Selected Folktales/Ausgewählte Märchen
A Dual-Language Book
Author: Jacob Grimm Series: Dover Dual Language German
The 27 world-famous tales in this collection have inspired countless adaptations in many languages. Included are such favorites as "Hansel and Gretel," "The Brave Little Tailor," "Cinderella," and "Little Red Riding Hood," as well as the less familiar tales such as "The Danced-Out Shoes," "The Golden Bird," and "The Six Swans."
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The 27 world-famous tales in this collection have inspired countless adaptations in many languages. Included are such favorites as "Hansel and Gretel," "The Brave Little Tailor," "Cinderella," and "Little Red Riding Hood," as well as the less familiar tales such as "The Danced-Out Shoes," "The Golden Bird," and "The Six Swans."
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These 27 world-famous fairy tales have inspired countless adaptations in many languages and all public media and have, for millions of people, become an integral part of childhood. Included are such favourites as ""Hansel and Gretel,"" ""The Brave Little Tailor,"" ""Cinderella,"" ""Little Red Riding Hood,"" ""Sleeping Beauty,"" and ""Snow White"" as well as less familiar ones: ""The Danced-Out Shoes,"" ""The Golden Bird,"" ""The Six Swans,"" ""Mother Holle,"" and ""Straw, Coal and Bean."" Stanley Appelbaum provides excellent English translations on pages facing the original German, allowing students to read some of the finest stories of the Brothers Grimm in the original while simultaneously improving their German language skills.
About the Author
After studying at Marburg, Jacob became a clerk in the War Office at Kassel, and in 1808 librarian to Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia. In 1841 he received Professorship at Berlin, and in 1854 began work on Deutsches Worterbuch with his brother.
The 27 world-famous tales in this collection have inspired countless adaptations in many languages. Included are such favorites as "H\u00e4nsel and Gretel," "The Brave Little Tailor," "Cinderella," and "Little Red Riding Hood," as well as the less familiar tales such as "The Danced-Out Shoes," "The Golden Bird," and "The Six Swans."
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