The Golden Bird In the olden time there was a king, who had behind his palace a beautiful pleasure-garden in which there...
Sweetheart Roland There was once on a time a woman who was a real witch and had two daughters, one ugly and wicked, and...
Rumpelstiltskin In a quiet village nestled amid rolling hills, there lived a poor miller known for his tall tales and...
The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn There were once three brothers who had fallen deeper and deeper into poverty, and at last their need...
Lazy Harry Harry was lazy, and although he had nothing else to do but drive his goat daily to pasture, he nevertheless...
Little Snow-white Once upon a time in the middle of winter, when the flakes of snow were falling like feathers from the...
King Thrushbeard A King had a daughter who was beautiful beyond all measure, but so proud and haughty withal that no...
Fundevogel [Bird-foundling] There was once a forester who went into the forest to hunt, and as he entered it he heard a sound of...
Briar-Rose A long time ago there were a King and Queen who said every day, "Ah, if only we had a child!" but they...
The Juniper-Tree It is now long ago, quite two thousand years, since there was a rich man who had a beautiful and pious...
Fitcher’s Bird There was once a wizard who used to take the form of a poor man, and went to houses and begged, and caught...
Thumbling as Journeyman A certain tailor had a son, who happened to be small, and no bigger than a Thumb, and on this account...