A Riddling Tale
Three women were changed into flowers which grew in the field, but one of them was allowed to be in...
Tag: Grimm’s 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”
Snow-White and Rose-Red
There was once a poor widow who lived in a lonely cottage.
In front of the cottage was a garden wherein...
The Wise Servant
How fortunate is the master, and how well all goes in his house, when he has a wise servant who listens...
The Shepherd Boy
There was once on a time a shepherd boy whose fame spread far and wide because of the wise answers which...
Going A-Travelling
There was once a poor woman who had a son, who much wished to travel, but his mother said, "How canst...
The Twelve Idle Servants
Twelve servants who had done nothing all the day would not exert themselves at night either, but laid...
The Three Sluggards
A certain King had three sons who were all equally dear to him, and he did not know which of them to...
The Old Beggar-Woman
There was once an old woman, but thou hast surely seen an old woman go a-begging before now? This woman...
The Beam
There was once an enchanter who was standing in the midst of a great crowd of people performing his...
The Lord’s Animals and the Devil’s
The Lord God had created all animals, and had chosen out the wolf to be his dog, but he had forgotten...
The Donkey
ONCE on a time there lived a King and a Queen, who were rich, and had everything they wanted, but no...
The Old Man Made Young Again
IN the time when our Lord still walked this earth, he and St. Peter stopped one evening at a smith's...
