Grimms' Fairy TalesA collection of traditional fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. These strange and moving stories will stay with you all your life. Once upon a time Once upon a time there was a book, and inside the book were princes who had been turned into frogs or ferocious beasts, princesses so beautiful they astonished the sun, faithful sweethearts and evil stepmothers, giants taller than mountains and a boy no bigger than your thumb, houses made of bread and cake,