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A humorous telling of this classic Grimm tale. Follow one of three brothers as he seeks to find his fortune. He passes silver and gold while heading into a desolate forest. What he finds there changes his life, and the lives of others - not necessarily in a good way. His journey starts with one kind of hunger - and ends with another.

While most farmers are well-mannered and espouse great virtues and integrity this story proves there exists at least one farmer who is a profound scoundrel. It's not often a farmer can start with a wooden calf and end up the richest farmer in the land. The moral may well be never to follow this fellow's example.

Once there was a lazy girl who would not spin. While her mother berates her for it, the Queen, passing by, overhears and asks the reason for the scolding. Ashamed to admit that her daughter is lazy, the woman replies that the girl spins so much that her mother cannot afford to buy enough flax to keep her occupied. The Queen, impressed by such industry, offers to take the girl with her. Once at the castle, the queen takes the girl to a room filled with flax. If she spins it all within three days, she'll be rewarded with marriage to the queen's oldest son.

In "The Youth Who Could Not Shudder", a man’s second of two sons, thought a fool by all, sets out to learn how to shudder, because, try as he might, he has no idea what people mean when they talk of it. While various elders he meets feel confident they can strike enough terror into his heart to make him shudder, one after one they fail. How he finally learns to shudder will surprise all who listen to this famous Grimm folktale.

The original classic that does not feature some of the elements that have become part of the story we usually share. A princess, a frog, and a broken curse all remain a part this great story for the entire family. A story that never once involves 'kissing'.

What's it like to be a sister with 12 brothers? In this story it's pretty good, until she makes a mistake, and puts a spell on them for seven years, and she's speechless.... This story by the Brothers Grimm has an interesting spin, as told and acted by Kathy Verduin.

Another Grimm's Fairy Tale, "The Enchanted Stag" is a story about how a little sister cares for her brother while he is under a spell by their wicked step-mother. A King saves them both, and then they are betrayed again by the step-mother.... Will the King be fooled by the step-mother, will the brother always be under the spell? Find out who lives happily ever after. Narrated by Kathy Verduin.

For one beast of burden here was hope in a career change. He wished to travel to Bremen to become the town musician. Along the way he found three other aging animals that use the wisdom of their collective years to extend their lives and enhance their circumstances. When they all sang together the "result" was undeniably life changing. A classic narrated by Glenn Hascall.

A mean step-mother, a wicked witch, and poor starving children...all make up this tale taken from the Grimms fairy tales, and true to the Grimm style it is. However "Innocent Good" triumphs over "Horrible Bad," in this tale narrated by actress, Kathy Verduin.

Snow White had a wicked step-mother, and she thought she escaped her by staying at the house of the seven dwarfs. However, there was a "tattle-tale" mirror that kept saying where she was. The step-mother found her three times, but was not able to hurt her, because she kept getting saved.... This Grimm's Fairy Tale has many characters, as portrayed through the narration of Kathy Verduin.

The young simpleton had to compete with his brothers, and in this story taken from Grimm's Fairy Tales, he wins by being honest, and "Good Samaritan-like" to the right old man in the woods. His prize; a golden Goose, and what happens is quite a sticky situation for all that meet him.

A classic story from the Grimm Brothers that suggests that there isalways a price to be paid for those things we desire most. Sometimeswe pay the price and sometimes someone else pays the price for us.Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

A classic tale about the value of integrity and the reality that there are times when broken promises bring about unexpected consequences. Yet, even in the midst of those consequences there will be new cautionary tales to pass along. In so doing, wisdom regains its rightful place. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

Imagine the adventure and peril one might experience if they were no larger than a thumb. It was this exact choice faced by little Tom Thumb. His life was filled with both, yet it was the wisdom of those older than he that ultimately led him home once more.

A wonderful musician wanted a companion as he traveled through the forest. His first three candidates were rejected, and it is their rejection that helps answer the question, "Is it really music that soothes a savage beast or the threat or reprisal?" A classic story from the Brothers Grimm. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

A princess who is disrespectful to all suitors raises the ire of her father, the king. Since she rejected all including one king she nicknamed Grisly-Beard she is given to the first man that came to the door. In this case, a very poor fiddler. Expect a lesson in the negative consequence of pride and disrespect. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

A grand story of intellect and quick thinking with a generous dash of deceit. Narrator Glenn Hascall calls upon a variety of European accents to facilitate a transitional sense of travel and adventure that are part of the life of the little tailor.

This is a story from the Grimm's Fairy Tales collection.

This is a story from the Grimm's Fairy Tales collection.

Performed by Glenn Hascall, this Brothers Grimm tale teaches us that the ability to talk to animals is a good thing, and if we could talk to them, we could even do wonderous things. Perhaps marry the Princess and live happily ever after.