Cinderella

Brothers Grimm. “Cinderella.” Grimm’s Household Fairy Tales, translated by Ella Boldey, with illustrations by R. André, New York: McLoughlin Bros., 1890, pp. 106-111.

Tale Summary In the Grimm Brothers' version of Cinderella, she had a hazel bush where a white dove makes any of Cinderella’s wishes come true. She leaves behind a small golden slipper at the ball and her two stepsisters try cutting off a toe or a heel to fit into...

Brave Little Tailor

“The Brave Little Tailor, or Seven at One Stroke.” Grimm’s Household Fairy Tales, translated by Ella Boldey, with illustrations by R. André, New York: McLoughlin Bros., 1890, pp. 91-96.

Tale Summary A tailor sits at home and while making a vest kills seven flies at once with a cloth. Impressed by his actions he makes a belt saying, “seven at one stroke” and leaves for the city to make money on his accomplishment. While travelling, he runs into an...

Hop

Perrault, Charles. “Hop-o’-my-Thumb.” Old French Fairy Tales, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899, pp. 342-358.

Tale Summary Seven siblings are born no more than three years apart into a poor family in which the youngest boy, named Hop-O’-My-Thumb, is deemed a weakly little fellow, but in fact, is actually the smartest in the group. His woodcutting parents are too poor to keep all of the...

The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood

Perrault, Charles. "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood." Old French Fairy Tales, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899, pp. 328-341.

Tale Summary Perrault’s version of Sleeping Beauty is quite different from versions popular today. When the king and queen fail to invite an elderly fairy to their daughter’s Christening, she arrives and curses the child. Another fairy, who had not yet bestowed her blessing on the child, states that when...

Cinderella

Perrault, Charles. “Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper.” Old French Fairy Tales, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899, pp. 182-196.

Tale Summary Cinderella suffers at the hands of her stepmother and stepsister. The stepsisters are invited to the ball and Cinderella helps them prepare. After they leave, Cinderella begins to cry. The fairy godmother arrives and transforms a pumpkin and various animals into a carriage and servants to take Cinderella...

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