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A father leaves his three sons three simple and seemingly useless things. The first one gets a cock, the second one – a scythe and the third one a cat. He leaves them something more as well. The wise words that it is up to them to make a sensible use of those things. They can make fortune only if they are smart enough. Do you think it is possible to become rich of those three things? Read "The Three Children of Fortune" to find out.

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White.

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.


Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales.