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INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG

WORKS OF

JACOB GRIMM
and
WILHELM GRIMM


Compiled by David Widger




CONTENTS

##  THE BROTHERS GRIMM FAIRY TALES

##  GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES

##  HOUSEHOLD TALES BY BROTHERS GRIMM

##  HOUSEHOLD STORIES BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM

##  GRIMM'S FAIRY STORIES

##  SNOWDROP AND OTHER TALES







TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES

FAIRY TALES
By The Brothers Grimm


CONTENTS
THE BROTHERS GRIMM FAIRY TALES
THE GOLDEN BIRD
HANS IN LUCK
JORINDA AND JORINDEL
THE TRAVELLING MUSICIANS
OLD SULTAN
THE STRAW, THE COAL, AND THE BEAN
BRIAR ROSE
THE DOG AND THE SPARROW
THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES
THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE
THE WILLOW-WREN AND THE BEAR
THE FROG-PRINCE
CAT AND MOUSE IN PARTNERSHIP
THE GOOSE-GIRL
THE ADVENTURES OF CHANTICLEER AND PARTLET
RAPUNZEL
FUNDEVOGEL
THE VALIANT LITTLE TAILOR
HANSEL AND GRETEL
THE MOUSE, THE BIRD, AND THE SAUSAGE
MOTHER HOLLE
LITTLE RED-CAP [LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD]
THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM
TOM THUMB
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
CLEVER GRETEL
THE OLD MAN AND HIS GRANDSON
THE LITTLE PEASANT
FREDERICK AND CATHERINE
SWEETHEART ROLAND
SNOWDROP
THE PINK
CLEVER ELSIE
THE MISER IN THE BUSH
ASHPUTTEL
THE WHITE SNAKE
THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN LITTLE KIDS
THE QUEEN BEE
THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER
THE JUNIPER-TREE
THE TURNIP
CLEVER HANS
THE THREE LANGUAGES
THE FOX AND THE CAT
THE FOUR CLEVER BROTHERS
LILY AND THE LION
THE FOX AND THE HORSE
THE BLUE LIGHT
THE RAVEN
THE GOLDEN GOOSE
THE WATER OF LIFE
THE TWELVE HUNTSMEN
THE KING OF THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN
DOCTOR KNOWALL
THE SEVEN RAVENS
THE WEDDING OF MRS FOX
THE SALAD
THE STORY OF THE YOUTH WHO WENT FORTH TO LEARN WHAT FEAR WAS
KING GRISLY-BEARD
IRON HANS
CAT-SKIN
SNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-RED

GRIMM�S FAIRY TALES
Illustrated By Rie Cramer


CONTENTS
 	PAGE
The Frog-King; or, Iron Henry	13
The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids	19
Rapunzel	24
Little Brother and Little Sister	30
The Star-Money	39
The Fisherman and His Wife	41
The White Snake	53
Haensel and Grethel	59
The Seven Ravens	69
Ash-Maiden	73
The Elves and the Shoemaker	83
The Three Brothers	86
Little Table Set Thyself, Gold-Ass, and Cudgel Out of the Sack	89
Iron John	105
Clever Elsie	117
The Bremen Town-Musicians	122
The Six Swans	127
The Poor Miller�s Boy and the Cat	134
Little Red-Cap	140
King Thrushbeard	145
The Gold-Children	151
Little Snow-White	159
Rumpelstiltskin	17110
Little Briar-Rose	176
The Three Little Men in the Wood	181
The Golden Bird	187
The Queen Bee	197
Bird-Found	200
The Golden Goose	204
Mother Holle	208
The Two Travelers	213
Jorinda and Joringel	228
How Six Men Got On in the World	232
The Goose-Girl	240
The Singing, Soaring Lark	249
Doctor Knowall	257
The Blue Light	260
The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle	267
The Three Luck-Children	272
The Donkey Cabbages	276
Clever Hans	285
The Iron Stove	291
Sweet Porridge	299
Snow-White and Rose-Red	301
The Hedge-King	310
One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes	314
The Goose-Girl at the Well	325
The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces	338
The Nix of the Mill-Pond	344
The Little House in the Wood	352
Maid Maleen	360

HOUSEHOLD TALES BY BROTHERS GRIMM
by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
Translated by Margaret Hunt
CONTENTS
1 The Frog King, or Iron Henry (Der Froschk�nig oder der eiserne Heinrich)
2 Cat and Mouse in Partnership (Katze und Maus in Gesellschaft)
3 Our Lady's Child (Marienkind)
4 The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was (M�rchen von einem, der auszog, das F�rchten zu lernen)
5 The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids (Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Gei�lein)
6 Faithful John (Der treue Johannes)
7 The Good Bargain (Der gute Handel)
8 The Strange Musician (Der wunderliche Spielmann)
9 The Twelve Brothers (Die zw�lf Br�der)
10 The Pack of Ragamuffins (Das Lumpengesindel)
11 Little Brother and Little Sister (Br�derchen und Schwesterchen)
12 Rapunzel (Rapunzel)
13 The Three Little Men in the Forest (Die drei M�nnlein im Walde)
14 The Three Spinning Women (Die drei Spinnerinnen)
15 Hansel and Gretel (H�nsel und Gretel)
16 The Three Snake-Leaves (Die drei Schlangenbl�tter)
17 The White Snake (Die wei�e Schlange)
18 Straw, Coal, and Bean (Strohhalm, Kohle und Bohne)
19 The Fisherman and His Wife (Von dem Fischer un syner Fru)
20 The Brave Little Tailor (Das tapfere Schneiderlein)
21 Cinderella (Aschenputtel)
22 The Riddle (Das R�tsel)
23 The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage (Von dem M�uschen, V�gelchen und der Bratwurst)
24 Frau Holle (Frau Holle)
25 The Seven Ravens (Die sieben Raben)
26 Little Red-Cap (Rotk�ppchen)
27 The Bremen Town Musicians (Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten)
28 The Singing Bone (Der singende Knochen)
29 The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs (Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren)
30 Little Louse and Little Flea (L�uschen und Fl�hchen)
31 The Girl without Hands (Das M�dchen ohne H�nde)
32 Clever Hans (Der gescheite Hans)
33 The Three Languages (Die drei Sprachen)
34 Clever Elsie (Die kluge Else)
35 The Tailor in Heaven (Der Schneider im Himmel)
36 The Wishing-table, the Gold-ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack (Tischchendeckdich, Goldesel und Kn�ppel aus dem Sack)
37 Thumbling (Daumesdick)
38 The Wedding of Mrs. Fox (Die Hochzeit der Frau F�chsin)
39 The Elves (Die Wichtelm�nner)
40 The Robber Bridegroom (Der R�uberbr�utigam)
41 Herr Korbes (Herr Korbes)
42 The Godfather (Der Herr Gevatter)
43 Frau Trude (Frau Trude)
44 Godfather Death (Der Gevatter Tod)
45 Thumbling as Journeyman [Thumbling's Travels] (Daumerlings Wanderschaft)
46 Fitcher's Bird [Fowler's Fowl] (Fitchers Vogel)
47 The Juniper-Tree (Von dem Machandelboom)
48 Old Sultan (Der alte Sultan)
49 The Six Swans (Die sechs Schw�ne)
50 Little Briar-Rose (Dornr�schen)
51 Foundling-Bird (Fundevogel)
52 King Thrushbeard (K�nig Drosselbart)
53 Little Snow-White (Sneewittchen)
54 The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn (Der Ranzen, das H�tlein und das H�rnlein)
55 Rumpelstiltskin (Rumpelstilzchen)
56 Sweetheart Roland (Der Liebste Roland)
57 The Golden Bird (Der goldene Vogel)
58 The Dog and the Sparrow (Der Hund und der Sperling)
59 Frederick and Catherine (Der Frieder und das Catherlieschen)
60 The Two Brothers (Die zwei Br�der)
61 The Little Peasant (Das B�rle)
62 The Queen Bee (Die Bienenk�nigin)
63 The Three Feathers (Die drei Federn)
64 The Golden Goose (Die goldene Gans)
65 Allerleirauh [All-Kinds-Of-Fur] (Allerleirauh)
66 The Hare's Bride (H�sichenbraut)
67 The Twelve Huntsmen (Die zw�lf J�ger)
68 The Thief and His Master (De Gaudeif un sien Meester)
69 Jorinde and Joringel (Jorinde und Joringel)
70 The Three Children of Fortune (Die drei Gl�ckskinder)
71 How Six Men Got On in the World (Sechse kommen durch die ganze Welt)
72 The Wolf and the Man (Der Wolf und der Mensch)
73 The Wolf and the Fox (Der Wolf und der Fuchs)
74 The Fox and His Cousin (Der Fuchs und die Frau Gevatterin)
75 The Fox and the Cat (Der Fuchs und die Katze)
76 The Pink (Die Nelke)
77 Clever Grethel (Das kluge Gretel)
78 The Old Man and His Grandson (Der alte Gro�vater und der Enkel)
79 The Water-Nix (Die Wassernixe)
80 The Death of the Little Hen (Von dem Tode des H�hnchens)
81 Brother Lustig (Bruder Lustig)
82 Gambling Hansel (De Spielhansl)
83 Hans in Luck (Hans im Gl�ck)
84 Hans Married (Hans heiratet)
85 The Gold-Children (Die Goldkinder)
86 The Fox and the Geese (Der Fuchs und die G�nse)
87 The Poor Man and the Rich Man (Der Arme und der Reiche)
88 The Singing, Springing Lark (Das singende springende L�weneckerchen)
89 The Goose-Girl (Die G�nsemagd)
90 The Young Giant (Der junge Riese)
91 The Gnome (Dat Erdm�nneken)
92 The King of the Golden Mountain (Der K�nig vom goldenen Berg)
93 The Raven (Die Rabe)
94 The Peasant's Clever Daughter (Die kluge Bauerntochter)
95 Old Hildebrand (Der alte Hildebrand)
96 The Three Little Birds (De drei V�gelkens)
97 The Water of Life (Das Wasser des Lebens)
98 Dr. Know-All (Doktor Allwissend)
99 The Spirit in the Bottle (Der Geist im Glas)
100 The Devil's Sooty Brother (Des Teufels ru�iger Bruder)
101 Bearskin (Der B�renh�uter)
102 The Willow-Wren and the Bear (Der Zaunk�nig und der B�r)
103 Sweet Porridge (Der s��e Brei)
104 Wise Folks (Die klugen Leute)
105 Stories about Snakes (M�rchen von der Unke)
106 The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat (Der arme M�llerbursch und das K�tzchen)
107 The Two Travellers (Die beiden Wanderer)
108 Hans the Hedgehog (Hans mein Igel)
109 The Shroud (Das Totenhemdchen)
110 The Jew among Thorns (Der Jude im Dorn)
111 The Skilful Huntsman (Der gelernte J�ger)
112 The Flail from Heaven (Der Dreschflegel vom Himmel)
113 The Two Kings' Children (De beiden K�nigeskinner)
114 The Cunning Little Tailor (Vom klugen Schneiderlein)
115 The Bright Sun Brings It to Light (Die klare Sonne bringt's an den Tag)
116 The Blue Light (Das blaue Licht)
117 The Wilful Child (Das eigensinnige Kind)
118 The Three Army Surgeons (Die drei Feldscherer)
119 The Seven Swabians (Die sieben Schwaben)
120 The Three Apprentices (Die drei Handwerksburschen)
121 The King's Son Who Feared Nothing (Der K�nigssohn, der sich vor nichts f�rchtet)
122 Donkey Cabbages (Der Krautesel)
123 The Old Woman in the Wood (Die Alte im Wald)
124 The Three Brothers (Die drei Br�der)
125 The Devil and His Grandmother (Der Teufel und seine Gro�mutter)
126 Ferdinand the Faithful (Ferenand getr� un Ferenand ungetr�)
127 The Iron Stove (Der Eisenofen)
128 The Lazy Spinner (Die faule Spinnerin)
129 The Four Skilful Brothers (Die vier kunstreichen Br�der)
130 One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes (Ein�uglein, Zwei�uglein und Drei�uglein)
131 Fair Katrinelje and Pif Paf Poltrie (Die sch�ne Katrinelje und Pif Paf Poltrie)
132 The Fox and the Horse (Der Fuchs und das Pferd)
133 The Shoes that Were Danced to Pieces (Die zertanzten Schuhe)
134 The Six Servants (Die sechs Diener)
135 The White Bride and the Black One (Die wei�e und die schwarze Braut)
136 Iron John (Der Eisenhans)
137 The Three Black Princesses (De drei schwatten Prinzessinnen)
138 Knoist and His Three Sons (Knoist un sine dre S�hne)
139 The Maid of Brakel (Dat M�ken von Brakel)
140 Domestic Servants (Das Hausgesinde)
141 The Lambkin and the Little Fish (Das L�mmchen und Fischchen)
142 Simeli Mountain (Simeliberg)
143 Going A-Travelling (Up Reisen gohn)
144 The Donkey (Das Eselein)
145 The Ungrateful Son (Der undankbare Sohn)
146 The Turnip (Die R�be)
147 The Old Man Made Young Again (Das junggegl�hte M�nnlein)
148 The Lord's Animals and the Devil's (Des Herrn und des Teufels Getier)
149 The Beam (Der Hahnenbalken)
150 The Old Beggar-Woman (Die alte Bettelfrau)
151 The Three Sluggards (Die drei Faulen)
151* The Twelve Idle Servants (Die zw�lf faulen Knechte)
152 The Shepherd Boy (Das Hirtenb�blein)
153 The Star-Money (Die Sterntaler)
154 The Stolen Farthings (Der gestohlene Heller)
155 Brides on their Trial (Die Brautschau)
156 Odds and Ends (Die Schlickerlinge)
157 The Sparrow and His Four Children (Der Sperling und seine vier Kinder)
158 The Story of Schlauraffen Land [The Tale of Cockaigne] (Das M�rchen vom Schlauraffenland)
159 The Ditmarsh Tale of Wonders (Das Diethmarsische L�genm�rchen)
160 A Riddling Tale (R�tselm�rchen)
161 Snow-White and Rose-Red (Schneewei�chen und Rosenrot)
162 The Wise Servant (Der kluge Knecht)
163 The Glass Coffin (Der gl�serne Sarg)
164 Lazy Harry (Der faule Heinz)
165 The Griffin (Der Vogel Greif)
166 Strong Hans (Der starke Hans)
167 The Peasant in Heaven (Das B�rle im Himmel)
168 Lean Lisa (Die hagere Liese)
169 The Hut in the Forest (Das Waldhaus)
170 Sharing Joy and Sorrow (Lieb und Leid teilen)
171 The Willow-Wren (Der Zaunk�nig)
172 The Sole [The Flounder] (Die Scholle)
173 The Bittern and Hoopoe (Rohrdommel und Wiedehopf)
174 The Owl (Die Eule)
175 The Moon (Der Mond)
176 The Duration of Life (Die Lebenszeit)
177 Death's Messengers (Die Boten des Todes)
178 Master Pfriem (Meister Pfriem)
179 The Goose-Girl at the Well (Die G�nsehirtin am Brunnen)
180 Eve's Various Children (Die ungleichen Kinder Evas)
181 The Nixie of the Mill-Pond (Die Nixe im Teich)
182 The Little Folks' Presents (Die Geschenke des kleinen Volkes)
183 The Giant and the Tailor (Der Riese und der Schneider)
184 The Nail (Der Nagel)
185 The Poor Boy in the Grave (Der arme Junge im Grab)
186 The True Sweetheart [The True Bride] (Die wahre Braut)
187 The Hare and the Hedgehog (Der Hase und der Igel)
188 The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle (Spindel, Weberschiffchen und Nadel)
189 The Peasant and the Devil (Der Bauer und der Teufel)
190 The Crumbs on the Table (Die Brosamen auf dem Tisch)
191 The Sea-Hare (Das Meerh�schen)
192 The Master Thief (Der Meisterdieb)
193 The Drummer (Der Trommler)
194 The Ear of Corn (Die Korn�hre)
195 The Grave Mound (Der Grabh�gel)
196 Old Rinkrank (Oll Rinkrank)
197 The Crystal Ball (Die Kristallkugel)
198 Maid Maleen (Jungfrau Maleen)
199 The Boot of Buffalo Leather (Der Stiefel von B�ffelleder)
200 The Golden Key (Der goldene Schl�ssel)
CHILDREN'S LEGENDS
Legend 1 St. Joseph in the Forest (Der heilige Joseph im Walde)
Legend 2 The Twelve Apostles (Die zw�lf Apostel)
Legend 3 The Rose (Die Rose)
Legend 4 Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven (Armut und Demut f�hren zum Himmel)
Legend 5 God's Food (Gottes Speise)
Legend 6 The Three Green Twigs (Die drei gr�nen Zweige)
Legend 7 Our Lady's Little Glass (Muttergottesgl�schen)
Legend 8 The Aged Mother (Die alte M�tterchen)
Legend 9 The Heavenly Wedding (Die himmlische Hochzeit)
Legend 10 The Hazel Branch (Die Haselrute)

HOUSEHOLD STORIES BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
By Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
Illustrator: Walter Crane
Translator: Lucy Crane
Illustrations
Half-Title.
The Sleeping Beauty.	 	Frontispiece
Title-Page.
 	 	PAGE
The Rabbit's Bride,	Headpiece	1
 	Tailpiece	2
Six Soldiers of Fortune,	Headpiece	3
 	Tailpiece	8
Clever Grethel,	Headpiece	9
 	Tailpiece	11
The Death of the Hen,	Headpiece	12
 	Tailpiece	13
Hans in Luck,	Headpiece	14
 	Tailpiece	19
The Goose Girl	 	To face page 20
 	Headpiece	20
 	Tailpiece	25
The Raven,	Headpiece	26
 	Tailpiece	31
The Frog Prince,	Headpiece	32
 	Tailpiece	36
Cat and Mouse in Partnership,	Headpiece	37
 	Tailpiece	39
The Wolf and the Seven Kids,	Headpiece	40
 	Tailpiece	42
Faithful John	 	To face page 43
 	Headpiece	43
 	Tailpiece	51
The Wonderful Musician,	Headpiece	52
 	Tailpiece	55
The Twelve Brothers,	Headpiece	56
 	Tailpiece	61
The Vagabonds,	Headpiece	62
 	Tailpiece	64
The Brother and Sister,	Headpiece	65
 	Tailpiece	71
Rapunzel	 	To face page 72
 	Headpiece	72
 	Tailpiece	75
The Three Little Men in the Wood,	Headpiece	76
 	Tailpiece	81
The Three Spinsters,	Headpiece	82
 	Tailpiece	84
Hansel and Grethel,	Headpiece	85
 	Tailpiece	92
The White Snake	 	To face page 93
 	Headpiece	93
 	Tailpiece	97
The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean,	Headpiece	98
 	Tailpiece	99
The Fisherman and his Wife,	Headpiece	100
 	Tailpiece	108
The Gallant Tailor,	Headpiece	109
 	Tailpiece	117
Aschenputtel,	Headpiece	118
 	Tailpiece	125
The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage,	Headpiece	126
 	Tailpiece	127
Mother Hulda	 	To face page 128
 	Headpiece	128
 	Tailpiece	131
Little Red-cap,	Headpiece	132
 	Tailpiece	135
The Bremen Town Musicians,	Headpiece	136
 	Tailpiece	139
Prudent Hans,	Headpiece	140
 	Tailpiece	144
Clever Else,	Headpiece	145
 	Tailpiece	148
The Table, the Ass, and the Stick,	Headpiece	149
 	Tailpiece	159
Tom Thumb,	Headpiece	160
 	Tailpiece	166
How Mrs. Fox Married again,	Headpiece	167
 	Initial	169
 	Tailpiece	170
The Elves,	Headpiece	171
 	Initial	173
 	Initial	174
 	Tailpiece	174
The Robber Bridegroom	 	To face page 175
 	Headpiece	175
 	Tailpiece	178
Mr. Korbes,	Headpiece	179
 	Tailpiece	180
Tom Thumb's Travels,	Headpiece	181
 	Tailpiece	185
The Almond Tree	 	To face page 186
 	Headpiece	186
 	Tailpiece	194
Old Sultan,	Headpiece	195
 	Tailpiece	197
The Six Swans	 	To face page 198
 	Headpiece	198
 	Tailpiece	203
The Sleeping Beauty,	Headpiece	204
 	Tailpiece	207
King Thrushbeard,	Headpiece	208
 	Tailpiece	212
Snow-white	 	To face page 213
 	Headpiece	213
 	Tailpiece	221
The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn,	Headpiece	222
 	Tailpiece	227
Rumpelstiltskin,	Headpiece	228
 	Tailpiece	231
Roland,	Headpiece	232
 	Tailpiece	235
The Golden Bird,	 	To face page 236
 	Headpiece	236
 	Tailpiece	243
The Dog and the Sparrow,	Headpiece	244
 	Tailpiece	247
Fred and Kate,	Headpiece	248
 	Tailpiece	255
The Little Farmer,	Headpiece	256
 	Tailpiece	261
The Queen Bee,	Headpiece	262
 	Tailpiece	264
The Golden Goose,	Headpiece	265
 	Tailpiece	269

GRIMM'S FAIRY STORIES
Colored Illustrations By John B. Gruelle
Pen and Ink Sketches by R. EMMETT OWEN


CONTENTS
THE GOOSE-GIRL
THE LITTLE BROTHER AND SISTER
HANSEL AND GRETHEL
OH, IF I COULD BUT SHIVER!
DUMMLING AND THE THREE FEATHERS
LITTLE SNOW WHITE
CATHERINE AND FREDERICK
THE VALIANT LITTLE TAILOR
LITTLE RED CAP
THE GOLDEN GOOSE
BEARSKIN
CINDERELLA
FAITHFUL JOHN
THE WATER OF LIFE
THUMBLING
BRIAR ROSE
THE SIX SWANS
RAPUNZEL
MOTHER HOLLE
THE FROG PRINCE
THE TRAVELS OF TOM THUMB
SNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-RED
THE THREE LITTLE MEN IN THE WOOD
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
LITTLE ONE-EYE, TWO-EYES AND THREE-EYES

SNOWDROP & OTHER TALES
By The Brothers Grimm
Illustrated By Arthur Rackham


CONTENTS
 	PAGE
SNOWDROP	1
THE PINK	11
BRIAR ROSE	17
THE JEW AMONG THE THORNS	22
ASHENPUTTEL	28
THE WHITE SNAKE	37
THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN KIDS	42
THE QUEEN BEE	46
THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER	49
THE WOLF AND THE MAN	51
THE TURNIP	53
CLEVER HANS	57
THE THREE LANGUAGES	63
THE FOX AND THE CAT	67
THE FOUR CLEVER BROTHERS	69
THE LADY AND THE LION	75
THE FOX AND THE HORSE	81
THE BLUE LIGHT	84
[Pg viii]THE GOOSEGIRL	90
THE GOLDEN GOOSE	97
THE WATER OF LIFE	104
CLEVER GRETHEL	111
THE KING OF THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN	114
DOCTOR KNOW-ALL	121
THE SEVEN RAVENS	124
THE MARRIAGE OF MRS. REYNARD	128
THE SALAD	132
THE YOUTH WHO COULD NOT SHUDDER	140
KING THRUSHBEARD	152
IRON HANS	157
ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR
The Dwarfs, when they came in the evening, found Snowdrop lying on the ground	Frontispiece
 	FACING PAGE
The King could not contain himself for joy	18
The young Prince said, �I am not afraid; I am determined to go and look upon the lovely Briar Rose�	20
Ashenputtel goes to the ball	30
The Fishes, in their joy, stretched up their heads above the water, and promised to reward him	38
The Seven Kids and their mother capered and danced round the spring in their joy	44
The Ducks, which he had once saved, dived and brought up the key from the depths	48
So the four Brothers took their sticks in their hands, bade their Father good-bye, and passed out of the town gate	68
The King�s only daughter had been carried off by a Dragon	72
She went away accompanied by the Lions	76
Alas! dear Falada, there thou hangest	92
Blow, blow, little breeze, And Conrad�s hat seize	96
Good Dwarf, can you not tell me where my brothers are?	106
[Pg x] Then he ran after him, still holding the carving-knife, and cried, �Only one, only one!�	112
The Son made a circle, and his Father and he took their places within it, and the little black Mannikin appeared	116
Once upon a time a poor Peasant, named Crabb, was taking a load of wood drawn by two oxen to the town for sale	120
The good little Sister cut off her own tiny finger, fitted it into the lock, and succeeded in opening it	124
But they said one after another: �Halloa! who has been eating off my plate? Who has been drinking out of my cup?�	126
Then the Youth took the axe and split the anvil with one blow, catching in the Old Man�s beard at the same time	150
The Beggar took her by the hand and led her away	154
BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS
 	PAGE
Headpiece	1
�Mirror, Mirror on the wall, Who is fairest of us all?�	2
In the evening the seven Dwarfs came back	4
The scullions brought live coals, which he had to eat until the flames poured out of his mouth	13
�The Thirteenth Fairy�	18
But round the castle a hedge of briar roses began to grow up	20
The Jew was forced to spring up and begin to dance	24
Dancing as hard as he could	26
The Three Sleeping Princesses	48
So the rich Brother had to put his Brother�s Turnip into a cart, and have it taken home	54
When he got home he had the rope in his hand, but there was nothing at the end of it	61
On the way he passed a swamp, in which a number of Frogs were croaking	64
The Cat crept stealthily up to the topmost branch	67
They found the Princess still on the rock, but the Dragon was asleep with his head on her lap	73
[Pg xii] The poor Horse was very sad, and went into the forest to get a little shelter from the wind and weather	82
Then the Horse sprang up, and dragged the Lion away behind him	83
Before long the Witch came by riding at a furious pace on a tom cat	86
There stands an old tree; cut it down, and you will find something at the roots	98
So now there were seven people running behind Simpleton and his Goose	99
And so they followed up hill and down dale after Simpleton and his Goose	100
The King could no longer withhold his daughter	105
When she entered she met a Dwarf	126
The Ravens coming home	127
Does the gentleman wear red breeches, and has he a pointed muzzle?	131
But the Old Woman was a witch	133
He tied them all together and drove them along till he came to a mill	138
Crowds of black cats and dogs swarmed out of every corner	146
She immediately clutched at his cap to pull it off; but he held it on with both hands	161
He called three times, �Iron Hans,� as loud as he could	162