When I was a kid I had an illustrated edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales and it always terrified and delighted me. Listening to an all star cast (Jim Dale, Alfred Molina, etc) narrate the abridged version of these classics really brought me back. Also, it helped me recall how truly messed up the stories were. This abridged version is still a cakewalk to the original messed up dark fairy tales that you can find if you dig deep enough, but they're still enough messed up to give you a picture. There's lots of murders, bad parents, naughty kids, kings that like killing their daughter's suitors, and magic animals. There is truly a little something for everyone. This collection includes all the classics such as: Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Cinderella, the little goose girl, and Rumpelstiltskin. The all ages, genders, and accents brought by the full cast make it a joy to listen to. A wonderful version, suitable for kids (and adults). ( )

Grimm's Fairy Tales is a large cllection of short stories. I really enjoyed this book because of the variety of stories to read! My favorite one was "Death's godson" It was very well written with the plot and ending. Truthfully it took me a while to build interest in the book but once I did I read it whenever I could! It was brilliant! I highly suggest it to fantasy lovers and those who have a slight interst in murders.

In Death's Godson, there is a boy who has no godfatehr, so the father roams the country looking for one, until he runs into Death himself. Death accepts his offer to be a godfather and waits until the boy is of age. When the boy has grown into a man, Death gives him a magical feather, it can heal any injury or illness, all he had to do is put it in the person's mouth, if death is staning by the person's feet, the boy can heal them, is Death is standing by the person's head, the person must die and come with Death to the Underworld. One day, the king has fallen ill and the boy is called in to heal him, Death allows him to live and the Kingdom is happy again. Trageiy strikes again when the King's only daughter falls deathly ill, the boy rushes to her aid to find that Death is by her head, smitten by the Princess's beauty, the boy heals her anyway, to his Godfather's anger. Death allows the boy to marry the Princess but then the boy falls ill, and there is Death, by his head, Death shows the boy his life, in the form of a candle, by now it's only a small stub, the flame flickering weakly. The boy begs for his life but Death 'accidently' drops the candle, killing his godson so he can protect him for eternity. ( )

I read The Ungrateful Son from this book. It is a fable about a son who hides his dinner when he's his father coming to visit so that he will not have to share with him. When his father leaves without getting any of the dinner, he finds that the dinner has turned into a mean frog who wants to eat his face. (To be completed) ( )