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A fairy tale is a fictional story that may feature characters (such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, witches, giants and talking animals) and enchantments often involving a far-fetched sequence of events.
 
The older fairy tales were intended for an audience of adults as well as children, but they were associated with children as early as the writings of the Brothers Grimm.
 
 

List of fairy tales

Name  

Date  

Region  

Author (if known)  

Collection  

Aladdin

before 850

Persian/Arabic

 

The 1001 Arabian Nights

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

before 850

Arabic

 

The 1001 Arabian Nights

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

1865

English

Lewis Carroll

 

Beauty and the Beast

1756

French

Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

 

Cannetella

1634

Italian

Giambattista Basile

Pentamerone

The Elves and the Shoemaker

1812

German

Brothers Grimm

Children's and Household Tales

The Emperor's New Clothes

1837

Danish

Hans Christian Andersen

 

The Frog Prince

1842

German

Brothers Grimm

Children's and Household Tales

The Gingerbread Man

1890

English

Joseph Jacobs

English Fairy Tales

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1837

English

Robert Southey

 

The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs

6th century BC

Ancient Greece

Aesop

Aesop's Fables

Hansel and Gretel

1812

German

Brothers Grimm

Children's and Household Tales

Jack and the Beanstalk

1890

English

Joseph Jacobs

English Fairy Tales

The Little Mermaid

1836

Danish

Hans Christian Andersen

 

Little Red Riding Hood

1695

French

Charles Perrault

Mother Goose Tales

The Nightingale

1844

Danish

Hans Christian Andersen

 

Peter and the Wolf

1936

Russian

Sergei Prokofiev

 

Peter Pan

1911

English

J.M. Barrie

 

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1881

Italian

Carlo Collodi

 

The Princess and the Pea

1835

Danish

Hans Christian Andersen

 

Rapunzel

1812

German

Brothers Grimm

Children's and Household Tales

The Rose-Tree

1890

English

Joseph Jacobs

English Fairy Tales

Rumpelstiltskin

1812

German

Brothers Grimm

Children's and Household Tales

Sleeping Beauty

1697

French

Charles Perrault

Mother Goose Tales

The Snow Queen

1845

Danish

Hans Christian Andersen

 

Snow White

1823

German

Brothers Grimm

Children's and Household Tales

Snow-White and Rose-Red

1832

German

Brothers Grimm

Children's and Household Tales

Three Little Pigs

1898

English

Joseph Jacobs

English Fairy Tales

Thumbelina

1836

Danish

Hans Christian Andersen

 

The Ugly Duckling

1844

Danish

Hans Christian Andersen

 

The Wicked Sisters

 

Russian

Alexander Afanasyev

Narodnye russkie skazki

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

1900

American

L. Frank Baum

 

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