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Ein kleines Mädchen namens Rotkäppchen begegnet im Wald dem Wolf, der ihre Großmutter verschlingt und sich als diese verkleidet, um auch Rotkäppchen zu fressen. Ein Jäger rettet schließlich beide, indem er den Wolf aufschneidet.

Die Tochter eines Müllers wird vom König gezwungen, Stroh zu Gold zu spinnen. Ein kleines Männchen bietet ihr Hilfe an und fordert dafür ihren zukünftigen Erstgeborenen. Als die Königin das Kind geboren hat, versucht sie, den Namen des Männchens zu erraten, und entgeht durch eine List dem verhängnisvollen Versprechen.

Eine Königstochter wird verflucht, sich an ihrem 15. Geburtstag an einer Spindel zu stechen und in einen hundertjährigen Schlaf zu fallen. Nach vielen Jahren findet ein Königssohn die schlafende Prinzessin, küsst sie und erweckt sie, woraufhin im ganzen Schloss Leben zurückkehrt. Sie heiraten und feiern ein prachtvolles Fest.

Eine Königstochter verliert ihre goldene Kugel in einem Brunnen. Ein Frosch bietet ihr an, die Kugel zurückzubringen, wenn sie ihm ihre Freundschaft verspricht. Sie willigt widerwillig ein, doch als der Frosch seine Belohnung einfordert, wird sie zuerst abweisend. Später löst sich der Zauber, und der Frosch wird in einen Prinzen verwandelt.

Ein Ehepaar muss sein neugeborenes Kind, Rapunzel, einer Zauberin überlassen. Rapunzel wird in einem Turm ohne Türen und Treppen eingesperrt und lässt ihr Haar für die Zauberin herab, damit diese hochklettern kann. Ein Königssohn entdeckt Rapunzel, und sie verlieben sich. Als die Zauberin dies herausfindet, trennt sie die beiden. Nach langer Suche finden Rapunzel und der Prinz schließlich wieder zueinander.

Ein magisches Töpfchen hilft einem armen Mädchen und seiner Mutter, jederzeit Brei zu kochen. Doch als die Mutter vergisst, das Töpfchen zu stoppen, füllt der Brei das ganze Dorf, bis das Mädchen zurückkehrt und es aufhält.

It's time for bed, so get comfy and settle down to this collection of kids bedtime stories. Each story has been hand picked to help your little one calm down and drift off to a deep slumber where they will dream of magical kingdoms.

Brüder Grimm nannten sich die Sprachwissenschaftler und Volkskundler Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) und Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859) bei gemeinsamen Veröffentlichungen, wie zum Beispiel ihren weltberühmten Kinder- und Hausmärchen und dem Deutschen Wörterbuch, das sie begannen.

In the Grimm Brothers’ version, Cinderella is a kind and pious girl who is cruelly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters after her father remarries. She is forced to do all the housework and is given the demeaning nickname “Aschenputtel” (Ashgirl). Despite the hardship, she remains good and kind, praying at her mother’s grave. Aided by a magical white bird that resides in a tree planted on her mother’s grave, she attends a royal festival, where she captivates the prince.

This Brothers Grimm tale tells of a young man who, despite experiencing various spooky and potentially horrifying situations like encountering spirits in a haunted castle or sitting with hanged men under a gallows, cannot understand what it means to feel fear or “shudder.” He is perplexed by the concept and seeks to learn it. After surviving these trials and even marrying a princess, who is annoyed by his constant lack of fear, he finally learns to shudder when his wife’s chambermaid plays a trick on him, pouring a bucket of cold water and fish on him while he sleeps.

Rumpelstiltskin is a small, peculiar creature from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale who can spin straw into gold. He makes deals with a desperate miller’s daughter who, due to her father’s boast, must perform this impossible task for a greedy king. In exchange for his help, Rumpelstiltskin demands increasing payment, culminating in the miller’s daughter promising him her firstborn child after she becomes queen.

In the Brothers Grimm’s “Snow White,” a beautiful princess is targeted by her jealous stepmother, a vain and wicked queen who uses a magic mirror to confirm her beauty. The queen orders a huntsman to kill Snow White, but he spares her. Snow White finds refuge with seven dwarfs, and the queen, disguised, eventually poisons her with a poisoned apple.

In the Grimm’s fairy tale, Rapunzel is a girl with long, magical hair who is locked in a tower by an enchantress named Mother Gothel. Gothel raises Rapunzel as her own and keeps her isolated, only visiting to have Rapunzel let down her hair as a ladder. A prince discovers Rapunzel’s singing and visits her, eventually leading to Rapunzel becoming pregnant. Gothel, enraged, banishes Rapunzel, who then wanders the wilderness and gives birth to twins.

“The Twelve Brothers” is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. It tells the story of twelve brothers who are forced to flee their home after their father decrees they must die if their next child is a girl. They are eventually reunited with their sister, but their reunion is short-lived when they are transformed into ravens by a magical curse. Their sister bravely endures a period of silence and laughter for seven years to break the curse and ultimately rescue them.

The Little Brother and Sister is a tale from the Brothers Grimm about two siblings escaping their abusive, witch stepmother. She enchants all water sources in the forest to transform anyone who drinks from them into an animal.

“Faithful John,” a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, follows a loyal servant named John who promises a dying king to protect his son, the young prince, and keep him from harm. The king entrusts John with the secret of a forbidden room containing a portrait of a beautiful princess, warning that if the prince sees it, he will fall in love and face grave dangers. Despite John’s efforts, the prince discovers the portrait and insists on finding the princess to marry her.

In “The Musicians of Bremen,” four aging domestic animals—a donkey, dog, cat, and rooster—are neglected by their masters and decide to run away to Bremen to become town musicians. On their journey, they encounter a house inhabited by robbers. The animals work together to create a cacophony of noise, scaring away the robbers and claiming the house for themselves. Despite their initial goal, the animals decide to settle in the robbers’ house, finding happiness and contentment in their new home.

Twin sons of a humble broom-maker, the brothers are cast into a world of wild forests, golden birds, fire-breathing dragons, and royal deception. With the help of enchanted animals and a foster father’s enchanted knife, the two rise from poverty to knighthood—only to be torn apart by jealousy and fate.

“The Frog Prince,” also known as “The Frog King, or Iron Henry,” is a German fairy tale. It was collected by the Brothers Grimm and is the first story in their collection of “Children’s and Household Tales,” published in 1812. The tale has captivated audiences for many years, offering moral lessons about keeping promises, looking beyond appearances, and the power of love and perseverance. A beautiful, but spoiled, princess often played with her golden ball by a well in the woods. One day, she dropped the ball into the well and began to cry.

“Hansel and Gretel” is a classic fairy tale about a brother and sister abandoned in a forest and encountering a witch. They are lured to a gingerbread house, but Gretel outsmarts the witch and helps Hansel escape, revealing the witch’s evil nature and ultimately destroying it. The story emphasizes themes of survival, resourcefulness, and sibling love.