The Brothers Grimm collected stories from German households in the 19th C. Their tales have roots deep in folklore. Some, such as Hansel and Gretel and Snow White, have dark under-currents of psychology - but they can also be romantic and amusing.
An amusing tale about a boy whose parents called him “Dummy” - but he can’t have been that much of a dummy because he found a golden goose and made the grandest people of the town look like fools.
A shoemaker was terribly poor and had just enough money to buy leather for one pair of shoes. A Christmas story with elves - guaranteed to delight children.
A princess comes to the rescue of her brothers who have been turned into six swans. She has to contend with not only a wicked step-mother, but a wicked mother-in-law too.
Quite a few of the classic fairy tale themes: the maiden in the tower, the baby taken at birth by a wicked witch, an enchanted but forbidden garden - and the iconic image of a maiden lowering her long tresses of golden hair down to her prince.
This amusing story by the Brothers Grimm is about four farm animals who believe they can earn a good living as musicians. But it isn’t really by the sweetness of their barking, braying, mewing, and cockle-doodle-doing that gets their supper.