The Brave Little Tailor

When Mickey the tailor kills seven flies, everyone thinks they were seven giants and he inadvertently becomes the king's giant-killer.

A tailor who kills seven flies with one blow outwits the king and earns half of his kingdom and his daughter's hand in marriage.

A retelling of the traditional tale where a tailor who kills seven flies with one blow outwits the king and earns half his kingdom and his daughter's hand in marriage. Also contains a simple play based on the tale intended to be read aloud or performed by children. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Once upon a time in a fairy tale world, There were magical mirrors and golden slippers;Castles and fields and mountains of glass,Houses of bread and windows of sugar.Frogs transformed into handsome Princes,And big bad wolves into innocent grandmothers.There were evil queens and wicked stepmothers;Sweethearts, true brides, and secret lovers. In the same fairy world, A poor boy has found a golden key and an iron chest, and " We must wait until he has quite unlocked it and opened the lid . . ." A classic collection of timeless folk tales by Grimm Brothers, Grimm' s Fairy Tales are not only enchanting, mysterious, and amusing, but also frightening and intriguing. Delighting children and adults alike, these tales have undergone several adaptations over the decades. This edition with black-and-white illustrations is a translation by Margaret Hunt.

THE BRAVE LITTLE TAILOR was published originally in 1883 by McLoughlin Brothers, New York, New York.

A retelling of the classic tale of a tailor whose boast about killing seven flies at one blow leads him to even greater feats.

A greedy princess loses her golden ball in a well. An obliging frog returns the ball but the princess refuses to live up to her promise to take him into her home.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.