# Grimm's Household Tales, Volume 2

GRIMM'S HOUSEHOLD TALES.
WITH THE AUTHOR'S NOTES
TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN AND EDITED BY
MARGARET HUNT.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
ANDREW LANG, M.A.
IN TWO VOLUMES.—Vol. II.
LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK STREET,
COVENT GARDEN.
1884.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, Limited,
STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.
CONTENTS OF VOL. II
| | | PAGE |
| 87. | The Poor Man and the Rich Man | 1 |
| 88. | The Singing, Soaring Lark | 5 |
| 89. | The Goose-Girl | 10 |
| 90. | The Young Giant | 16 |
| 91. | The Elves | 24 |
| 92. | The King of the Golden Mountain | 28 |
| 93. | The Raven | 34 |
| 94. | The Peasant's Wise Daughter | 39 |
| 95. | Old Hildebrand | 42 |
| 96. | The Three Little Birds | 46 |
| 97. | The Water of Life | 50 |
| 98. | Doctor Knowall | 56 |
| 99. | The Spirit in the Bottle | 58 |
| 100. | The Devil's Sooty Brother | 62 |
| 101. | Bearskin | 65 |
| 102. | The Willow-Wren and the Bear | 70 |
| 103. | Sweet Porridge | 72 |
| 104. | Wise Folks | 73 |
| 105. | Stories about Snakes | 76 |
| 106. | The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat | 78 |
| 107. | The Two Travellers | 81 |
| 108. | Hans The Hedgehog | 91 |
| 109. | The Shroud | 97 |
| 110. | The Jew among Thorns | 97 |
| 111. | The Skilful Huntsman | 102 |
| 112. | The Flail from Heaven | 107 |
| 113. | The Two Kings' Children | 108 |
| 114. | The Cunning Little Tailor | 117 |
| 115. | The Bright Sun brings it to Light | 120 |
| 116. | The Blue Light | 121 |
| 117. | The Wilful Child | 125 |
| 118. | The Three Army-Surgeons | 126 |
| 119. | The Seven Swabians | 129 |
| 120. | The Three Apprentices | 132 |
| 121. | The King's Son who feared Nothing | 134 |
| 122. | Donkey Cabbages | 139 |
| 123. | The Old Woman in the Wood | 146 |
| 124. | The Three Brothers | 148 |
| 125. | The Devil and his Grandmother | 150 |
| 126. | Ferdinand the Faithful | 153 ​ |
| 127. | The Iron Stove | 157 |
| 128. | The Lazy Spinner | 163 |
| 129. | The Four Skilful Brothers | 165 |
| 130. | One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes | 169 |
| 131. | Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie | 176 |
| 132. | The Fox and the Horse | 177 |
| 133. | The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces | 179 |
| 134. | The Six Servants | 182 |
| 135. | The White Bride and the Black One | 189 |
| 136. | Iron John | 193 |
| 137. | The Three Black Princesses | 200 |
| 138. | Knoist and his Three Sons | 202 |
| 139. | The Maid of Brakel | 203 |
| 140. | Domestic Servants | 203 |
| 141. | The Lambkin and the Little Fish | 204 |
| 142. | Simeli Mountain | 206 |
| 143. | Going a Travelling | 208 |
| 144. | The Donkey | 209 |
| 145. | The Ungrateful Son | 212 |
| 146. | The Turnip | 213 |
| 147. | The Old Man made Young Again | 215 |
| 148. | The Lord's Animals and the Devil's | 217 |
| 149. | The Beam | 218 |
| 150. | The Old Beggar-Woman | 219 |
| 151. | The Three Sluggards | 219 |
| 151*. | The Twelve Idle Servants | 220 |
| 152. | The Shepherd Boy | 222 |
| 153. | The Star Money | 223 |
| 154. | The Stolen Farthings | 224 |
| 155. | Brides on their Trial | 225 |
| 156. | Odds and Ends | 226 |
| 157. | The Sparrow and his Four Children | 226 |
| 158. | The Story of Schlauraffen Land | 229 |
| 159. | The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders | 230 |
| 160. | A Riddling Tale | 230 |
| 161. | Snow-White and Rose-Red | 231 |
| 162. | The Wise Servant | 237 |
| 163. | The Glass Coffin | 238 |
| 164. | Lazy Harry | 244 |
| 165. | The Griffin | 246 |
| 166. | Strong Hans | 253 |
| 167. | The Peasant in Heaven | 259 |
| 168. | Lean Lisa | 260 |
| 169. | The Hut in the Forest | 261 |
| 170. | Sharing Joy and Sorrow | 266 |
| 171. | The Willow-Wren | 267 |
| 172. | The Sole | 270 |
| 173. | The Bittern and the Hoopoe | 270 |
| 174. | The Owl | 271 |
| 175. | The Moon | 274 ​ |
| 176. | The Duration of Life | 276 |
| 177. | Death's Messengers | 277 |
| 178. | Master Pfriem | 279 |
| 179. | The Goose-Girl at the Well | 282 |
| 180. | Eve's Various Children | 291 |
| 181. | The Nix of the Mill-Pond | 293 |
| 182. | The Little Folks' Presents | 298 |
| 183. | The Giant and the Tailor | 301 |
| 184. | The Nail | 303 |
| 185. | The Poor Boy in the Grave | 304 |
| 186. | The True Sweetheart | 307 |
| 187. | The Hare and the Hedgehog | 313 |
| 188. | The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle | 317 |
| 189. | The Peasant and the Devil | 319 |
| 190. | The Crumbs on the Table | 320 |
| 191. | The Sea-Hare | 321 |
| 192. | The Master-Thief | 324 |
| 193. | The Drummer | 331 |
| 194. | The Ear of Corn | 341 |
| 195. | The Grave-Mound | 341 |
| 196. | Old Rinkrank | 345 |
| 197. | The Crystal Ball | 347 |
| 198. | Maid Maleen | 350 |
| 199. | The Boots of Buffalo Leather | 355 |
| 200. | The Golden Key | 359 |
CHILDREN'S LEGENDS.
| 1. | St. Joseph in the Forest | 360 |
| 2. | The Twelve Apostles | 363 |
| 3. | The Rose | 364 |
| 4. | Poverty and Humility lead to Heaven | 364 |
| 5. | God's Food | 365 |
| 6. | The Three Green Twigs | 366 |
| 7. | Our Lady's Little Glass | 369 |
| 8. | The Aged Mother | 369 |
| 9. | The Heavenly Wedding | 370 |
| 10. | The Hazel-Branch | 371 |
| | Notes | 373–583 |
| | Index | 585–599 |
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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