Snow-white and Rose-red

A fairy tale retold from Grimms' Fairy Tales, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Snow-white and Rose-red is a fairy tale collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and published in their 1812 and 1814 volumes of household tales. The Grimm brothers gathered folk stories from oral sources across Germany to preserve them as part of cultural history. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The tale is a gentle story of kindness rewarded, showing two sisters who care for each other and for those in need—even a grumpy dwarf—and whose goodness is repaid when the mysterious bear they befriended reveals his true self.

Band

Yellow · Emerging readers, about 6 to 8

Length

medium · about 553 words in 6 sections · 4 pictures

Source

Grimms' Fairy Tales, Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm · Project Gutenberg

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (8 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Colouring page

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