Best Selling Books by Jakob Grimm

"Once upon a time," there were two brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, who gave the world some of the best-loved fairy tales ever written. From "Cinderella" to "Snow White," this charming anthology offers young readers a wonderful introduction to 12 of the Grimms'' most popular stories. Illustrations.

German fairy tales of the Brothers GrimmThe fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm ( children''s and house fairy tales or KHM) are an important part of German-speaking culture. Fairy tales from the collection of the Brothers Grimm have been translated into many languages and are also known far beyond the German cultural sphere. Hardly any child grew up without Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm''s fairy tales, that the two brothers did a lot more in their lives than collect fairy tales from the German folk estate, in contrast to Little Red Riding Hood or Snow White, only few know.Jakob Grimm was born in Hanau in 1785, his brother Wilhelm Grimm followed a year later. Her father was a lawyer with civil servant status. From 1829 and 1839 they were professors for literature and linguistics in Kassel. Here we present a selection of the most beautiful fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm at the beginning of the 19th century. Source: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm: Children''s and Household Tales

Hans hatte sieben Jahre bei seinem Herrn gedient, da sprach er zu ihm: "Herr, meine Zeit ist herum, nun wollte ich gerne wieder heim zu meiner Mutter, gebt mir meinen Lohn." Der Herr antwortete: "Du hast mir treu und ehrlich gedient, wie der Dienst war, so soll der Lohn sein," und gab ihm ein Stück Gold, das so groß als Hansens Kopf war. Hans zog ein Tüchlein aus der Tasche, wickelte den Klumpen hinein, setzte ihn auf die Schulter und machte sich auf den Weg nach Haus.