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CONTENTS Introduction xiii Note on the Text xliii Note on the Translation xlvii Select Bibliography liii A Chronology of the Grimm Brothers lvii THE TALES Preface to the Second Edition (1819) 3 1. The Frog King, or Iron Henry 11 2. Cat and Mouse As Partners 14 3. Our Lady's Child 16 4. The Tale of the Boy Who Set Out To Learn Fear 20 5. The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats 27 6. Faithful John 30 7. The Good Bargain 36 8. The Twelve Brothers 39 9. The Pack of No-good, Low-life Ruffians 44 10. Little Brother and Little Sister 45 11. Rapunzel 51 12. The Three Little Men in the Forest 54 13. Hansel and Gretel 58 14. The Tale of the Fisherman and His Wife 65 15. The Brave Little Tailor 72 16. Ashypet 78 17. The Tale of the Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage 84 18. Mother Holle of the Snow 86 19. The Seven Ravens 88 20. Little Redcap 90 21. The Bremen Town Band 94 22. The Singing Bone 96 23. The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs 98 24. The Girl With No Hands 104 25. Clever Hans 109 26. Sensible Elsie 111 27. The Table-Lay, the Gold-Donkey, and the Club in the Sack 114 28. Little Thumb 122 29. Mrs Fox's Wedding 127 30. The Robber Bridegroom 129 31. Godfather Death 132 32. Thumbling's Travels 135 33. Fitcher's Bird 138 34. The Tale of the Juniper Tree 141 35. Old Sultan 149 36. The Six Swans 151 37. Briar-Rose 155 38. Foundling-Bird 158 39. Snow-White 160 40. Knapsack, Hat, and Horn 168 41. Rumpelstiltskin 172 42. The Golden Bird 175 43. The Golden Goose 181 44. Coat o' Skins 184 45. Jorinda and Joringel 189 46. The Three Children of Fortune 191 47. Six Make Their Way Through the Whole World 193 48. Grandfather and Grandson 198 49. The Tale of Little Hen's Death 198 50. Hans in Luck 200 51. The Fox and the Geese 204 52. The Singing, Soaring Lark 204 53. The Goose-Girl 209 54. The Young Giant 215 55. The King of the Golden Mountain 221 56. The Water of Life 226 57. The Bearskin Man 230 58. Tales of Toads and Adders 235 59. The Jew in the Thorn Bush 236 60. The Bright Sun Brings It To Light 240 61. The Wilful Child 241 62. The Devil and His Grandmother 241 63. One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes 244 64. The Shoes That Were Danced To Tatters 250 65. Iron John 253 66. The Lord's Beasts and the Devil's 260 67. The Little Shepherd Boy 261 68. The Starry Coins 261 69. The Stolen Farthing 262 70. Reviewing the Brides 263 71. The Tale of Cockaigne 263 72. A Tall Tale From Diethmarsch 264 73. A Riddling Tale 265 74. Snow-White and Rose-Red 265 75. Sharing Joy and Sorrow 270 76. The Moon 271 77. The Messengers of Death 273 78. The Unequal Children of Eve 274 79. The Golden Key 276 children's legends 80. St Joseph in the Forest 276 81. The Rose 279 82. Our Lady's Goblet 279 Appendix A. Selected Earlier Versions 280 Appendix B. Selected Tales from the First Edition, Removed for the Second and Subsequent Editions 288 Appendix C. Circular Letter Concerning the Collection of Folk Poesy 294 Appendix D. Wilhelm Grimm's Last Reflections on the Märchen 298 Notes 305
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863 -- Translations into English.
Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859 -- Translations into English.
Fairy tales -- Germany.