When I was about four years old, my Grandmother gave me a book called "The Children's Book of Treasured Tales", which was a large book filled with fairy tales and other stories . I remember liking that particular book very much.
The book included many fairy tales such as;
- "The Ugly Duckling"
- "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"
- "Snow White and Rose Red"
- "Rikki Tikki Tavi"
- "Cinderella"
- "Blue Beard"
What was different about "The Children's Book of Treasured Tales" was that the stories
were the longer versions of the fairy tales commonly told. For example, in ' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' the wicked Step Mother tries not just once, but three times to do away with Snow White. She tries the poisoned comb, strangling Snow White with the lace, and then the poisoned apple. The Dwarves do not have names.
There are more fairy tales such as
- "Aesop's Fables"
- "Ali Baba and the 40 thieves"
I actually read or was read these versions before I ever heard of the more well known versions. I prefer them, I am sure most people remember more fondly versions of stories the way are told or learn them.
My favorite stories out of "The Children's Book of Treasured Tales" are
- "Snow White and Rose Red"
- "The Wizard of Oz" collections
- "Sleeping Beauty"
There are many more stories in the book obviously, I don' t have enough time or paper to list them all. (Plus you would get bored).
I gave the book to a cousin several years ago and never received it back. I have tried to find the book other places but have not succeeded, especially that version, ( which was 1974). At least I had the pleasure of enjoying the stories from 'The Children's Book of Treasured Tales" for as long as I did.
