Favorite fairy tale/folk tale?

I'm just really interested to see what kind tales are told all over the world and which ones you guys like best.

So post away!

(and I'm not to sure if this goes here or somewhere else?)

Jack and the Beanstalk was always my favourite tale

I always kind of liked Rumplestiltskin.
And there's a similar scottish one called Whapitty Stoory (spelling open to interpretation...) which was in a book I used to read in school.

I just bought a book of both Grimm fairytales and Hans Christian Anderson so ill tell you later

I never really had a favourite
...unless the boogeyman counts as a fairytale? lol
but i always loved the Grimm Fairytaless

I've always liked Cinderella, Thumbelina, and Hansel and Gretel.

OHOH! And the elves who made the shoes!

Has anyone read Robin McKinley's Beauty? It's a take on Beauty and the Beast and is much closer to the original story that the Disney version. Although I still love the Disney one.