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
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
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
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