Grimms' Fairy Tales from the Project Gutenberg EBook
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Episodes of Grimms' Fairy Tales from the Project Gutenberg EBook
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Clever Gretel (1812) - Gretel, a cook who is in the habit of sampling what she makes, prepares two fowls for her master and a guest. When the guest is slow to arrive, Gretel’s master goes to find him and Gretel eats the fowls.http://pinkmonke
The Willow-Wren and the Bear (1812) - A bear insults the Willow-Wren’s children and a war results between all flying creatures and all four- footed animals. The willow-wren’s children then insist that the bear apologize.http://pinkmonkey.com/
The Dog and the Sparrow (1812) - A sparrow helps get food for a hungry dog who is then killed by a wagoner. The sparrow exacts revenge on the wagoner for killing his friend.http://pinkmonkey.com/dl/library1/story025.pdf
Sweetheart Roland (1812) - A witch schemes to kill her good step-daughter but ends up killing her beloved wicked daughter instead. The stepdaughter takes the witch’s magic wand and runs away with her sweetheart Roland.http://pinkmonkey.com/dl
Rapunzel (1812) - A witch locks Rapunzel in a tower and must call to her to let down her hair so she can climb it to gain entrance. A prince overhears the witch, calls for Rapunzel’s hair himself, then makes plans to save her.http://pinkmonke
Little Red Cap (1812) - The famous tale of a girl who meets a wolf while bringing a basket of food to her grandmother. Included in the original story is an encounter with a second wolf not found in most modern versions.http://pinkmonkey.com/d
Old Sultan (1812) - A peasant plans to kill his faithful old dog, Sultan, because he is no longer of any use to him. A wolf schemes to help Sultan preserve his life then expects something in return.http://pinkmonkey.com/dl/library1/story108.p
The queen’s son, who has the power of wishing, is stolen by a cook; the queen, accused of letting animals kill the boy, is locked in a tower. The prince later uses his power to punish the cook and return home.http://pinkmonkey.com/dl/library1
The well-known tale of a princess who promises companionship to a frog who retrieves her golden ball from a well. The princess, at her father’s command, begrudgingly fulfills her promise.http://pinkmonkey.com/dl/library1/story046.pdf
On her way to marry a distant Prince, a Princess is bullied by her waiting-maid and forced to change identities with her. The waiting-maid marries the prince and the princess becomes a “goose-girl.”http://pinkmonkey.com/dl/library1/story060.p
Another day Chanticleer and Partlet agreed to go again to the mountains to eat nuts; and it was settled that all the nuts which they found should be shared equally between them. Now Partlet found a very large nut; but she said nothing about it
Hans worked hard for seven years but wishes to return to see his poor mother. His master pays him his wages which amounts to a lump of gold the size of his head. Hans puts the gold in handkerchief and starts out on his journey jogging but soon
A count's son could learn nothing. The count sent him to find a master who could teach him something. One year, he came back saying he knew what dogs said when they barked; the next, what birds said; the third, what frogs said. Infuriated by hi
An old woman has got some beans that she intends to cook over her fire. Being in a hurry, she grabs some straw to make the fire light faster. She pours the beans in the pot and, being in a hurry, she drops one on the floor which lands next to a
An old man could not eat neatly, so his son and daughter-in-law made him eat by the stove and, when he broke his bowl, bought him a cheap one. His four-year-old grandson played with wood and said that he was making a trough for his parents to e
A certain cat had made the acquaintance of a mouse, and had said so much to her about the great love and friendship she felt for her, that at length the mouse agreed that they should live and keep house together. They decided to look out for ea
Chanticleer and Partlet begin their adventure with a trip to the mountains in search of nuts. They either grew too lazy or too full to travel home on foot so they built a carriage of nutshells. While deciding how to get home a duck accused them
Chanticleer and Partlet begin their adventure with a trip to the mountains in search of nuts. They either grew too lazy or too full to travel home on foot so they built a carriage of nutshells. While deciding how to get home a duck accused them
A farmer had a horse that had been an excellent faithful servant to him: but he was now grown too old to work; so the farmer would give him nothing more to eat. The farmer decided that the horse was of no use to him any longer so he told the ho
A shape-shifting witch (or "fairy," depending on the translation) lived alone in a dark castle in the woods. She could lure wild animals and birds to her before killing them; she transfixed anyone who would came near to where she stood, and tur
A poor shoemaker and his wife need money to pay the rent. He gives away the last pair of shoes he has to a needy lady. He has leather to make one more pair of shoes. Elves come in the night and make a pair of shoes which he sells for more than
In order to make himself appear more important, a miller lied to a king, telling him that his daughter could spin straw into gold. The king called for the girl, shut her in a tower room with straw and a spinning wheel, and demanded that she spi
An old man could not eat neatly, so his son and daughter-in-law made him eat by the stove and, when he broke his bowl, bought him a cheap one. His four-year-old grandson played with wood and said that he was making a trough for his parents to e
Once upon a time, the Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage lived happily together. The Bird brings home wood from the forest; the Mouse delivers water, makes the cooking fire, lays the table; and the Sausage cooks.One day, the Bird has a chat with
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