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Well-Known Folktales
Cinderella Interesting Fact: The girl's name is meant to be read as Cinder Ella because she always has to sweep the chimney. In the original German her name is Aschenputtel--Aschen as in ashes.
Sleeping Beauty The Grimm title to this folktale is Little Briar Rose. The French version by Charles Perrault appeared first and may have been the source for the story told in Germany. The French title was The Beauty (Belle) Asleep in the Woods.
Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Cap would be a more accurate translation of the title.
Snow White The original opens with a baby born "as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony wood."
Hansel and Gretel Interesting Fact: Original Grimm version featured the biological mother and father; later, the mother character was changed to a stepmother. The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children tells the story of the child-eating witch in modern times.
Brother and Sister A brother drinks from a stream and turns into a deer just when the King and his hunting party ride through the woods. The Witch's Curse (originally titled The Hunter's Curse) re-tells this story for modern children--quite suspenseful for nine year olds.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The SurLaLune website has a lot of great detailed information on folktales.
I like this edu website from Professor D. L. Ashliman for complete texts of the Brothers Grimm folktales in English and German. He also has a good list of links to explore the web for folktale information.