Dismissed from the war and with no place in the world, a soldier accepts a dangerous bargain: seven years without washing, combing, or praying. In those hard years, he will discover who can see beyond appearances.

A young woman marries a wealthy man with a mysterious blue beard and discovers a terrible secret in a forbidden room of his castle.

In a castle wrapped in briars, a princess sleeps a hundred-year sleep, and the whole kingdom sleeps with her, waiting for the right day to wake.

A kind and gentle girl, mistreated by her stepfamily, is transformed by her fairy godmother to attend the royal ball where she captures the prince's heart.

By her mother's grave, Cinderella plants a little hazel twig, and it grows into a tree full of secrets. When the king proclaims a three-day festival, the little birds of the tree come to her aid in ways no one expects.

A beloved princess must flee her kingdom when her grief-stricken father loses his reason and makes an inappropriate demand of marriage.

A handsome prince glimpses mysterious beauty through a keyhole, and a magical ring leads him on a quest to find his true love.

A poor father, with his thirteenth child in his arms, sets out on the highway to find the boy a godfather. The godfather he chooses will make his son a famous physician — but every gift comes with a warning.

Left deep in the forest, Hansel and Grethel come upon a little house built of bread, with a roof of cake and windows of clear sugar. Getting in is easy; finding the way home again will take all the wits and trust they have.

A princess who mocks every suitor finds herself married to a poor fiddler, and far from the palace she slowly discovers that a good heart is worth more than appearances.

With a piece of cake and a bottle of wine in her apron, a little girl in a red velvet cap sets off through the forest to visit her sick grandmother. On the way she meets a smooth-talking wolf, and the woods hold more surprises than she knows.

A young girl encounters a cunning wolf on her way to visit her grandmother, in this classic tale of caution and deception.

A girl with skin as white as snow must flee the castle, and finds shelter in the little house of seven dwarfs, high in the mountains. But the envious queen owns a looking-glass that knows everything, and this girl's story is far from over.

The smallest and cleverest of seven brothers must use his wits when his desperate parents abandon them in the dark forest.

Using his wits and courage, Little Thumb must save his brothers from the cruel Ogre and find a way to bring fortune to his family.

When she falls down a well, a hardworking girl finds herself in an enchanted meadow and meets Mother Holle, an old woman with big teeth and a kind heart, who knows how to reward those who do their work well.

A clever cat uses wit and magic boots to transform his poor master into the wealthy Marquis of Carabas and win a princess's heart.

Shut away in a high tower deep in the forest, a girl with long golden braids sings to keep loneliness at bay, until one day someone hears her voice.