The complete Brothers Grimm stories, as translated directly from the German. Some of the stories will be familiar such as The Frog Prince, Rapunzel, and Cinderella. Other tales are less well known such as The Three Black Princesses, and The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was.
Content Note for Parents: some of these stories do not flinch from dark themes. For example, in this version of Cinderella birds peck out the eyes of the wicked stepsisters! - Summary by Beth Thomas
Content Note for Parents: some of these stories do not flinch from dark themes. For example, in this version of Cinderella birds peck out the eyes of the wicked stepsisters! - Summary by Beth Thomas
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Frog King, or Iron Henry
08:25 - Chapter 2
Cat and Mouse in Partnership
06:48 - Chapter 3
Our Lady's Child
12:40 - Chapter 4
The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
22:07 - Chapter 5
The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids
06:51 - Chapter 6
Faithful John
17:50 - Chapter 7
The Good Bargain
10:08 - Chapter 8
The Wonderful Musician
06:16 - Chapter 9
The Twelve Brothers
13:33 - Chapter 10
The Pack of Ragamuffins
05:41 - Chapter 11
Little Brother and Little Sister
15:19 - Chapter 12
Rapunzel
08:18 - Chapter 13
The Three Little Men in the Wood
13:00 - Chapter 14
The Three Spinners
06:05 - Chapter 15
Hansel and Grethel
16:47 - Chapter 16
The Three Snake-Leaves
09:48 - Chapter 17
The White Snake
11:51 - Chapter 18
The Straw, The Coal and the Bean
03:31 - Chapter 19
The Fisherman and His Wife
18:08 - Chapter 20
The Valiant Little Tailor
18:36 - Chapter 21
Cinderella
17:31 - Chapter 22
The Riddle
07:24 - Chapter 23
The Mouse, The Bird and The Sausage
03:43 - Chapter 24
Mother Holle
08:03 - Chapter 25
The Seven Ravens
05:30 - Chapter 26
Little Red-Cap
08:13 - Chapter 27
The Bremen-Town Musicians
08:29 - Chapter 28
The Singing Bone
05:13 - Chapter 29
The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs
17:50 - Chapter 30
The Louse and the Flea
03:19 - Chapter 31
The Girl Without Hands
15:24 - Chapter 32
Clever Hans
07:30 - Chapter 33
The Three Languages
05:46 - Chapter 34
Clever Elsie
08:25 - Chapter 35
The Tailor in Heaven
05:01 - Chapter 36
The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
27:04 - Chapter 37
Thumbling
12:45 - Chapter 38
The Wedding of Mrs Fox
05:16 - Chapter 39
The Elves
06:40 - Chapter 40
The Robber Bride-Groom
09:06 - Chapter 41
Herr Korbes
02:38 - Chapter 42
The Godfather
03:51 - Chapter 43
Frau Trude
02:14 - Chapter 44
Godfather Death
08:46 - Chapter 45
Thumbling as Journeyman
09:57 - Chapter 46
Fitcher's Bird
09:10 - Chapter 47
The Juniper Tree
17:22 - Chapter 48
Old Sultan
04:44 - Chapter 49
The Six Swans
12:56 - Chapter 50
Briar Rose
07:55 - Chapter 51
Fundevogel (Bird Foundling)
06:31 - Chapter 52
King Thrushbeard
10:39 - Chapter 53
Little Snow-white
20:34 - Chapter 54
The Knapsack, the Hat and the Horn
16:22 - Chapter 55
Rumplestiltskin
06:18 - Chapter 56
Sweetheart Roland
09:43 - Chapter 57
The Golden Bird
16:53 - Chapter 58
The Dog and the Sparrow
07:01 - Chapter 59
Frederick and Catherine
16:27 - Chapter 60
The Two Brothers
55:39 - Chapter 61
The Little Peasant
14:07 - Chapter 62
The Queen Bee
04:45 - Chapter 63
The Three Feathers
06:34 - Chapter 64
The Golden Goose
07:16 - Chapter 65
Allerleirauh
13:00 - Chapter 66
The Hare's Bride
03:12 - Chapter 67
The Twelve Huntsmen
06:42 - Chapter 68
The Thief and His Master
04:38 - Chapter 69
Jorinda and Joringel
05:49 - Chapter 70
The Three Sons of Fortune
07:19 - Chapter 71
How Six Men Got on in the World
13:19 - Chapter 72
The Wolf and the Man
02:36 - Chapter 73
The Wolf and the Fox
04:14 - Chapter 74
The Fox and His Cousin
02:30 - Chapter 75
The Fox and the Cat
02:10 - Chapter 76
The Pink
12:05 - Chapter 77
Clever Grethel
06:32 - Chapter 78
The Old Man and His Grandson
02:21 - Chapter 79
The Water-Nix
02:17 - Chapter 80
The Death of the Little Hen
05:16 - Chapter 81
Brother Lustig
24:51 - Chapter 82
Gambling Hansel
07:15 - Chapter 83
Hans in Luck
13:50 - Chapter 84
Hans Married
02:46 - Chapter 85
The Gold-Children
11:38 - Chapter 86
The Fox and the Geese
01:50 - Chapter 87
The Poor Man and the Rich Man
10:52 - Chapter 88
The Singing, Springing Lark
14:54 - Chapter 89
The Goose-Girl
14:28 - Chapter 90
The Young Giant
17:23 - Chapter 91
The Gnome
11:34 - Chapter 92
The King of the Golden Mountain
17:28 - Chapter 93
The Raven
12:51 - Chapter 94
The Peasant's Wise Daughter
09:30 - Chapter 95
Old Hildebrand
08:38 - Chapter 96
The Three Little Birds
09:22 - Chapter 97
The Water of Life
15:28 - Chapter 98
Doctor Knowall
04:34 - Chapter 99
The Spirit in the Bottle
12:16 - Chapter 100
The Devil's Sooty Brother
08:19 - Chapter 101
Bearskin
12:28 - Chapter 102
The Willow-Wren and the Bear
06:25 - Chapter 103
Sweet Porridge
01:53 - Chapter 104
Wise Folks
09:17 - Chapter 105
Stories About Snakes
03:47 - Chapter 106
The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat
09:12 - Chapter 107
The Two Travellers
23:37 - Chapter 108
Hans the Hedgehog
12:40 - Chapter 109
The Shroud
02:04 - Chapter 110
The Jew Among Thorns
11:30 - Chapter 111
The Skilful Huntsman
13:48 - Chapter 112
The Flail From Heaven
03:15 - Chapter 113
The Two Kings' Children
20:15 - Chapter 114
The Cunning Little Tailor
08:34 - Chapter 115
The Bright Sun Brings It to Light
03:50 - Chapter 116
The Blue Light
10:39 - Chapter 117
The Wilful Child
01:31 - Chapter 118
The Three Army-Surgeons
06:31 - Chapter 119
The Seven Swabians
06:45 - Chapter 120
The Three Apprentices
07:24 - Chapter 121
The King's Son Who Feared Nothing
12:52 - Chapter 122
Donkey Cabbages
16:44 - Chapter 123
The Old Woman in the Wood
05:40 - Chapter 124
The Three Brothers
04:00 - Chapter 125
The Devil and his Grandmother
07:29 - Chapter 126
Ferdinand the Faithful
11:25 - Chapter 127
The Iron Stove
13:38 - Chapter 128
The Lazy Spinner
04:35 - Chapter 129
The Four Skilful Brothers
09:29 - Chapter 130
One-eye, Two-eyes and Three-eyes
15:14 - Chapter 131
Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie
03:10 - Chapter 132
The Fox and the Horse
03:38 - Chapter 133
The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces
08:43 - Chapter 134
The Six Servants
18:12 - Chapter 135
The White Bride and the Black One
10:01 - Chapter 136
Iron John
18:29 - Chapter 137
The Three Black Princesses
04:28 - Chapter 138
Knoist and His Three Sons
01:30 - Chapter 139
The Maid of Brakel
01:22 - Chapter 140
Domestic Servants
01:52 - Chapter 141
The Lambkin and the Little Fish
04:58 - Chapter 142
Simeli Mountain
05:48 - Chapter 143
Going A-Travelling
03:40 - Chapter 144
The Donkey
10:09 - Chapter 145
The Ungrateful Son
01:51 - Chapter 146
The Turnip
08:33 - Chapter 147
The Old Man Made Young Again
04:33 - Chapter 148
The Lord's Animals and the Devil's
03:16 - Chapter 149
The Beam
02:39 - Chapter 150
The Old Beggar-Woman AND The Three Sluggards
03:20 - Chapter 151
The Twelve Idle Servants
08:42 - Chapter 152
The Shepherd Boy
02:25 - Chapter 153
The Star Money
03:07 - Chapter 154
The Stolen Farthings
03:06 - Chapter 155
The Brides on their Trial
01:55 - Chapter 156
Odds and Ends
02:12 - Chapter 157
The Sparrow and His Four Children
06:50 - Chapter 158
The Story of Schlauraffen Land
03:40 - Chapter 159
The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders
02:16 - Chapter 160
A Riddling Tale
01:40 - Chapter 161
Snow White and Rose Red
12:30 - Chapter 162
The Wise Servant
02:24 - Chapter 163
The Glass Coffin
15:42 - Chapter 164
Lazy Harry
06:47 - Chapter 165
The Griffin
17:10 - Chapter 166
Strong Hans
16:01 - Chapter 167
The Peasant in Heaven
02:12 - Chapter 168
Lean Lisa
03:19 - Chapter 169
The Hut in the Forest
12:07 - Chapter 170
Sharing Joy and Sorrow
02:38 - Chapter 171
The Willow Wren
08:20 - Chapter 172
The Sole
02:02 - Chapter 173
The Bittern and the Hoopoe
02:27 - Chapter 174
The Owl
05:53 - Chapter 175
The Moon
05:09 - Chapter 176
The Duration of Life
04:17 - Chapter 177
Death's Messengers
04:23 - Chapter 178
Master Pfriem (Master Cobbler's Awl)
09:12 - Chapter 179
The Goose-Girl at the Well
23:48 - Chapter 180
Eve's Various Children
04:42 - Chapter 181
The Nix of the Mill-Pond
13:45 - Chapter 182
The Little Folks' Presents
06:16 - Chapter 183
The Giant and the Tailor
05:41 - Chapter 184
The Nail
02:27 - Chapter 185
The Poor Boy in the Grave
08:44 - Chapter 186
The True Sweethearts
14:04 - Chapter 187
The Hare and the Hedgehog
07:45 - Chapter 188
The Spindle, The Shuttle, and the Needle
06:15 - Chapter 189
The Peasant and the Devil
02:35 - Chapter 190
The Crumbs on the Table
01:31 - Chapter 191
The Sea-Hare
09:01 - Chapter 192
The Master Thief
19:19 - Chapter 193
The Drummer
22:56 - Chapter 194
The Ear of Corn
01:51 - Chapter 195
The Grave-Mound
09:31 - Chapter 196
Old Rinkrank
04:51 - Chapter 197
The Crystal Ball
07:04 - Chapter 198
Maid Maleen
12:19 - Chapter 199
The Boots of Buffalo Leather
08:43 - Chapter 200
The Golden Key
01:31 - Chapter 201
Legend 1: St Joseph in the Forest
07:47 - Chapter 202
Legend 2: The Twelve Apostles
03:17 - Chapter 203
Legend 3: The Rose
01:36 - Chapter 204
Legend 4: Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven
03:53 - Chapter 205
Legend 5: God's Food
02:20 - Chapter 206
Legend 6: The Three Green Twigs
07:09 - Chapter 207
Legend 7: Our Lady's Little Glass
01:34 - Chapter 208
Legend 8: The Aged Mother
02:45 - Chapter 209
Legend 9: The Heavenly Wedding
03:54 - Chapter 210
Legend 10: The Hazel-Branch
02:15