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Fairy tales have provided a source of inspiration for the Disney studio. Sometimes, Walt Disney Pictures alters gruesome fairy tales in order to make them more appropriate for children. The silent short cartoons produced at the Laugh-O-Gram Studio during Walt Disney's early career consisted of humorous, modern retellings of traditional stories. Later, Walt Disney and his studio turned to traditional fairy tales as the source for shorts in the Silly Symphonies series, and later animated features such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, his first full-length feature. After a hiatus from the fairy tale genre, the modern Disney company once more looked to classic fairy tales during the late 80s and 90s, resulting in popular films such as Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. 

The following list is of such fairy tale films produced by the Disney company, along with their sources of inspiration (some stories, including Cinderella and The Ugly Duckling, have been subject to multiple treatments). Excluded are television series (such as The Little Mermaid TV series) and sequels to previous fairy tale films (such as Cinderella II: Dreams Come True), unless explicitly incorporating elements of another traditional story. 

Little Red Riding Hood 1922 Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault/Brothers Grimm Laugh-O-Gram 
The Four Musicians of Bremen 1922 The Bremen Town Musicians by the Brothers Grimm Laugh-O-Gram 
Jack and the Beanstalk 1922 Traditional English tale of Jack and the Beanstalk, best known through the retelling by Joseph Jacobs Laugh-O-Gram 
Jack the Giant Killer 1922 Traditional English tale of Jack the Giant Killer Laugh-O-Gram, also released under the title of The KO Kid. 
Goldie Locks and the Three Bears 1922 Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Robert Southey Laugh-O-Gram, also released under the title of The Peroxide Kid. 
Puss in Boots 1922 Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault Laugh-O-Gram 
Cinderella 1922 Cinderella by Charles Perrault Laugh-O-Gram 
The Ugly Duckling 1931 The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen From the Silly Symphony series. The only such short in the series to be remade in colour. 
Babes in the Woods 1932 Title taken from the traditional English tale Babes in the Wood, though largely inspired by the Brothers Grimms' Hansel and Gretel From the Silly Symphony series. 
Three Little Pigs 1933 Traditional English tale of The Three Little Pigs, From the Silly Symphony series. An extremely successful film, it introduced the Disney versions of the namesake pigs and Big Bad Wolf, and bore the popular song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?". Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. 
The Pied Piper 1933 German folk tale of The Pied Piper of Hamelin, popularised in the English-speaking world by the 19th century poem by Robert Browning From the Silly Symphony series. 
Giantland 1933 Loosely inspired by the traditional English tale of Jack and the Beanstalk, best known through the retelling by Joseph Jacobs Mickey Mouse short. 
The Grasshopper and the Ants 1934 The Ant and the Grasshopper by Aesop From the Silly Symphony Series. 
The Big Bad Wolf 1934 Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault/Brothers Grimm, featuring characters from The Three Little Pigs From the Silly Symphony series. Part sequel to Three Little Pigs, part retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. 
The Wise Little Hen 1934 Traditional story of The Little Red Hen From the Silly Symphony series. First screen appearance of Donald Duck. 
The Tortoise and the Hare 1935 The Tortoise and the Hare by Aesop From the Silly Symphony Series. 
The Country Cousin 1936 The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse by Aesop From the Silly Symphony Series. 
Brave Little Tailor 1938 The Brave Little Tailor by the Brothers Grimm Mickey Mouse short. 
The Ugly Duckling 1939 The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen From the Silly Symphonies series. Colour remake of the 1931 short. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. 
Chicken Little 1943 Traditional tale of Chicken Little 
Redux Riding Hood 1997 Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault/Brothers Grimm Produced by Walt Disney Television Animation as part of a planned series called "Totally Twisted Fairy Tales". 
The Little Matchgirl 2006 The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen Included on The Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD.