One of the world's experts on children's literature, Jack Zipes is a profeSsor of German at the University of Minnesota and is the author of numerous books on folklore and fairy tales.

"Splendid." --Faith McNulty, The New Yorker

"Clearly the text of choice for any reader... Zipes' edition deserves to become the standard translation." --The German Quarterly

Perhaps no other stories possess as much power to enchant, delight. and surprise as those penned by the immortal Brothers Grimm. Now, in the new, expanded third edition, renowned scholar and folklorist Jack Zipes has translated all 250 tales collected and published by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. plus twenty-nine rare tales omitted from the original German edition, as well as narratives uncovered in the brothers' letters and papers. Truly the most comprehensive translation to date, this critically acclaimed edition recaptures the fairy tales as the Brothers Grimm intended them to be: rich. stark, spiced with humor and violence, resonant with folklore and song.

Note to the Expanded Second Edition

Note to the Expanded Third Edition

Once There Were Two Brothers Named Grimm by Jack Zipes

A Note on the Translation

THE COMPLETE FAIRY TALES OF THE BROTHERS

GRIMM

The Frog King, or Iron Heinrich

The Companionship of the Cat and the/qlouse

The Virgin Mary's Child

A Tale About the Boy Who Went Forth

to Learn What Fear Was

The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids

Faithful Johannes

The Good Bargain

The Marvelous Minstrel

The Twelve Brothers

Riffraff

Brother and Sister

Rapunzel

The Three Little Gnomes in the Forest

The Three Spinners

Hansel and Gretel

The Three Snake Leaves

The White Snake

The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean

The Fisherman and His Wife

The Brave Litde Tailor

Cinderella

The Riddle

The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage

Mother Holle

The Seven Ravens

Litde Red Cap

The Bremen Town Musicians

The Singing Bone

The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs

The Louse and the Flea

The Maiden Without Hands

Clever Hans

The Three Languages

Clever Else

The Tailor in Heaven

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