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Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

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Peter Pan Audiobook By James Matthew Barrie cover art
Peter Pan
  • Peter Pan

  • By: James Matthew Barrie
  • Narrated by: Candy Preston
  • Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars 1
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    4 out of 5 stars 1
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 1

A romantic fairy tale Peter Pan is a favourite story of many generations of children all over the world. The main character is a boy who never grows up...

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Love the voice though editing errors

  • By Lilly on 05-15-25

By: James Matthew Barrie

The Princess and the Goblin Audiobook By George MacDonald cover art
The Princess and the Goblin
  • The Princess and the Goblin

  • By: George MacDonald
  • Narrated by: Brooke Heldman
  • Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 162
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 138
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 138

One of the most successful and beloved Victorian fairy tales....

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Great story—poor reader

  • By Jules on 03-15-19

By: George MacDonald

Old Peter's Russian Tales Audiobook By Arthur Ransome cover art
Old Peter's Russian Tales
  • Old Peter's Russian Tales

  • By: Arthur Ransome
  • Narrated by: Greg Wagland
  • Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 30
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 24
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 24

These are delightful re-tellings in Arthur Ransome's own words of Russian folk tales, and include stories such as "The Little Snow Girl", "Baba Yaga", "Frost", and "Salt"....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Discover these wonderful new stories!

  • By CC on 01-04-25

By: Arthur Ransome

The Princess and the Goblin Audiobook By George MacDonald cover art
The Princess and the Goblin
  • The Princess and the Goblin

  • By: George MacDonald
  • Narrated by: Laura Sauriat
  • Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 25
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 21
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 21

This delightful fairy tale for all ages is filled with fantasy, wit, and wisdom. A classic penned in 1872 by George MacDonald, it has inspired the work of his friend Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland), and many others, including C.S. Lewis (The Narnia Chronicles)....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Classic story, beautifully read.

  • By DVHCMH on 07-12-18

By: George MacDonald

Grimm's Fairy Tales Audiobook By Brothers Grimm cover art
Grimm's Fairy Tales
  • Grimm's Fairy Tales

  • By: Brothers Grimm
  • Narrated by: Paul Gibson, Jim Girard, Richard Williams
  • Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0

Collection Grimms' Fairy Tales contents 20 tales: Little Red Cap ; Hansel and Gretel ; Mother Holle ; Rumplestiltskin ; Tom Thumb ; Twelve Dancing...

By: Brothers Grimm

The Little Mermaid Audiobook By Hans Christian Andersen cover art
The Little Mermaid
  • The Little Mermaid

  • By: Hans Christian Andersen
  • Narrated by: George Irving
  • Length: 43 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 70
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 60
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 61

In this fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, a young mermaid saves the life of a prince. She falls in love with him and undergoes many trials. Finally, she achieves salvation as she was prepared to give up her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • The narrator brought the story to life.

  • By Katdust on 06-16-25

By: Hans Christian Andersen

Peter Pan Audiobook By James Matthew Barrie cover art
Peter Pan
  • Peter Pan

  • By: James Matthew Barrie
  • Narrated by: Candy Preston
  • Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars 1
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars 1
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 1

A romantic fairy tale Peter Pan is a favourite story of many generations of children all over the world. The main character is a boy who never grows up...

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Love the voice though editing errors

  • By Lilly on 05-15-25

By: James Matthew Barrie

The Princess and the Goblin Audiobook By George MacDonald cover art
The Princess and the Goblin
  • The Princess and the Goblin

  • By: George MacDonald
  • Narrated by: Brooke Heldman
  • Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 162
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 138
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 138

One of the most successful and beloved Victorian fairy tales....

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Great story—poor reader

  • By Jules on 03-15-19

By: George MacDonald

Old Peter's Russian Tales Audiobook By Arthur Ransome cover art
Old Peter's Russian Tales
  • Old Peter's Russian Tales

  • By: Arthur Ransome
  • Narrated by: Greg Wagland
  • Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 30
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 24
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 24

These are delightful re-tellings in Arthur Ransome's own words of Russian folk tales, and include stories such as "The Little Snow Girl", "Baba Yaga", "Frost", and "Salt"....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Discover these wonderful new stories!

  • By CC on 01-04-25

By: Arthur Ransome

The Princess and the Goblin Audiobook By George MacDonald cover art
The Princess and the Goblin
  • The Princess and the Goblin

  • By: George MacDonald
  • Narrated by: Laura Sauriat
  • Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 25
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 21
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 21

This delightful fairy tale for all ages is filled with fantasy, wit, and wisdom. A classic penned in 1872 by George MacDonald, it has inspired the work of his friend Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland), and many others, including C.S. Lewis (The Narnia Chronicles)....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Classic story, beautifully read.

  • By DVHCMH on 07-12-18

By: George MacDonald

Grimm's Fairy Tales Audiobook By Brothers Grimm cover art
Grimm's Fairy Tales
  • Grimm's Fairy Tales

  • By: Brothers Grimm
  • Narrated by: Paul Gibson, Jim Girard, Richard Williams
  • Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0

Collection Grimms' Fairy Tales contents 20 tales: Little Red Cap ; Hansel and Gretel ; Mother Holle ; Rumplestiltskin ; Tom Thumb ; Twelve Dancing...

By: Brothers Grimm

The Little Mermaid Audiobook By Hans Christian Andersen cover art
The Little Mermaid
  • The Little Mermaid

  • By: Hans Christian Andersen
  • Narrated by: George Irving
  • Length: 43 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 70
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 60
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 61

In this fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, a young mermaid saves the life of a prince. She falls in love with him and undergoes many trials. Finally, she achieves salvation as she was prepared to give up her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • The narrator brought the story to life.

  • By Katdust on 06-16-25

By: Hans Christian Andersen

Cinderella Audiobook By Brothers Grimm cover art
Cinderella
  • Cinderella

  • By: Brothers Grimm
  • Narrated by: Laura Paton
  • Length: 14 mins
  • Abridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 5
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 4
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 4

This is a story from the Grimm's Fairy Tales collection....

By: Brothers Grimm

Hansel y Gretel Audiobook By Hermanos Grimm cover art
Hansel y Gretel
  • Hansel y Gretel

  • By: Hermanos Grimm
  • Narrated by: María Eugenia Barrena Reyes
  • Length: 15 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0

Hansel y Gretel (en alemán, Hänsel und Gretel) es un cuento de hadas alemán recogido por los hermanos Grimm y publicado en 1812. Esta es...

By: Hermanos Grimm

Die schönsten Märchen der Brüder Grimm / The best fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm Audiobook By Brüder G
Die schönsten Märchen der Brüder Grimm / The best fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm
  • Die schönsten Märchen der Brüder Grimm / The best fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm

  • Märchen auf deutsch und englisch - Fairy tales in English and German!
  • By: Brüder Grimm
  • Narrated by: Sven Görtz
  • Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 2
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 1
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 1

15 der schönsten Märchen der Brüder Grimm - auf deutsch und englisch! Klassiker wie Schneewittchen (Snow white), Rumpelstilzchen...

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Well read!

  • By Amazon Customer on 12-21-22

By: Brüder Grimm

Fairy Tales Audiobook By Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin cover art
Fairy Tales
  • Fairy Tales

  • By: Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
  • Narrated by: Tim Mirkin
  • Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0

Alexander Sergeyevich was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.

By: Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin

Schneewittchen Audiobook By Brüder Grimm, Jörg Schneider cover art
Schneewittchen
  • Schneewittchen

  • By: Brüder Grimm, Jörg Schneider
  • Narrated by: Jörg Schneider, Elisabeth Graf, Albert Tanner, and others
  • Length: 56 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0 out of 5 stars 0
  • Performance
    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0

Die Märchen Klassiker der Brüder Grimm mit Texten in Dialektfassung von Jörg Schneider. U.a mit Jörg Schneider, Ines Torelli, Paul Bühlmann...

By: Brüder Grimm, and others

Tales from Old Ireland Audiobook By Malachy Doyle cover art
Tales from Old Ireland
  • Tales from Old Ireland

  • By: Malachy Doyle
  • Narrated by: Maura O'Connell
  • Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 83
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 63
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 63

Internationally acclaimed Irish folksinger Maura O'Connell narrates seven of the brightest jewels from the Irish storytelling tradition....

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Enchanting

  • By David Lahner on 06-04-07

By: Malachy Doyle

Cinderella Audiobook By The Brothers Grimm, C S Evans cover art
Cinderella
  • Cinderella

  • By: The Brothers Grimm, C S Evans
  • Narrated by: Al Kessel
  • Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars 13
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars 11
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 11

After her beloved mother dies, young Ella's father remarries, believing he is doing the best he can....

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Cinderslut

  • By Leslie Crossan on 06-13-19

By: The Brothers Grimm, and others

Vasilisa the Beautiful Audiobook By Alexander Afanasyev cover art
Vasilisa the Beautiful
  • Vasilisa the Beautiful

  • Russian Folk Fairy Tales
  • By: Alexander Afanasyev
  • Narrated by: Luana Maranz
  • Length: 23 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0

Vasilisa the Beautiful is a Russian fairy tale collected by a Russian poet, writer, editor, ethnographer and translator Alexander Afanasyev...

By: Alexander Afanasyev

Thumbelina Audiobook By Hans Christian Andersen cover art
Thumbelina
  • Thumbelina

  • By: Hans Christian Andersen
  • Narrated by: Noelle Dupuis
  • Length: 33 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0

Thumbelina is a classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb snatched from her family by an ugly toad who wants to marry her....

By: Hans Christian Andersen

The Emperor's New Clothes Audiobook By Hans Christian Andersen cover art
The Emperor's New Clothes
  • The Emperor's New Clothes

  • By: Hans Christian Andersen
  • Narrated by: Abel Studios
  • Length: 13 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 1
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 1
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 1

Two swindlers pose as tailors and offer to supply an emperor with beautiful clothes that are woven from fabric so fine, you can only see it if you're...

By: Hans Christian Andersen

Cuentos De Los Hermanos Grimm [Tales from the Brothers Grimm] Audiobook By Brothers Grimm cover art
Cuentos De Los Hermanos Grimm [Tales from the Brothers Grimm]
  • Cuentos De Los Hermanos Grimm [Tales from the Brothers Grimm]

  • By: Brothers Grimm
  • Narrated by: Laura Garcia
  • Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
  • Abridged
  • Overall
    3.5 out of 5 stars 5
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 1
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 1

Jacobo y Wilhelm Grimm, dos estudiosos alemanes, dedicaron buena parte de su vida a recopilar cuentos y leyendas tradicionales....

By: Brothers Grimm

Las aventuras de Pinocho [The Adventures of Pinocchio] Audiobook By Carlo Collodi, Miquel Izquierdo Ramón cover art
Las aventuras de Pinocho [The Adventures of Pinocchio]
  • Las aventuras de Pinocho [The Adventures of Pinocchio]

  • By: Carlo Collodi, Miquel Izquierdo Ramón
  • Narrated by: Alejandro Famos
  • Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 1
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 1
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 1

Un libro engañosamente sencillo sobre la infancia perdida, que no deja de inspirar interpretaciones y significados nuevos....

By: Carlo Collodi, and others

The Princess Collection Audiobook By various, Charles Perrault, The Brothers Grimm, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Hans C
The Princess Collection
  • The Princess Collection

  • By: various, Charles Perrault, The Brothers Grimm, and others
  • Narrated by: Noelle Dupuis
  • Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 1
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 1
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 1

Everyone loves a Princess story! This collection of ten classic fairy tales is sure to please any Princess, big or small....

By: various, and others

The Happy Prince and Other Tales Audiobook By Oscar Wilde cover art
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
  • The Happy Prince and Other Tales

  • By: Oscar Wilde
  • Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
  • Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    3.5 out of 5 stars 4
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 3
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 3

In these rich fables by Oscar Wilde, author of The Importance of Being Earnest, characters learn that kindness and giving are the greatest powers of all....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Oscar Wilde paints with words

  • By Esther on 03-01-12

By: Oscar Wilde

Thumbelina Audiobook By Hans Christian Anderson cover art
Thumbelina
  • Thumbelina

  • By: Hans Christian Anderson
  • Narrated by: Jennifer Kellams
  • Length: 28 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0

Thumbelina is a beloved fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, telling the magical story of a tiny girl born from a flower. Despite her small size, Thumbelina embarks on a grand adventure, encountering toads, moles, and a host of creatures as she searches for a place where she truly belongs.

By: Hans Christian Anderson

The Snow Queen Audiobook By Hans Christian Andersen cover art
The Snow Queen
  • The Snow Queen

  • By: Hans Christian Andersen
  • Narrated by: Sahar Wallis
  • Length: 1 hr and 1 min
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 1
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 1
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 1

"The Snow Queen" is one of Hans Christian Andersen’s longest and most popular tales. It’s about Gerda and her friend Kai growing up through many adventures. Exploring the struggle between good and evil, it’s a story of a magic mirror, trolls, sorceresses, and power....

By: Hans Christian Andersen

Hansel and Gretel Audiobook By Brothers Grimm cover art
Hansel and Gretel
  • Hansel and Gretel

  • By: Brothers Grimm
  • Narrated by: Richard Williams
  • Length: 17 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0 out of 5 stars 0
  • Performance
    0 out of 5 stars 0
  • Story
    0 out of 5 stars 0

Hansel and Gretel is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 as part of Grimms' Fairy Tales. The story is...

By: Brothers Grimm

The Happy Prince and Other Stories Audiobook By Oscar Wilde cover art
The Happy Prince and Other Stories
  • The Happy Prince and Other Stories

  • The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde
  • By: Oscar Wilde
  • Narrated by: Alec Sand
  • Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars 19
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars 15
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars 14

Oscar Wilde told and retold his fairy tales to friends in private readings, refining them further each time before finally publishing them in two collections between 1888 and 1891....

By: Oscar Wilde

Rumplestiltskin Audiobook By Brothers Grimm cover art
Rumplestiltskin
  • Rumplestiltskin

  • By: Brothers Grimm
  • Narrated by: Glenn Hascall
  • Length: 6 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 15
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 11
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 10

A classic story from the Grimm Brothers that suggests that there isalways a price to be paid for those things we desire most....

By: Brothers Grimm

The Peter Pan Collection Audiobook By J. M. Barrie cover art
The Peter Pan Collection
  • The Peter Pan Collection

  • The Little White Bird; Peter Pan; Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens; & Peter and Wendy
  • By: J. M. Barrie
  • Narrated by: Thomas Judd
  • Length: Not Yet Known
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0

The Peter Pan Collection: Books 1-4 brings together all of J. M. Barrie's stories featuring the boy who refused to grow up, Peter Pan, alongside his companions and the ever-villainous Captain Hook.

By: J. M. Barrie

The Nightingale Audiobook By Hans Christian Andersen cover art
The Nightingale
  • The Nightingale

  • By: Hans Christian Andersen
  • Narrated by: Elizabeth Rickards
  • Length: 23 mins
  • Original Recording
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 1
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 1
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 1

This is a story from the Thumbelina and Other Fairy Tales collection....

By: Hans Christian Andersen

Казки про тварин 1 Audiobook By Народна творчість cover art
Казки про тварин 1
  • Казки про тварин 1

  • Рукавичка. Совині діти. Ворона і рак. Царівна-Жаба. Як лисичка Івана Баштанника зробила царевичем. Мишача рада. Як півник до моря по воду ходив. Довгомудик.лисове серце. Мурашок сильніше за орла. Як лис вовкові масло показав
  • By: Народна творчість
  • Narrated by: Ірина Лановенко
  • Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0

До складу збірки увійшли: Рукавичка, Совині діти, Ворона і рак, Царівна-жаба, Як лисичка Івана Баштанника зробила царевичем, Мишача рада, Як півник до...

By: Народна творчість

Grimm's Fairy Tales Audiobook By Brothers Grimm cover art
Grimm's Fairy Tales
  • Grimm's Fairy Tales

  • By: Brothers Grimm
  • Narrated by: Laura Paton
  • Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
  • Abridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 32
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars 13
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 12

Here are some of the most enchanting fairy stories of all time. The Brothers Grimm conjure up a world of fantasy, hope and good fortune where the princess meets and marries the right prince (even if he once was a frog)...

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • GREAT GRIMM !

  • By Kathleen on 04-08-15

By: Brothers Grimm

The Little Farmer Audiobook By The Brothers Grimm cover art
The Little Farmer
  • The Little Farmer

  • By: The Brothers Grimm
  • Narrated by: Glenn Hascall
  • Length: 10 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0
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While most farmers are well-mannered and espouse great virtues and integrity this story proves there exists at least one farmer who is a profound scoundrel....

By: The Brothers Grimm

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