Includes bibliographical references (p. xxiii-xxv).

Fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm. The frog king, or Iron Heinrich -- The cat and the mouse set up house -- The boy who left home to find out about the shivers -- Faithful Johannes -- The twelve brothers -- Little brother and little sister -- Rapunzel -- The three little men in the woods -- Hansel and Gretel -- The three snake leaves -- The fisherman and his wife -- The brave little tailor -- Cinderella -- The riddle -- The mouse, the bird and the sausage -- Little Red Riding Hood -- The musicians of Bremen -- The singing bone -- The Devil with the three golden hairs -- The girl with no hands -- The elves -- The robber bridegroom -- Godfather Death -- The juniper tree -- Briar Rose -- Snow White -- Rumpelstiltskin -- The golden bird -- Farmerkin -- Thousandfurs -- Jorinda and Joringel -- Six who made their way in the world -- Gambling Hans -- The singing, springing lark -- The goose girl -- Bearskin -- The two travelling companions -- Hans-my-hedgehog -- The little shroud -- The stolen pennies -- The donkey cabbage -- One eye, two eyes and three eyes -- The shoes that were danced to pieces -- Iron Hans -- Mount Simeli -- Lazy Heinz -- Strong Hans -- The moon -- The goose girl at the spring -- The nixie of the millpond.