List of Illustrations IX

List of Coloured Illustrations XIII

The Golden Bird 1

Jorinda and Joringel 13

The Bremen Town Musicians 22

The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean 28

Briar Rose 33

The Twelve Dancing Princesses 41

The Fisherman and his Wife 47

The Wren and the Bear 58

The Frog Prince 64

The Cat and Mouse in Partnership 71

The Goosegirl 77

The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet 89

Rapunzel 98

The Valiant Tailor 107

Hansel and Grethel 121

Red Riding Hood 136

The Robber Bridegroom 144

Tom Thumb 151

Rumpelstitskin 161

Clever Grethel 167

The Old Man and his Grandson 173

Sweetheart Roland 177

Snowdrop 185

Ashenputtel 199

The White Snake 211

The Wolf and the Seven Kids 219

The Queen Bee 225

The Elves and the Shoemaker 231

The Four Clever Brothers 234

The Lady and the Lion 245

The Golden Goose 254

The Water of Life 262

The King of the Golden Mountain 271

Doctor Know-All 281

The Seven Ravens 286

The Youth who could not Shudder 295

King Thrushbeard 310