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Browse all texts on the Brothers Grimm - Below you'll find all the fairy tales from "Children's and Household Tales" by the Brothers Grimm. Most of the texts are translated by Margaret Hunt. For some of the fairy tales there are alternative translations provided. The markings are as follows:
1.The fairy tales translated by Margaret Hunt will be without additional markings.
2.The fairy tales based on the translations of Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes are marked with "*" at the end.

3.The fairy tales from "Grimm's fairy stories" are marked with "**"

4.Grimm's fairy tales from the fourth book - "Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm" are marked with "***"

The Brothers Grimm fairy tales:

1.The Frog-King, or Iron Henry
1.The Frog-Prince*
1.The Frog Prince**
1.The frog prince***

2.Cat and Mouse in Partnership
2.Cat And Mouse In Partnership*
2.Cat and mouse in partnership***

3.Our Lady's Child

4.The Story of the Youth who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
4.The Story Of The Youth Who Went Forth To Learn What Fear Was*

5.The Wolf and The Seven Little Kids
5.The Wolf And The Seven Little Kids*
5.The wolf and the seven little goats***

6.Faithful John
6.Faithful John**
6.Faithful John***

7.The Good Bargain

8.The Wonderful Musician
8.The wonderful musician***

9.The Twelve Brothers
9.The twelve brothers***

10.The Pack of Ragamuffins

11.Brother and Sister
11.The Little Brother and Sister**
11.The brother and sister***

12.Rapunzel
12.Rapunzel*
12.Rapunzel**
12.Rapunzel***

13.The Three Little Men in the Wood
13.The Three Little Men In The Wood**
13.The Three Little Men in the Wood***

14.The Three Spinning Women
14.The three spinsters***

15.Hansel and Grethel
15.Hansel And Gretel*
15.Hansel And Grethel**
15.Hansel and Grethel***

16.The Three Snake-Leaves

17.The White Snake
17.The White Snake*
17.The white snake***

18.The Straw, The Coal, and the Bean
18.The Straw, The Coal, And The Bean*
18.The Straw, the Coal and the Bean***

19.The Fisherman and his Wife
19.The Fisherman And His Wife*
19.The Fisherman and his Wife***

20.The Valiant Little Tailor
20.The Valiant Little Tailor*
20.The Valiant Little Tailor**
20.The Gallant Tailor***

21.Cinderella
21.Ashputtel*
21.Cinderella**
21.Aschenputtel***

22.The Riddle

23.The Mouse, The Bird, and the Sausage
23.The Mouse, The Bird, And The Sausage*
23.The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage***

24.Mother Holle
24.Mother Holle*
24.Mother Holle**
24.Mother Hulda***

25.The Seven Ravens
25.The Seven Ravens*

26.Little Red-Cap
26.Little Red-Cap ( Little Red Riding Hood )*
26.Little Red Cap**
26.Little Red Cap***

27.The Bremen Town-Musicians
27.The Bremen Town Musicians***

28.The Singing Bone

29.The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs

30.The Louse and the Flea

31.The Girl Without Hands

32.Clever Hans
32.Clever Hans*
32.Prudent Hans***

33.The Three Languages
33.The Three Languages*

34.Clever Elsie
34.Clever Elsie*
34.Clever Else***

35.The Tailor in Heaven

36.The Wishing-Table, The Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
36.The Table, the Ass and the Stick***

37.Thumbling
37.Tom Thumb*
37.Thumbling**
37.Tom Thumb***

38.The Wedding of Mrs. Fox
38.The Wedding Of Mrs Fox*
38.How Mrs. Fox married again***

39.The Elves
39.The Elves And The Shoemaker*
39.The Elves***

40. The Robber Bridegroom
40.The Robber Bridegroom*
40.The Robber Bridegroom***

41.Herr Korbes
41.Mr. Korbes***

42.The Godfather

43.Frau Trude

44.Godfather Death

45.Thumbling as Journeyman

46.Fitcher's Bird

47.The Juniper-Tree
47.The Juniper-Tree*

48.Old Sultan
48.Old Sultan*
48.Old Sultan***

49.The Six Swans
49.The Six Swans**
49.The six Swans***

50.Briar-Rose
50.Briar Rose*
50.Briar Rose**
50.The Sleeping Beauty***

51.Fundevogel
51.Fundefogel*

52.King Thrushbeard
52.King Grisly-Beard*
52.King Thrushbeard***

53.Little Snow-white
53.Snowdrop*
53.Little Snow White**
53.Snow-White***

54.The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn
54.The Knapsack, the Hat and the Horn***

55.Rumpelstiltskin
55.Rumpelstiltskin*
55.Rumpelstiltskin***

56.Sweetheart Roland
56.Sweetheart Roland*
56.Roland***

57.The Golden Bird
57.The Golden Bird*
57.The Golden Bird***

58.The Dog and the Sparrow
58.The Dog And The Sparrow*
58.The Dog and the Sparrow***

59.Frederick and Catherine
59.Frederick And Catherine*
59.Catherine And Frederick**
59.Fred and Kate***

60.The Two Brothers

61.The Little Peasant
61.The Little Peasant*
62.The Little Farmer***

62.The Queen Bee
62.The Queen Bee*
62.The Queen Bee***

63.The Three Feathers
63.Dummling And The Three Feathers**

64.The Golden Goose
64.The Golden Goose*
64.The Golden Goose**
64.The golden Goose***

65.Allerleirauh

66.The Hare's Bride
66.The Rabbit's bride***

67.The Twelve Huntsmen
67.The Twelve Huntsmen*

68.The Thief and his Master

69.Jorinda and Joringel
69.Jorinda And Jorindel*

70.The Three Sons of Fortune

71.How Six Men Got On in the World

72.The Wolf and the Man

73.The Wolf and the Fox

74.The Fox and His Cousin

75.The Fox and the Cat
75.The Fox And The Cat*

76.The Pink
76.The Pink*

77.Clever Grethel
77.Clever Gretel*
77.Clever Grethel***

78.The Old Man and his Grandson
78.The Old Man And His Grandson*

79.The Water-Nix

80.The Death of the Little Hen
80.The death of the hen***

81.Brother Lustig

82.Gambling Hansel

83.Hans in Luck
83.Hans In Luck*
83.Hans in luck***

84.Hans Married

85.The Gold-Children

86.The Fox and the Geese

87.The Poor Man and the Rich Man

88.The Singing, Soaring Lark

89.The Goose-Girl
89.The Goose-Girl*
89.The Goose-Girl**
89.The Goose girl***

90.The Young Giant

91.The Gnome

92.The King of the Golden Mountain
92.The King Of The Golden Mountain*

93.The Raven
93.The Raven*
93.The Raven***

94.The Peasant's Wise Daughter

95.Old Hildebrand

96.The Three Little Birds

97.The Water of Life
97.The Water Of Life*
97.The Water Of Life**

98.Doctor Knowall
98.Doctor Knowall*

99.The Spirit in the Bottle

100.The Devil's Sooty Brother

101.Bearskin
101.Bearskin**

102.The Willow-Wren And The Bear
102.The Willow-Wren And The Bear*

103.Sweet Porridge

104.Wise Folks

105.Stories about Snakes

106.The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat

107.The Two Travellers

108.Hans the Hedgehog

109.The Shroud

110.The Jew among Thorns

111.The Skilful Huntsman

112.The Flail from Heaven

113.The Two Kings' Children

114.The Cunning Little Tailor

115.The Bright Sun Brings It To Light

116.The Blue Light
116.The Blue Light*

117.The Wilful Child

118.The Three Army-Surgeons

119.The Seven Swabians

120.The Three Apprentices

121.The King's Son who Feared Nothing

122.Donkey Cabbages

123.The Old Woman in the Wood

124.The Three Brothers

125.The Devil and his Grandmother

126.Ferdinand the Faithful

127.The Iron Stove

128.The Lazy Spinner

129.The Four Skilful Brothers
129.The Four Clever Brothers*

130.One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes
130.Little One-Eye, Two-Eyes and Three-Eyes**

131.Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie

132.The Fox and the Horse
132.The Fox And The Horse*

133.The Shoes that Were Danced to Pieces

134.The Six Servants

135.The White Bride and the Black One

136.Iron John

137.The Three Black Princesses

138.Knoist and his Three Sons

139.The Maid of Brakel

140.Domestic Servants

141.The Lambkin and the Little Fish

142.Simeli Mountain

143.Going A-Travelling

144.The Donkey

145.The Ungrateful Son

146.The Turnip
146.The Turnip*

147.The Old Man Made Young Again

148.The Lord's Animals and the Devil's

149.The Beam

150.The Old Beggar-Woman

151.I.The Three Sluggards
151.II.The Twelve Idle Servants

152.The Shepherd Boy

153.The Star-Money

154.The Stolen Farthings

155.Brides On Their Trial

156.Odds and Ends

157.The Sparrow and his Four Children

158.The Story of Schlauraffen Land

159.The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders

160.A Riddling Tale

161.Snow-White and Rose-Red
161.Snow-White And Rose-Red*
161.Snow-White And Rose-Red**

162.The Wise Servant

163.The Glass Coffin

164.Lazy Harry

165.The Griffin

166.Strong Hans

167.The Peasant in Heaven

168.Lean Lisa

169.The Hut in the Forest

170.Sharing Joy and Sorrow

171.The Willow-Wren

172.The Sole

173.The Bittern and the Hoopoe

174.The Owl

175.The Moon

176.The Duration Of Life

177.Death's Messengers

178.Master Pfriem

179.The Goose-Girl at the Well

180.Eve's Various Children

181.The Nix of the Mill-Pond

182.The Little Folks' Presents

183.The Giant and the Tailor

184.The Nail

185.The Poor Boy in the Grave

186.The True Sweethearts

187.The Hare And The Hedgehog

188.The Spindle, The Shuttle, and the Needle

189.The Peasant And The Devil

190.The Crumbs on The table

191.The Sea-Hare

192.The Master-Thief

193.The Drummer

194.The Ear of Corn

195.The Grave-Mound

196.Old Rinkrank

197.The Crystal Ball

198.Maid Maleen

199.The Boots of Buffalo-Leather

200.The Golden Key

Children's Legends:
1.St. Joseph in the Forest
2.The Twelve Apostles
3.The Rose
4.Poverty and Humility lead to Heaven
5.God's Food
6.The Three Green Twigs
7.Our Lady's Little Glass
8.The Aged Mother
9.The Heavenly Wedding
10.The Hazel-Branch

*These fairy tales are from the translation of Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes. I could not find their versions in the complete (Margaret Hunt) translation, so I will put them here for now. They are probably taken from earlier editions the Grimm's book. If you have a clue on their place in the collection or you see any other inconsistencies, please let me know.

1.Cat-Skin
2.Iron Hans
3.Lily And The Lion
4.The Adventures Of Chanticleer And Partlet
5.The Miser In The Bush
6.The Salad
7.The Travelling Musicians
8.The Twelve Dancing Princesses

**These ones are from the "Grimm's Fairy Stories" book. I could not find their versions in the complete (Margaret Hunt) translation, so I will put them here for now.

1.Oh, If I Could But Shiver!
2.The Travels Of Tom Thumb

***These ones are from the "Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm" book. I could not find their versions in the complete (Margaret Hunt) translation, so I will put them here for now.

1.Six soldires of fortune
2.The vagabonds
3.Tom Thumb's travels
4.The Almond Tree