These 27 world-famous fairy tales have inspired countless adaptations in many languages and all public media and have, for millions of people, become an integral part of childhood. Included are such favourites as ""Hansel and Gretel,"" ""The Brave Little Tailor,"" ""Cinderella,"" ""Little Red Riding Hood,"" ""Sleeping Beauty,"" and ""Snow White"" as well as less familiar ones: ""The Danced-Out Shoes,"" ""The Golden Bird,"" ""The Six Swans,"" ""Mother Holle,"" and ""Straw, Coal and Bean."" Stanley Appelbaum provides excellent English translations on pages facing the original German, allowing students to read some of the finest stories of the Brothers Grimm in the original while simultaneously improving their German language skills.
