Book Description
for The Six Servants by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, and Sergei Goloshapov
From the Publisher
Once lived an evil sorceress who had a beautiful daughter. Many princes tried to win the princess’s heart but the queen would not let them take her daughter that easily. The admirers had to complete several tasks first. If they failed, the queen was going to strike their heads off. And it did happen several times. One prince decided to try his luck as well. He headed out to the princess’s castle but on his way he stumbled upon some strange people who he took into his service. Can the prince and his six loyal servants complete all the impossible tasks set by the queen or even they will be doomed to failure? Find out in "The Six Servants". 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.
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