THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES - GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES
THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES - GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES
... waiting there for the princesses. One of the princesses went into each boat, and the soldier stepped into the same boat with the youngest. As they were rowing over the lake, the prince who was in the ... princess); and on the opposite shore they took leave of each other, the princesses promising to come again the next night. When they came to the stairs, the sol...
THE VALIANT LITTLE TAILOR - GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES
... would venture anything further against him. So the little tailor was and remained a king to the end of his life . -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - ... dreaming,’ said the other, ‘I am not knocking you.’ They laid themselves down to sleep again, and then the tailor threw a stone down on the second. ‘What is the meaning of this?’ cried the other ‘W...
GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES-THE ADVENTURES OF CHANTICLEER AND PARTLET (PART 2)
... in the garden.’ Then Chanticleer ran to the garden, and took the garland from the bough where it hung, and brought it to the bride; and then the bride gave him the silken cord, and he took the ... able to draw you.’ Then the fox got up behind; and presently the wolf, the bear, the goat, and all the beasts of the wood, came and climbed upon the hearse. So on they...
GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES-THE ADVENTURES OF CHANTICLEER AND PARTLET (PART 1)
... day, they stayed there till the evening. Now, whether it was that they had eaten so many nuts that they could not walk, or whether they were lazy and would not, I do not know: however, they took ... threw the shells into the fireplace: they then went to the pin and needle, who were fast asleep, and seizing them by the heads, stuck one into the landlord’s easy chair and the other...
THE MOUSE, THE BIRD, AND THE SAUSAGE - GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES
... fell to the sausage to bring in the wood, to the mouse to cook, and to the bird to fetch the water. And now what happened? The sausage started in search of wood, the bird made the fire, and the mouse ... mouse put on the pot, and then these two waited till the sausage returned with the fuel for the following day. But the sausage remained so long away, that they bec...
THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE -GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES
... please!’ Then he put him back into the water, and the fish darted straight down to the bottom, and left a long streak of blood behind him on the wave. When the fisherman went home to his wife in the ... as the sun and moon rise without my leave. Go to the fish at once!’ Then the man went shivering with fear; and as he was going down to the shore a dreadful storm arose, so...
THE OLD MAN AND HIS GRANDSON - GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES
... quickly hid the roast meat inside the tiled stove, the wine under the pillow, the salad on the bed, the cakes under it, and the parson in the closet on the porch. Then she opened the door for ... killed. They salted the flesh, and the peasant went into the town and wanted to sell the skin there, so that he might buy a new calf with the proceeds. On the way he...
THE PINK -GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES
... laid them on a plate, and when she saw the old man coming, she said to the boy: ‘Lie down in your bed, and draw the clothes over you.’ Then the wicked wretch came in and said: ‘Where are the boy’s ... sprinkled her apron with the blood of a chicken.’ Thereupon he took the dog with the golden collar, and said: ‘That is the wretch!’ and caused live coals to be brought, and the...
THE QUEEN BEE - GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES
... seen. Then they went through all the rooms, till they came to a door on which were three locks: but in the middle of the door was a wicket, so that they could look into the next room. There they ... tree, and there was so much honey that it ran down the trunk; and the two brothers wanted to light a fire under the tree and kill the bees, so as to get their honey. But the dwar...
THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM -GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES
... right,’ said the robbers, and they ceased looking for the finger and sat down. The old woman then mixed a sleeping draught with their wine, and before long they were all lying on the floor of the cellar, ... they reached the mill. Then the girl told her father all that had happened. The day came that had been fixed for the marriage. The bridegroom arrived and also a large...