1890-1899
- Tale Summary In the Grimm Brothers' version of Cinderella, she had a hazel bush where a white dove makes any of Cinderella鈥檚 wishes come true. She leaves behind a small golden slipper at the ball and her two stepsisters try cutting off a toe or a
- Tale Summary A tailor sits at home and while making a vest kills seven flies at once with a cloth. Impressed by his actions he makes a belt saying, 鈥渟even at one stroke鈥 and leaves for the city to make money on his accomplishment. While travelling,
- Tale Summary Seven siblings are born no more than three years apart into a poor family in which the youngest boy, named Hop-O鈥-My-Thumb, is deemed a weakly little fellow, but in fact, is actually the smartest in the group. His woodcutting parents
- Tale Summary Perrault鈥檚 version of Sleeping Beauty is quite different from versions popular today. When the king and queen fail to invite an elderly fairy to their daughter鈥檚 Christening, she arrives and curses the child. Another fairy, who had not
- Tale Summary Cinderella suffers at the hands of her stepmother and stepsister. The stepsisters are invited to the ball and Cinderella helps them prepare. After they leave, Cinderella begins to cry. The fairy godmother arrives and transforms a