Household Tales by Brothers Grimm

"Household Tales" by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm is a compilation of timeless fairy tales created long ago, highlighting themes of courage, love, and what it means to be human. Magical characters and moral lessons fill the pages, beginning with a spoiled princess who learns about friendship and commitment when a frog recovers her precious golden ball; this frog is actually a prince under an enchantment and teaches the princess a valuable lesson about keeping promises and looking beyond appearances. The first story introduces the collection's tone, setting up a journey through tales filled with extraordinary characters and meaningful lessons taken from cultural folklore.

Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist. He formulated Grimm's law of linguistics, and was the co-author of the Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie, and the editor of Grimms' Fairy Tales. He was the older brother of Wilhelm Grimm; together, they were the literary duo known as the Brothers Grimm.