Grimms' Fairy Tales
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (505 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0448054604 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 331 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The Puffin Classics series is a perfect marriage of the old and the new. Enjoy some of the best books from the past and find out why and how they inspired some of the best writers of the present -- Julia Eccleshare Lovereading4kids
Their ambition was to collect traditional tales in order to preserve Germany's heritage. Jacob Ludwig Carol Grimm (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786-1859), universally known as 'the brothers Grimm', were born in the German state of Hesse. . They published two volumes in 1812 and 1814 which include so
"Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. Exactly as described. "Magic hear" according to Zeno. Bravo to Naxos for recording these tales in their original, unvarnished form. Admittedly dark at times, but, then again, so is life-- no matter how much we try to sugarcoat, better to prepare our kids what lies ahead with the help of magical examples and traditional folktales. These will bring out the kid by the campfire in all. Kudos to Laura Paton's animated readings. A great plea. Plain stories, fast reading Old-and-Wise I got this 2CD set as well as the Andersen's tales one. The latter is so much better: better stories, better reading. This set (Grimms' Tales) features some depressing stories, and the English reader's speed is way too fast for children. If you only need one fairy tales CD, get the Andersen's set, also from the same publisher. See my review there.
Then the second son was ordered to watch; and at midnight he too fell asleep, and in the morning another apple was gone. These apples were always counted, and about the time when they began to grow ripe it was found that every night one of them was gone. Then the third son offered to keep watch; but the gardener at first would not let him, for fear some harm should come to him: however, at last he consented, and the young man laid himself under the tree to watch. The king became very angry at this, and ordered