The Frog-King, or Iron Henry
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
Fairy tales
Books-A-Million
2012
Hardcover
977
For almost two centuries, the stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children—and adults—learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hänsel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap (a.k.a. Little Red Riding Hood), and Briar-Rose (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) are only a few of more than 200 enchanting characters included here. Lyrically translated and beautifully illustrated, the tales are presented just as Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm originally set them down: bold, primal, just frightening enough, and endlessly engaging.
WrensReads Review:
I have the complete set of the Grimm Fairy-Tales, and there are so many that I haven’t read! They are very short, as one would know, so I have decided to read each one and give them a review. Some are very vulgar, some are very cute and some don’t even make sense. Some of them are well known fairy-tales and some have never been told. Some are fairy-tales we know but are not the same because they have been downplayed for the children.
This story CAN be told to young kids. It isn’t vulgar, and it has a life lesson with it: always intend to keep your promises.
A very pretty princess loses her favorite toy. A frog tells her that he can get it if she promises him something. She says she will promise what he wishes, but in reality she doesn’t intend to keep the promise.
First off: This story comes off a little odd. Why won’t the kind frog just be kind and get the toy? Why does he have to get something in return? Why doesn’t the princess want to keep said promise?
There are lessons in this story, so I would say it is an easy read and possibly something enjoyable by young kids.
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