Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales [Complete List]
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Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales: The Complete List
- The Frog Prince
- Cat and Mouse in Partnership
- Mary’s Child
- The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
- The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats
- Faithful John
- The Good Bargain
- The Wonderful Musician
- The Twelve Brothers
- The Pack of Ragamuffins
- Little Brother and Little Sister
- Rapunzel
- The Three Little Men in the Woods
- The Three Spinners
- Hansel and Gretel
- The Three Snake-Leaves
- The White Snake
- The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean
- The Fisherman and His Wife
- The Brave Little Tailor
- Cinderella
- The Riddle
- The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage
- Mother Holle
- The Seven Ravens
- Little Red Riding Hood
- The Bremen Town Musicians
- The Singing Bone
- The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs
- The Louse and The Flea
- The Girl Without Hands
- Clever Hans
- The Three Languages
- Clever Elsie
- The Tailor in Heaven
- Wishing Table, Gold Ass, and Cudgel in the Sack
- Thumbling
- The Wedding of Mrs. Fox
- The Elves and the Shoemaker
- The Robber Bridegroom
- Herr Korbes
- The Godfather
- Mother Trudy
- Godfather Death
- Thumbling’s Travels
- Fitcher’s Bird
- The Juniper Tree
- Old Sultan
- The Six Swans
- Sleeping Beauty
- Fundevogel
- King Thrushbeard
- Snow White
- The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn
- Rumpelstiltskin
- Sweetheart Roland
- The Golden Bird
- The Dog and the Sparrow
- Frederick and Catherine
- The Two Brothers
- The Little Peasant
- The Queen Bee
- The Three Feathers
- The Golden Goose
- All-Kinds-Of-Fur
- The Hare’s Bride
- The Twelve Huntsmen
- The Thief and His Master
- Jorinde and Joringel
- The Three Children of Fortune
- How Six Men Got On in the World
- The Wolf and the Man
- The Wolf and the Fox
- The Fox and His Cousin
- The Fox and the Cat
- The Pink
- Clever Grethel
- The Old Man and His Grandson
- The Water Nixie
- The Death of the Little Hen
- Brother Lustig
- Gambling Hansel
- Hans in Luck
- Hans Married
- The Gold-Children
- The Fox and the Geese
- The Poor Man and the Rich Man
- The Singing, Springing Lark
- The Goose Girl
- The Young Giant
- The Gnome
- The King of the Golden Mountain
- The Raven
- The Peasant’s Clever Daughter
- Old Hildebrand
- The Three Little Birds
- The Water of Life
- Dr. Know-All
- The Spirit in the Bottle
- The Devil’s Sooty Brother
- Bearskin
- The Willow-Wren and the Bear
- Sweet Porridge
- Wise Folks
- Stories about Snakes
- The Poor Miller’s Boy and the Cat
- The Two Travellers
- Hans the Hedgehog
- The Little Shroud
- The Jew among Thorns
- The Skillful Huntsman
- The Flail from Heaven
- The Two Kings’ Children
- The Cunning Little Tailor
- The Bright Sun Brings It to Light
- The Blue Light
- The Willful Child
- The Three Army Surgeons
- The Seven Swabians
- The Three Apprentices
- The King’s Son Who Feared Nothing
- Donkey Cabbages
- The Old Woman in the Wood
- The Three Brothers
- The Devil and His Grandmother
- Ferdinand the Faithful
- The Iron Stove
- The Lazy Spinner
- The Four Skillful Brothers
- One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes
- Fair Katrinelje and Pif Paf Poltrie
- The Fox and the Horse
- The Shoes that Were Danced to Pieces
- The Six Servants
- The White Bride and the Black One
- Iron John
- The Three Black Princesses
- Knoist and His Three Sons
- The Maid of Brakel
- Domestic Servants
- The Lambkin and the Little Fish
- Simeli Mountain
- Going Travelling
- The Donkey
- The Ungrateful Son
- The Turnip
- The Old Man Made Young Again
- The Lord’s Animals and the Devil’s
- The Beam
- The Old Beggar Woman
- The Three Sluggards / 151a The Twelve Idle Servants
- The Shepherd Boy
- The Star Money
- The Stolen Farthings
- Looking for a Bride
- Odds and Ends
- The Sparrow and His Four Children
- The Story of Schlauraffen Land [The Tale of Cockaigne]
- The Ditmarsh Tale of Wonders
- A Riddling Tale
- Snow White and Rose Red
- The Wise Servant
- The Glass Coffin
- Lazy Harry
- The Griffin
- Strong Hans
- The Peasant in Heaven
- Lean Lisa
- The Hut in the Forest
- Sharing Joy and Sorrow
- The Willow-Wren
- The Sole [The Flounder]
- The Bittern and Hoopoe
- The Owl
- The Moon
- The Duration of Life
- Death’s Messengers
- Master Pfriem
- The Goose-Girl at the Well
- Eve’s Various Children
- The Nixie of the Mill-Pond
- The Little Folks’ Presents
- The Giant and the Tailor
- The Nail
- The Poor Boy in the Grave
- The True Sweetheart [The True Bride]
- The Hare and the Hedgehog
- The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle
- The Peasant and the Devil
- The Crumbs on the Table
- The Sea Hare
- The Master Thief
- The Drummer
- The Ear of Corn
- The Grave Mound
- Old Rinkrank
- The Crystal Ball
- Maid Maleen
- The Boot of Buffalo Leather
- The Golden Key
About this list
This list is the complete list of fairy tales from the last (1857) edition of Grimm’s Fairy Tales. The original fairy tales were collected in German, and many titles have multiple English translations. I chose the most commonly used titles.
Example: The first story is originally called ‘The Frog King, or Iron Henry.’ However, in English, this fairy tale is better known as ‘The Frog Prince,’ so I went with the latter.
About the Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm are the German brothers Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, who became famous for their collection of fairy tales (Grimm’s Fairy Tales). They lived during the early 19th century and worked as librarians and university professors. They collected and published over 200 folktales and fairy tales from various oral and written sources.

The brothers did not have an easy life and knew what it was to have little. They had to provide for their mother and siblings for much of their life.
Even so, Wilhelm once wrote: “We five people eat only three portions and only once a day.“
Wilhelm married later in life with Henriette Dorothea Wild, and Jacob kept living with them. They had no children.
Besides their collection of fairy tales, they also published other works about the German language and its history.
About the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
From the first big edition in 1812/1815 until the last big edition in 1857, the brothers worked on their ‘Children and Household Tales,’ better known as Grimm’s Fairy Tales.
They collected these fairy tales from many different people. Most of these tales were told, but some came from written sources.
Among the people telling them stories were complete families, soldiers, maids, and even Wilhelm’s later wife, Dorothea Wild. Usually, these people visited them, and occasionally they also traveled to collect stories.
They started out trying to stay as close to the ‘original’ as possible. However, in later editions, many tales were heavily edited (mainly by Wilhelm). They made them more suitable for children, which also meant they could more easily earn some money selling their collection.
Example: In the first edition, Rapunzel is made pregnant by the prince. In the last edition, there is no notion of pregnancy.
All Questions Answered
The final 7th edition (1857) of the Brothers Grimm’s Fairy Tales contains 200 fairy tales (and 10 legends).
The Frog Prince, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, The Bremen Town Musicians, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin.
There are two reasons for the darkness and violence in the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales. Firstly these tales have their origins in more difficult, dark times. Secondly, most of these tales were initially told by adults to adults, not children.
Sources for this article
- Brothers Grimm – Various authors on Wikipedia
- Grimm Brothers’ Home Page – D. L. Ashliman
- The Hard Facts of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales: Expanded Edition – M. Tatar (link to Amazon)
- The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition – J. Grimm, W. Grimm, J. Zipes (link to Amazon)
- Household Tales by Brothers Grimm – J. Grimm, W. Grimm
💡 Check out The Brothers Grimm Society of North America for more about the Brothers Grimm and their fairy tales.
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