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The Little Mermaid
Origin: Denmark, Author: Hans Christian Andersen (1837), Main Plot: A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love, but the cost is her voice and potentially her life.
Thumbelina
Origin: Denmark, Author: Hans Christian Andersen (1835), Main Plot: A tiny girl no bigger than a thumb is kidnapped from her home and faces several precarious situations with moles and toads before falling in love with a flower-fairy prince just her size.
Hansel and Gretel
Origin: Germany, Author: Brothers Grimm (1812), Main Plot: A brother and sister are left in a forest where they find a witch's gingerbread house. They are captured by the witch, with intentions of being eaten, but manage to outsmart her.
Sleeping Beauty
Origin: France, Author: Charles Perrault (1697), Main Plot: A princess cursed by an evil fairy pricks her finger on a spindle and falls into a deep sleep for one hundred years, to be awoken by a prince's kiss.
Rumpelstiltskin
Origin: Germany, Author: Brothers Grimm (1812), Main Plot: A miller lies about his daughter being able to spin straw into gold. The king locks her up and orders her to perform the task, and she makes a deal with a magical imp to save her life.
The Frog Prince
Origin: Germany, Author: Brothers Grimm (1812), Main Plot: A princess befriends a frog, which is actually a prince cursed by a wicked witch. The spell is broken after the princess shows the frog kindness, turning him back into a human.
The Emperor's New Clothes
Origin: Denmark, Author: Hans Christian Andersen (1837), Main Plot: An emperor who loves fine clothes is tricked by two swindlers into wearing invisible clothes, believing only those who are unfit for their positions cannot see them.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Origin: England, Author: Robert Southey (1837), Main Plot: A young girl named Goldilocks finds a bears' house and explores it, tasting their porridges, sitting in their chairs, and sleeping in their beds. The bears return and startle her away.
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Origin: Germany, Author: Brothers Grimm (1806), Main Plot: A poor shoemaker receives much-needed help from elves who secretly make shoes for him at night. The shoemaker and his wife decide to thank the elves with gifts, after which the elves leave forever.
The Ugly Duckling
Origin: Denmark, Author: Hans Christian Andersen (1843), Main Plot: A homely little bird born in a barnyard suffers abuse from the others around him before maturing into a beautiful swan, the most beautiful bird of all.
Cinderella
Origin: Europe, Author: Charles Perrault (1697), Main Plot: A young woman living in unfortunate circumstances is transformed by her fairy godmother to attend a royal ball. However, she must return before the spell breaks at midnight.
Beauty and the Beast
Origin: France, Author: Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve (1740), Main Plot: A beautiful woman takes her father's place as a prisoner in a beast's castle and comes to love the beast, breaking the curse placed on him.
Little Red Riding Hood
Origin: France, Author: Charles Perrault (1697), Main Plot: A young girl wearing a red hooded cape ventures through the woods to deliver food to her sick grandmother, only to encounter a cunning wolf.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Origin: Germany, Author: Brothers Grimm (end of 16th century), Main Plot: A piper, hired by the town to rid them of their rat infestation, lures the rats away with his music. When the citizens refuse to pay, he takes the town's children away as well.
The Little Match Girl
Origin: Denmark, Author: Hans Christian Andersen (1845), Main Plot: A dying child sells matches on New Year's Eve. She is afraid to go home to her abusive father without having sold any and lights the matches to stay warm, envisioning comforting visions before she dies.
The Princess and the Pea
Origin: Denmark, Author: Hans Christian Andersen (1835), Main Plot: A prince is in search of a true princess to marry. A young woman seeking shelter at the prince's castle is put to a test involving a pea and multiple mattresses.
Snow White
Origin: Germany, Author: Brothers Grimm (1812), Main Plot: A princess, fair-skinned and beautiful, is envied by her stepmother who orders her murder. Snow White survives and is sheltered by seven dwarfs, but her stepmother continually tries to kill her.
Jack and the Beanstalk
Origin: England, Author: Unknown (earliest recorded in 1734), Main Plot: A poor boy trades his cow for magic beans, which grow into a giant beanstalk reaching the sky. He climbs it and encounters a giant, from whom he steals riches.
Bluebeard
Origin: France, Author: Charles Perrault (1697), Main Plot: A violent nobleman who has murdered his former wives gives his new wife a key to all the rooms in his castle but forbids her from entering one. She disobeys and discovers his dark secret.
Puss in Boots
Origin: Italy/France, Author: Giovanni Straparola/Charles Perrault (1550/1697), Main Plot: A clever cat uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master.
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