Original fairy tales

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is one of the most famous fairy tales in the world, first related in 1812 when the Grimm brothers published their collection of tales that had been gathered from old European folk stories.

Rapunzel - a gallimaufry

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Yes, the gingerbread house is still here, and so are magic winter strawberries. But this is a world where young women and small children are delicacies, too. They're fattened for roasting, sliced up for serving, and cut up into stew.

Fifteen fairy tales including The girl who trod on the loaf, and The real princess

Twelve Dancing Princesses fairy tale retellings in Fantasy and Contemporary genres | #fairytale

"Old Fashioned Fairy Tales" Illustrated by Margaret Ely Webb, 1909

Cinderella The story of Cinderella is, for many, the ultimate fairy tale. After all, it’s all about a young girl from a lowly background who overcomes adversity – and evil relatives – to become a princess. And, indeed, over the years a happy, pure version of it has become popular the world over. But the ...

"Fairy-Tale Symbolism: An Overview" published on by Oxford University Press.

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