HOUSEHOLD TALES by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm

HOUSEHOLD TALES

By

Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm

Translated by Margaret Hunt

CONTENTS:

1 The Frog-King, or Iron Henry. 7

2 Cat and Mouse in Partnership. 10

3 Our Lady's Child. 12

4 The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was. 15

5 The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids. 21

6 Faithful John. 23

7 The Good Bargain. 28

8 The Wonderful Musician. 31

9 The Twelve Brothers. 33

10 The Pack of Ragamuffins. 37

11 Little Brother and Little Sister 39

13 The Three Little Men in the Wood. 47

14 The Three Spinners. 51

15 Hansel and Grethel 53

16 The Three Snake-Leaves. 58

17 The White Snake. 61

18 The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean. 64

19 The Fisherman and His Wife. 65

20 The Valiant Little Tailor 71

21 Cinderella. 76

22 The Riddle. 81

23 The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage. 83

24 Mother Holle. 85

25 The Seven Ravens. 88

26 Little Red-Cap. 90

27 The Bremen Town-Musicians. 93

28 The Singing Bone. 96

29 The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs. 98

30 The Louse and the Flea. 103

31 The Girl Without Hands. 105

32 Clever Hans. 109

33 The Three Languages. 111

34 Clever Elsie. 113

35 The Tailor in Heaven. 115

36 The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack. 117

37 Thumbling. 124

38 The Wedding of Mrs. Fox. 128

FIRST STORY.. 128

SECOND STORY.. 130

39 The Elves. 132

FIRST STORY.. 132