Alongside Grimms' Fairy Tales and the tales from 1001 Nights, the fantastic stories of Wilhelm Hauff are among the absolute classics of this genre. With the consistently four-color, enchanting illustrations by Ruth Koser-Michaëls, generations of both young and old fairy tale fans have discovered Hauff's oriental magical world. The present high-quality edition makes this classic, which contains the most popular and well-known stories from Wilhelm Hauff's fairy tale almanacs (including The Caliph Stork, The Little Muck, Dwarf Nose, and The Cold Heart), the perfect gift - for children, for wonder, discovery, and dreaming; for grandparents, for reading aloud; for parents, for reading aloud, rediscovering childhood literature, and for enjoying it themselves. The stories of The Caliph Stork, The Little Muck, Dwarf Nose, and Peter Munk with his cold heart - Wilhelm Hauff's fairy tales take you away.