You 15 classic fairy tales that you will read below are some of the fairy tales that crossed the centuries and were part of life of children from all over the world, allowing them to dream, reflect and travel to different realms. distant. And it was thinking about keeping this tradition that we brought, among so many classic fairy tales, the following: little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, snow White, Rapunzel, The Little Mermaid, the frog prince, John and Mary, John and the Beanstalk, puss in boots, The ugly duck, The princess and the pea, The King's New Clothes, The Little Thumb It is the tin soldier.
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1. little Red Riding Hood, by Charles Perrault
Once upon a time there was a girl named Little Red Riding Hood. One day, her mother asked her to take a basket of sweets to her sick granny. The mother, however, warned the girl: "Do not go into the forest or talk to strangers." But Chapeuzinho was very distracted and ended up leaving the road and entering the forest.
A wolf then emerged from among the trees, wanted to know if the girl was lost. She said no and told her where she was going. And the wolf advised her to take the path of flowers, as it was shorter. What a lying wolf! It was the long way... Like this, after tricking the girl, the wolf put his plan into practice and reached grandma's house first, devouring Little Red Riding Hood's granny.
After devouring the granny, the wolf decided to deceive the girl once more., so he put on the old woman's cap, put on her clothes, lay down on the bed and covered herself with a blanket. When the girl arrived, she noticed that the “grandma” was a little different.
“What big ears you have, Granny.
— They're to hear you better, dear.
"What big eyes you have, Granny."
— They're to see you better, my chuchu.
"What big hands you have, Granny."
“They're for hugging you, sweetie.
— And what a big mouth you have, granny.
— Oh, it's to devour you!!!
After saying that, the wolf ate Little Red Riding Hood. Then, with a full belly, the animal slept and even snored. But a hunter heard the snoring of the wolf and noticed that the door of the grandmother's house was open.
He entered the house, saw the wolf sleeping on the bed and wasted no time. O hunter opened the animal's belly and took grandma and granddaughter out of there. Afterwards, she filled the wolf's belly with stones, sewed everything up and sank the animal in a river, so that he would never do evil again.
2. Sleeping Beauty, by Charles Perrault
A king and queen lived in a luxurious palace. One fine day, the queen told her husband that they would soon have a baby in the castle, as she was pregnant. Months later, a princess was born. To celebrate the birth and introduce the girl to the kingdom, the king and queen threw a huge party.
Several fairies came with gifts for the girl, such as intelligence, beauty and kindness. However, the royalty forgot to invite one of the fairies. Offended, she went to the party anyway. And he cast a curse on the child. Upon completing 15 years of age, the princess was going to be injured on a spinning wheel and then die.
Faced with the terrible curse, another fairy did what she could to assuage it. So instead of dying, the young woman would sleep for a hundred years, then be awakened by a kiss of love. In addition, the king took action and had all the spinning machines in the kingdom removed, with the exception of the one in the tower.
Shortly after reaching the age of 15, the young princess, walking through the castle, decided to climb the tower. He had never seen a spinning machine before. Unable to resist his curiosity about the object, he approached to take a closer look and accidentally pricked his finger and fell asleep. Soon the whole kingdom fell asleep along with the princess. And they were surrounded by a forest and enchanted thorns.
When exactly one hundred years had passed since the beautiful princess had been asleep, a brave prince appeared and, intrigued by the stories he had heard around, entered the kingdom. When going up to the tower, the prince was delighted with the beauty of the young woman and gave her a kiss, which made her wake up, as well as the sleeping kingdom. Some time later, the marriage of the beautiful princess with her courageous prince took place.
3. Cinderella, by Charles Perrault
Little Cinderella lost her mother. But soon the girl's father married again. Cinderella's stepmother was a widow and had two daughters. As her father traveled a lot for work, the girl was in the care of her stepmother, who mistreated her a lot. And, to complete Cinderella's misfortune, her father also died.
With her father dead, she was at the mercy of her evil stepmother and her equally evil daughters.. The girl was forced to do all the housework and slept in the basement. And in that way, sweet Cinderella grew up. The only friends she had were animals, like birds and bunnies, with whom she vented her feelings.
When Prince Louis sent word that he was looking for a bride, Cinderella thought it might be her. The prince would give a ball, where he would choose his future wife. The dream was short-lived, as Cinderella's stepmother prevented her from going to the ball. After all, with what clothes would the young woman attend such a luxurious event?
In fact, Cinderella lived in very simple clothes. But a spider and a silkworm made her the most beautiful dress. On the day of the party, her Fairy Godmother appeared and gave her gifts. She turned a pumpkin into a carriage, two little mice into strong horses. And finally, Cinderella's slippers became beautiful glass slippers. Then, Cinderella went to the ball.
Before the young woman left, the Fairy Godmother made it clear that at midnight the enchantment would end. What a happy moment Cinderella lived! at the ball, she danced with the prince, who immediately fell in love with the girl. But when she approached midnight, Cinderella, remembering the Fairy Godmother's warning, fled in a hurry, losing, however, one of the glass slippers.
Not knowing who the beautiful girl was and not knowing her address, the prince went from house to house looking for the owner of the lost shoe. Each of the young women in the kingdom tried on the glass slipper. But he only fit on Cinderella's foot. And when the prince finally found his beloved in a cellar, they got married and lived happily ever after.
4. snow Whiteby the Brothers Grimm
Princess Snow White's mother passed away shortly after the girl was born. The king then married a second time. The new queen was extremely beautiful, but she was also very wicked. Vain,the Queen did not admit that there could be a woman more beautiful than her. And that's why she always asked her magic mirror:
— Mirror of mine, mirror of mine, is there anyone more beautiful than me?
And she was used to hearing in response:
- No. Your Majesty is the most beautiful woman in the whole world!
However, little Snow White grew up to be a beautiful woman. So when, one day, the queen asked the mirror that question, she got the answer:
- Yes. Snow White is the most beautiful woman in the world!
The queen was so jealous from Snow White who ordered one of his guards to kill the girl. However, the guard took the princess to the forest and let her escape, also warned her never to return, because the queen wanted her dead. So, after walking through the forest for a long time, Snow White saw a small house, but there was no one there.
As the door was not locked, she decided to enter. In the room, there were seven small beds. The princess gathered them together and then fell asleep, for she was very tired. The residents of the residence were seven little men. Upon returning home, they were delighted with the beauty of the girl.
After listening to your story, you seven little men they decided to let the princess live there with them. But the girl was not safe there. After all, when the queen asked the enchanted mirror if there was anyone fairer, it replied:
- Snow White.
The mirror also revealed the place where the young woman was hiding. So the queen disguised herself as an old woman, filled a basket with apples and went to Snow White. She asked the girl for water and, supposedly grateful, gave her an apple as a gift, but when the Princess she took a bite of the poisoned fruit, fell asleep.
When the little men found Snow White, they thought she was dead. But she was so beautiful that they decided to put her in a glass coffin. Although, A prince appeared and asked to take the body of the princess to the king., who was worried about his daughter.
As they were carrying the coffin, one of the little men stumbled, and the princess moved. Like this, the piece of poisoned apple fell out of her mouth, and she woke up. The king then, upon learning of everything, had the queen arrested. Snow White and the Prince got married. And the seven little men had a great time at the party.
5. Rapunzelby the Brothers Grimm
There was once a woman who, when she was pregnant, felt a strong desire to eat beets. To satisfy his wife, the husband began picking beets from a neighbor's garden. However, this neighbor was a witch. Upon discovering the theft, the witch ordered her that, when the baby was born, it should be given to her.
Months later, the witch named the newborn girl Rapunzel. And he raised her until the girl was 12 years old. So he trapped her in a tower without doors, which had only one window. If he needed to climb the tower, the witch told Rapunzel to throw her long braid, using it to climb up like a rope.
A prince once witnessed this scene. AND, enchanted by the voice of the beautiful Rapunzel, the prince he decided to do like the witch, and shouted from below:
"Rapunzel, let go of your braid!"
Like this, Rapunzel and the prince fell in love. But, upon discovering the courtship, the witch cut off the girl's braids and then abandoned Rapunzel in the forest. To deceive the prince, the witch tied Rapunzel's braids on a hook, and when the prince climbed the tower, he found the witch waiting for him.
Then, the witch pushed the boy from the tower, who lost his sight in the fall. And she went off, aimlessly, through the forest, until she heard a beautiful voice. It was Rapunzel's song. Upon learning what had happened, the young woman cried for the prince's unhappiness. As they fall into the eyes of the beloved, Rapunzel's Tears they brought her sight back. Then they got married and lived happily ever after.
6. The Little Mermaid, by Hans Christian Andersen
In a deep sea kingdom lived the little mermaid, daughter of the king. She was motherless and the most beautiful princess of the sea. Her grandmother always told her the stories of the humans who lived outside the ocean. And the little mermaid was very curious to meet them. Like this, when she turned 15, the little mermaid's father alloweduthat she was to the surface.
She saw an illuminated ship, where a party was taking place. On deck was a handsome young prince, who caught the attention of the young mermaid. However, soon the weather changed and a storm raged across the sea. With the shipwreck, the prince was about to drown, but he was saved by the mermaid, who took him to the beach.
She returned to her kingdom. But, in love, she could not find joy, for she only thought of her prince. She then decided to seek out the sea witch, who prepared a magic potion for her that would make her fish tail turn into legs. However, she would never return to being a mermaid. In return, the witch got the voice of the young princess.
Now with legs, the mermaid was found by the prince on the beach, who took her to the palace, where she lived. Nonetheless, the king and queen demanded that the prince marry the princess of the neighboring kingdom. The mermaid knew that without being with her love, she would inevitably die.
According to the witch, the only way for the young princess of the sea to become a mermaid again was to kill her beloved prince. Of course, our heroine would never harm the young man she loved. But she couldn't live among humans either and threw herself into the ocean. And when she died, she was rewarded for loving so much, for her soul became immortal. Nothe best known version of the tale, the little mermaid and the prince stay together.
7. the frog princeby the Brothers Grimm
The king of a prosperous kingdom had three unmarried daughters, the youngest being the most beautiful. In the woods near the castle, there was a deep pool. The young princess liked to lie on the nearby lawn, where she played with a golden ball. Until one day the ball fell into the water.
The princess then cried so hard that a frog decided to see why she was crying. Knowing the reason for the tears, the Frog said I could fetch the ball from the princess, mhe wanted something in return, for her to take him with her everywhere.. The princess then made the promise, with no intention of fulfilling it.
So the frog fetched the ball for the princess. She then ran to the palace and left the frog behind. But, the next day, he knocked on the palace door, so that the young woman would fulfill the promise made. Upon learning of the story, the king forced his daughter to fulfill the promise.
So the frog ate with the princess. Annoyed that he asked to sleep in the same room as her, she threw the frog against the wall, mBut as he fell to the ground, he was transformed into a handsome prince.. And he explained that, by letting him live with her, the princess had ended a witch's spell.
The girl soon fell in love with the handsome boy.. And her father decided to arrange the marriage between her and this young prince. The prince's servant was named Enrique, and he was overjoyed at his master's return. He took the bride and groom to marry and unite the two kingdoms.
8. John and Maryby the Brothers Grimm
Once upon a time there were two brothers. His name was John; and she, Mary. When they walked in the forest, the mother told them to take white pebbles and mark the path. In this way, the children never got lost and always returned home. On one occasion, however, the brothers took breadcrumbs instead of pebbles.
Thus, the crumbs of bread that they scattered along the way were eaten by birds. Lost in the forest, they found a little house made of candy, and the brothers couldn't resist, they ate all the candy they could.. Until the owner of this unusual house appeared.
The old woman, however, was kind to the children, invited them in. Trapped, they discovered that she was a witch who devoured children. The witch she forced Maria to do the housework, while João was trapped in a cage. When the boy was chubby, he would be the first to become witch food.
But the woman could not see well. Every day, she asked to see one of João's little fingers, to determine if he was “on point”. And the boy, very smart, in place of his finger, showed a chicken bone. Angry that João was still thin after a month, the witch decided to devour him anyway.
During the preparations for roasting the boy, the witch was careless, and Maria pushed her into the oven. As the witch screamed, Maria freed João, they took part of the witch's treasure and managed to get home. The parents, so worried, were happy with the children's return, who told tim-tim by tim-tim their adventure.
9. John and the Beanstalk, by Joseph Jacobs
The boy João lived with his mother and was fatherless. Life in the countryside was not easy, and they had no money to buy food. The mother then asked João to sell the crowdfunding, the only good they had, so they could buy something to eat. On the way, however, a man proposed that John exchange the cow for magic beans.
When João arrived home with the seven beans, his mother, very irritated, threw the beans away. Then, the next morning, they were surprised by the huge beanstalk that had grown in the backyard. João climbed the big tree and, above the clouds, saw a castle where giants lived.
The giant woman took the boy and, to protect him from the evil giant, placed him inside the sugar bowl. The hungry giant noticed a different smell in the castle, but he couldn't find João. Then, when the giant was sleeping, John decided to take the harp with him enchanted and the chicken that laid golden eggs, who were prisoners of the giant. But the giant woke up and chased the boy, who was very fast. As soon as John came down from the tree, his mother took care of cutting the beanstalk. Now, with the goose that lays the golden eggs, mother and child would never be hungry again.
10. puss in boots, by Charles Perrault
There once was an old miller. When he died, he left a mill to the eldest son, a donkey to the middle son, and a cat to the youngest. The youngest son was desperate, as he could not earn a living with that inheritance. In view of the young man's concern, the cat said if you won a hat, a pair of boots and a leather bag it would be very useful for young, more useful than a mill or a donkey.
The cat, equipped with the boots and the bag, caught two quails, which he gave as a gift to the king, in the name of a supposed marquis. And he continued to present the king with gifts for months, in order to whet his curiosity about the marquis.
Like this, the cat planned a date supposedly accidental between the king, his daughter and the young master. As the king's carriage passed, the cat said that thieves had stolen the clothes of his master, the Marquis of Carabas. The king then asked that they get clothes for the boy and invited him to enter the carriage.
The cat, smart, asked if the king wanted to know the lands of the marquis and took him to the rich lands of an ogre, convincing the peasants to say that those were the lands of the marquis. Upon reaching the magical ogre, Puss in Boots persuaded him to transform him into a lion.
And he even challenged the magical ogre to convert himself into a mouse. Transformed into a mouse, the ogre was eaten by the lion, so that the spell was broken, and the cat returned to being a cat. With the lands and riches of the ogre, The cat's master was rich and was offered the princess's hand.. The young people married, and Puss in Boots lived to the end in the company of these rich lords of his.
11. The ugly duck, by Hans Christian Andersen
Sofia the duck made a nest near a lake to hatch her eggs. Five beautiful yellow ducklings were then born. Although, an egg took a while to open and when the shell broke, a duckling different from the brothers came out.. The animals began to call him the “ugly duckling”.
Rejected by everyone, this duckling was always lonely and sad.. And decided to leave, in search of a more welcoming place. On the way, he encountered ducks, who also rejected him. Then geese, who aggressively sent him away. All that was left for him was to continue, in search of his own identity.
Until, one fine day, he found white birds with long necks. They were swans, who welcomed the duckling as if he were a member of the family. And it really was, over time, the “ugly duckling” turned into a beautiful swan, admired by all. Yes! He was a swan, he was never a duck.
12. The princess and the pea, by Hans Christian Andersen
A prince was looking for a princess to marry. Unsuccessful, he returned sad and alone to his palace. However, one night, there was a knock at his gate. It was a young woman, who claimed to be a princess. But the queen, the prince's mother, became suspicious and thought of a stratagem to find out if the girl was telling the truth.
Unbeknownst to the supposed princess, the queen ordered a pea to be placed under the mattress of the guest's bed. Better thinking, it should be several mattresses, one on top of the other. After the first night, the queen wanted to know if the girl had slept well. And she answered no.
The young woman said she had the impression of lying on a small sphere. The queen thus concluded that she was honest. In the end, only a true princess could feel that pesky pea. And that's how this princess married that prince, to be happily ever after.
13The King's New Clothes, by Hans Christian Andersen
He was once a king who cared a lot about appearances. He spent a lot of money on new and expensive clothes. And he liked to wear them and show them off to his people. To tell the truth, this king barely reigned, because he only thought about his clothes and when to wear them.
News of the king's passion for new clothes reached other places. Thus, once, two dishonest adventurers appeared in the kingdom. They presented themselves as weavers and claimed to have the most beautiful fabric in the world. More than that, supposed weavers claimed that clothes made from such fabric were invisible to anyone who was foolish..
Upon learning the news, the king immediately wanted to order a garment with such interesting fabric. That way, he thought, he could know who was smart and who was stupid, so he could better choose who worked for him. The would-be weavers then earned a fortune to make the king's new clothes.
On one occasion, the king sent one of his ministers to see if the swindlers were doing a good job. Upon entering the room where they were sewing the clothes, he saw nothing. But, in order not to appear foolish, he pretended to see the garment, which, according to the two men, was of beautiful colors.
Faced with the minister's reaction, they asked for more money to finish the clothes. After all, the king was going to wear it in a procession that was to take place very soon. When the garment was ready, the weavers took it to the king. The monarch saw nothing either. But, not to sound silly, he said it looked amazing!
So his majesty took off the clothes he was wearing, and soon after, the scoundrels helped him put on his new clothes. Everyone in the palace praised the king's new clothes, as no one wanted to look foolish.. The same happened when the king walked naked during the procession. Only one child shouted from the crowd:
- Just look! The king is without clothes!
From then on, that truth spread among those present, and everyone started to point to the king, while saying:
"The king is without clothes!"
However, the king continued on his way, with his head held high. He'd rather believe the folly of his people than admit that he really was without clothes.
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14. The Little Thumb, by Charles Perrault
There was a couple of woodcutters who had seven children. But they were so poor that their children became a heavy weight to carry. Also, the youngest son was very weak and quiet. And his parents thought he was kind of slow, when in fact he was really smart.
When it was born, it was barely bigger than a thumb. That's why they nicknamed him Little Thumb. Like this, in a period of great famine, the parents planned to abandon their children in the forest. But the youngest overheard their conversation. The next day he filled his pockets with white pebbles.
The parents took their children to fetch firewood, and Little Thumb told nothing of what he had heard to his brothers. As planned, the parents took advantage of their distraction and left. When they realized, they burst into tears. But Little Thumb had marked the way with the pebbles, and they were able to return home..
Coincidentally, when the woodcutter and his wife arrived home, the village lord paid the woodcutter some money he owed him. Now, after finally eating, the mother lamented the absence of her children. And he was very happy when they appeared, guided by Little Thumb.
However, when the money ran out, and hunger again knocked at the door, the parents decided to get rid of the children again, and took them to a much more distant place. Unable to gather the pebbles this time, the youngest, to mark the way, used the bread that the mother had given to each of the children before they left.
However, this time, his plan failed, as the birds ate the breadcrumbs that the boy had scattered along the path. And when they were lost and scared in the night, Little Thumb climbed a tree and saw a very dim light. He led the brothers in that direction and they came to a house.
They were attended to by a kind lady, and Little Thumb told her that they were lost. However, that was the home of an ogre who liked to devour children. The wife of the child-eating ogre hid the boys. But upon reaching home, the ogre began to smell fresh meat.
He soon discovered the boys under the bed, who pleaded for their lives. The ogre decided that he was going to devour them the next day. But, While the ogre was sleeping, Little Thumb managed to escape, along with his brothers.. The next day, upon realizing the escape, the ogre went furious in pursuit of the boys.
Tired, he ended up falling asleep. And Little Thumb stole her enchanted boots, and went back to the ogre's house, and told the ogress that her husband had been kidnapped and who lent him the enchanted boots for him to ask the woman to give him all the fortune. As Little Thumb was wearing her husband's boots, the ogress delivered to boy all the riches of the ogre, and the boy returned home with the brothers. Now his family was rich.
15. the tin soldier, by Hans Christian Andersen
Inside a box in a toy store were 25 lead soldiers. One of them, however, was missing a leg. This because, as it was the last one to be made, it lacked lead to finish its leg. One day, a boy received a box with soldiers as a gift. In the boy's room, there was also a beautiful castle, with a beautiful paper ballerina. It didn't take long for the one-legged soldier to fall in love with the ballerina..
At night, while the boy was sleeping, the toys had a party. The next day, however, By accident, the boy dropped the tin soldier out of the window.. The boy went to the street, looking for his toy, but he couldn't find it. After a heavy rain, two other boys found the little soldier. They decided to make a paper boat for him to travel and see the whole world. They put the little boat in the flood, with the little soldier inside, who was doing everything not to fall out of the boat.
However, the little boat fell into a manhole, and the little soldier found himself surrounded by darkness. Later, however, the little boat took the little soldier to a river, and finally everything was illuminated. But the fierce waters sank the little boat. Like this, then a fish swallowed the little soldier.
And see how fate is. The fish ended up being caught, and then it was bought by the cook of the house where the boy who lost the tin soldier lived. Like this, when opening the fish, the cook found the little soldier, and the boy was happy with the return of the toy, who was still in love with the paper ballerina.
One day, however, the tin soldier ended up falling into the fireplace, which melted while looking at his dancer. AND, when someone opened the door, the wind pushed the ballerina into the fireplace, which was consumed by the fire, along with the little soldier.. Of them only a tiny heart of lead remained, which survived the flames.
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