Hans Married
There was once upon a time a young peasant named Hans, whose uncle wanted to find him a rich wife.
He...
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”
The Gold-Children
There was once a poor man and a poor woman who had nothing but a little cottage, and who earned their...
The Fox and the Geese
The fox once came to a meadow in which was a flock of fine fat geese, on which he smiled and said, "I...
The Singing, Soaring Lark
There was once on a time a man who was about to set out on a long journey, and on parting he asked his...
Herr Korbes
There were once a cock and a hen who wanted to take a journey together.
So the cock built a beautiful...
The Robber Bridegroom
There was once on a time a miller, who had a beautiful daughter, and as she was grown up, he wished that...
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...
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...
