Household Tales

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Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

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This is the great German collection of folk and fairy tales that Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm gathered from storytellers, friends, and old books to preserve a vanishing oral tradition. First published in 1812 and expanded across seven editions, it holds more than two hundred stories, among them ‘Cinderella,’ ‘Snow White,’ ‘Hansel and Gretel,’ ‘Rapunzel,’ and ‘Rumpelstiltskin.’ Presented in Margaret Hunt’s careful English translation, the tales keep their original darkness and strangeness, standing much closer to the brothers’ scholarship than to softened nursery versions. Endlessly retold and adapted ever since, they remain a foundation of Western storytelling and a window into the culture that produced them. Free PDF and EPUB editions are available to download.

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Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859) Grimm were German scholars and folklorists whose collected fairy tales are among the most translated books in the world. Their work also laid foundations for the serious study of folklore and linguistics.

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Household Tales (1884) is a public domain work.

#	Chapter	Length
1	The Frog King, or Iron Henry	8:25
2	Cat and Mouse in Partnership	6:48
3	Our Lady's Child	12:40
4	The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was	22:07
5	The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids	6:51
6	Faithful John	17:50
7	The Good Bargain	10:08
8	The Wonderful Musician	6:16
9	The Twelve Brothers	13:33
10	The Pack of Ragamuffins	5:41
11	Little Brother and Little Sister	15:19
12	Rapunzel	8:18
13	The Three Little Men in the Wood	13:00
14	The Three Spinners	6:05
15	Hansel and Grethel	16:47
16	The Three Snake-Leaves	9:48
17	The White Snake	11:51
18	The Straw, The Coal and the Bean	3:31
19	The Fisherman and His Wife	18:08
20	The Valiant Little Tailor	18:36
21	Cinderella	17:31
22	The Riddle	7:24
23	The Mouse, The Bird and The Sausage	3:43
24	Mother Holle	8:03
25	The Seven Ravens	5:30
26	Little Red-Cap	8:13
27	The Bremen-Town Musicians	8:29
28	The Singing Bone	5:13
29	The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs	17:50
30	The Louse and the Flea	3:19
31	The Girl Without Hands	15:24
32	Clever Hans	7:30
33	The Three Languages	5:46
34	Clever Elsie	8:25
35	The Tailor in Heaven	5:01
36	The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack	27:04
37	Thumbling	12:45
38	The Wedding of Mrs Fox	5:16
39	The Elves	6:40
40	The Robber Bride-Groom	9:06
41	Herr Korbes	2:38
42	The Godfather	3:51
43	Frau Trude	2:14
44	Godfather Death	8:46
45	Thumbling as Journeyman	9:57
46	Fitcher's Bird	9:10
47	The Juniper Tree	17:22
48	Old Sultan	4:44
49	The Six Swans	12:56
50	Briar Rose	7:55
51	Fundevogel (Bird Foundling)	6:31
52	King Thrushbeard	10:39
53	Little Snow-white	20:34
54	The Knapsack, the Hat and the Horn	16:22
55	Rumplestiltskin	6:18
56	Sweetheart Roland	9:43
57	The Golden Bird	16:53
58	The Dog and the Sparrow	7:01
59	Frederick and Catherine	16:27
60	The Two Brothers	55:39
61	The Little Peasant	14:07
62	The Queen Bee	4:45
63	The Three Feathers	6:34
64	The Golden Goose	7:16
65	Allerleirauh	13:00
66	The Hare's Bride	3:12
67	The Twelve Huntsmen	6:42
68	The Thief and His Master	4:38
69	Jorinda and Joringel	5:49
70	The Three Sons of Fortune	7:19
71	How Six Men Got on in the World	13:19
72	The Wolf and the Man	2:36
73	The Wolf and the Fox	4:14
74	The Fox and His Cousin	2:30
75	The Fox and the Cat	2:10
76	The Pink	12:05
77	Clever Grethel	6:32
78	The Old Man and His Grandson	2:21
79	The Water-Nix	2:17
80	The Death of the Little Hen	5:16
81	Brother Lustig	24:51
82	Gambling Hansel	7:15
83	Hans in Luck	13:50
84	Hans Married	2:46
85	The Gold-Children	11:38
86	The Fox and the Geese	1:50
87	The Poor Man and the Rich Man	10:52
88	The Singing, Springing Lark	14:54
89	The Goose-Girl	14:28
90	The Young Giant	17:23
91	The Gnome	11:34
92	The King of the Golden Mountain	17:28
93	The Raven	12:51
94	The Peasant's Wise Daughter	9:30
95	Old Hildebrand	8:38
96	The Three Little Birds	9:22
97	The Water of Life	15:28
98	Doctor Knowall	4:34
99	The Spirit in the Bottle	12:16
100	The Devil's Sooty Brother	8:19
101	Bearskin	12:28
102	The Willow-Wren and the Bear	6:25
103	Sweet Porridge	1:53
104	Wise Folks	9:17
105	Stories About Snakes	3:47
106	The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat	9:12
107	The Two Travellers	23:37
108	Hans the Hedgehog	12:40
109	The Shroud	2:04
110	The Jew Among Thorns	11:30
111	The Skilful Huntsman	13:48
112	The Flail From Heaven	3:15
113	The Two Kings' Children	20:15
114	The Cunning Little Tailor	8:34
115	The Bright Sun Brings It to Light	3:50
116	The Blue Light	10:39
117	The Wilful Child	1:31
118	The Three Army-Surgeons	6:31
119	The Seven Swabians	6:45
120	The Three Apprentices	7:24
121	The King's Son Who Feared Nothing	12:52
122	Donkey Cabbages	16:44
123	The Old Woman in the Wood	5:40
124	The Three Brothers	4:00
125	The Devil and his Grandmother	7:29
126	Ferdinand the Faithful	11:25
127	The Iron Stove	13:38
128	The Lazy Spinner	4:35
129	The Four Skilful Brothers	9:29
130	One-eye, Two-eyes and Three-eyes	15:14
131	Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie	3:10
132	The Fox and the Horse	3:38
133	The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces	8:43
134	The Six Servants	18:12
135	The White Bride and the Black One	10:01
136	Iron John	18:29
137	The Three Black Princesses	4:28
138	Knoist and His Three Sons	1:30
139	The Maid of Brakel	1:22
140	Domestic Servants	1:52
141	The Lambkin and the Little Fish	4:58
142	Simeli Mountain	5:48
143	Going A-Travelling	3:40
144	The Donkey	10:09
145	The Ungrateful Son	1:51
146	The Turnip	8:33
147	The Old Man Made Young Again	4:33
148	The Lord's Animals and the Devil's	3:16
149	The Beam	2:39
150	The Old Beggar-Woman AND The Three Sluggards	3:20
151	The Twelve Idle Servants	8:42
152	The Shepherd Boy	2:25
153	The Star Money	3:07
154	The Stolen Farthings	3:06
155	The Brides on their Trial	1:55
156	Odds and Ends	2:12
157	The Sparrow and His Four Children	6:50
158	The Story of Schlauraffen Land	3:40
159	The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders	2:16
160	A Riddling Tale	1:40
161	Snow White and Rose Red	12:30
162	The Wise Servant	2:24
163	The Glass Coffin	15:42
164	Lazy Harry	6:47
165	The Griffin	17:10
166	Strong Hans	16:01
167	The Peasant in Heaven	2:12
168	Lean Lisa	3:19
169	The Hut in the Forest	12:07
170	Sharing Joy and Sorrow	2:38
171	The Willow Wren	8:20
172	The Sole	2:02
173	The Bittern and the Hoopoe	2:27
174	The Owl	5:53
175	The Moon	5:09
176	The Duration of Life	4:17
177	Death's Messengers	4:23
178	Master Pfriem (Master Cobbler's Awl)	9:12
179	The Goose-Girl at the Well	23:48
180	Eve's Various Children	4:42
181	The Nix of the Mill-Pond	13:45
182	The Little Folks' Presents	6:16
183	The Giant and the Tailor	5:41
184	The Nail	2:27
185	The Poor Boy in the Grave	8:44
186	The True Sweethearts	14:04
187	The Hare and the Hedgehog	7:45
188	The Spindle, The Shuttle, and the Needle	6:15
189	The Peasant and the Devil	2:35
190	The Crumbs on the Table	1:31
191	The Sea-Hare	9:01
192	The Master Thief	19:19
193	The Drummer	22:56
194	The Ear of Corn	1:51
195	The Grave-Mound	9:31
196	Old Rinkrank	4:51
197	The Crystal Ball	7:04
198	Maid Maleen	12:19
199	The Boots of Buffalo Leather	8:43
200	The Golden Key	1:31
201	Legend 1: St Joseph in the Forest	7:47
202	Legend 2: The Twelve Apostles	3:17
203	Legend 3: The Rose	1:36
204	Legend 4: Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven	3:53
205	Legend 5: God's Food	2:20
206	Legend 6: The Three Green Twigs	7:09
207	Legend 7: Our Lady's Little Glass	1:34
208	Legend 8: The Aged Mother	2:45
209	Legend 9: The Heavenly Wedding	3:54
210	Legend 10: The Hazel-Branch	2:15