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Household Tales by brothers Grimm, translated by Margaret Hunt 
These fairy tales by brothers Grimm are based on the original 1884 
translation "Household Tales" of Margaret Hunt. 
This text is based on the book "Grimm's household tales with the 
author's notes." By Grimm Jakob Ludwig Karl. Translated by Margaret 
Hunt. 
This text includes ALL Grimm's fairy tales and 10 children's legends. 
The Margaret Hunt's translation is very true to the German original. 
CONTENTS 
1 The Frog King, or Iron Henry (Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne 
Heinrich) 2 Cat and Mouse in Partnership (Katze und Maus in 
Gesellschaft) 3 Our Lady's Child (Marienkind) 4 The Story of the 
Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was (Märchen von einem, 
der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen) 5 The Wolf and the Seven Young 
Kids (Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geißlein) 6 Faithful John (Der
treue Johannes) 7 The Good Bargain (Der gute Handel) 8 The Strange 
Musician (Der wunderliche Spielmann) 9 The Twelve Brothers (Die 
zwölf Brüder) 10 The Pack of Ragamuffins (Das Lumpengesindel) 11 
Little Brother and Little Sister (Brüderchen und Schwesterchen) 12 
Rapunzel (Rapunzel) 13 The Three Little Men in the Forest (Die drei 
Männlein im Walde) 14 The Three Spinning Women (Die drei 
Spinnerinnen) 15 Hansel and Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel) 16 The Three 
Snake-Leaves (Die drei Schlangenblätter) 17 The White Snake (Die 
weiße Schlange) 18 Straw, Coal, and Bean (Strohhalm, Kohle und 
Bohne) 19 The Fisherman and His Wife (Von dem Fischer un syner 
Fru) 20 The Brave Little Tailor (Das tapfere Schneiderlein) 21 
Cinderella (Aschenputtel) 22 The Riddle (Das Rätsel) 23 The Mouse, 
the Bird, and the Sausage (Von dem Mäuschen, Vögelchen und der 
Bratwurst) 24 Frau Holle (Frau Holle) 25 The Seven Ravens (Die 
sieben Raben) 26 Little Red-Cap (Rotkäppchen) 27 The Bremen Town 
Musicians (Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten) 28 The Singing Bone (Der 
singende Knochen) 29 The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs (Der 
Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren) 30 Little Louse and Little Flea 
(Läuschen und Flöhchen) 31 The Girl without Hands (Das Mädchen 
ohne Hände) 32 Clever Hans (Der gescheite Hans) 33 The Three 
Languages (Die drei Sprachen) 34 Clever Elsie (Die kluge Else) 35 The 
Tailor in Heaven (Der Schneider im Himmel) 36 The Wishing-table, 
the Gold-ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack (Tischchendeckdich, Goldesel 
und Knüppel aus dem Sack) 37 Thumbling (Daumesdick) 38 The 
Wedding of Mrs. Fox (Die Hochzeit der Frau Füchsin) 39 The Elves 
(Die Wichtelmänner) 40 The Robber Bridegroom (Der 
Räuberbräutigam) 41 Herr Korbes (Herr Korbes) 42 The Godfather 
(Der Herr Gevatter) 43 Frau Trude (Frau Trude) 44 Godfather Death 
(Der Gevatter Tod) 45 Thumbling as Journeyman [Thumbling's Travels] 
(Daumerlings Wanderschaft) 46 Fitcher's Bird [Fowler's Fowl] 
(Fitchers Vogel) 47 The Juniper-Tree (Von dem Machandelboom) 48 
Old Sultan (Der alte Sultan) 49 The Six Swans (Die sechs Schwäne) 50 
Little Briar-Rose (Dornröschen) 51 Foundling-Bird (Fundevogel) 52 
King Thrushbeard (König Drosselbart) 53 Little Snow-White 
(Sneewittchen) 54 The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn (Der Ranzen, 
das H¨tlein und das Hörnlein) 55 Rumpelstiltskin (Rumpelstilzchen) 56 
Sweetheart Roland (Der Liebste Roland) 57 The Golden Bird (Der
goldene Vogel) 58 The Dog and the Sparrow (Der Hund und der 
Sperling) 59 Frederick and Catherine (Der Frieder und das 
Catherlieschen) 60 The Two Brothers (Die zwei Brüder) 61 The Little 
Peasant (Das Bürle) 62 The Queen Bee (Die Bienenkönigin) 63 The 
Three Feathers (Die drei Federn) 64