Household Tales by Jacob Grimm (classic books for 12 year olds .txt) 📕

Household Tales

By Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm.

Translated by Margaret Hunt.

Table of Contents Titlepage Imprint The Frog-King, or Iron Henry Cat and Mouse in Partnership Our Lady’s Child The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids Faithful John The Good Bargain The Wonderful Musician The Twelve Brothers The Pack of Ragamuffins Little Brother and Little Sister Rapunzel The Three Little Men in the Wood The Three Spinners Hänsel and Grethel The Three Snake-Leaves The White Snake The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean The Fisherman and His Wife The Valiant Little Tailor Cinderella The Riddle The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage Mother Holle The Seven Ravens Little Redcap The Bremen Town-Musicians The Singing Bone The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs The Louse and the Flea The Girl Without Hands Clever Hans The Three Languages Clever Elsie The Tailor in Heaven The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack Thumbling The Wedding of Mrs. Fox First Story Second Story The Elves First Story Second Story Third Story The Robber Bridegroom Herr Korbes The Godfather Frau Trude Godfather Death Thumbling as Journeyman Fitcher’s Bird The Juniper-Tree Old Sultan The Six Swans Briar-Rose Fundevogel (Bird-Foundling) King Thrushbeard Little Snow-White The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn Rumpelstiltskin Sweetheart Roland The Golden Bird The Dog and the Sparrow Frederick and Catherine The Two Brothers The Little Peasant The Queen Bee The Three Feathers The Golden Goose Allerleirauh The Hare’s Bride The Twelve Huntsmen The Thief and His Master Jorinda and Joringel The Three Sons of Fortune How Six Men Got on in the World The Wolf and the Man The Wolf and the Fox The Fox and His Cousin The Fox and the Cat The Pink Clever Grethel The Old Man and His Grandson The Water-Nix The Death of the Little Hen Brother Lustig Gambling Hansel Hans in Luck Hans Married The Gold-Children The Fox and the Geese The Poor Man and the Rich Man The Singing, Springing Lark The Goose-Girl The Young Giant The Gnome The King of the Golden Mountain The Raven The Peasant’s Wise Daughter Old Hildebrand The Three Little Birds The Water of Life Doctor Knowall The Spirit in the Bottle The Devil’s Sooty Brother Bearskin The Willow-Wren and the Bear Sweet Porridge Wise Folks Stories About Snakes First Story Second Story Third Story The Poor Miller’s Boy and the Cat The Two Travellers Hans the Hedgehog The Shroud The Jew Among Thorns The Skilful Huntsman The Flail from Heaven The Two Kings’ Children The Cunning Little Tailor The Bright Sun Brings It to Light The Blue Light The Wilful Child The Three Army-Surgeons The Seven Swabians The Three Apprentices The King’s Son Who Feared Nothing Donkey Cabbages The Old Woman in the Wood The Three Brothers The Devil and His Grandmother Ferdinand the Faithful The Iron Stove The Lazy Spinner The Four Skilful Brothers One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie The Fox and the Horse The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces The Six Servants The White Bride and the Black One Iron John The Three Black Princesses Knoist and His Three Sons The Maid of Brakel Domestic Servants The Lambkin and the Little Fish Simeli Mountain Going A-Travelling The Donkey The Ungrateful Son The Turnip The Old Man Made Young Again The Lord’s Animals and the Devil’s The Beam The Old Beggar-Woman The Three Sluggards The Twelve Idle Servants The Shepherd Boy The Star-Money The Stolen Farthings Brides on Their Trial Odds and Ends The Sparrow and His Four Children The Story of Schlauraffen Land The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders A Riddling Tale Snow-White and Rose-Red The Wise Servant The Glass Coffin Lazy Harry The Griffin Strong Hans The Peasant in Heaven Lean Lisa The Hut in the Forest Sharing Joy and Sorrow The Willow-Wren The Sole The Bittern and the Hoopoe The Owl The Moon The Duration of Life Death’s Messengers Master Pfriem (Master Cobbler’s Awl) The Goose-Girl at the Well Eve’s Various Children The Nix of the Millpond The Little Folks’ Presents The Giant and the Tailor The Nail The Poor Boy in the Grave The True Sweethearts The Hare and the Hedgehog The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle The Peasant and the Devil The Crumbs on the Table The Sea-Hare The Master-Thief The Drummer The Ear of Corn The Grave-Mound Old Rinkrank The Crystal Ball Maid Maleen The Boots of Buffalo-Leather The Golden Key Children’s Legends St. Joseph in the Forest The Twelve Apostles The Rose Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven God’s Food The Three Green Twigs Our Lady’s Little Glass The Aged Mother The Heavenly Wedding The Hazel-Branch Colophon Uncopyright Imprint

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The Frog-King, or Iron Henry

In old times when wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful, but the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it shone in her