《格林童话》是作为著名语言学家和历史学家的格林兄弟---雅格布·格林和威廉·格林于十八世纪后半期到十九世纪德国文化的顶峰时期创作成功的——。这批童话的产生，在全世界一代又一代的少年儿童中产生了几乎不可替代的影响，以至于成为所有国家少年儿童所共用的启蒙教材。一百多年来，《格林童话》一直受到世界各地少年儿童的喜爱，这是因为故事里面包含了许多充满离奇的、冒险的、使人流连忘返的传奇故事。读者们一定会被书中那些奇妙美丽的意境、曲折迷离的故事情节所吸引！

格林童话是一部以童话而名扬世界的文学巨著，它是由德国的格林兄弟搜集整理而成。“灰姑娘”、“睡美人”、“白雪公主”和“小红帽”伴随了一代又一代人的美丽童年、少年直至成年。格林童话问世已近二百年，至今被译成世界上140多种文字，而其中英文译本更是不计其数。本书选用的是最著名的英文译本之一，为了使读者能够了解英文童话故事概况，进而提高阅读速度和阅读水平，在每篇英文童话故事的开始部分增加了中文导读。

1．青蛙王子／The Frog-King，or Iron Henry

2．猫和老鼠交朋友／Cat and Mouse in Partnership

3．圣母玛利亚的孩子／Our Lady’SChild

4．少年闯世界，学习什么是恐惧／The Story of

 the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was

5．狼和七只小山羊／The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids

6．忠实的约翰尼斯／Faithful John

7．好买卖／The Good Bargain

8．奇怪的乐师／The Strange Musician

9．十二个兄弟／The Twelve Brothers

10．一群无赖／The Pack ofRagamuffins

11．小弟弟和小姐姐／Brother and Sister

12．野莴苣／Rapunzel

13．森林里的三个小矮人／The Three Little Men in the Wood

14．三个纺织女／The Three Spinners

15．汉塞尔和格蕾特尔／Hfinsel and Gretel

16．三片蛇叶／The Three Snake-Leaves

17．白蛇／The White Snake

18．稻草、火炭和豆子／The straw，the Coal，andthe Bean

19．渔夫和他的妻子／The Fisherman and His Wife

20．勇敢的小裁缝／The Valiant Little Tailor

21．灰姑娘／Cinderella

22．谜语／The Riddle

23．老鼠、鸟和香肠／The Mouse，the Bird，and the

 Sausage

24．风雪婆婆／Mother Holle

25．七只乌鸦／The Seven Ravens

26．小红帽／Little Red—Cap

27．不来梅镇上的乐师／The Bremen Town Musicians

28．唱歌的骨头／The Singing Bone

29．长着三根金发的魔鬼／The Devil with

 the Three Golden Hairs

30．小虱子和小跳蚤／The Louse and the Flea

31．无手姑娘／The Girl Without Hands

32．聪明的汉斯／Clever Hans

33．三种语言／The Three Languages

34．聪明的爱尔莎／CleverElsie

35．裁缝在天国／The Tailor in Heaven

36．魔桌子、金驴子和袋子里的小棍子／The Wishing—Table，

 the Gold—Ass．and the Cudgel in the Sack

37．大拇指／Thumbling

38．狐狸太太的婚礼／The Wedding of Mrs．Fox

39．小精灵／The Elves

40．强盗新郎／The Robber Bridegroom

41．考伯斯先生／Herr Korbes

42．教父／The Godfather

43．特露德夫人／Frau Trude

44．死神教父／Godfather Death

45．大拇指漫游记／Thumbling’S Travels

46．菲切尔的鸟／Fitcher’S Bird

47．杜松树的故事／The Juniper Tree

48．老苏坦／Old Sultan

49．六只天鹅／The Six Swans

50．睡美人／Little Briar-Rose

51．拾来鸟／Fundevogel

52．尖下巴国王／King Thrushbeard

53，白雪公主／Little Snow—White

54．背包、帽子和喇叭／TheKnapsack，theHat，

and the Hom．

55．古怪的姓氏／Rumpelstiltskin

56．情人罗兰／Sweetheart Roland

57．金鸟／The Golden Bird

58．狗与麻雀／The Dog and the Sparrow

10．一群无赖

The Pack of RagamuffinS

小公鸡提议上山吃核桃，趁松鼠还没把它们摘光。小母鸡同意了，于是它们一起来到山坡上，一直呆到晚上。

它们不想回家了，小公鸡一定要用核桃壳造一辆小车。小车造好了，小母鸡坐进去，让小公鸡拉车，可是，小公鸡想当赶车的，于是就争吵起来。这时，一只鸭子嘎嘎地叫着走了过来，骂他俩是小偷，并张开嘴巴向小公鸡冲过去。小公鸡飞身跳上了鸭背，用鸡腿上的距猛刺鸭子，使鸭子答应在前面拉车。

这样，它们行驶了一段路后，碰到了大头针和缝衣针，它们要求坐上车并保证不踩到他俩的脚上，小公鸡就让他们上车了。

天色很晚的时候，它们来到了一家客店。开始，店主推辞说客满了。当它们说了很多好话，答应把小母鸡和鸭子路上下的蛋给他时，店主才同意留宿。

第二天早上，小公鸡叫醒小母鸡，他们啄开蛋壳把鸡蛋吃了，将蛋壳扔在灶台上，又将缝衣针插在沙发椅的垫子上，把大头针扎进毛巾里，就神不知鬼不觉地逃走了。

鸭子听到小公鸡和小母鸡走了，就找到一条河，也逃走了。店主起床后用毛巾擦脸，被大头针划了脸，他怏怏地坐在沙发上，又被缝衣针扎了屁股。他懊恼极了，发誓以后不让无赖在他的店里留宿。

The cock once said to the hen: “It is now the time when the nuts are ripe, so let us go to the hill together and for once eat our fill before the squirrel takes them all away.”“Yes,”replied the hen, “come, we will have some fun together.” Then they went away to the hill, and as it was a bright day they stayed till evening. Now I do not know whether it was that they had eaten till they were too fat, or whether they had become too proud, but they would not go home on foot, and the cock had to build a little carriage of nut-shells. When it was ready, the little hen seated herself in it and said to the cock: “You can just harness yourself to it.” “! like that!” said the cock, “I would rather go home on foot than let myself be harnessed to it; no, that is not our bargain. ! do not mind being coachman and sitting on the box, but drag it myself I will not.”

As they were thus disputing, a duck quacked at them: “You thieving folks, who bade you go to my nut-hill? Wait, you shall suffer for it!” and ran with open beak at the cock. But the cock also was not idle, and fell boldly on the duck, and at last wounded her so with his spurs that she begged for mercy, and willingly let herself be harnessed to the carriage as a punishment. The little cock now seated himself on the box and was coachman, and thereupon they went off at a gallop, with the cock crying:“Duck, go as fast as you can.” When they had driven a part of the way they met two foot-passengers, a pin and a needle. They cried “Stop! Stop!” and said that it would soon be as dark as pitch, and then they could not go a step further, and that it was so dirty on the road, and asked if they could not get into the carriage for a while. They had been at the tailor's public-house by the gate, and had stayed too long over the beer. As they were thin people, who did not take up much room, the cock let them both get in, but they had to promise him and his little hen not to step on their feet. Late in the evening they came to an inn, and as they did not like to go further by night, and as the duck also was not strong on her feet, and fell from one side to the other, they went in. The host at first made many objections, his house was already full, besides he thought they could not be very distinguished persons; but at last, as they made pleasant speeches, and told him that he should have the egg which the little hen had laid on the way, and should likewise keep the duck, which laid on6 every day, he at length said that they might stay the night. And now they had themselves well served,and feasted and had a high good time. Early in the morning, when day was breaking, and every one was asleep, the cock awoke the hen, brought the egg, pecked it open,and they ate it together, but they threw the shell on the hearth. Then they went to the needle which“was still asleep, took it by the head and stuck it into the cushion of the landlord's chair, and put the pin in his towel, and at last without more ado they fled away over the heath. The duck who liked to sleep in the open air and had stayed in the yard, heard them going away, made herself merry and found a stream, down which she swam, which was a much quicker way of travelling than being harnessed to a carriage. The host did not get out of bed until a couple of hours later; he washed himself and was about to dry himself, when the pin went over his face and made a red scratch from one ear to the other. After this he went into the kitchen and wanted to light a pipe, but when he came to the hearth the egg-shell darted into his eyes. “This morning everything attacks my head,”said he, and angrily sat down on his grandfather's chair, but he quickly started up again and cried: “Ow!” for the needle had pricked him still worse than the pin, and not in the head. Now he was thoroughly angry, and suspected the guests who had come so late the night before; and when he went in search of them, they were gone. Then he made a vow to take no more raga-muffins into his house, for they consume much, pay for nothing, and play mischie-vous tricks into the bargain by way of gratitude.

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