Rumpelstiltskin

“Rumpelstiltskin.” A Selection from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Gilbert James, London: Siegle, Hill and Co., [c. 1900], pp. 15-24.

Tale Summary When a poor Miller must speak with the King, he tells him that his daughter has the ability to spin straw into gold to make himself seem more notable. The king demands the presence of the girl. The miller’s daughter is shut into a large room filled with...

The rabbit's bride

“The Rabbit's Bride.” A Selection from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Gilbert James, London: Siegle, Hill and Co., [c. 1900], pp. 25-28.

Tale Summary Once upon a time, a woman was pestered by a rabbit who was eating all of her fine cabbages, and so she tells her daughter to hunt it. She asks the rabbit to please stop eating the crops, and he asks her to climb on his tail and...

The Frog Prince

“The Frog Prince.” A Selection from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Gilbert James, London: Siegle, Hill and Co., [c. 1900], pp. 3-14.

Tale Summary In olden times, the king had a beautiful young daughter, who often amused herself by sitting at the side of a fountain in the woods and throwing a golden ball up in the air to catch. One day, she drops it and loses it in the water. A...

Sleeping beauty

Brothers Grimm. “The Sleeping Beauty.” A Selection from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, illustrated by Gilbert James, London: Siegle, Hill and Co., [c. 1900], pp. 31-42.

Tale Summary This tale starts with the princess being born and all of the fairies presenting her with birthday wishes. One fairy, who had not been invited to the party, cursed her and said that during her fifteenth year she would prick her finger and fall asleep for 100 years...