Household Tales by Brothers Grimm
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Children's and Household Tales (German: Kinder- und Hausmärchen) is a collection of German origin fairy tales first published in 1812 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the Brothers Grimm. The collection is commonly known today as Grimm's Fairy Tales (German: Grimms Märchen).The influence of the book was widespread. W. H. Auden praised it, during World War II, as one of the founding works of Western culture...
Chapters (215)
- Household Tales by Brothers Grimm
- Translated by Margaret Hunt
- CONTENTS
- 1 The Frog-King, or Iron Henry
- 2 Cat and Mouse in Partnership
- 3 Our Lady’s Child
- 4 The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
- 5 The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids
- 6 Faithful John
- 7 The Good Bargain
- 8 The Wonderful Musician
- 9 The Twelve Brothers
- 10 The Pack of Ragamuffins
- 11 Little Brother and Little Sister
- 12 Rapunzel
- 13 The Three Little Men in the Wood
- 14 The Three Spinners
- 15 Hansel and Grethel
- 16 The Three Snake-Leaves
- 17 The White Snake
- 18 The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean
- 19 The Fisherman and His Wife
- 20 The Valiant Little Tailor
- 21 Cinderella
- 22 The Riddle
- 23 The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage
- 24 Mother Holle
- 25 The Seven Ravens
- 26 Little Red-Cap
- 27 The Bremen Town-Musicians
- 28 The Singing Bone
- 29 The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs
- 30 The Louse and the Flea
- 31 The Girl Without Hands
- 32 Clever Hans
- 33 The Three Languages
- 34 Clever Elsie
- 35 The Tailor in Heaven
- 36 The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
- 37 Thumbling
- 38 The Wedding of Mrs. Fox
- 39 The Elves
- 40 The Robber Bridegroom
- 41 Herr Korbes
- 42 The Godfather
- 43 Frau Trude
- 44 Godfather Death
- 45 Thumbling as Journeyman
- 46 Fitcher’s Bird
- 47 The Juniper-Tree
- 48 Old Sultan
- 49 The Six Swans
- 50 Briar-Rose
- 51 Fundevogel (Bird-foundling)
- 52 King Thrushbeard
- 53 Little Snow-white
- 54 The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn
- 55 Rumpelstiltskin
- 56 Sweetheart Roland
- 57 The Golden Bird
- 58 The Dog and the Sparrow
- 59 Frederick and Catherine
- 60 The Two Brothers
- 61 The Little Peasant
- 62 The Queen Bee
- 63 The Three Feathers
- 64 The Golden Goose
- 65 Allerleirauh
- 66 The Hare’s Bride
- 67 The Twelve Huntsmen
- 68 The Thief and his Master
- 69 Jorinda and Joringel
- 70 The Three Sons of Fortune
- 71 How Six Men Got on in the World
- 72 The Wolf and the Man
- 73 The Wolf and the Fox
- 74 The Fox and His Cousin
- 75 The Fox and the Cat
- 76 The Pink
- 77 Clever Grethel
- 78 The Old Man and His Grandson
- 79 The Water-Nix
- 80 The Death of the Little Hen
- 81 Brother Lustig
- 82 Gambling Hansel
- 83 Hans in Luck
- 84 Hans Married
- 85 The Gold-Children
- 86 The Fox and the Geese
- 87 The Poor Man and the Rich Man
- 88 The Singing, Springing Lark
- 89 The Goose-Girl
- 90 The Young Giant
- 91 The Gnome
- 92 The King of the Golden Mountain
- 93 The Raven
- 94 The Peasant’s Wise Daughter
- 95 Old Hildebrand
- 96 The Three Little Birds
- 97 The Water of Life
- 98 Doctor Knowall
- 99 The Spirit in the Bottle
- 100 The Devil’s Sooty Brother
- 101 Bearskin
- 102 The Willow-Wren and the Bear
- 103 Sweet Porridge
- 104 Wise Folks
- 105 Stories about Snakes
- 106 The Poor Miller’s Boy and the Cat
- 107 The Two Travellers
- 108 Hans the Hedgehog
- 109 The Shroud
- 110 The Jew Among Thorns
- 111 The Skilful Huntsman
- 112 The Flail From Heaven
- 113 The Two Kings’ Children
- 114 The Cunning Little Tailor
- 115 The Bright Sun Brings It to Light
- 116 The Blue Light
- 117 The Wilful Child
- 118 The Three Army-Surgeons
- 119 The Seven Swabians
- 120 The Three Apprentices
- 121 The King’s Son Who Feared Nothing
- 122 Donkey Cabbages
- 123 The Old Woman in the Wood
- 124 The Three Brothers
- 125 The Devil and his Grandmother
- 126 Ferdinand the Faithful
- 127 The Iron Stove
- 128 The Lazy Spinner
- 129 The Four Skilful Brothers
- 130 One-eye, Two-eyes, and Three-eyes
- 131 Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie
- 132 The Fox and the Horse
- 133 The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces
- 134 The Six Servants
- 135 The White Bride and the Black One
- 136 Iron John
- 137 The Three Black Princesses
- 138 Knoist and his Three Sons
- 139 The Maid of Brakel
- 140 Domestic Servants
- 141 The Lambkin and the Little Fish
- 142 Simeli Mountain
- 143 Going A-Travelling
- 144 The Donkey
- 145 The Ungrateful Son
- 146 The Turnip
- 147 The Old Man Made Young Again
- 148 The Lord’s Animals and the Devil’s
- 149 The Beam
- 150 The Old Beggar-Woman
- 151 The Three Sluggards
- 151* The Twelve Idle Servants
- 152 The Shepherd Boy
- 153 The Star-Money
- 154 The Stolen Farthings
- 155 Brides On Their Trial
- 156 Odds And Ends
- 157 The Sparrow And His Four Children
- 158 The Story of Schlauraffen Land
- 159 The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders
- 160 A Riddling Tale
- 161 Snow-White and Rose-Red
- 162 The Wise Servant
- 163 The Glass Coffin
- 164 Lazy Harry
- 165 The Griffin
- 166 Strong Hans
- 167 The Peasant in Heaven
- 168 Lean Lisa
- 169 The Hut in the Forest
- 170 Sharing Joy and Sorrow
- 171 The Willow-Wren
- 172 The Sole
- 173 The Bittern and the Hoopoe
- 174 The Owl
- 175 The Moon
- 176 The Duration of Life
- 177 Death’s Messengers
- 178 Master Pfriem (Master Cobbler’s Awl)
- 179 The Goose-Girl at the Well
- 180 Eve’s Various Children
- 181 The Nix of the Mill-Pond
- 182 The Little Folks’ Presents
- 183 The Giant and the Tailor
- 184 The Nail
- 185 The Poor Boy in the Grave
- 186 The True Sweethearts
- 187 The Hare and the Hedgehog
- 188 The Spindle, The Shuttle, and the Needle
- 189 The Peasant and the Devil
- 190 The Crumbs on the Table
- 191 The Sea-Hare
- 192 The Master-Thief
- 193 The Drummer
- 194 The Ear of Corn
- 195 The Grave-Mound
- 196 Old Rinkrank
- 197 The Crystal Ball
- 198 Maid Maleen
- 199 The Boots of Buffalo-Leather
- 200 The Golden Key
- Children’s Legends
- Legend 1 St. Joseph in the Forest
- Legend 2 The Twelve Apostles
- Legend 3 The Rose
- Legend 4 Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven
- Legend 5 God’s Food
- Legend 6 The Three Green Twigs
- Legend 7 Our Lady’s Little Glass
- Legend 8 The Aged Mother
- Legend 9 The Heavenly Wedding
- Legend 10 The Hazel-Branch
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