The Maid of Brakel
A girl from Brakel once went to St.
Anne's Chapel at the foot of the Hinnenberg, and as she wanted...
Category: Grimms’ Fairy Tales
Grimms’ Fairy Tales, originally known as the Children’s and Household Tales is a German collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers or “Brothers Grimm”
Domestic Servants
"I to Walpe, thou to Walpe, so, so, together we'll go."
"Hast thou a man? What is his name?" "Cham."
"My...
The Lambkin and the Little Fish
There were once a little brother and a little sister, who loved each other with all their hearts.
Their...
Simeli Mountain
There were once two brothers, the one rich, the other poor.
The rich one, however, gave nothing to the...
The Star-Money
There was once on a time a little girl whose father and mother were dead, and she was so poor that she...
The Stolen Farthings
A father was one day sitting at dinner with his wife and his children, and a good friend who had come...
Brides On Their Trial
There was once a young shepherd who wished much to marry, and was acquainted with three sisters who were...
Odds And Ends
There was once on a time a maiden who was pretty, but idle and negligent.
When she had to spin she was...
The Sparrow And His Four Children
A sparrow had four young ones in a swallow's nest.
When they were fledged, some naughty boys pulled...
The Story of Schlauraffen Land
In the time of Schlauraffen I went there, and saw Rome and the Lateran hanging by a small silken thread,...
The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders
I will tell you something. I saw two roasted fowls flying; they flew quickly and had their breasts turned...
A Riddling Tale
Three women were changed into flowers which grew in the field, but one of them was allowed to be in...
