The Elves (3 stories)
F I R S T S T O R Y
A shoemaker, by no fault of his own, had become so poor that at last he had nothing...
Author: Max
The Wedding of Mrs. Fox
First Story
There was once on a time an old fox with nine tails, who
believed that his wife was not...
Thumbling
There was once a poor peasant who sat in the evening by the hearth and poked the fire, and his wife sat...
The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
There was once upon a time a tailor who had three sons, and only one goat.
But as the goat supported...
The Tailor in Heaven
One very fine day it came to pass that the good God wished to enjoy himself in the heavenly garden, and...
Clever Elsie
There was once a man who had a daughter who was called Clever Elsie.
And when she had grown up her...
The Three Languages
An aged count once lived in Switzerland, who had an only son, but he was stupid, and could learn nothing.
Then...
Clever Hans
The mother of Hans said, "Whither away, Hans?" Hans answered, "To Grethel."
"Behave well, Hans."
"Oh,...
The Girl Without Hands
A certain miller had little by little fallen into poverty, and had nothing left but his mill and a large...
The Louse and the Flea
A louse and a flea kept house together and were brewing beer in an egg-shell.
Then the little louse...
The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs
There was once a poor woman who gave birth to a little son; and as he came into the world with a caul...
The Singing Bone
In a certain country there was once great lamentation over a wild boar that laid waste the farmer's fields,...
