The Little Peasant

Book excerpt: Once lived a little peasant who had a cow which he could not feed. So he killed it. And he headed out to the city to sell its skin. On the way there a storm caught him and he begged for shelter at the miller’s house. The miller’s wife welcomed him but only with a slice of bread and cheese. Later when the peasant had laid himself, he witnessed how the parson visited the miller’s wife and they had a feast with every food you can think of. The peasant decided to "sell" what he saw to the miller. And this is how he suddenly became rich. Poor villagers thought that it was because of the cow’s skin he had sold. So they killed their cows as well. What do you think followed after they found out the truth? 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.