The Turnip
THERE were once two brothers who both served as soldiers; one of them was rich, and the other poor.
Then...
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”
Sharing Joy and Sorrow
There was once a tailor, who was a quarrelsome fellow, and his wife, who was good, industrious, and...
The Glass Coffin
Let no one ever say that a poor tailor cannot do great things and win high honors; all that is needed...
The Owl
Two or three hundred years ago, when people were far from being so crafty and cunning as they are now-a-day,...
The Moon
In days gone by there was a land where the nights were always dark, and the sky spread over it like...
The Hut in the Forest
A poor wood-cutter lived with his wife and three daughters in a little hut on the edge of a lonely forest.
One...
The Griffin
There was once upon a time a King, but where he reigned and what he was called, I do not know.
He had...
Lean Lisa
Lean Lisa was of a very different way of thinking from lazy Harry and fat Trina, who never let anything...
Strong Hans
There were once a man and a woman who had an only child, and lived quite alone in a solitary valley.
It...
The Peasant in Heaven
Once on a time a poor pious peasant died, and arrived before the gate of heaven.
At the same time a...
The Duration of Life
When God had created the world and was about to fix the length of each creature's life, the ass came...
Death’s Messengers
In ancient times a giant was once travelling on a great highway, when suddenly an unknown man sprang...
