Brothers Grimm - Libros y biografía

Um soldado volta da guerra e descobre que seus pais faleceram. Rejeitado por seus irmãos, ele não tem aonde ir. Está sem dinheiro e abrigo. Mas eis que uma oportunidade aparece. Um diabo oferece torná-lo...

Três soldados voltavam da guerra. Pobres, pediam esmola em seu caminho. Um dia, se encontraram com uma floresta tenebrosa e, infelizmente, teriam que passar a noite nela. Concordaram que um ficaria de...

A mother had twelve sons but she was so poor that she could not find a way to take care of them all. Her oldest one was Peter. He headed out in the world seeking bread for his family. But he got lost...

Can you imagine finding a golden key in a cold, dark winter night? What will you do with it? Where can it lead you to? Do you know that a small boy has already found a key like that and is about to open...

A mother had two children. They lived in poverty but they were there for each other every day. The mother would send her youngest child to the forest to fetch wood. One day the poor little girl was so...

Once lived two sisters. The one became rich but had no children. The other one was a poor widow with five small children. They were so hungry and so desperate that the poor mother was forced to seek help...

A word has it that Frau Trude was a wicked witch so people were doing everything they could to avoid her. A girl was however not willing to obey so she went to Frau Trude's home. Did she make the biggest...

A hen and a rooster are about to pay a visit to Herr Korbes. They travel with a carriage and they stumble upon some other adventurers on the way. They pick all of them up. And by all we mean a cat, an...

A miller's daughter is about to marry a rich man who is however creepy and scary. All the birds and creatures try to warn the poor girl. Something is quite not alright with her suitor. She decides to...

Do you want to hear not only one but three stories about elves?In the first story the elves are quite helpful as they help a poor shoemaker finish his tasks faster. In the second story the elves are quite...

Once lived a hermit who was so religious that he spent most of his time praying. However one day he saw a poor sinner who was about to be hung and unconsciously the hermit said to himself "that one is...

What would you choose if you got lost in the woods: continue wondering around with a unknown huntsman or rather take shelter in robbers' den? What if the robbers find you and want to harm you? Do you...

Thumbling is a tailor's little son whose adventures do not come to an end. He likes wandering around and he stumbles upon robbers, animals and other creatures. Thumbling is however fearless. Until he...

Let me ask you something. Do you think mountains hide secrets? Or riches and treasures? Would you believe us if we told you that the boy in our story saw how twelve robbers entered a magical mountain...

One prince wanted to get to Heaven after his death. But he did not know how. He met an old man who gave him some advises. But they sound a bit strange. The prince had to go in rags and eat only a bit...

One mother put her child to sleep and decided to go to the woods and fetch some strawberries. She found a magically beautiful bush with strawberries and just as she was going to gather some, she saw a...

Can you imagine a fight between the Death and a giant? Who will you bet on? Well let me tell you this time. The giant won. The Death was going to die if a compassionate man had not come to the rescue....

Once lived an evil sorceress who had a beautiful daughter. Many princes tried to win the princess's heart but the queen would not let them take her daughter that easily. The admirers had to complete several...

Once lived three unordinary sisters. The first one was only with one eye. You can guess what her name was. The second one, the most normal of them three, had two eyes. The youngest had three eyes. Two-Eyes...

There was a once a shepherd boy who was so clever that he could answer every question he was asked. The king in the kingdom had however three very specific questions. Do you think our friend, the shepherd,...

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. -

What if we told you that you can marry a prince only after you spin all the flax in a room? You would be surprised if we told you that this is what happened with the girl in our story. However she neither...

Have you heard the saying "kindness pays back"? Here goes a story proving us the truth in these words. A poor girl lived with her sister and step-mother. The step-mother made the girl do awful things...

Imagine this. You take a bite from the king's dish which is a white snake. Then suddenly you start understanding the language of animals. And this gets you out of numerous problems. Does it sound believable?...

Is it a good bargain to throw money to the frogs in the pond and then complain about the frogs' behavior? Is it smart to give a slaughtered cow to the dogs and then expect something in return? Isn't it...

Do you want to join the journey of one straw, coal and a bean? It is a strange company, but why not? You may learn something new. Like for example have you wondered why beans have seams? Well if you read...

There was once an old king. His last wish was to keep his son away from the picture of the princess of the Golden Dwelling. You may wonder why? Well by seeing the picture the young prince was going to...

Um alfaiate estava para comer sua geleia quando sete moscas pousaram na sua refeição. Em um golpe, ele mata sete delas e faz um cinto com a façanha escrita: "sete com um golpe". Encorajado por sua própria...

Um homem mente ao rei que sua filha pode tear ouro. O rei, então, convida a filha do homem e a tranca numa sala para produzir ouro ou teria sua cabeça cortada. Sem opções, a filha já esperava pelo pior....

Nesta três histórias, um sapateiro, uma serva e uma mãe se envolvem com criaturas mágicas por acaso do destino. O sapateiro pobre não podia mais fazer sapatos por falta de couro, mas, uma vez indo dormir...