Household Tales

by

Brothers Grimm

Translated by Margaret Hunt

Table of 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
  152. The Twelve Idle Servants
  153. The Shepherd Boy
  154. The Star-Money
  155. The Stolen Farthings
  156. Brides On Their Trial
  157. Odds And Ends
  158. The Sparrow And His Four Children
  159. The Story of Schlauraffen Land
  160. The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders
  161. A Riddling Tale
  162. Snow-White and Rose-Red
  163. The Wise Servant
  164. The Glass Coffin
  165. Lazy Harry
  166. The Griffin
  167. Strong Hans
  168. The Peasant in Heaven
  169. Lean Lisa
  170. The Hut in the Forest
  171. Sharing Joy and Sorrow
  172. The Willow-Wren
  173. The Sole
  174. The Bittern and the Hoopoe
  175. The Owl
  176. The Moon
  177. The Duration of Life
  178. Death’s Messengers
  179. Master Pfriem (Master Cobbler’s Awl)
  180. The Goose-Girl at the Well
  181. Eve’s Various Children
  182. The Nix of the Mill-Pond
  183. The Little Folks’ Presents
  184. The Giant and the Tailor
  185. The Nail
  186. The Poor Boy in the Grave
  187. The True Sweethearts
  188. The Hare and the Hedgehog
  189. The Spindle, The Shuttle, and the Needle
  190. The Peasant and the Devil
  191. The Crumbs on the Table
  192. The Sea-Hare
  193. The Master-Thief
  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

  1. St. Joseph in the Forest
  2. The Twelve Apostles
  3. The Rose
  4. Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven
  5. God’s Food
  6. The Three Green Twigs
  7. Our Lady’s Little Glass
  8. The Aged Mother
  9. The Heavenly Wedding
  10. The Hazel-Branch

Based on the original 1884 translation “Household Tales” of Margaret Hunt.

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