Grimm - Libros y biografía

There lived once a father who wanted to put his sons to the test. He asked them to bring him the most beautiful carpet, the most glamorous ring and the most magnificent woman. He blew three feathers into...

Once lived a little peasant who had a cow which he could not feed. So he killed it. And he headed out to the city to sell its skin. On the way there a storm caught him and he begged for shelter at the...

Travelling is said to give you many unforgettable moments and experiences. The boy in our tale will for sure keep some memories but are they going to be good? He decided to repeat the same thing over...

Can the king and queen's child be a donkey? Why not? This donkey is however more special than any other donkeys. So special that it even gets engaged to a princess from another kingdom. How is it possible...

One poor soldier wanders around not having a single coin, nor anything to eat. He meets one old lady and he begs food from her. The woman helps him but it turns out that she is not an ordinary person....

Let us tell you one story which is to serve as an example of what you should not do. A man and his wife were about to enjoy a meal together when the man saw his older father coming. In stead of inviting...

The king's daughter gets sick and the only way for her to feel better is by eating apples. Now you would not be so surprised if we told you that the king announced that whoever brings apples to the princess,...

What if we told you that there was once a poor old woman who was going around from door to door begging for some money. What if we told you also that a kind young man did not only help the old lady, but...

A poor prince is enchanted and turned into an iron stove. A princess stumbles upon the iron stove or the prince in other words and the prince begs her scrape a hole in the iron so that she disenchants...

Kids you know that it is not right to insult other people, right? Nor animals? Apparently the bear in our story was not taught well. She insulted the wren's children and called them "ugly". The animal...

An old miller who did not have a family of his own wanted to retire and leave his mill to one of his three apprentices. All he wanted from them was to bring him the finest horse ever to be seen. Hans,...

The bird kingdom is missing a king, so they decide to hold a contest. The one to fly the highest will be the winner. The contest starts. The eagle is about to win. And all of a sudden a wren flies out...

A secluded hut in the woods does not sound so welcoming, right? However three sisters find themselves there after they get lost one after another. The old man living in the hut allows each of them to...

Something frightening and unexplainable happens in the near forest. The king keeps sending his huntsmen there and they keep on not coming back. Some creature is apparently killing them. Years later a...

People who have less give more. Have you heard this saying? Do you believe in it? Well let me give you an example. A poor orphaned girl wandered around the countryside, giving away what she had left to...

A fisherman's son ends up in an enchanted castle hidden in a high mountain. There he finds three princesses who are all dressed in black. They do not harm him but he has to find a way to disenchant them....

"Little Brother and Little Sister" is a magical story about two innocent children who flee the wicked stepmother they have. They seek shelter in the woods but we all know that the forests often hide dangers....

Let us tell you a magical story. There was once a beautiful princess who liked spending her time playing with a golden ball. But one day the ball fell into a well. The princess got so sad that the frog...

Do you expect something in return when you offer somebody your help? Well, you should not. The wolf in our story however did. He helped his poor old friend, the dog Sultan, by plotting a scene where he...

A tailor's poverty made him commit a crime. He was travelling around searching for work but there was nowhere to be found. He was so desperate that when he saw a Jew he decided to try his luck. Why not...

One day a huntsman was wandering around in the woods. He stumbled upon an old lady and his good, kind heart could let the woman go without him helping her. What she gave him in return was more than one...

You have heard many stories about evil step-mothers, right? Well this one is quite scary. There was once a step-mother who hated her step-children so much that she changed them into a fish and a lamb....

Can you imaging having to wear a bearskin for seven years without taking it off? It may sound impossible but the soldier in our story was willing to try. After all he went into an agreement with the Devil...

The story that we are going to tell you is about one smart little tailor who was so wise that he managed to solve a princess's riddle. Can you guess what the reward was? Of course it was a marriage. But...

Is fear a good or a bad thing? Well, if a giant sends you to fetch an apple from the Tree of Life where wild animals wander around, you don't have the option to be frightened. You just do it. The prince...

The boy in our story decided to learn languages. And so he did. The language of birds, of dogs and of frogs. His father was however not satisfied. The boy had to be killed. His father's men took however...

Once lived a family of nine, a mother, a father, and their seven sons. The eighth child was on the way. The seven brothers got a little sister. She was however so sick that the family decided to baptize...

Can you imagine having a father who would give you to the Devil in exchange for riches and wealth? The poor girl in our story had to endure not only this but getting her hands cut off as well. Her will...

Whoever kills the wild boar and frees the land from this plague, will marry the king's daughter. This is the challenge two brothers decided to face. You may think that they were willing to help each other...

Can you imagine getting driven away from your home because of a lying goat? As impossible as it may sound, it happened to the three brothers in our story. Sadly only after the father sent them away, did...