Household Tales

Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm

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"Household Tales" by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm. Public domain in the United States. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5314. Text and audio edition: LivingBooks.

Chapters

  1. 11 The Frog-King, or Iron Henry
  2. 22 Cat and Mouse in Partnership
  3. 33 Our Lady’s Child
  4. 44 The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
  5. 55 The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids
  6. 66 Faithful John
  7. 77 The Good Bargain
  8. 88 The Wonderful Musician
  9. 99 The Twelve Brothers
  10. 1010 The Pack of Ragamuffins
  11. 1111 Little Brother and Little Sister
  12. 1212 Rapunzel
  13. 1313 The Three Little Men in the Wood
  14. 1414 The Three Spinners
  15. 1515 Hansel and Grethel
  16. 1616 The Three Snake-Leaves
  17. 1717 The White Snake
  18. 1818 The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean
  19. 1919 The Fisherman and His Wife
  20. 2020 The Valiant Little Tailor
  21. 2121 Cinderella
  22. 2222 The Riddle
  23. 2323 The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage
  24. 2424 Mother Holle
  25. 2525 The Seven Ravens
  26. 2626 Little Red-Cap
  27. 2727 The Bremen Town-Musicians
  28. 2828 The Singing Bone
  29. 2929 The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs
  30. 3030 The Louse and the Flea
  31. 3131 The Girl Without Hands
  32. 3232 Clever Hans
  33. 3333 The Three Languages
  34. 3434 Clever Elsie
  35. 3535 The Tailor in Heaven
  36. 3636 The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
  37. 3737 Thumbling
  38. 3838 The Wedding of Mrs. Fox
  39. 3939 The Elves
  40. 4040 The Robber Bridegroom
  41. 4141 Herr Korbes
  42. 4242 The Godfather
  43. 4343 Frau Trude
  44. 4444 Godfather Death
  45. 4545 Thumbling as Journeyman
  46. 4646 Fitcher’s Bird
  47. 4747 The Juniper-Tree
  48. 4848 Old Sultan
  49. 4949 The Six Swans
  50. 5050 Briar-Rose
  51. 5151 Fundevogel (Bird-foundling)
  52. 5252 King Thrushbeard
  53. 5353 Little Snow-white
  54. 5454 The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn
  55. 5555 Rumpelstiltskin
  56. 5656 Sweetheart Roland
  57. 5757 The Golden Bird
  58. 5858 The Dog and the Sparrow
  59. 5959 Frederick and Catherine
  60. 6060 The Two Brothers
  61. 6161 The Little Peasant
  62. 6262 The Queen Bee
  63. 6363 The Three Feathers
  64. 6464 The Golden Goose
  65. 6565 Allerleirauh
  66. 6666 The Hare’s Bride
  67. 6767 The Twelve Huntsmen
  68. 6868 The Thief and his Master
  69. 6969 Jorinda and Joringel
  70. 7070 The Three Sons of Fortune
  71. 7171 How Six Men Got on in the World
  72. 7272 The Wolf and the Man
  73. 7373 The Wolf and the Fox
  74. 7474 The Fox and His Cousin
  75. 7575 The Fox and the Cat
  76. 7676 The Pink
  77. 7777 Clever Grethel
  78. 7878 The Old Man and His Grandson
  79. 7979 The Water-Nix
  80. 8080 The Death of the Little Hen
  81. 8181 Brother Lustig
  82. 8282 Gambling Hansel
  83. 8383 Hans in Luck
  84. 8484 Hans Married
  85. 8585 The Gold-Children
  86. 8686 The Fox and the Geese
  87. 8787 The Poor Man and the Rich Man
  88. 8888 The Singing, Springing Lark
  89. 8989 The Goose-Girl
  90. 9090 The Young Giant
  91. 9191 The Gnome
  92. 9292 The King of the Golden Mountain
  93. 9393 The Raven
  94. 9494 The Peasant’s Wise Daughter
  95. 9595 Old Hildebrand
  96. 9696 The Three Little Birds
  97. 9797 The Water of Life
  98. 9898 Doctor Knowall
  99. 9999 The Spirit in the Bottle
  100. 100100 The Devil’s Sooty Brother
  101. 101101 Bearskin
  102. 102102 The Willow-Wren and the Bear
  103. 103103 Sweet Porridge
  104. 104104 Wise Folks
  105. 105105 Stories about Snakes
  106. 106106 The Poor Miller’s Boy and the Cat
  107. 107107 The Two Travellers
  108. 108108 Hans the Hedgehog
  109. 109109 The Shroud
  110. 110110 The Jew Among Thorns
  111. 111111 The Skilful Huntsman
  112. 112112 The Flail From Heaven
  113. 113113 The Two Kings’ Children
  114. 114114 The Cunning Little Tailor
  115. 115115 The Bright Sun Brings It to Light
  116. 116116 The Blue Light
  117. 117117 The Wilful Child
  118. 118118 The Three Army-Surgeons
  119. 119119 The Seven Swabians
  120. 120120 The Three Apprentices
  121. 121121 The King’s Son Who Feared Nothing
  122. 122122 Donkey Cabbages
  123. 123123 The Old Woman in the Wood
  124. 124124 The Three Brothers
  125. 125125 The Devil and his Grandmother
  126. 126126 Ferdinand the Faithful
  127. 127127 The Iron Stove
  128. 128128 The Lazy Spinner
  129. 129129 The Four Skilful Brothers
  130. 130130 One-eye, Two-eyes, and Three-eyes
  131. 131131 Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie
  132. 132132 The Fox and the Horse
  133. 133133 The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces
  134. 134134 The Six Servants
  135. 135135 The White Bride and the Black One
  136. 136136 Iron John
  137. 137137 The Three Black Princesses
  138. 138138 Knoist and his Three Sons
  139. 139139 The Maid of Brakel
  140. 140140 Domestic Servants
  141. 141141 The Lambkin and the Little Fish
  142. 142142 Simeli Mountain
  143. 143143 Going A-Travelling
  144. 144144 The Donkey
  145. 145145 The Ungrateful Son
  146. 146146 The Turnip
  147. 147147 The Old Man Made Young Again
  148. 148148 The Lord’s Animals and the Devil’s
  149. 149149 The Beam
  150. 150150 The Old Beggar-Woman
  151. 151151 The Three Sluggards
  152. 152152 The Shepherd Boy
  153. 153153 The Star-Money
  154. 154154 The Stolen Farthings
  155. 155155 Brides On Their Trial
  156. 156156 Odds And Ends
  157. 157157 The Sparrow And His Four Children
  158. 158158 The Story of Schlauraffen Land
  159. 159159 The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders
  160. 160160 A Riddling Tale
  161. 161161 Snow-White and Rose-Red
  162. 162162 The Wise Servant
  163. 163163 The Glass Coffin
  164. 164164 Lazy Harry
  165. 165165 The Griffin
  166. 166166 Strong Hans
  167. 167167 The Peasant in Heaven
  168. 168168 Lean Lisa
  169. 169169 The Hut in the Forest
  170. 170170 Sharing Joy and Sorrow
  171. 171171 The Willow-Wren
  172. 172172 The Sole
  173. 173173 The Bittern and the Hoopoe
  174. 174174 The Owl
  175. 175175 The Moon
  176. 176176 The Duration of Life
  177. 177177 Death’s Messengers
  178. 178178 Master Pfriem (Master Cobbler’s Awl)
  179. 179179 The Goose-Girl at the Well
  180. 180180 Eve’s Various Children
  181. 181181 The Nix of the Mill-Pond
  182. 182182 The Little Folks’ Presents
  183. 183183 The Giant and the Tailor
  184. 184184 The Nail
  185. 185185 The Poor Boy in the Grave
  186. 186186 The True Sweethearts
  187. 187187 The Hare and the Hedgehog
  188. 188188 The Spindle, The Shuttle, and the Needle
  189. 189189 The Peasant and the Devil
  190. 190190 The Crumbs on the Table
  191. 191191 The Sea-Hare
  192. 192192 The Master-Thief
  193. 193193 The Drummer
  194. 194194 The Ear of Corn
  195. 195195 The Grave-Mound
  196. 196196 Old Rinkrank
  197. 197197 The Crystal Ball
  198. 198198 Maid Maleen
  199. 199199 The Boots of Buffalo-Leather
  200. 200200 The Golden Key
  201. 201Legend 1 St. Joseph in the Forest
  202. 202Legend 2 The Twelve Apostles
  203. 203Legend 3 The Rose
  204. 204Legend 4 Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven
  205. 205Legend 5 God’s Food
  206. 206Legend 6 The Three Green Twigs
  207. 207Legend 7 Our Lady’s Little Glass
  208. 208Legend 8 The Aged Mother
  209. 209Legend 9 The Heavenly Wedding
  210. 210Legend 10 The Hazel-Branch