The Grimm Brothers'
Children's and Household Tales
(Grimms' Fairy Tales)

compiled, translated, and classified by

D. L. Ashliman

© 1998-2002


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No.

English Title

German Title

Aarne-Thompson Type
Type titles not given resemble the tales' titles

1

The Frog King, or Iron Henry

Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich

Type 440

2

Cat and Mouse in Partnership

Katze und Maus in Gesellschaft

Type 15, Stealing the Partner's Butter

3

Mary's Child

Marienkind

Type 710

4

The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was

Märchen von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen

Type 326

5

The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids

Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geißlein

Type 123

6

Faithful Johannes

Der treue Johannes

Type 516

7

The Good Bargain

Der gute Handel

Type 1642. Includes an episode of type 1610, Sharing Strokes with the King's Guard

8

The Strange Musician

Der wunderliche Spielmann

Type 151, Music Lessons for Wild Animals. Cf. type 1159, Catching the Would-Be Musician in a Crack

9

The Twelve Brothers

Die zwölf Brüder

Type 451, The Brothers Who Were Turned into Birds

10

The Pack of Scoundrels

Das Lumpengesindel

Type 210, The Traveling Animals and the Wicked Man

11

Little Brother and Little Sister

Brüderchen und Schwesterchen

Type 450

12

Rapunzel

Rapunzel

Type 310, The Maiden in the Tower

13

The Three Little Men in the Woods

Die drei Männlein im Walde

Type 403B, The Black and the White Bride

14

The Three Spinning Women

Die drei Spinnerinnen

Type 501

15

Hansel and Gretel

Hänsel und Gretel

Type 327A. Includes an episode of type 1121, Burning the Witch in Her Own Oven

16

The Three Snake-Leaves

Die drei Schlangenblätter

Type 612

17

The White Snake

Die weiße Schlange

Type 673. Includes an episode of type 554, The Grateful Animals

18

Straw, Coal, and Bean

Strohhalm, Kohle und Bohne

Type 295

19

The Fisherman and His Wife

Von dem Fischer un syner Fru

Type 555

20

The Brave Little Tailor

Das tapfere Schneiderlein

Type 1640. Includes episodes of type 1060, Squeezing Water from a Stone; type 1062, A Contest in Throwing Stones; type 1052, A Contest in Carrying a Tree; type 1051, Springing with a Bent Tree; type 1115, Attempting to Kill the Hero in His Bed

21

Cinderella

Aschenputtel

Type 510A

22

The Riddle

Das Rätsel

Type 851, Winning the Princess with a Riddle

23

The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage

Von dem Mäuschen, Vögelchen und der Bratwurst

Type 85

24

Frau Holle

Frau Holle

Type 480, The Kind and the Unkind Girls

25

The Seven Ravens

Die sieben Raben

Type 451, The Brothers Who Were Turned into Birds

26

Little Red Cap

Rotkäppchen

Type 333, Red Riding Hood

27

The Bremen Town Musicians

Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten

Type 130, Outcast Animals Find a New Home

28

The Singing Bone

Der singende Knochen

Type 780

29

The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs

Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren

Type 461, Three Hairs from the Devil; type 930, The Prophecy That a Poor Boy Will Marry a Rich Girl

30

Little Louse and Little Flea

Läuschen und Flöhchen

Type 2022, An Animal Mourns the Death of a Spouse

31

The Girl without Hands

Das Mädchen ohne Hände

Type 706

32

Clever Hans

Der gescheite Hans

Type 1696, What Should I Have Said?

33

The Three Languages

Die drei Sprachen

Type 671

34

Clever Elsie

Die kluge Else

Type 1450. Ends with an episode of type 1383, A Woman Does Not Know Herself

35

The Tailor in Heaven

Der Schneider im Himmel

Type 800

36

Table-Be-Set, Gold-Donkey, and Cudgel-out-of-the-Sack

Tischchendeckdich, Goldesel und Knüppel aus dem Sack

Type 563, introduced by type 212, The Goat That Lied

37

Thumbthick

Daumesdick

Type 700, Tom Thumb. Includes an episode of type 41, Overeating in the Pantry

38

Mrs. Fox's Wedding

Die Hochzeit der Frau Füchsin

Two tales. Type 65, Mrs. Fox's Suitors.

39

The Elves

Die Wichtelmänner

Three tales. Tale one: type 503*, Helpful Elves. Tale two: type 476*, A Midwife (or Godmother) for the Elves. Tale three: type 504 (new classification), The Changeling; also classified as a migratory legend, type 5085

40

The Robber Bridegroom

Der Räuberbräutigam

Type 955

41

Herr Korbes

Herr Korbes

Type 210, The Traveling Animals and the Wicked Man

42

The Godfather

Der Herr Gevatter

Type 332, Godfather Death

43

Frau Trude

Frau Trude

Type 334, At the Witch's House

44

Godfather Death

Der Gevatter Tod

Type 332

45

Thumbling's Travels

Daumerlings Wanderschaft

Type 700, Tom Thumb

46

Fitcher's Bird

Fitchers Vogel

Type 311, The Heroine Rescues Herself and Her Sisters. Similar to type 312, Bluebeard

47

The Juniper Tree

Von dem Machandelboom

Type 720, My Mother Killed Me; My Father Ate Me

48

Old Sultan

Der alte Sultan

Type 101, The Old Dog Rescues the Child. Concludes with an episode of type 103, Wild Animals Hide from an Unfamiliar Animal, and of type 104, War between the Village Animals and the Forest Animals

49

The Six Swans

Die sechs Schwäne

Type 451, The Brothers Who Were Turned into Birds

50

Little Briar-Rose

Dornröschen

Type 410, Sleeping Beauty

51

Foundling-Bird

Fundevogel

Type 313A, The Girl Helps the Hero Flee

52

King Thrushbeard

König Drosselbart

Type 900

53

Little Snow-White

Sneewittchen

Type 709

54

The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn

Der Ranzen, das Hütlein und das Hörnlein

Type 569

55

Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstilzchen

Type 500, Guessing the Helper's Name

56

Sweetheart Roland

Der Liebste Roland

Type 1119, Ogres Kill Their Own Children, followed by type 313C, The Girl Helps the Hero Flee; the Forgotten Fiancée

57

The Golden Bird

Der goldene Vogel

Type 550

58

The Dog and the Sparrow

Der Hund und der Sperling

Type 248, The Man, the Dog, and the Bird

59

Freddy and Katy Lizzy

Der Frieder und das Catherlieschen

Types 1387, A Woman Draws Beer in the Cellar; 1385*, A Woman Loses Her Husband's Money; 1291B, A Fool Greeses the Cracked Earth with Butter; 1291, Sending One Cheese After Another; 1653A, Securing the Door; 1653, The Robbers under the Tree; 1383, A Woman Does Not Know Herself; 1791, Dividing Up the Dead

60

The Two Brothers

Die zwei Brüder

Type 567A, The Magic Bird Heart; followed by type 303, The Blood Brothers. Includes an episode of type 300, The Dragon Slayer

61

The Little Peasant

Das Bürle

Type 1535, The Rich Peasant and the Poor Peasant. Includes an episode of type 1737, Trading Places with the Trickster in a Sack. Similar to type 1539, Tricksters and Their Victims

62

The Queen Bee

Die Bienenkönigin

Type 554, The Grateful Animals

63

The Three Feathers

Die drei Federn

Type 402, The Animal Bride

64

The Golden Goose

Die goldene Gans

Type 571, All Stick Together, plus an episode of type 513B, The Land and Water Ship

65

All-Kinds-Of-Fur

Allerleirauh

Type 510B, A King Tries to Marry His Daughter

66

The Hare's Bride

Häsichenbraut

Type 311, The Heroine Rescues Herself and Her Sisters

67

The Twelve Huntsmen

Die zwölf Jäger

Type 884, The Forsaken Fiancée

68

The Thief and His Master

De Gaudeif un sien Meester

Type 325, The Magician and His Pupil

69

Jorinde and Joringel

Jorinde und Joringel

Type 405

70

The Three Children of Fortune

Die drei Glückskinder

Type 1650, Three Brothers Inherit a Rooster, a Scythe, and a Cat. Includes episodes of types 1202, Harvesting Grain with a Cannon; 1651, Dick Whittington and His Cat; and 1281, Burning the Barn to Destroy an Unknown Animal

71

How Six Men Got On in the World

Sechse kommen durch die ganze Welt

Type 513A

72

The Wolf and the Man

Der Wolf und der Mensch

Type 157, Learning to Fear Man

73

The Wolf and the Fox

Der Wolf und der Fuchs

Type 41, Overeating in the Pantry

74

The Fox and His Cousin

Der Fuchs und die Frau Gevatterin

Type 152A*, The Scalded Wolf, followed by type 4, Getting a Ride by Pretending to Be Injured

75

The Fox and the Cat

Der Fuchs und die Katze

Type 105, The Cat's Only Trick

76

The Carnation

Die Nelke

Type 652, The Boy Whose Wishes Always Come True

77

Clever Gretel

Das kluge Gretel

Type 1741, The Guest Flees to Save His Ears

78

The Old Grandfather and His Grandson

Der alte Großvater und der Enkel

Type 980B, The Wooden Bowl

79

The Nixie

Die Wassernixe

Type 313A, The Girl Helps the Hero Flee

80

The Death of the Little Hen

Von dem Tode des Hühnchens

Type 2021. Includes an episode of type 2021A The Cock Seeks Help for the Choking Hen

81

Brother Merry

Bruder Lustig

Includes episodes of type 785, Who Ate the Lamb's Heart?; type 753A, The Unsuccessful Resuscitation; type 330B, The Devil in the Sack; type 330*, Entering Heaven by a Trick;

82

Gambling Hansel

De Spielhansl

Type 330A, The Smith's Three Wishes

83

Hans in Luck

Hans im Glück

Type 1415

84

Hans Gets Married

Hans heiratet

Types 859B, The Penniless Wooer: Money in Hand, and 859A, The Penniless Wooer: Patch of Land

85

The Gold-Children

Die Goldkinder

Type 555, The Fisherman and His Wife, followed by type 303, Blood Brothers

86

The Fox and the Geese

Der Fuchs und die Gänse

Type 227, The Geese's Eternal Prayer

87

The Poor Man and the Rich Man

Der Arme und der Reiche

Type 750A, Good Wishes and Foolish Wishes

88

The Singing, Springing Lark

Das singende springende Löweneckerchen

Type 425C, Beauty and the Beast

89

The Goose-Girl

Die Gänsemagd

Type 533

90

The Young Giant

Der junge Riese

Type 650A. Introduced with an episode of type 700, Tom Thumb

91

The Gnome

Dat Erdmänneken

Type 301A, The Quest for the Vanished Princesses

92

The King of the Golden Mountain

Der König vom goldenen Berge

Type 401A, The Enchanted Princess in Her Castle. Introduced with an episode of type 810, The Devil Loses a Soul That Was Promised Him. Includes episodes of type 560, The Magic Ring, and type 518, Quarreling Giants Lose Their Magic Objects

93

The Raven

Die Rabe

Type 401. The Girl Transformed into an Animal. Includes an episode of type 518, Quarreling Giants Lose Their Magic Objects

94

The Peasant's Clever Daughter

Die kluge Bauerntochter

Type 875

95

Old Hildebrand

Der alte Hildebrand

Type 1360C

96

The Three Little Birds

De drei Vügelkens

Type 707, The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird

97

The Water of Life

Das Wasser des Lebens

Type 551

98

Dr. Know-All

Doktor Allwissend

Type 1641

99

The Spirit in the Bottle

Der Geist im Glas

Type 331

100

The Devil's Sooty Brother

Des Teufels rußiger Bruder

Type 475, Heating Hell's Kitchen

101

Bearskin

Der Bärenhäuter

Type 361

102

The Wren and the Bear

Der Zaunkönig und der Bär

Type 222, The War between the Birds and the Beasts

103

Sweet Porridge

Der süße Brei

Type 565, The Magic Mill

104

The Clever People

Die klugen Leute

Type 1384, A Man Seeks Someone as Stupid as His Wife. Includes episodes of type 1385, A Woman Accepts Her Own Cow as Security, and type 1540, The Man from Paradise

105

Tales of the Toad

Märchen von der Unke

Three tales. Tale 1: type 285, The Child and the Snake. Tale 2: type 672B, The Toad's Crown. Tale 3: type 2075 Imitating Animal Sounds

106

The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat

Der arme Müllerbursch und das Kätzchen

Type 402, The Animal Bride

107

The Two Travelers

Die beiden Wanderer

Type 613, followed by type 554, The Grateful Animals

108

Hans-My-Hedgehog

Hans mein Igel

Type 441

109

The Burial Shirt (The Little Shroud)

Das Totenhemdchen

Unclassified

110

The Jew in the Thorns

Der Jude im Dorn

Type 592, Dancing in Thorns

111

The Trained Huntsman

Der gelernte Jäger

Type 304

112

The Threshing-Flail from Heaven

Der Dreschflegel vom Himmel

A combination of types 1960A, The Giant Animal; 1960G, The Giant Plant; and 1889K, A Rope Made of Chaff

113

The Two Kings' Children

De beiden Künigeskinner

Type 313C, The Girl Helps the Hero Flee; the Forgotten Fiancée

114

The Clever Little Tailor

Vom klugen Schneiderlein

An expurgated version of type 850, The Princess's Birthmarks. Includes episodes of type 1061, Biting Stones and 1159, Catching the Would-Be Musician in a Crack (expurgated)

115

The Bright Sun Will Bring It to Light

Die klare Sonne bringt's an den Tag

Type 960, The Sun Brings All to Light

116

The Blue Light

Das blaue Licht

Type 562, The Spirit in the Blue Light

117

The Willful Child

Das eigensinnige Kind

Type 779, Divine Rewards and Punishments

118

The Three Army Surgeons

Die drei Feldscherer

Type 660, The Three Doctors

119

The Seven Swabians

Die sieben Schwaben

Several episodes, mostly of type 1321, Fools Are Frightened. One episode is type 1231, Planning the Attack on a Hare. Conclusion belongs to type 1297*, Fools Walk into a River and Drown

120

The Three Journeymen

Die drei Handwerksburschen

Type 360, The Three Apprentices and the Devil. Similar to type 1697, We Three, for Money

121

The King's Son Who Is Afraid of Nothing

Der Königssohn, der sich vor nichts fürchtet

Type 590, The Magic Belt; and type 401A, The Enchanted Princess in Her Castle

122

The Cabbage-Donkey

Der Krautesel

Type 567, The Magic Bird Heart. Similar to type 566, Fruit That Grows Horns (Fortunatus)

123

The Old Woman in the Woods

Die Alte im Wald

Type 442

124

The Three Brothers

Die drei Brüder

Type 654, Which Brother Has the Best Skill?

125

The Devil and His Grandmother

Der Teufel und seine Großmutter

Type 812, The Devil's Riddle

126

Ferdinand the Faithful and Ferdinand the Unfaithful

Ferenand getrü un Ferenand ungetrü

Type 531

127

The Iron Stove

Der Eisenofen

Type 425A, The Animal Bridegroom

128

The Lazy Spinning Woman

Die faule Spinnerin

Type 1405

129

The Four Skillful Brothers

Die vier kunstreichen Brüder

Type 653

130

One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes

Einäuglein, Zweiäuglein und Dreiäuglein

Type 511

131

Fair Katrinelje and Pif Paf Poltrie

Die schöne Katrinelje und Pif Paf Poltrie

Type 2019

132

The Fox and the Horse

Der Fuchs und das Pferd

Type 47A, Catching a Horse by the Tail

133

The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces

Die zertanzten Schuhe

Type 306, The Danced-Out Shoes

134

The Six Servants

Die sechs Diener

Type 513A, Six Go through the Whole World

135

The White Bride and the Black Bride

Die weiße und die schwarze Braut

Type 403A, The Black and the White Bride: The Wishes

136

Iron Hans

Der Eisenhans

Type 502, The Wild Man as a Helper

137

The Three Black Princesses

De drei schwatten Prinzessinnen

Similar to type 401A, The Enchanted Princess in Her Castle

138

Knoist and His Three Sons

Knoist un sine dre Sühne

Type 1965. Includes an episode of type 1963, Sailing in a Bottomless Boat

139

The Girl from Brakel

Dat Mäken von Brakel

Type 1476A, Praying to the Statue's Mother

140

Household Servants

Das Hausgesinde

Type 1940, Extraordinary Names

141

The Little Lamb and the Little Fish

Das Lämmchen und Fischchen

Type 450, Little Brother, Little Sister

142

Simeli Mountain

Simeliberg

Type 676, Open Sesame

143

Going Traveling

Up Reisen gohn

Type 1696, What Should I Have Said?

144

The Little Donkey

Das Eselein

Type 430, The Donkey Bridegroom

145

The Ungrateful Son

Der undankbare Sohn

Type 980D, A Toad in the Face of an Ungrateful Son

146

The Turnip

Die Rübe

Types 1960D, The Giant Vegetable; and 1689A, Two Presents for the King. Includes an episode of type 1737, Trading Places with the Trickster in a Sack

147

The Little Old Man Made Young by Fire

Das junggeglühte Männlein

Type 753, Christ and the Smith

148

The Lord's Animals and the Devil's

Des Herrn und des Teufels Getier

Unclassified

149

The Rooster Beam

Der Hahnenbalken

Unclassified. Contains an episode similar to type 1290, A Fool Mistakes a Flax Field for a Lake

150

The Old Beggar Woman

Die alte Bettelfrau

Unclassified

151

The Three Lazy Ones

Die drei Faulen

Type 1950, A Contest in Laziness

151*

The Twelve Lazy Servants

Die zwölf faulen Knechte

Type 1950, A Contest in Laziness

152

The Little Shepherd Boy

Das Hirtenbüblein

Type 922, The King, the Abbot, and the Shepherd

153

The Star Talers

Die Sterntaler

Type 779, Divine Rewards and Punishments

154

The Stolen Farthing

Der gestohlene Heller

Type 769, A Child Returns from the Dead

155

Choosing a Bride

Die Brautschau

Type 1452, Choosing a Bride by How She Cuts Cheese

156

The Hurds

Die Schlickerlinge

Type 1451, A Suitor Chooses the Thrifty Girl

157

The Sparrow and His Four Children

Der Sperling und seine vier Kinder

Similar to type 157, Learning to Fear Man

158

The Tale of Cockaigne

Das Märchen vom Schlauraffenland

Type 1930

159

The Tall Tale from Ditmarsh

Das Diethmarsische Lügenmärchen

Type 1930, Schlaraffenland

160

A Riddling Tale

Rätselmärchen

Type 407, The Girl as a Flower

161

Snow-White and Rose-Red

Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot

Type 426, The Two Girls, the Bear, and the Dwarf

162

The Clever Servant

Der kluge Knecht

Similar to type 1681B, The Fool as a Housekeeper

163

The Glass Coffin

Der gläserne Sarg

Type 410, Sleeping Beauty

164

Lazy Heinz

Der faule Heinz

Type 1430, Air Castles

165

The Griffin

Der Vogel Greif

Type 610, Fruit to Cure the Princess; and type 461, Three Hairs from the Devil

166

Strong Hans

Der starke Hans

Type 650A, The Young Giant; and type 301A, The Quest for the Vanished Princesses

167

The Peasant in Heaven

Das Bürle im Himmel

Type 802

168

Lean Lisa

Die hagere Liese

Type 1430, Air Castles. Includes an episode of type 2411, Counting Imagined Wealth.

169

The Hut in the Woods

Das Waldhaus

Type 431

170

Sharing Joy and Sorrow

Lieb und Leid teilen

Unclassified

171

The Wren

Der Zaunkönig

Type 221, The Wren Becomes King of the Birds

172

The Flounder

Die Scholle

Type 250A, The Flounder's Crooked Mouth

173

The Bittern and Hoopoe

Rohrdommel und Wiedehopf

Type 236*, Imitating Bird Sounds. Compare type 2075, Imitating Animal Sounds

174

The Owl

Die Eule

Type 1281, Burning the Barn to Destroy an Unknown Animal

175

The Moon

Der Mond

Unclassified

176

The Duration of Life

Die Lebenszeit

Types 173 and 828, Men, Animals, and the Span of Life. (Categorized under two different numbers by Aarne-Thompson)

177

Death's Messengers

Die Boten des Todes

Type 335

178

Master Pfriem

Meister Pfriem

Type 801. Includes an episode of type 1248, Loading a Beam Crosswise on a Wagon

179

The Goose-Girl at the Well

Die Gänsehirtin am Brunnen

Type 923, Love Like Salt

180

Eve's Unequal Children

Die ungleichen Kinder Evas

Type 758

181

The Nixie in the Pond

Die Nixe im Teich

Type 316

182

The Gifts of the Little People

Die Geschenke des kleinen Volkes

Type 503, The Hunchbacks and the Elves

183

The Giant and the Tailor

Der Riese und der Schneider

Type 1049, The Heavy Ax; 1053, Shooting Wild Boars; and 1051, Springing with a Bent Tree

184

The Nail

Der Nagel

Type 2039, The Lost Horseshoe Nail

185

The Poor Boy in the Grave

Der arme Junge im Grab

Episodes include type 1876, Chickens on a String, and type 1313, The Man Who Thought He Was Dead

186

The True Bride

Die wahre Braut

Type 510, The Persecuted Heroine; followed by type 884, The Forsaken Fiancée

187

The Hare and the Hedgehog

Der Hase und der Igel. This link is to a High German translation of the Grimms' original Low German text.

Type 275A*, The Race between the Hedgehog and the Hare. Compare type 1074, A Race Is Won by a Look-Alike Helper

188

Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle

Spindel, Weberschiffchen und Nadel

Type 585

189

The Peasant and the Devil

Der Bauer und der Teufel

Type 1030, Man and Ogre Share the Harvest

190

The Crumbs on the Table

Die Brosamen auf dem Tisch

Type 236*, Imitating Bird Sounds. Compare type 2075, Imitating Animal Sounds

191

The Rabbit

Das Meerhäschen

Type 554, The Grateful Animals. Similar to 851, Winning the Princess with a Riddle

192

The Master Thief

Der Meisterdieb

Type 1525A, Stealing the Count's Horse, Sheet, and Parson

193

The Drummer

Der Trommler

Type 400, The Quest for a Lost Bride; and type 313C, The Girl Helps the Hero Flee; the Forgotten Fiancée. Includes an episode of type 518, Quarreling Giants Lose Their Magic Objects

194

The Ear of Grain

Die Kornähre

Type 779, Divine Rewards and Punishments

195

The Grave Mound

Der Grabhügel

Similar to type 815, Keeping Watch at a Rich Man's Grave. Contains an episode of type 1130, A Boot Full of Money

196

Old Rinkrank

Oll Rinkrank

Similar to type 311, The Heroine Rescues Herself and Her Sisters

197

The Crystal Ball

Die Kristallkugel

Type 552A, The Girls Who Married Animals. Includes episodes of type 302, The Giant Whose Heart Was in an Egg, and type 518, Quarreling Giants Lose Their Magic Objects

198

Maid Maleen

Jungfrau Maleen

Type 870, The Entombed Princess

199

The Boot of Buffalo Leather

Der Stiefel von Büffelleder

Type 952, The King and the Soldier

200

The Golden Key

Der goldene Schlüssel

Type 2260

201

St. Joseph in the Woods

Der heilige Joseph im Walde

Type 480, The Kind and the Unkind Girls

202

The Twelve Apostels

Die zwölf Apostel

Unclassified

203

The Rose

Die Rose

Unclassified

204

Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven

Armut und Demut führen zum Himmel

Unclassified

205

God's Food

Gottes Speise

Unclassified

206

The Three Green Branches

Die drei grünen Zweige

Type 756A, Green Leaves on a Dry Stick

207

Our Lady's Little Glass

Muttergottesgläschen

Unclassified

208

The Aged Mother

Die alte Mütterchen

Unclassified

209

The Heavenly Wedding

Die himmlische Hochzeit

Type 767, Food for the Crucifix

210

The Hazel Switch

Die Haselrute

Unclassified


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Revised April 18, 2002.