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Tale Summary An abusive stepmother and two stepdaughters are invited to a royal ball, leaving their daughter and sister whom they call Cinderella, or Cindertail, alone. Her fairy godmother appears and grants Cinderella’s wish to go to the ball,

Tale Summary An abusive stepmother and two stepdaughters are invited to a royal ball, leaving behind their daughter and sister whom they call Cinderella. Her fairy godmother appears and grants Cinderella’s wish to go to the ball, magically providing

Tale Summary A miller, upon his retirement, gifts his youngest son Caraba the mouser cat, Tom Puss. Caraba and Tom Puss grow very close, and even more so when Caraba saves Tom from a savage dog. One day, after going to town to sell flour, Caraba

Tale Summary There is a family with 12 brothers, 11 who are strong and able and the youngest, a small but smart. One day the 11 oldest wish to make their fortune in the world, and so they ask for a white horse and gold from their aging father and

Tale Summary A King and Queen are in ruin after they were driven out of their estate. Thinking their daughters not suited to a working-class lifestyle, the Queen suggests a plan to take the three princesses, named Fleur D'Amour, Belle-de-Nuit, and

Tale Summary A king and his men set sail and discover a bountiful island. On this island there was a large population of lions who attacked the king’s men. The men were able to defeat the lions but at a great cost and the majority of them perished.

Tale Summary This tale is a simplified retelling of the Beauty and the Beast narrative arc. Beauty, despite her jealous sisters, finds happiness with a prince doomed to live as a beast. When her troubled merchant father goes on a journey, Beauty

Tale Summary Once upon a time, there were three princes, sons of the emperor, who all loved hunting. In quick succession, the first and then the second sons both tried to hunt a hare that lured them to a mill where it turned into a dragon and ate

Tale Summary In this Danish rendition of the Princess in a Coffin tale type, you observe a king and queen that are unable to naturally bear a child, so they must seek the help of a wise old woman to fulfill their desires. The queen becomes pregnant

Tale Summary This tale of Beauty and the Beast follows the typical narrative arc found in the description of the ATU. The story begins with a very rich merchant who has three daughters and three sons. His youngest daughter is named Beauty because of