropical island – until tragedy strikes, and Nora …
"Grimm's Fairy Stories, is the best collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers or «Brothers Grimm», Jakob and Wilhelm.
Content: The Goose-Girl / The Little Brother and Sister / Hansel and Grethel / Oh, If I Could But Shiver / Dummling …
"Grimm's Fairy Stories, is the best collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers or «Brothers Grimm», Jakob and Wilhelm.
Content: The Goose-Girl / The Little Brother and Sister / Hansel and Grethel / Oh, If I Could But Shiver / Dummling …