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 very rich man with a strange blue beard. Before a journey, he hands her every key in the house — and forbids only one door, a little closet at the end of the gallery.

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.

By the chimney corner, a sweet-hearted girl dreams of the prince's ball. With her godmother's help, a pumpkin, six mice and a pair of glass slippers, one evening may change everything.

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.

To escape a situation that should never be, a brave princess follows her fairy godmother's counsel, puts on a humble disguise, and sets out alone into the world.

A cake, an emerald ring, and a mystery: when the ring fits only one small finger in all the kingdom, the true story of Donkey-skin at last comes to light.

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.

On the way to her grandmother's house, a little girl in a red hood meets a smooth-talking wolf. This is Perrault's original version, a cautionary tale with a dark ending.

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 youngest of seven brothers is no bigger than a thumb, yet he notices everything. When the boys find themselves lost in the dark forest, it is his quiet cleverness that shows the way home.

Hidden in the Ogre's house, Little Thumb needs all his quiet cleverness to keep his brothers safe through the night and find the way back to their 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.

As his only inheritance, the miller's youngest son receives a cat. But this cat is full of ideas — and with a bag, a pair of boots and a quick tongue, he will introduce the King to the Marquis of Carabas.

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.