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A beautiful girl with a golden hair was betrothed to a prince from a far kingdom. The girl and her maid headed out on the long journey towards the prince’s home. Little did the girl know that her maid was so jealous of her that she was going to go great lengths to take her place. First she makes sure that the girl loses her handkerchief that protects her from evil. It was a magical handkerchief after all. Then she kills the girl’s horse. However do you think she will manage to take the girl’s place and marry the prince? Find out in "The Goose-Gil".

Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 200 fairytales.