Donor (fairy tale) by Giambattista Basile. In the Grimm Brothers' variant of "Cinderella", the protagonist is aided not by her fairy godmother but by her dead mother, as is the heroine of the Finnish variant, "The Wonderful Birch". A great variety of other figures may also take this place. In "Vasilissa the Beautiful", the heroine is aided by a wooden doll that her dying mother had given her; in "Rushen Coatie", by a red calf sent to her by her dead mother, a calf that can continue to aid her after its death; in "Katie Woodencloak" by a mysterious dun bull; in "Tattercoats",
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics, also known as Grimm Masterpiece Theater in the original version, is a Japanese anime anthology series by Nippon Animation. The episodes are adaptations of a variety of folk and fairy tales, and not limited to "Grimm's Fairy Tales". "Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics" comprises two series. The first series, known in Japan as , aired from October 21, 1987 to March 30, 1988, for a total of 24 episodes. The second series, known in Japan as , aired between October 2, 1988 and March 26, 1989, totaling 23 episodes. It was also localized