The Four Skillful Brothers

Four brothers learn four different trades. They travel home to show their father the skills they have developed. And then suddenly a princess is taken away by a dragon. Of course the brothers would step in and try to rescue the poor princess. They don’t compete. They help each other and manage to save the princess. The question now is whose trade was of most important use? Who will get the princess after all? Find out in "The Four Skillful Brothers". 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 210 fairy tales. 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.

Retells the folk tale of four brothers who joined their talents in order to gain a fortune.

Retells the folk tale of four brothers who joined their talents in order to gain a fortune.

Jacob Grimm ( 4th Jan 1785 - 20th Sept 1863) And Wilhelm Grim ( 24th Feb 1786 - 16th Dec 1859), German Brothers Renowned As 'The Grimm Brothers'. They Were German Academic, Authors, Linguists, And Researchers. They Have Many Classic Fairy Stories And Published Them Under The Name Of 'Grimm's Fairy Tales'. Their Famous Stories Are 'The Golden Bird, Hans In Luck, Jorinda And Jorindel, The Travelling Musicians, Old Sultan, The Straw, The Coal, And The Bean, Briar Rose, The Dog And The Sparrow, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Fisherman And His Wife, The Willow-Wren And The Bear, The Frog-Prince, Cat And Mouse In Partnership, The Goose-Girl, The Adventures Of Chanticleer And Partlet, Rapunzel, Fundevogel, The Valiant Little Tailor, Hansel And Gretel, Mother Holle, Little Red-Cap [Little Red Riding Hood], The Robber Bridegroom, Tom Thumb, Rumpelstiltskin, Clever Gretel, The Old Man And His Grandson, The Little Peasant, Frederick And Catherine, Sweetheart Roland, Snowdrop, The Pink, Lever Elsie, The Miser In The Bush, Ashputtel, The White Snake, The Wolf And The Seven Little Kids.

Feed your imagination with this delightful collection of ten-minute tales that will whisk you away to a world of secret enchantments and wicked sorcery. Ideal for sharing out loud or for independent readers, children will cherish these much-loved stories. 4 classic tales, each taking 10 minutes to read in easy-to-read text and accompanied by beautiful illustrations.

This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang. They have been translated from the modern version written by Sadanami Sanjin. These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore. Grateful acknowledgment is due to Mr. Y. Yasuoka, Miss Fusa Okamoto, my brother Nobumori Ozaki, Dr. Yoshihiro Takaki, and Miss Kameko Yamao, who have helped me with translations. The story which I have named “The Story of the Man who did not Wish to Die” is taken from a little book written a hundred years ago by one Shinsui Tamenaga. It is named Chosei Furo, or “Longevity.” “The Bamboo-cutter and the Moon-child” is taken from the classic “Taketari Monogatari,” and is NOT classed by the Japanese among their fairy tales, though it really belongs to this class of literature. The pictures were drawn by Mr. Kakuzo Fujiyama, a Tokio artist. In telling these stories in English I have followed my fancy in adding such touches of local color or description as they seemed to need or as pleased me, and in one or two instances I have gathered in an incident from another version. At all times, among my friends, both young and old, English or American, I have always found eager listeners to the beautiful legends and fairy tales of Japan, and in telling them I have also found that they were still unknown to the vast majority, and this has encouraged me to write them for the children of the West...FROM THE BOOKS.