Jacob and Wilhem Grimm popularized today's most enduring fairy tales. "The Frog Prince; or, Iron Henry" was the first tale in the 1812 edition of Grimms' Fairy Tales (Kinder- und Hausmarchen).  The tale describes a beautiful, young princess who loses her golden ball as it rolls to the bottom of a spring so deep she was unable to see the bottom.

• Hard Cover
• 144 pages, Lined
• Measures approximately 7"W x 9"H x .9"D
• Binding - Smyth Sewn
• Satin Ribbon Page Marker
• Wrap Closure
• 100% recycled binder boards
• Decorative printed cover paper
• FSC-certified text paper
• Threaded stitching and glue, as needed
• Acid-free sustainable forest paper

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were pioneers in the field of folklore, collecting stories through Germany’s rich oral tradition in order to preserve a history that might otherwise have been lost forever. In doing so, they popularized some of today’s most enduring fairy tales.

“The Frog Prince; or, Iron Henry” was the first tale in the 1812 edition of Grimms’ Fairy Tales (Kinder- und Hausmärchen). It tells the story of a spoiled princess who reluctantly befriends a frog who, unbeknownst to her, is actually a prince under a sorcerer’s spell. In the original tale, the curse is lifted when the princess throws the frog against a brick wall in anger, but in later years the Brothers Grimm sanitized the story, turning it into the tale we know today.

The Grimms’ impact was so profound that it is hard to imagine a world without these stories as they continue to be passed down through generations. We are honoured to reproduce this manuscript from the Bodmer Foundation as the first release in our Fairy Tale Collection.