Category
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Cinderella
Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper, is a French fairy tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world. The protagonist is a young girl living in unfortunate circumstances who is suddenly blessed with remarkable fortune, ultimately ascending to the throne through marriage. The earliest known version of the Cinderella story is usually considered to be the Greek story of Rhodopis, as described by the scholar Strabo sometime between 7BC and AD23, about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt.
Sleeping Beauty
classic fairytale (ATU 410)
The Snow Queen
literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published in 1844
The Frog Prince
fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm
The Princess and the Pea
fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
Urashima Tarō
Japanese legend
The Tinderbox
fairy tale by H.C. Andersen
The Swineherd
1841 short story by Hans Christian Andersen
The Goose Girl
fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
folktale type (ATU 306)
The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights
fairy tale by Alexander Pushkin
King Thrushbeard
fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
The Frog Princess
folk fairy tale
Blockhead Hans
literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published on April 30, 1855
The Six Swans
German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm as tale number 49
The Ebony Horse
story from the Arabian Nights
The Queen Bee
fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
Soria Moria Castle
Norse fairy tale
The White Snake
fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
The Three Snake-Leaves
fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
The Beauty with Golden Hair
tale by Madame d'Aulnoy, 1697
The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body
Norwegian fairy tale
The Goose-Girl at the Well
literary work
Princess Belle-Étoile
Countess d'Aulnoy fairy tale
The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa
Russian fairy tale
The Enchanted Pig
Romanian fairy tale
Ferdinand the Faithful and Ferdinand the Unfaithful
fairy tale version published by the Brothers Grimm
Graciosa and Percinet
French fairy tale
The Raven
fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm
Damarwulan
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Damarwulan is a Javanese legendary hero who appears in a cycle of stories used in the performance of wayang klitik, as well as Langendriyan (female dance-opera) and ketoprak (popular theater). These stories tell of the struggles between the Majapahit and Blambangan kingdoms, in which Damarwulan gains honor. The stories are especially popular in East Java.
La Biche au bois
fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy
Dapplegrim
Dapplegrim (Norwegian: Grimsborken) is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in their Norske Folkeeventyr. Andrew Lang included it in The Red Fairy Book (1890).
Katie Woodencloak
Norse fairy tale
The Princess on the Glass Hill
Norse fairy tale
The Golden Branch
fairy tale
Princess Himal and Nagaray
kashmiri folktale
The Princess Mayblossom
French fairy tale
The She-Bear
Fairy tale by Giambattista Basile (1634)
Fortunée
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Fortunée or Felicia and the Pot of Pinks is a French literary fairy tale, written by Madame d'Aulnoy. Andrew Lang included it in The Blue Fairy Book.
Brother Merry
fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
The Princess Who Never Smiled
Russian folk fairy tale
Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan
book by Honoré de Balzac
The Donkey
literary work
The Dove
Fairy tale by Giambattista Basile (1634)
Cannetella
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Cannetella is a Neapolitan literary fairy tale told by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone. Andrew Lang included it in The Grey Fairy Book, as collected by Hermann Kletke.
Old Rinkrank
fairy tale version by the Brothers Grimm
The Two Kings' Children
German fairy tale version by the Brothers Grimm
The Clever Little Tailor
folk tale by the Brothers Grimm
Peacock princess
Tai legend
The Snake Prince
Indian fairy tale
The Brown Bear of Norway
Irish fairy tale
The Wicked Sisters
Russian fairy tale
The Light Princess
short story by George MacDonald
Flying Ship
East Slavic Folk Tale
Boots Who Made the Princess Say, "That's A Story"
Norwegian fairy tale
The Three Princesses of Whiteland
Norse fairy tale
The Bold Knight, the Apples of Youth, and the Water of Life
Russian fairy tale
The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead
Bengali fairy tale
The Pigeon and the Dove
French literary fairy tale written by Marie Catherine d'Aulnoy
The Thirteenth Son of the King of Erin
Irish fairy tale