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The Grimm Brothers Library
Come, dear reader, and wander where the old forest paths still remember every footstep, where humble cottages conceal strange wonders, and where kings, woodcutters, witches, and wandering children alike must answer the call of fate.Within this library are gathered the tales faithfully collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Stories once spoken beside the hearth, preserved through generations, and now read in their entirety for all who delight in the marvellous. Here, no tale is shortened, no…
Episodes
- The Grimm Brothers Library
Household Tales 34 - Clever Elsie
In which a young woman named Clever Elsie, famed for her wit and caution, becomes the centre of a curious tale when she foresees a future peril and shares it…
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Household Tales 33 - The Three Languages
In which a young count, deemed slow-witted by his father, learns to understand the languages of animals through strange masters, leading him to confront…
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Household Tales 32 - Clever Hans
In which young Hans visits Grethel repeatedly, receiving various gifts and learning through each misadventure the proper way to handle them, under the watchful…
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Household Tales 31 - The Girl Without Hands
In which a poor miller unwisely pledges what stands behind his mill to a mysterious stranger, leading to grievous trials for his innocent daughter who faces…
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Household Tales 30 - The Louse and the Flea
In which a louse and a flea, whilst brewing beer in an eggshell, set forth a curious chain of events where each small creature and object, from door to broom…
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Household Tales 29 - The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs
In which a boy born under unusual circumstances is rescued from peril and set on a path entwined with prophecy and royal favour, leading him to brave a dark…
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Household Tales 28 - The Singing Bone
In which a valiant young man, pure of heart, is aided by a mysterious gift to confront a terrible wild boar threatening the land, setting his elder brother’s…
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Household Tales 27 - The Bremen Town-Musicians
In which a weary donkey, a worn-out hound, a cautious cat, and a threatened cock band together with the hope of finding new fortunes as musicians in Bremen…
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Household Tales 26 - Little Red-Cap
In which a tender young girl, known for her distinctive red cap, is sent by her mother to bring nourishment to her ailing grandmother in the wood, where she…
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Household Tales 25 - The Seven Ravens
In which a maid, born to a family cursed by a hasty wish, bravely sets forth on a perilous journey across celestial realms and daunting obstacles to seek her…
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Household Tales 24 - Mother Holle
In which the fortunes of two daughters, one diligent and kind, the other lazy and unkind, diverge through their encounters with the mysterious and magical…
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Household Tales 23 - The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage
In which a mouse, a bird, and a sausage live together in harmonious domesticity, each performing their accustomed tasks with diligent care and contentment. Yet…
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Household Tales 22 - The Riddle
In which a wandering prince and his servant find shelter with a maiden who warns them of her stepmother's wickedness, leading to a strange and perilous…
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Household Tales 21 - Cinderella
In which a gentle maiden, oppressed by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, finds solace and unexpected aid beneath a hazel tree by her mother’s grave…
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Household Tales 20 - The Valiant Little Tailor
In which a clever and bold little tailor embarks on a grand adventure, armed only with his wit and a girdle bearing the boastful inscription “Seven at one…
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Household Tales 19 - The Fisherman and His Wife
In which a humble Fisherman spares a magical Flounder, whose mysterious powers soon grant the wishes of the Fisherman’s ambitious wife, transforming their poor…
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Household Tales 18 - The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean
In which a humble straw, a lively coal, and a fortunate bean find themselves spared from cooking and decide to journey together, only to face challenges that…
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Household Tales 17 - The White Snake
In which a faithful servant, endowed by a strange white snake with the gift of understanding the language of animals, embarks upon a journey where acts of…
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Household Tales 16 - The Three Snake-Leaves
In which a valiant youth wins a kingdom and weds a mysterious princess who demands a strange vow, only to face peril in her deathly silence beneath the earth…
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Household Tales 15 - Hansel and Grethel
In which a poor woodcutter’s children, Hansel and Grethel, find themselves abandoned in a vast and shadowy forest, relying on their wit and faith to navigate…
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Household Tales 14 - The Three Spinners
In which a young girl who abhors spinning is taken to a Queen’s palace and set the task of turning vast heaps of flax into thread, a task she finds impossible…
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Household Tales 13 - The Three Little Men in the Wood
In which a kind and gentle maiden, burdened by a spiteful stepmother and her envious daughter, receives mysterious gifts from three little men in a wintry…
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Household Tales 12 - Rapunzel
In which a longing for a wondrous herb in a forbidden garden brings a child into a world touched by magic, and that child, with hair as radiant as spun gold…
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Household Tales 11 - Little Brother and Little Sister
In which a devoted brother and sister flee their cruel stepmother and seek refuge in a forest, where enchantments and trials encircle them with sorrow and…
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Household Tales 10 - The Pack of Ragamuffins
In which a cock and a hen venture to a nut-laden hill, where pride and appetite lead to a curious carriage journey, joined by a duck and two slender…
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Household Tales 9 - The Twelve Brothers
In which a noble king decrees that his twelve sons shall perish should a daughter be born, prompting the boys to flee into the forest where they live far from…
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Household Tales 8 - The Wonderful Musician
In which a solitary musician seeks companions by enchanting the forest with his fiddle, yet finds that the creatures drawn to his music are no loyal friends…
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Household Tales 7 - The Good Bargain
In which a peasant, having sold his cow and faced the relentless croaking of frogs who dispute his earnings, embarks on a curious bargain with a troop of dogs…
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Household Tales 6 - Faithful John
In which a devoted servant named Faithful John pledges to safeguard his young king’s future and accompanies him in a secret quest sparked by a forbidden…
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Household Tales 5 - The Wolf and the Seven young kids
In which a vigilant mother goat warns her seven little kids of the cunning wolf who seeks to deceive them with false disguises and treacheries. Despite their…
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Household Tales 4 - The Story of the youth Who Went Forth To Learn What Fear Was
In which a youth, unacquainted with fear, sets out upon a curious quest to learn the mysterious art of shuddering, undeterred by eerie castles and spectral…
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Household Tales 3 - Our Lady's Child
In which a poor wood-cutter’s daughter is taken to dwell with the Virgin Mary in heaven, where she is entrusted with keys to its many doors, forbidden to open…
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Household Tales 2 - The Cat and Mouse in Partnership
In which a cat and mouse agree to share a home and wisely store a pot of fat for winter, but the cat’s cravings lead her to deceitfully devour the provision…
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Household Tales 1 - The Frog King
In which a princess’s lost golden ball leads her to a curious frog who demands to be her companion in return for retrieving it from a deep well. Their strange…