Grimms' Fairy Tales

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Page 1: FAIRY TALES By The Brothers Grimm PREPARER'S NOTE The text...
Page 4: THE TURNIP CLEVER HANS THE THREE LANGUAGES THE FOX AND THE...
Page 7: As the clock struck twelve he heard a rustling noise in th...
Page 10: In the morning came the fox again and met him as he was be...
Page 13: Then the fox stretched out his tail, and so away they went...
Page 16: As he came nearer, he saw that the two men were his brothe...
Page 19: Seven long years he had worked hard for his master. At las...
Page 22: Done!' said Hans, merrily. 'What a noble heart that good m...
Page 25: The countryman stopped to ask what was o'clock; this led t...
Page 28: You have thriven well in the world hitherto,' said the gri...
Page 31: There were seven hundred of these cages hanging in the cas...
Page 34: Then he fell on his knees before the fairy, and prayed her...
Page 37: THE TRAVELLING MUSICIANS An honest farmer had once an ass ...
Page 40: In doing this, he saw afar off something bright and shinin...
Page 43: At this the robber ran back as fast as he could to his com...
Page 46: So from this time forward Sultan had all that he could wis...
Page 49: The bean said: 'I too have escaped with a whole skin, but ...
Page 52: So he asked his kinsmen, and nobles, and friends, and neig...
Page 55: Even the fire on the hearth left off blazing, and went to ...
Page 58: And then the prince and Briar Rose were married, and the w...
Page 61: Now mind what I say. This deed of thine shall cost thee al...
Page 64: In the end, however, they caught her: and the wife said, '...
Page 67: When the soldier heard all this good counsel, he determine...
Page 70: As they were rowing over the lake, the prince who was in t...
Page 73: The fisherman used to go out all day long a-fishing; and o...
Page 76: Nonsense!' said the wife; 'he will do it very willingly, I...
Page 79: Well, wife,' said the fisherman, 'are you king?' 'Yes,' sa...
Page 82: At this sight the fisherman was dreadfully frightened, and...
Page 85: THE WILLOW-WREN AND THE BEAR Once in summer-time the bear ...
Page 88: When I lift my tail up quite high, all is going well, and ...
Page 91: What nonsense,' thought the princess, 'this silly frog is ...
Page 94: And the princess, though very unwilling, took him up in he...
Page 97: The good advice was followed, and a pot of fat was bought,...
Page 100: The mouse at once asked what name had been given to the th...
Page 103: Nay,' said the maid, 'if you are thirsty, get off yourself...
Page 106: As she looked very pretty, and too delicate for a waiting-...
Page 109: Then he was very angry and sulky, and would not speak to h...
Page 112: But the old king told the boy to go out again the next day...
Page 115: THE ADVENTURES OF CHANTICLEER AND PARTLET 1. HOW THEY WENT...
Page 118: Early in the morning, before it was quite light, and when ...
Page 121: When they arrived at Mr Korbes's house, he was not at home...
Page 124: May I go with you?' said the fox. 'Yes; but you must get u...
Page 127: How can you dare,' said she with angry look, 'descend into...
Page 130: At first Rapunzel was terribly frightened when a man, such...
Page 133: FUNDEVOGEL There was once a forester who went into the for...
Page 136: Fundevogel said: 'Neither now, nor ever.' Then said Lina: ...
Page 139: He laid the bread near him, sewed on, and in his joy, made...
Page 142: He took the little tailor to a mighty oak tree which lay t...
Page 145: Ah!' said they, 'what does the great warrior want here in ...
Page 148: They laid themselves down to sleep again, and then the tai...
Page 151: Willingly,' said the tailor, 'that is child's play!' He di...
Page 154: Now when he thought over this by night in his bed, and tos...
Page 157: Hansel and Gretel sat by the fire, and when noon came, eac...
Page 160: Then a great fire was again made, and the mother said: 'Ju...
Page 163: The old woman, however, nodded her head, and said: 'Oh, yo...
Page 166: The door is big enough; just look, I can get in myself!' a...
Page 169: For a long time all went well; they lived in great comfort...
Page 172: In his alarm and flurry, he threw the wood here and there ...
Page 175: The old woman spoke so kindly, that the girl summoned up c...
Page 178: But the lazy girl answered, 'Do you think I am going to di...
Page 181: I will take great care,' said Little Red-Cap to her mother...
Page 184: Who is there?' 'Little Red-Cap,' replied the wolf. 'She is...
Page 187: When he had made two snips, he saw the little Red-Cap shin...
Page 190: She did not feel that she could trust him, and she could n...
Page 193: The words were hardly out of her mouth when the godless cr...
Page 196: and again a second time it said these words.' 'My darling,...
Page 199: Now--odd as you may think it--it came to pass that this go...
Page 202: So the woodman at last said he would sell Tom to the stran...
Page 205: The cook heard this quite plain, so she sprang out of bed,...
Page 208: Tom, however, was still not disheartened; and thinking the...
Page 211: The miller's house was close by, and the miller, you must ...
Page 214: As soon as she was alone that dwarf came in, and said, 'Wh...
Page 217: Then the little man began to chuckle at the thought of hav...
Page 220: So she cut it off, ate it, and enjoyed it, and when she ha...
Page 223: And he used to look towards the table with his eyes full o...
Page 226: They salted the flesh, and the peasant went into the town ...
Page 229: And now the two sat down to the table together, but the mi...
Page 232: Then they came and rolled the barrel towards the water. Wh...
Page 235: It's all gone, and "what can't be cured must be endured",'...
Page 238: Well, we will try,' answered he; 'but take some butter and...
Page 241: Frederick of course made no objection to that plan, and th...
Page 244: Only be careful that you are at the far side of the bed, a...
Page 247: As she was hastily creeping into the hedge and was just go...
Page 250: But when she began her song, and it reached Roland's ears,...
Page 253: Then poor Snowdrop wandered along through the wood in grea...
Page 256: Then the queen was very much frightened; for she knew that...
Page 259: But by good luck the dwarfs came in very early that evenin...
Page 262: Then he offered the dwarfs money, and prayed and besought ...
Page 265: When the king saw the blood on her apron, he believed this...
Page 268: Then he mounted up and looked inside, and cried: 'Beloved ...
Page 271: Then the son said: 'Now will I show her to you in her own ...
Page 274: After a while, as the maid did not come back, and those up...
Page 277: Then he ran home, shut the house-door, and sat down in his...
Page 280: Oh, what a pretty bird!' said the miser; 'I would give a g...
Page 283: At first the thing was merry and pleasant enough; but when...
Page 286: Three times every day she went to it and cried; and soon a...
Page 289: And they flew down into the ashes; and the little doves pu...
Page 292: And when she came in it to the ball, everyone wondered at ...
Page 295: So the silly girl cut off her great toe, and thus squeezed...
Page 298: THE WHITE SNAKE A long time ago there lived a king who was...
Page 301: So he cut off her head, and as she was being dressed for t...
Page 304: The one in the middle held a mussel in its mouth, which it...
Page 307: So she called all seven to her and said: 'Dear children, I...
Page 310: She took the kid out, and it told her that the wolf had co...
Page 313: However, they all set out on their journey together, and c...
Page 316: And as the dwarf came to the brink of it, he saw the two d...
Page 319: The wife liked the thought; so they left a light burning, ...
Page 322: One winter's day the wife stood under the tree to peel som...
Page 325: Mother,' said the boy, 'how dreadful you look! Yes, give m...
Page 328: Then he asked his wife for more pudding, and as he ate, he...
Page 331: 'My mother killed her little son; My father grieved when I...
Page 334: He had the chain in his right claw and the shoes in his le...
Page 337: The father, the mother, and little Marleen were having the...
Page 340: Ah, do not go!' cried the wife. 'I feel as if the whole ho...
Page 343: Then I will go out too,' she said, 'and see if it will lig...
Page 346: When he reached home, he knew not upon whom to vent his ra...
Page 349: Then the other pretended to give way, and said, 'Thou must...
Page 352: When he gets home it is suffocated. 'Good evening, mother....
Page 355: Never mind, will do better.' Hans went into the stable, cu...
Page 358: Next morning, to the astonishment of everyone, he came out...
Page 361: The cat sprang nimbly up a tree, and sat down at the top o...
Page 364: Would not you like,' said he, 'to be a tailor?' 'Oh, no!' ...
Page 367: I will soon find out where she is, however,' said the star...
Page 370: The eldest wished for pearls; the second for jewels; but t...
Page 373: But the lion was an enchanted prince. By day he and all hi...
Page 376: Then she thanked the moon, and went on till the night-wind...
Page 379: I have been to the sun, the moon, and the night-wind, to s...
Page 382: Presently a fox met him: 'What's the matter, my friend?' s...
Page 385: Oho!' she answered, 'who gives anything to a run-away sold...
Page 388: What am I to do?' asked the little man. 'Late at night, wh...
Page 391: And now loaded with chains, he was standing at the window ...
Page 394: The man promised to do all that she wished, but the raven ...
Page 397: When the hour came round again he went as usual on to the ...
Page 400: So they went indoors together and sat down, and the man br...
Page 403: They had been unable to decide whether they would keep tog...
Page 406: The little old grey man met him likewise, and asked him fo...
Page 409: They were obliged to run after him continually, now left, ...
Page 412: At this Dummling was glad, and said: 'Get up and come with...
Page 415: But the dwarf was enraged at his behaviour, and laid a fai...
Page 418: Around it he saw several knights sitting in a trance; then...
Page 421: Then they waited till he was fast asleep, and poured the W...
Page 424: The time soon came, when the eldest brother thought that h...
Page 427: And when he was sitting beside her and very happy, news ca...
Page 430: Then the king's daughter thanked him, and said to her maid...
Page 433: One day, as he was roaming along in a brown study, thinkin...
Page 436: Have you anything to say to us, my friend, or what do you ...
Page 439: And all came to pass as she had said; Heinel bore all, and...
Page 442: Now there was a sword that cut off an enemy's head wheneve...
Page 445: So he remained standing a while, and at length inquired if...
Page 448: THE SEVEN RAVENS There was once a man who had seven sons, ...
Page 451: The little girl took the piece of wood, rolled it up in a ...
Page 454: He stretched himself out under the bench, did not move a l...
Page 457: SECOND STORY When old Mr Fox was dead, the wolf came as a ...
Page 460: Sweep me the room as clean as you can, Up with the window,...
Page 463: It so happened that his road one day led through a thick w...
Page 466: It's not worth the trouble,' said the third; 'let him live...
Page 469: And as he went he saw two asses in the court running about...
Page 472: They are always saying: "It makes me shudder, it makes me ...
Page 475: Just go there and you will see if it was he. I should be s...
Page 478: Then he sat down by his fire and fell asleep, and the next...
Page 481: And when he had said that, two great black cats came with ...
Page 484: That is no part of our bargain,' said the youth, 'the benc...
Page 487: The old man placed himself near and wanted to look on, and...
Page 490: And thus she had some joke to crack upon every one: but sh...
Page 493: So she sat down and tried to spin; but the threads cut her...
Page 496: Joy was in every face and every heart. The feast was grand...
Page 499: Then the wild man said: 'It lies under your mother's pillo...
Page 502: You can imagine how terrified the poor boy was! He took hi...
Page 505: The following day the king's daughter again called to him ...
Page 508: Perhaps the unknown man will show himself.' When the feast...
Page 511: And as they were sitting at the marriage-feast, the music ...
Page 514: Then she threw herself upon Heaven for help in her need, a...
Page 517: As soon as the cook went away, Cat-skin heated the king's ...
Page 520: But this time she kept away too long, and stayed beyond th...
Page 523: Once when they had spent the night in the wood and the daw...
Page 526: As soon as day dawned the two children let him out, and he...
Page 529: I will run and fetch someone,' said Rose-red. 'You sensele...
Page 532: The girls, who by this time were used to his ingratitude, ...
Page 535: But they were best (and universally) known for the collect...