I came across this article about Cornelia Funke’s top ten list of fairytales in the Guardian. http://gu.com/p/3vc7d I find it an interesting list. I don’t think that most of us in North America would have much overlap, and some of them I haven’t even heard of. My all time favorite fairytale, The Siix Swans, was on her list though.
3. The Mistress of Copper Mountain
4. The Story of a Boy Who Went Forth to Learn Fear
5. Gold Foot
7. The Birthday of the Infanta
8. Donkeyskin
9. Merlin and Vivien, as told in Brittany
10. Dreamfighter and Other Creation Tales by Ted Hughes
Sheryl McFarlane 