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Fables from Germany
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Series: Fable Anthologies
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ISBN13: 9798265071095
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 12 2025
Pages: 354
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.74 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 12 2025
Pages: 354
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.74 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In these pages, hungry children wander into gingerbread houses, golden-haired maidens are locked away in towers, and a poor miller's daughter must spin straw into gold. From Hansel and Gretel to Rapunzel, from Snow White to Rumpelstiltskin, these tales stand among the most enduring ever told. Their images, poisoned apples, glass coffins, and secret names, have become part of the very language of wonder. But the journey goes far beyond the familiar. Discover The Bremen Town Musicians with their comic courage, The Six Swans where silence becomes an act of love, and The Goose Girl, whose betrayal and triumph echo with power. Meet the enchanted animals of The Golden Goose and the clever tailor who boasts of seven at one blow. Each story is rooted in German soil, full of forests, mountains, and rustic villages where magic always waits. Here also lie the haunting and lesser-known gems: The Juniper Tree with its chilling vision of death and rebirth, The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs brimming with clever tricks, and The Nixie of the Mill-Pond, where water spirits guard their secrets. Gentle tales like The Star Money shine alongside dark ones like The Robber Bridegroom. Together, they reveal the wide spectrum of imagination gathered by the Brothers Grimm and their contemporaries, creating a treasury of enchantment that continues to inspire across generations.
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