"...the king's daughter, when the spindle wounded her, should not really die, but should only fall asleep for a hundred years."

"The cook must know what the food is like."

Here are some of the most enchanting fairy stories of all time. The Brothers Grimm conjure up a world of fantasy, hope and good fortune where the princess meets and marries the right prince (even if he once was a frog)...

Jacob and Wilhelm's first book of fairy tales, Children's and Household Tales, published in 1812, included 86 folktales, and was an instant success. Shortly thereafter, the brothers incorporated 70 more stories in their next volume of "Grimm's Fairy Tales."

The world of Hans Christian Andersen is seen through the eyes of children. There is the everyday wonder of an ugly duckling being transformed into a swan; the puffed-up Emperor being fooled by his own importance…

“...none of them were good enough and she only made sport of them...”

“...when people are too well off, they always begin to long for something new...”

“...Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your hair to me...”

“...all this must be spun into gold before morning, as you love your life...”

“...for there, thought he, I may turn musician...”