A collection of thirty-one traditional tales including the well-known "Hansel and Gretel" and "Rumpelstilskin" and the lesser-known "The Dog and the Sparrow" and "The Three Children of Fortune."

Retells the tale of the beautiful princess whose lips were red as blood, skin was white as snow, and hair was black as ebony.

With the help of Iron Hans, the wild man of the forest, a young prince makes his own way in the world and wins the hand of a princess.

While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers.

A pair of industrious elves bring prosperity to a kindly shoemaker and his wife.

A brother and sister run away from their cruel and wicked stepmother to a forest, but cannot escape her powers.

The fisherman's greedy wife is never satisfied with the wishes granted her by an enchanted fish.