Literature: Grimm's Fairy Tales

Grimm's Fairy Tales

This book contains 209 tales collected by the brothers Grimm.

The exact print source is unknown. The etext appears to be based on the translation by Margaret Hunt called Grimm's Household Tales, but it is not identical to her edition. (Some of the translations are slightly different, the arrangement also differs, and the Grimm's scholarly notes are not included.)

The etext received by the Universal Library did not include story titles. They have been restored in this edition, based on Hunt's titles. (Thanks also to Steve Nickolas for restoring the end of the last tale in this version.)

Note that these tales are presented more or less as the Grimms collected and edited them (and as Hunt saw fit to translate them). Readers of these versions may find more violence and crudity (and occasional anti-Semitism) than in the retellings that are more familiar to most modern readers. For more about the Grimms and their work, see this page at the University of Pittsburgh.

NEW: There is now a more accurate version of the Hunt translation posted by William Barker. We suggest you use those texts instead of these. We may remove this page (or these texts) in the future, in preference to the more accurate Hunt edition.

• The Frog King, or Iron Henry
• Our Lady's Child
• The Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
• The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids
• Faithful John
• The Good Bargain
• The Twelve Brothers
• Brother and Sister
• Rapunzel
• The Three Little Men in the Wood
• The Three Spinners
• Hansel and Grethel (called Gretel in this version)
• The Three Snake-Leaves
• The White Snake
• The Valiant Little Tailor
• Cinderella
• The Riddle
• Mother Holle
• The Seven Ravens
• Little Red-Cap
• The Singing Bone
• The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs
• The Girl Without Hands
• Clever Hans
• The Three Languages
• Clever Elsie
• The Wishing-Table, The Gold-Ass, and The Cudgel in the Sack
• Thumbling
• The Elves (two stories)
• The Robber Bridegroom
• The Godfather
• Frau Trude
• Godfather Death
• Thumbling as Journeyman
• Fitcher's Bird
• The Juniper-Tree
• Old Sultan
• The Six Swans
• Little Briar-Rose
• Fundevogel
• King Thrushbeard
• Little Snow-White
• The Knapsack, The Hat, and The Horn
• Rumpelstiltskin
• Sweetheart Roland
• The Golden Bird
• The Two Brothers
• The Queen Bee
• The Three Feathers
• The Golden Goose
• Allerleirauh
• The Hare's Bride
• The Twelve Huntsmen
• The Thief and His Master
• The Three Sons of Fortune
• How Six Men Got On in the World
• Gossip Wolf and the Fox
• The Pink
• The Old Man and His Grandson
• The Water-Nix
• Brother Lustig
• Hans in Luck
• Hans Married
• The Gold-Children
• The Singing, Soaring Lark
• The Goose-Girl
• The Young Giant
• The Elves (another story with that title)
• The King of the Golden Mountain
• The Raven
• The Peasant's Wise Daughter
• The Three Little Birds
• The Water of Life
• The Spirit in the Bottle
• The Devil's Sooty Brother
• Bearskin
• The Willow-Wren and the Bear
• Sweet Porridge
• Wise Folks
• Stories About Snakes (called paddocks in this version)
• The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat
• The Two Travellers
• Hans the Hedgehog
• The Shroud
• The Skilful Huntsman
• The Two Kings' Children
• The Cunning Little Tailor
• The Bright Sun Brings It to Light
• The Blue Light
• The Wilful Child
• The King's Son Who Feared Nothing
• Donkey Cabbages
• The Old Woman in the Wood
• The Three Brothers
• The Devil and His Grandmother
• Ferdinand the Faithful
• The Iron Stove
• The Four Skilful Brothers
• One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes
• Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie
• The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces
• The Six Servants
• The White Bride and the Black One
• Iron John
• The Three Black Princesses
• Knoist and His Three Sons
• The Maid of Brakel
• Domestic Servants
• The Lambkin and the Little Fish
• Simeli Mountain
• Going A-Travelling
• The Donkey
• The Ungrateful Son
• The Turnip
• The Old Man Made Young Again
• The Three Sluggards
• The Shepherd Boy
• The Star-Money
• The Stolen Farthings
• Brides On Their Trial
• The Sparrow and His Four Children
• Snow-White and Rose-Red
• The Glass Coffin
• Lazy Harry
• The Griffin
• Strong Hans
• The Hut in the Forest
• The Goose-Girl at the Well
• Eve's Various Children
• The Nix of the Mill-Pond
• The Poor Boy in the Grave
• The True Sweetheart
• The Spindle, The Shuttle, and The Needle
• The Sea-Hare
• The Master-Thief
• The Drummer
• The Ear of Corn
• Old Rinkrank
• The Crystal Ball
• Maid Maleen
• St. Joseph in the Forest
• The Twelve Apostles
• The Rose
• Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven
• God's Food
• The Three Green Twigs
• The Aged Mother
• The Hazel-Branch
• Cat and Mouse in Partnership
• The Wonderful Musician
• The Pack of Ragamuffins
• The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean
• The Fisherman and His Wife
• The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage
• The Bremen Town-Musicians
• The Louse and the Flea
• The Tailor in Heaven
• The Wedding of Mrs. Fox (two stories)
• The Elves (one more story)
• Herr Korbes
• The Dog and the Sparrow
• Frederick and Catherine
• The Little Peasant
• Jorinda and Joringel
• The Wolf and the Man
• The Wolf and the Fox
• The Fox and the Cat
• Clever Grethel (called Gretel in this version)
• The Death of the Little Hen
• Gambling Hansel
• The Fox and the Geese
• The Poor Man and the Rich Man
• Old Hildebrand
• Doctor Knowall
• The Jew Among Thorns
• The Flail from Heaven
• The Three Army-Surgeons
• The Seven Swabians
• The Three Apprentices
• The Lazy Spinner
• The Fox and the Horse
• The Lord's Animals and the Devil's
• The Beam
• The Old Beggar-Woman
• Odds and Ends (called hurds in this version)
• The Story of Schlauraffen Land
• The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders
• A Riddling Tale
• The Wise Servant
• The Peasant in Heaven
• Lean Lisa
• Sharing Joy and Sorrow
• The Willow-Wren
• The Sole
• The Bittern and the Hoopoe
• The Owl
• The Moon
• The Duration of Life
• Death's Messengers
• Master Pfriem
• The Little Folks' Presents
• The Giant and the Tailor
• The Nail
• The Hare and the Hedgehog
• The Peasant and the Devil
• The Crumbs on the Table
• The Grave-Mound
• The Boots of Buffalo-Leather
• The Golden Key (end missing)