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Fairy Tale Atlas

In short: Compare dated records and editions of tales across places. Each date describes a documented version rather than the age of the tale.

Dates and places refer to the texts or editions shown.

Tales and dated records

Dates identify selected written records and editions. Oral tales can be older.

Little Red Riding Hood
  1. 1697 · Paris, France
    Charles Perrault · Le Petit Chaperon rouge
  2. 1812 · Berlin, present-day Germany
    Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm · Rotkäppchen
  3. 1902 · Boston, United States
    Guy Wetmore Carryl · How Little Red Riding Hood Came to Be Eaten
Cinderella
  1. 9th century · China · Tang era
    Duan Chengshi · Ye Xian
  2. 1634 · Naples, present-day Italy
    Giambattista Basile · La gatta Cenerentola
  3. 1697 · Paris, France
    Charles Perrault · Cendrillon
  4. 1812 · Berlin, present-day Germany
    Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm · Aschenputtel
Rapunzel
  1. 1634–1636 · Naples, present-day Italy
    Giambattista Basile · Petrosinella
  2. 1812 · Berlin, present-day Germany
    Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm · Rapunzel
Puss in Boots
  1. 1550–1553 · Venice, present-day Italy
    Giovanni Francesco Straparola · Costantino Fortunato
  2. 1634–1636 · Naples, present-day Italy
    Giambattista Basile · Gagliuso
  3. 1697 · Paris, France
    Charles Perrault · Le Maître chat ou le Chat botté
Sleeping Beauty
  1. 1697 · Paris, France
    Charles Perrault · La Belle au bois dormant
  2. 1812 · Berlin, present-day Germany
    Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm · Dornröschen
Hansel and Gretel
  1. 1812 · Berlin, present-day Germany
    Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm · Hänsel und Gretel
Snow White
  1. 1812 · Berlin, present-day Germany
    Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm · Sneewittchen
The Frog Prince
  1. 1812 · Berlin, present-day Germany
    Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm · Der Froschkönig
The Bremen Town Musicians
  1. 1819 · Berlin, present-day Germany
    Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm · Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten
The Little Mermaid
  1. 1837 · Copenhagen, Denmark
    Hans Christian Andersen · Den lille Havfrue
The Snow Queen
  1. 1844 · Copenhagen, Denmark
    Hans Christian Andersen · Snedronningen
Jack and the Beanstalk
  1. 1807 · London, United Kingdom
    Benjamin Tabart · The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk · First known printed version
  2. 1924 · Jamaica · collection region
    Martha Warren Beckwith · Jand and the Bean-Stalk
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
  1. 1865 · Oxford, United Kingdom
    Lewis Carroll · Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland · First book edition
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
  1. 1900 · Chicago, United States
    L. Frank Baum · The Wonderful Wizard of Oz · First book edition
Momotarō (Peach Boy)
  1. 1885 · Tokyo, Japan
    David Thompson · Momotaro, or Little Peachling
The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom
  1. 1885 · Tokyo, Japan
    Japanese Fairy Tale Series · Hanasaki Jiji
Anansi and Brother Dead
  1. 1924 · Jamaica · collection region
    Martha Warren Beckwith · Jamaica Anansi Stories, No. 27
Princess Labam
  1. 1892 · Indian tale · London edition
    Joseph Jacobs · Indian Fairy Tales · How the Raja’s Son Won the Princess Labam
The Tiger, the Brahman and the Jackal
  1. 1892 · Indian tale · London edition
    Joseph Jacobs · Indian Fairy Tales · The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal
Basat and the One-Eyed Giant
  1. 16th century · Anatolia and the Caucasus · Oghuz tradition
    Kitāb-ı Dedem Korkut · Mscr.Dresd.Ea.86
Pinocchio
  1. 1883 · Florence, Italy
    Carlo Collodi · Le avventure di Pinocchio · First book edition

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