# Grimm's Household Tales (Edwardes)

GRIMM'S HOUSEHOLD TALES
EDITED & PARTLY TRANSLATED ANEW BY MARIAN EDWARDES
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. ANNING BELL
1912 LONDON J. M. DENT & SONS Ltd NEW YORK E.P. DUTTON & Co.
Preface.
There is no need of many words in introducing the old familiar friends of fairy-land, who never fail of a welcome from those, not yet too old to feel the power of their fascination. The following collection of tales has been made in the assurance that, among the younger readers for whom they are intended, the genuine fairy tale is still without a rival, as a source of interest and amusement; as a source of instruction also, might with truth be added, for, apart from the homely wisdom which underlies most fairy tales, there is in several of them a touch of the fable, which, of all forms, is the most acceptable and convincing for the transmittance of moral teaching. The tales from the "Gammer Grethel" series, are given in the version, published in the "Bohn Library" from the admirable translation by Mr Edgar Taylor, which has, ​for many years past, delighted its readers; the tales from the "Kinder und Haus-Märchen" have been newly translated.
As much variety as possible has been put into the choice of tales, selection for the most part falling on those which are known to be universally acknowledged as favourites; and as such, it is the hope of the Editor, they may continue, under the new garb in which he now presents them to his young friends.
EDITOR.
Contents
| | PAGE |
| The Golden Goose | 1 |
| The Wishing Table, The Gold Ass, and The Cudgel | 8 |
| The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage | 24 |
| The Fox's Brush | 27 |
| The Fisherman and his Wife | 39 |
| The Twelve Brothers | 47 |
| Briar Rose | 56 |
| The Raven | 65 |
| Fritz and his Friends | 73 |
| The Elfin Grove | 79 |
| Bearskin | 87 |
| The Jew in the Bush | 95 |
| The Robber Bridegroom | 101 |
| Ashputtel | 107 |
| The Three Spinning Fairies | 118 ​ |
| Rumpel-Stilts-Ken | 122 |
| Madam Holle | 126 |
| The Nose-Tree | 131 |
| The Goose Girl | 141 |
| King Grizzle-Beard | 151 |
| The Man in the Bag | 158 |
| The Forbidden Room | 163 |
| Karl Katz | 169 |
| The Changeling | 177 |
| Hans in Luck | 178 |
| The Bear and the Skrattel | 186 |
| Tom Thumb | 198 |
| Snow-Drop | 206 |
| The Four Crafts-Men | 216 |
| Cat-skin | 224 |
| Jorinda and Jorindel | 233 |
| Thumbling the Dwarf and Thumbling the Giant | 238 |
| The Juniper Tree | 246 |
| The Water of Life | 258 |
| The Blue Light | 267 |
| The Water Fairy | 273 |
| The Three Crows | 283 |
| The Frog-Prince | 288 |
| The Elves and the Cobbler | 292 |
| Cherry the Frog-Bride | 295 |
| The Dancing Shoes | 305 ​ |
| The Brave Little Tailor | 311 |
| Giant Golden-Beard | 319 |
| Pee-Wit | 327 |
| Hansel and Grethel | 333 |
| Lily and the Lion | 345 |
| Donkey-Wort | 355 |
| The King of the Golden Mountain | 364 |
| The Two Brothers | 373 |
List of Illustrations
| | PAGE |
| Lily and the Lion | Frontispiece |
| Headpiece—Preface | vii |
| Tailpiece—Preface | viii |
| Headpiece—Contents | ix |
| Tailpiece—Contents | xi |
| Headpiece—List of Illustrations | xiii |
| Headpiece—The Golden Goose | 1 |
| The Golden Goose | 3 |
| Tailpiece—The Golden Goose | 7 |
| Headpiece—The Wishing Table, the Gold Ass, and The Cudgel | 8 |
| The Wishing Table, the Gold Ass, and the Cudgel | 15 |
| Headpiece—The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage | 24 |
| Headpiece—The Fox's Brush | 27 |
| The Princess going to the Bath | 33 |
| Tailpiece—The Fox's Brush | 38 ​ |
| Headpiece—The Fisherman and his Wife | 39 |
| Tailpiece—The Fisherman and his Wife | 46 |
| Headpiece—The Twelve Brothers | 47 |
| The Princess on the branches of a tree | 53 |
| Tailpiece—The Twelve Brothers | 55 |
| Headpiece—Briar Rose | 56 |
| Briar Rose | 60 |
| The Prince | 61 |
| Headpiece—The Raven | 65 |
| The Princess in the Castle | 72 |
| Headpiece—Fritz and his Friends | 73 |
| Tailpiece—Fritz and his Friends | 78 |
| Headpiece—The Elfin Grove | 79 |
| Headpiece—Bearskin | 87 |
| Bearskin and the Devil | 92 |
| Headpiece—The Jew in the Bush | 95 |
| The Jew in the Bush | 97 |
| Headpiece—The Robber Bridegroom | 101 |
| Tailpiece—The Robber Bridegroom | 106 |
| Headpiece—Ashputtel | 107 |
| Ashputtel | 113 |
| Headpiece—The Three Spinning Fairies | 118 |
| Headpiece—Rumpel-Stilts-Ken | 122 |
| Headpiece—Madam Holle | 126 |
| Tailpiece—Madam Holle | 130 |
| Headpiece—The Nose Tree | 131 |
| The Princess and the Soldier | 135 |
| Headpiece—The Goose Girl | 141 |
| The true Princess and Curdken | 147 ​ |
| Headpiece—King Grizzle-Beard | 151 |
| The Princess and the Fiddler | 155 |
| Headpiece—The Man in the Bag | 158 |
| Tailpiece—The Man in the Bag | 162 |
| Headpiece—The Forbidden Room | 163 |
| The Princess in the feathers | 167 |
| Headpiece—Karl Katz | 169 |
| Tailpiece—Karl Katz | 176 |
| Headpiece—The Changeling | 177 |
| Headpiece—Hans in Luck | 178 |
| Headpiece—The Bear and the Skrattel | 186 |
| Tailpiece—The Bear and the Skrattel | 197 |
| Headpiece—Tom Thumb | 198 |
| Headpiece—Snowdrop | 206 |
| The Queen and her Glass | 210 |
| Headpiece—The Four Crafts-men | 216 |
| Princess and the Dragon | 220 |
| Tailpiece—The Four Crafts-men | 223 |
| Headpiece—Cat-skin | 224 |
| The King danced with her | 229 |
| Tailpiece—Cat-skin | 232 |
| Headpiece—Jorinda and Jorindel | 233 |
| The Old Fairy | 235 |
| Tailpiece—Jorinda and Jorindel | 237 |
| Headpiece—Thumbling the Dwarf and Thumbling the Giant | 238 |
| Headpiece—The Juniper Tree | 246 |
| Tailpiece—The Juniper Tree | 257 |
| Headpiece—The Water of Life | 258 |
| Tailpiece—The Water of Life | 266 ​ |
| Headpiece—The Blue Light | 267 |
| Tailpiece—The Blue Light | 272 |
| Headpiece—The Water Fairy | 273 |
| The Huntsman and the Fairy | 277 |
| Headpiece—The Three Crows | 283 |
| Headpiece—The Frog-Prince | 288 |
| Headpiece—The Elves and the Cobbler | 292 |
| Headpiece—Cherry The Frog-Bride | 295 |
| The Princes fighting for Cherry | 297 |
| Tailpiece—Cherry the Frog-Bride | 304 |
| Headpiece—The Dancing Shoes | 305 |
| Headpiece—The Brave Little Tailor | 311 |
| The Brave Little Tailor | 315 |
| Headpiece—Giant Golden-Beard | 319 |
| Tailpiece—Giant Golden-Beard | 326 |
| Headpiece—Pee-Wit | 327 |
| Tailpiece—Pee-Wit | 332 |
| Headpiece—Hansel and Grethel | 333 |
| Headpiece—Lily and the Lion | 345 |
| The Princess carrying the Prince away | 351 |
| Lily and the Prince | 354 |
| Headpiece—Donkey-Wort | 355 |
| Peter and Meta picking up the Diamonds | 358 |
| Tailpiece—Donkey-Wort | 363 |
| Headpiece—The King of the Golden Mountain | 364 |
| The Merchant taking his evening walk | 365 |
| Tailpiece—The King of the Golden Mountain | 372 |
| Headpiece—The Two Brothers | 373 |
| Tailpiece—The Two Brothers | 400 |
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