Grimm - Libros y biografía

The soldiers in our story were not happy with the payment they received from the king so they deserted. Suddenly a flying dragon showed up from nowhere. He was actually the Devil himself. He was not going...

Four brothers learn four different trades. They travel home to show their father the skills they have developed. And then suddenly a princess is taken away by a dragon. Of course the brothers would step...

There was once a tailor who wanted to be admitted to Heaven. He was so exhausted and he was begging St. Peter so badly, that St. Peter took pity of him and let the tailor in. He had however to sit quietly...

Did you manage to read "Clever Hans" already? Do you remember how clever he actually was? Well Elsie turns out to be as clever as him? One day a boy came to her house. He was going to marry her only if...

A peasant's wife is so lazy that she always comes up with excuses for not getting some work done. She has to spin but she does it so reluctantly that there is often something quite not alright with what...

An old father is ready to give his house to one of his three sons. Who will it be? He will decide based not only on the trade they learn but also on how excellent they perform it. The first son becomes...

There lived once one poor family who wished nothing more than to have a child, even if it is no bigger than a thumb. And do you know happened? They finally got a son and he was really as small as a thumb....

Do you want to hear a story about one hard-working woman? Her name is Lean Lisa and she works from early morning to late evening. She is restless and is trying to figure out a way to buy a cow. But this...

Can your life change when you give a helping hand? You can never know before you do it, right? Without expecting anything, a rich count offered help to an old lady carrying a heavy burden. The gift he...

Did you know that the type of grass cows eat can be of very high importance? If it is too rich they get too wild. If it is too poor they get too weak. You would not have expected that, right? Well check...

"Master Pfriem" is a humorous story about the lively and often irritating cobbler Pfriem who thought he knew everything best. He would always find some flaws in others' work and he would always try to...

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...

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...

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...

The fish face a serious issue. They do not have a king. So they decide to hold a contest where the fastest fish is to be proclaimed as the new king. The herring is leading. The sole is right behind. Who...

A man is sent to jail for beating his wife. After a while he is released and he promises to never repeat his faults. He says that a couple has to share every joy and sorrow and stay together no matter...

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...

"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...

Goats and wolfs are not the best friends, you may know. This is why the mother goat in our tale warned her seven kids to look our for the wolf and stay away from him. However the clever wolf found a way...

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 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...

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 waggoner's carriage got stuck. He could not take it out on his own but suddenly Our Lady showed up. She was willing to help the poor man if he was willing to share some of his wine with her. He was...

A mother raised three daughters who she did not love equally. The youngest girl, the fairest of them all, was loathed by her mother. She would often send the little girl to the forest with the hope of...

The boy in our story wanted to go to Heaven. Not right away but still he would prefer Heaven to Hell. And when you think about it, who wouldn't? He heard one priest saying that whoever walked a straight...

There was a time when a young princess named Maid Maleen fell in a love with a prince. However the princess's father would not approve of the boy. The king decided to lock his daughter and her maid in...

Can you imagine that a young man chose his bride by the way she cut cheese? No, we are not joking. This a real story we know from Brothers Grimm. The hesitant bridegroom could not choose between three...

There is a spell over the three women in our story. They get transformed into flowers but each of them can return home at night one at a time. The spell can be reversed only if their husbands pluck them...