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The raven - the original story, The Brothers Grimm

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The raven - the original story

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The Brothers Grimm

Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, bk. 4

The majority of fairy tales read to children these days are so watered down they bear little resemblance to the original folk stories from which they descend. This is particularly true of many tales written - or, perhaps it should be said, collected - by the Brothers Grimm. For those who prefer their children hear the stories as they were told for generations before the days of political correctness, health and safety and Hollywood, Acorn Classics bring you the unadulterated, original tales as written down over a century ago by the Brothers Grimm themselves. In this tale a queen wishes her naughty daughter would just turn into a raven and fly away. But as we all know, in fairy-tale land you should always be careful what you wish for..

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