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100 1 _aGrimm, Jacob,
_d1785-1863
245 1 0 _aSnowdrop & Other Tales
246 1 _aSnowdrop and Other Tales
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2011-09-10
505 0 _aSnowdrop -- The pink -- Briar rose -- The Jew among the thorns -- Ashenputtel -- The white snake -- The wolf and the seven kids -- The queen bee -- The elves and the shoemaker -- The wolf and the man -- The turnip -- Clever Hans -- The three languages -- The fox and the cat -- The four clever brothers -- The lady and the lion -- The fox and the horse -- The blue light -- The goosegirl -- The golden goose -- The water of life -- Clever Grethel -- The King of the Golden Mountain -- Doctor Know-all -- The seven ravens -- The marriage of Mrs. Reynard -- The salad -- The youth who could not shudder -- King Thrushbeard -- Iron Hans.
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Snowdrop & Other Tales" by the Brothers Grimm is a collection of classic fairy tales written in the late 19th century. The book features well-known stories, including the tale of Snowdrop, a beautiful princess threatened by her jealous stepmother, alongside other enchanting tales like "The Pink," "Briar Rose," and "Ashenputtel." Each story intertwines elements of magic, morality, and adventure, often culminating in a moral lesson or a poetic justice. The opening of the collection introduces the tale of Snowdrop, beginning mid-winter as a Queen, sewing at her window, accidentally pricks her finger, and wishes for a child as beautiful as the snow. When Snowdrop is born, the Queen dies, and the King remarries a vain and jealous woman who eventually seeks to eliminate Snowdrop when she learns the child has outshone her beauty. The narrative unfolds with themes of envy and compassion as Snowdrop escapes into the forest, finding refuge with seven dwarfs. The story cleverly intertwines peril and benevolent rural magic, setting the stage for a classic battle between good and evil. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFairy tales
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren's stories
653 _aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aGrimm, Wilhelm,
_d1786-1859
700 1 _aRackham, Arthur,
_d1867-1939
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37381
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