Grimms Fairy Tales
Level 1: (25 tasks) - 04/01/2025 - 9/30/2025
Level 2: (50 tasks) - 04/01/2025- 3/31/2026
Level 3 (75 tasks) ) 04/01/2025 - 09/30/2026
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Brothers Grimm
1. The Brothers Grimm spent their formative years in the town of Hanau in the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel. Their father's death in 1796 (when Jacob was 11 and Wilhelm 10) caused great poverty for the family and affected the brothers many years after.
🧚♀️Read a book where a father dies or
where a character is poor or
the 10th or 11th of a series.
2, Both brothers attended the University of Marburg,
where they developed a curiosity about German folklore, which grew into a
lifelong dedication to collecting German folktales. The rise of Romanticism in
19th-century Europe revived interest in traditional folk stories, which to the
Brothers Grimm represented a pure form of national literature and culture. With
the goal of researching a scholarly treatise on folktales, they established a
methodology for collecting and recording folk stories that became the basis for
folklore studies.
🧚♀️Read a book set in Germany or
where a character does research or
where a character records something.
3. Between 1812 and 1857 their first collection was
revised and republished many times, growing from 86 stories to more than 200.
In addition to writing and modifying folktales, the brothers wrote collections
of well-respected Germanic and Scandinavian mythologies, and in 1838 they began
writing a definitive German dictionary, which they were unable to finish.
🧚♀️Read a book sent in Scandinavia or
with a book that has more than 200 reviews or
a book that has many editions (More than 5).
4. The popularity of the Grimms' collected folktales has
endured. They are available in more than 100 translations and have been adapted
by renowned filmmakers, including Lotte Reiniger and Walt Disney, in films such
as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
🧚♀️Read a book with a white cover or
a book that has been translated into another language or
that is seventh in a series.
5. Later in the 20th century, psychologists such as Bruno
Bettelheim reaffirmed the work's value despite the sexuality, cruelty, and
violence in some of the tales' original versions, which were eventually
censored by the Grimms themselves.
🧚♀️ Read a book where there is violence or
Level 3 (75 tasks) ) 04/01/2025 - 09/30/2026
You can use tasks as often as you need to reach your level.
1. The Brothers Grimm spent their formative years in the town of Hanau in the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel. Their father's death in 1796 (when Jacob was 11 and Wilhelm 10) caused great poverty for the family and affected the brothers many years after.
🧚♀️Read a book where a father dies or
where a character is poor or
the 10th or 11th of a series.
🧚♀️Read a book set in Germany or
where a character does research or
where a character records something.
🧚♀️Read a book sent in Scandinavia or
with a book that has more than 200 reviews or
a book that has many editions (More than 5).
🧚♀️Read a book with a white cover or
a book that has been translated into another language or
that is seventh in a series.
🧚♀️ Read a book where there is violence or
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with a character who is a psychologist or
where the author's initials can be found in BROTHER GRIMMS.
The Fairy Tales
6. Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel are siblings who are abandoned in a forest and fall into the hands of a witch. The witch, who has cannibalistic intentions, intends to fatten Hansel before eventually eating him. However, Gretel saves her brother and the two escape.
🧚♀️Read a book where the MC has a sibling or
where a character is abandoned or
with a tree on the cover.
7. Rapunzel
As punishment for stealing from her, the witch kidnaps Rapunzel and raises her as her own, but locks her away in a tower. The prince overhears the witch calling for Rapunzel's hair for a ladder and copies her. Rapunzel and the Prince fall in love and decide to marry.
🧚♀️Read a book with a character who steals or is kidnapped or
a character who is a witch or
with the word ladder in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
8. The Frog Prince
In the forest, a selfish princess accidentally drops her golden ball into a well. A frog offers to retrieve it in exchange for her friendship. She agrees but goes back on her word after getting the ball back and runs to her castle. The next day, she is eating with her father when the frog knocks on the door and requests to be let in. The king tells his daughter that she must keep her promise and she reluctantly obeys. The frog explains that he was cursed by a wicked witch and the spell could only be broken with the princess's help. The next day, the two go to the prince's kingdom where they will be married. In modern versions, the transformation is triggered by the princess kissing the frog.
🧚♀️ Read a book where a character gets kissed or
a character that gets married or
where a character knocks on a door.
9. Snow White
The fairy tale features elements such as the magic mirror, the poisoned apple, the glass coffin, and the characters of the Evil Queen and the seven Dwarfs. The seven dwarfs were first given individual names in the 1912 Broadway play Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and then given different names in Walt Disney's 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
🧚♀️Read a book with a character who is evil, or
where the word coffin is in a text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or
where the author's initials can be found in DISNEY.
10. Cinderella
"Cinderella", or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants. The protagonist is a young girl who has an evil step mother and two stepsisters who treat her as a servant after her father dies. A ball invitation comes but Cinderella can't go till her fairy godmother helps her go but only till midnight. She looses her slipper as she runs from the prince who finds it.
🧚♀️Read a book that is twelfth in a series or
where a character goes to a ball/gala or
read a book with a character who is a fairy.
11. Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood, fairy tale about a young girl who wears a red cloak and encounters a wolf on her way to visit her ailing grandmother. Depending on the version of the story, the girl is either eaten by the wolf or saved by a woodsman or hunter.
🧚♀️ Read a book with a red cover, or
with a character who is a grandmother or
where the first letter of the location can be found in WOLF.
12. Rumplestiltskin
In "Rumpelstiltskin," a king locks up a miller's daughter because he thinks she can spin straw into gold. In reality, a small, peculiar man spins the straw. The miller's daughter promises him her firstborn in exchange for his services. Ultimately, she gets to keep her daughter because she guesses the man's name: Rumpelstiltskin
🧚♀️Read a book where a character gets locked up somewhere or
with a character who is a psychologist or
where the author's initials can be found in BROTHER GRIMMS.
Hansel and Gretel are siblings who are abandoned in a forest and fall into the hands of a witch. The witch, who has cannibalistic intentions, intends to fatten Hansel before eventually eating him. However, Gretel saves her brother and the two escape.
🧚♀️Read a book where the MC has a sibling or
where a character is abandoned or
with a tree on the cover.
As punishment for stealing from her, the witch kidnaps Rapunzel and raises her as her own, but locks her away in a tower. The prince overhears the witch calling for Rapunzel's hair for a ladder and copies her. Rapunzel and the Prince fall in love and decide to marry.
🧚♀️Read a book with a character who steals or is kidnapped or
a character who is a witch or
with the word ladder in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
In the forest, a selfish princess accidentally drops her golden ball into a well. A frog offers to retrieve it in exchange for her friendship. She agrees but goes back on her word after getting the ball back and runs to her castle. The next day, she is eating with her father when the frog knocks on the door and requests to be let in. The king tells his daughter that she must keep her promise and she reluctantly obeys. The frog explains that he was cursed by a wicked witch and the spell could only be broken with the princess's help. The next day, the two go to the prince's kingdom where they will be married. In modern versions, the transformation is triggered by the princess kissing the frog.
🧚♀️ Read a book where a character gets kissed or
a character that gets married or
where a character knocks on a door.
The fairy tale features elements such as the magic mirror, the poisoned apple, the glass coffin, and the characters of the Evil Queen and the seven Dwarfs. The seven dwarfs were first given individual names in the 1912 Broadway play Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and then given different names in Walt Disney's 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
🧚♀️Read a book with a character who is evil, or
where the word coffin is in a text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or
where the author's initials can be found in DISNEY.
"Cinderella", or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants. The protagonist is a young girl who has an evil step mother and two stepsisters who treat her as a servant after her father dies. A ball invitation comes but Cinderella can't go till her fairy godmother helps her go but only till midnight. She looses her slipper as she runs from the prince who finds it.
🧚♀️Read a book that is twelfth in a series or
where a character goes to a ball/gala or
read a book with a character who is a fairy.
Little Red Riding Hood, fairy tale about a young girl who wears a red cloak and encounters a wolf on her way to visit her ailing grandmother. Depending on the version of the story, the girl is either eaten by the wolf or saved by a woodsman or hunter.
🧚♀️ Read a book with a red cover, or
with a character who is a grandmother or
where the first letter of the location can be found in WOLF.
In "Rumpelstiltskin," a king locks up a miller's daughter because he thinks she can spin straw into gold. In reality, a small, peculiar man spins the straw. The miller's daughter promises him her firstborn in exchange for his services. Ultimately, she gets to keep her daughter because she guesses the man's name: Rumpelstiltskin
🧚♀️Read a book where a character gets locked up somewhere or
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where the MC is a daughter or
where a character makes a promise.
13. Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty," a princess is cursed by an uninvited fairy at her christening, destined to prick her finger on a spindle and fall into a deep sleep for one hundred years when she turns fifteen. She can only be awakened by a true love's kiss, which a prince eventually does, breaking the curse and marrying the princess.
🧚♀️Read a book where a character is cursed or
where a character sleeps a long time or
where a character cuts or pricks themselves.
14. Snow White and Rose Red
"Snow White and Rose Red," are two sisters, Snow White and Rose Red live with their widowed mother in a cottage near the woods. During a harsh winter, a large bear knocks on their door seeking shelter from the cold, and the sisters, despite initial fear, welcome him into their home. The girls later encounter a wicked dwarf who repeatedly gets into trouble and is saved by them, only to be ungrateful; eventually, the bear reappears, kills the dwarf, and transforms back into a prince, revealing he was under a curse; Snow White marries the prince, Rose Red marries his brother, and they all live happily ever after.
🧚♀️Read a book with a bear as a character or
with characters who are sisters or
set in winter.
15. Puss in Boots
Puss In Boots is a literary fairy tale about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master. The tale was written at the close of the seventeenth century. Later the fairy tale was adopted by Brothers Grimm.
🧚♀️Read a book with a cat on the cover or
where a character uses trickery to get what they want or
where the author's initials can be found in PUSS IN BOOTS.
16. The Brave Little Tailor
"The Brave Little Tailor," is about a humble tailor, while eating a meal, accidentally kills seven flies with a single swat of his cloth, leading him to boastfully embroider "Seven at one blow!" on his belt. He then sets out into the world, using his clever wit to trick giants and a king into believing his incredible strength, ultimately winning a princess's hand in marriage by outsmarting them with clever tactics, despite his small stature.
🧚♀️Read a book that is seventh in a series or
a book about sewing or embroidery or
a character who is smart.
17. The Elves and the Shoemaker
"The Elves and the Shoemaker" is a fairy tale where a struggling shoemaker and his wife are mysteriously helped by little elves who make shoes for them overnight, leading to their prosperity, which they then repay by making clothes for the elves.
🧚♀️Read a book where a character makes clothes or shoes or
with a character who is an elf or
a book where a character repays a debt.
18. The Pied Piper of Hamelin
In the classic tale of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," a piper, lured by a promise of reward, uses his music to lead a town's rats into a river, but the townspeople renege on their promise, leading the piper to take revenge by luring the town's children away.
🧚♀️Read a book where a character is promised a reward or
tagged music or
where the author's initials can be found in HAMELIN.
19. Goose Girl
The girl is a princess who's mother sends her to get married but along the way the maid who accompanied her takes her dress and when they arrive pretends to be her to marry the prince. Without her royal clothes, the princess is given the job of helping look after the geese.
🧚♀️Read a book with a character who is a maid or
where a character steals something or
where the author's initials can be found in GOOSE.
20. The Bremen Town Musicians
The Bremen Town Musicians tells the story of four ageing domestic animals, who after a lifetime of hard work are neglected and mistreated by their former masters. Eventually, they decide to run away and become town musicians in the city of Bremen. Contrary to the story's title the characters never arrive in Bremen, as they succeed in tricking and scaring off a band of robbers, capturing their spoils, and moving into their house.
🧚♀️Read a book with an animal on the cover or
where a character is robbed or
when a character moves into a house.
21. Tom Thumb
It's about a poor family wishing for a child, even if he is the size of a thumb. They get their wish! In order for the family to live handsomely, the little thumb boy (Thumbling) sells himself and tells his father he will be back. He travels the world and does some interesting things!
🧚♀️Read a book with a characer who is poor or
a character who is short or
with a character who is called Tom or Thomas.
22. The Juniper Tree
The Grimm fairy tale "The Juniper Tree" tells of a wicked stepmother who murders her stepson, serves him to his father, and the boy's spirit returns as a singing bird, seeking revenge before being restored to life.
🧚♀️Read a book with a tree on the cover or
where a character is murdered or
with a character who is a stepmother.
23. The Fisherman and his Wife
The story follows a fisherman and his wife who catch a talking fish that grants wishes. The wife, driven by greed, constantly demands more and more, escalating from a cottage to becoming a queen, and finally, even wanting to be like God. With each wish, their situation worsens, and the fish eventually returns them to their original state of poverty.
🧚♀️Read a book where a character wishes for something or
tagged magical or
where a character is a fisherman.
24. The Three Little Men In The Wood
A widower, with a daughter, marries a woman who promises that her own daughter will wash and drink water, while the widower's daughter will wash with milk and drink wine. The stepmother secretly hates her stepdaughter. During winter, the stepmother forces her stepdaughter to go out into the snow in a paper dress to find strawberries, knowing it's impossible and that the girl will freeze. The stepdaughter meets three little men and is kind to them.
🧚♀️ Read a book that is third in a series or
where a character is hated or
where the word strawberries/strawberry is found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
25. The Queen Bee
"The Queen Bee" by the Brothers Grimm is about three brothers who encounter challenges and are tested, with the youngest brother, a dwarf, ultimately succeeding through kindness and helping animals, ultimately saving princesses and breaking a spell.
🧚♀️Read a book with a princess as a character or
read a book that is a fairy tale or
read a book with three siblings.
where the MC is a daughter or
where a character makes a promise.
Sleeping Beauty," a princess is cursed by an uninvited fairy at her christening, destined to prick her finger on a spindle and fall into a deep sleep for one hundred years when she turns fifteen. She can only be awakened by a true love's kiss, which a prince eventually does, breaking the curse and marrying the princess.
🧚♀️Read a book where a character is cursed or
where a character sleeps a long time or
where a character cuts or pricks themselves.
"Snow White and Rose Red," are two sisters, Snow White and Rose Red live with their widowed mother in a cottage near the woods. During a harsh winter, a large bear knocks on their door seeking shelter from the cold, and the sisters, despite initial fear, welcome him into their home. The girls later encounter a wicked dwarf who repeatedly gets into trouble and is saved by them, only to be ungrateful; eventually, the bear reappears, kills the dwarf, and transforms back into a prince, revealing he was under a curse; Snow White marries the prince, Rose Red marries his brother, and they all live happily ever after.
🧚♀️Read a book with a bear as a character or
with characters who are sisters or
set in winter.
Puss In Boots is a literary fairy tale about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master. The tale was written at the close of the seventeenth century. Later the fairy tale was adopted by Brothers Grimm.
🧚♀️Read a book with a cat on the cover or
where a character uses trickery to get what they want or
where the author's initials can be found in PUSS IN BOOTS.
"The Brave Little Tailor," is about a humble tailor, while eating a meal, accidentally kills seven flies with a single swat of his cloth, leading him to boastfully embroider "Seven at one blow!" on his belt. He then sets out into the world, using his clever wit to trick giants and a king into believing his incredible strength, ultimately winning a princess's hand in marriage by outsmarting them with clever tactics, despite his small stature.
🧚♀️Read a book that is seventh in a series or
a book about sewing or embroidery or
a character who is smart.
"The Elves and the Shoemaker" is a fairy tale where a struggling shoemaker and his wife are mysteriously helped by little elves who make shoes for them overnight, leading to their prosperity, which they then repay by making clothes for the elves.
🧚♀️Read a book where a character makes clothes or shoes or
with a character who is an elf or
a book where a character repays a debt.
In the classic tale of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," a piper, lured by a promise of reward, uses his music to lead a town's rats into a river, but the townspeople renege on their promise, leading the piper to take revenge by luring the town's children away.
🧚♀️Read a book where a character is promised a reward or
tagged music or
where the author's initials can be found in HAMELIN.
The girl is a princess who's mother sends her to get married but along the way the maid who accompanied her takes her dress and when they arrive pretends to be her to marry the prince. Without her royal clothes, the princess is given the job of helping look after the geese.
🧚♀️Read a book with a character who is a maid or
where a character steals something or
where the author's initials can be found in GOOSE.
The Bremen Town Musicians tells the story of four ageing domestic animals, who after a lifetime of hard work are neglected and mistreated by their former masters. Eventually, they decide to run away and become town musicians in the city of Bremen. Contrary to the story's title the characters never arrive in Bremen, as they succeed in tricking and scaring off a band of robbers, capturing their spoils, and moving into their house.
🧚♀️Read a book with an animal on the cover or
where a character is robbed or
when a character moves into a house.
It's about a poor family wishing for a child, even if he is the size of a thumb. They get their wish! In order for the family to live handsomely, the little thumb boy (Thumbling) sells himself and tells his father he will be back. He travels the world and does some interesting things!
🧚♀️Read a book with a characer who is poor or
a character who is short or
with a character who is called Tom or Thomas.
The Grimm fairy tale "The Juniper Tree" tells of a wicked stepmother who murders her stepson, serves him to his father, and the boy's spirit returns as a singing bird, seeking revenge before being restored to life.
🧚♀️Read a book with a tree on the cover or
where a character is murdered or
with a character who is a stepmother.
The story follows a fisherman and his wife who catch a talking fish that grants wishes. The wife, driven by greed, constantly demands more and more, escalating from a cottage to becoming a queen, and finally, even wanting to be like God. With each wish, their situation worsens, and the fish eventually returns them to their original state of poverty.
🧚♀️Read a book where a character wishes for something or
tagged magical or
where a character is a fisherman.
A widower, with a daughter, marries a woman who promises that her own daughter will wash and drink water, while the widower's daughter will wash with milk and drink wine. The stepmother secretly hates her stepdaughter. During winter, the stepmother forces her stepdaughter to go out into the snow in a paper dress to find strawberries, knowing it's impossible and that the girl will freeze. The stepdaughter meets three little men and is kind to them.
🧚♀️ Read a book that is third in a series or
where a character is hated or
where the word strawberries/strawberry is found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
"The Queen Bee" by the Brothers Grimm is about three brothers who encounter challenges and are tested, with the youngest brother, a dwarf, ultimately succeeding through kindness and helping animals, ultimately saving princesses and breaking a spell.
🧚♀️Read a book with a princess as a character or
read a book that is a fairy tale or
read a book with three siblings.
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