The Devil and his Grandmother There was a great war, and the King had many soldiers, but gave them small pay, so small that they could...
Ferdinand the Faithful Once on a time lived a man and a woman who so long as they were rich had no children, but when they were...
The Iron Stove In the days when wishing was still of some use, a King's son was bewitched by an old witch, and shut...
The Six Servants In former times there lived an aged Queen who was a sorceress, and her daughter was the most beautiful...
The White Bride and the Black One A woman was going about the unenclosed land with her daughter and her step-daughter cutting fodder,...
Iron John There was once on a time a King who had a great forest near his palace, full of all kinds of wild animals. One...
The Three Black Princesses East India was besieged by an enemy who would not retire until he had received six hundred dollars. Then...
Knoist and his Three Sons Between Werrel and Soist there lived a man whose name was Knoist, and he had three sons. One was...
The Maid of Brakel A girl from Brakel once went to St. Anne's Chapel at the foot of the Hinnenberg, and as she wanted...
Domestic Servants "I to Walpe, thou to Walpe, so, so, together we'll go." "Hast thou a man? What is his name?" "Cham." "My...
The Lambkin and the Little Fish There were once a little brother and a little sister, who loved each other with all their hearts. Their...
Simeli Mountain There were once two brothers, the one rich, the other poor. The rich one, however, gave nothing to the...