Grimms' Fairy Tales

THE GOLDEN BIRD HANS IN LUCK JORINDA AND JORINDEL THE TRAVELLING MUSICIANS OLD SULTAN THE STRAW,...

Time passed on again, and the youngest son too wished to set out into the wide world to seek for...

All went right, and the groom lay snoring with his hand upon the golden saddle. But when the son...

Then the king was obliged to keep his word, and away went the young man and the princess; and the...

He rode on with the princess, till at last he came to the village where he had left his two...

Some men are born to good luck. all they do or try to do comes right all that falls to them is so...

Hans brushed his coat, wiped his face and hands, rested a while, and then drove off his cow...

Poor Hans was sadly frightened. Good man, cried he, pray get me out of this scrape. I know nothing...

For a while he watched it sinking in the deep clear water; then sprang up and danced for joy, and...

Jorinda sat down to gaze upon the sun; Jorindel sat by her side; and both felt sad, they knew not...

She mumbled something to herself, seized the nightingale, and went away with it in her hand. Poor...

In the morning when he awoke, he began to search over hill and dale for this pretty flower; and...

After he had travelled a little way, he spied a dog lying by the roadside and panting as if he were...

The ass, being the tallest of the company, marched up to the window and peeped in. Well, Donkey,...

Poor Sultan, who was lying close by them, heard all that the shepherd and his wife said to one...

In a village dwelt a poor old woman, who had gathered together a dish of beans and wanted to cook...

Just as eleven of them had done blessing her, a great noise was heard in the courtyard, and word...

A large hedge of thorns soon grew round the palace, and every year it became higher and thicker;...

A shepherds dog had a master who took no care of him, but often let him suffer the greatest hunger....

A kings son soon came. He was well entertained, and in the evening was taken to the chamber next to...

When they were all ready, they went and looked at the soldier; but he snored on, and did not stir...

When they came to the stairs, the soldier ran on before the princesses, and laid himself down; and...

Then the fish came swimming to him, and said, Well, what is her will. What does your wife want. Ah....

Then the fisherman went home; and as he came close to the palace he saw a troop of soldiers, and...

Then the fisherman went home, and found Ilsabill sitting on a throne that was two miles high. And...

When the time came for the war to begin, the willow wren sent out spies to discover who was the...

The next day, just as the princess had sat down to dinner, she heard a strange noise tap, tap...

He told her that he had been enchanted by a spiteful fairy, who had changed him into a frog; and...

Before long the cat was seized by another fit of yearning. She said to the mouse. You must do me a...

When the time came for them to set out, the fairy went into her bed chamber, and took a little...

Then the waiting maid got upon Falada, and the real bride rode upon the other horse, and they went...

Then there came a wind, so strong that it blew off Curdkens hat; and away it flew over the hills....

And Curdken went on telling the king what had happened upon the meadow where the geese fed; how his...

The nuts are quite ripe now, said Chanticleer to his wife Partlet, suppose we go together to the...

Early in the morning, before it was quite light, and when nobody was stirring in the inn,...

When Mr Korbes came home, he went to the fireplace to make a fire; but the cat threw all the ashes...

Thus Chanticleer was left alone with his dead Partlet; and having dug a grave for her, he laid her...

After a year or two, it came to pass that the kings son rode through the forest and passed by the...

There was once a forester who went into the forest to hunt, and as he entered it he heard a sound...

The two children therefore got up, dressed themselves quickly, and went away. When the water in the...

They went on together, and as they passed a cherry tree, the giant laid hold of the top of the tree...

The little tailor went forth, and the hundred horsemen followed him. When he came to the outskirts...

Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor wood cutter with his wife and his two children. The boy was...

They walked the whole night long, and by break of day came once more to their fathers house. They...

The woman led the children still deeper into the forest, where they had never in their lives been...

And now the best food was cooked for poor Hansel, but Gretel got nothing but crab shells. Every...

The duck came to them, and Hansel seated himself on its back, and told his sister to sit by him....

And now what happened. The sausage started in search of wood, the bird made the fire, and the mouse...

She walked over the meadow, and presently she came upon a bakers oven full of bread, and the loaves...

So she stayed on with Mother Holle for some time, and then she began to grow unhappy. She could not...

Presently she came to the apple tree. Shake me, shake me, I pray; my apples, one and all, are ripe,...

The grandmother lived out in the wood, half a league from the village, and just as Little Red Cap...

She was surprised to find the cottage door standing open, and when she went into the room, she had...

There was once a miller who had one beautiful daughter, and as she was grown up, he was anxious...

Thereupon the old woman led her behind a large cask, which quite hid her from view. Keep as still...

The day came that had been fixed for the marriage. The bridegroom arrived and also a large company...

And one of the robbers saw that there was a gold ring still left on her finger, and as it was...

One day, as the woodman was getting ready to go into the wood to cut fuel, he said, I wish I had...

They journeyed on till it began to be dusky, and then the little man said, Let me get down, Im...

The cook heard this quite plain, so she sprang out of bed, and ran to open the door. The thieves...

Scarcely had they set foot on the threshold, when Tom called out, Dont bring me any more hay. Then...

This was just what Tom had reckoned upon; and now he began to set up a great shout, making all the...

She sat down in one corner of the room, and began to bewail her hard fate; when on a sudden the...

Now the queen lay awake all night, thinking of all the odd names that she had ever heard; and she...

There was once a cook named Gretel, who wore shoes with red heels, and when she walked out with...

There was once a very old man, whose eyes had become dim, his ears dull of hearing, his knees...

Next morning when the cows were being driven out, the little peasant called the cow herd in and...

At home the small peasant gradually launched out; he built a beautiful house, and the peasants...

Away ran Catherine, and away ran the dog across the field. but he ran faster than she, and stuck...

Catherine stood musing for a while, and at last said to her husband, Hark ye, Frederick, we will...

Catherine did as he told her, and thought to herself by the way, Frederick wants something to eat;...

A little while after, Catherine thought the door was still very heavy. so she whispered to...

When the old witch got up next morning, she called her daughter, and wanted to give her the apron,...

And now the time drew near when Rolands wedding was to be celebrated, and then, according to an old...

When she heard this she turned pale with rage and envy, and called to one of her servants, and...

Thou, queen, art the fairest in all this land. But over the hills, in the greenwood shade, Where...

Then the blood ran cold in her heart with spite and malice, to see that Snowdrop still lived; and...

Then he told her all that had happened, and said, I love you far better than all the world; so come...

The cook, however, thought to himself. If the child has the power of wishing, and I am here, he...

Then Clever Elsie began to weep and said. If I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and...

Our honest friend journeyed on his way too; and if he was merry before, he was now ten times more...

Then the miser said, Bind me fast, bind me fast, for pitys sake. But the countryman seized his...

It happened once that the father was going to the fair, and asked his wifes daughters what he...

Then first came two white doves in at the kitchen window; next came two turtle doves; and after...

And the bird came and brought a still finer dress than the one she had worn the day before. And...

The prince took the shoe, and went the next day to the king his father, and said, I will take for...

This had gone on for a long time, when one day the servant, who took away the dish, was overcome...

He rode on, and after a while it seemed to him that he heard a voice in the sand at his feet. He...

He stood on the shore and considered what he should do, when suddenly he saw three fishes come...

There was once upon a time an old goat who had seven little kids, and loved them with all the love...

When the wolf at length had had his fill of sleep, he got on his legs, and as the stones in his...

At length the three brothers came to a castle. and as they passed by the stables they saw fine...

The third task was the hardest. It was to choose out the youngest and the best of the kings three...

The same day a customer came in, and the shoes suited him so well that he willingly paid a price...

The thought pleased the good cobbler very much; and one evening, when all the things were ready,...

Her husband buried her under the juniper tree, and wept bitterly for her. By degrees, however, his...

Soon after this, little Marleen came up to her mother who was stirring a pot of boiling water over...

Little Marleen went upstairs and took her best silk handkerchief out of her bottom drawer, and in...

My mother killed her little son; My father grieved when I was gone; My sister loved me best of all;...

When he had finished, he flew away. He had the chain in his right claw and the shoes in his left,...

the mother shut her eyes and her ears, that she might see and hear nothing, but there was a roaring...

There were two brothers who were both soldiers; the one was rich and the other poor. The poor man...

When the brother heard of all this, and how a turnip had made the gardener so rich, he envied him...

When the horseman came up, he proved to be a student, a merry fellow, who was journeying along on...

The mother of Hans said. Whither away, Hans. Hans answered. To Gretel. Behave well, Hans. Oh, Ill...

Whither away, Hans. To Gretel, mother. Behave well, Hans. Oh, Ill behave well. Goodbye, mother....

Hans takes Gretel, ties her to a rope, leads her to the rack, and binds her fast. Then Hans goes to...

It happened that the cat met the fox in a forest, and as she thought to herself. He is clever and...

The third brother met a huntsman, who took him with him, and taught him so well all that belonged...

Now comes your turn, said he to the young tailor; sew the eggs and the young birds in them together...

When they had brought home the princess to her father, there was great rejoicing; and he said to...

And as he came near home, it was Lily, his youngest and dearest daughter, that met him; she came...

This said, he flew out at the door, and poor Lily followed; and every now and then a white feather...

Thus the unhappy traveller was again forsaken and forlorn; but she took heart and said, As far as...

A farmer had a horse that had been an excellent faithful servant to him. but he was now grown too...

Here he is, master, said he, I have got the better of him. and when the farmer saw his old servant,...

Next morning when the princess arose she went to her father, and told him that she had had a very...

Long after this, a man was making his way through the wood when he heard a raven calling, and he...

The next day at noon, the old woman came to him again with food and drink which he at first...

When the man awoke and found that he had been sleeping, he was grieved at heart, and said, She has...

Looking out from his hut one day he saw three robbers fighting and he called out to them, God be...

When he entered the forest he met a little grey haired old man who bade him good day, and said. Do...

When he came to the forest the little old grey man met him likewise, and greeting him, said. Give...

In the middle of the fields the parson met them, and when he saw the procession he said. For shame,...

He led him into the kings cellar, and the man bent over the huge barrels, and drank and drank till...

Then he set out. and when he had gone on his way some time he came to a deep valley, overhung with...

When the second prince had thus been gone a long time, the youngest son said he would go and search...

Then they all three rode on together, and on their way home came to a country that was laid waste...

Some time after, three grand embassies came to the old kings court, with rich gifts of gold and...

Now when the full year was come round, the third brother left the forest in which he had lain hid...

When they came to the kings daughter, she had twelve suits of huntsmens clothes made, all alike,...

The twelve huntsmen always followed the king to the chase, and his liking for them continually...

About a month afterwards he went upstairs into a lumber room to look for some old iron, that he...

The boat, however, did not sink, for the good fairy took care of her friend, and soon raised the...

He next told them how he was king of the Golden Mountain, and was married to a princess, and had a...

Upon this, fear and remorse came over her, and she went into her chamber alone, and sat there...

There was once a man who had seven sons, and last of all one daughter. Although the little girl was...

As she went in, a little dwarf came up to her, and said, What are you seeking for. I seek for my...

The cat goes up the stairs trip, trap, The door she knocks at tap, tap, tap, Mistress Fox, are you...

Sweep me the room as clean as you can, Up with the window, fling out my old man. For many a fine...

Then he took leave of his friends, and hung his bag and bow about his neck, and went his way. It so...

Then he laid himself down and slept off a little of his weariness; and when he awoke the next...

A certain father had two sons, the elder of who was smart and sensible, and could do everything,...

She carried him down, and then with loud screams she hastened to the boys father, Your boy, cried...

But the youth said. However difficult it may be, I will learn it. For this purpose indeed have I...

The third night he sat down again on his bench and said quite sadly. If I could but shudder. When...

A great king of a land far away in the East had a daughter who was very beautiful, but so proud,...

Then the fiddler went his way, and took her with him, and they soon came to a great wood. Pray,...

She had not been there long before she heard that the kings eldest son was passing by, going to be...

The huntsman therefore betook himself with his dog to the forest. It was not long before the dog...