The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
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THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM TOM THUMB RUMPELSTILTSKIN CLEVER GRETHEL THE OLD MAN AND HIS GRANDSON THE LITTLE PEASANT FRED AND KATE SWEETHEART ROLAND SNOWDROP THE PINK CLEVER ELSA . THE JEW AMONG THE THORNS ASHENPUTTEL THE WHITE SNAKE . THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN KIDS THE QUEEN BEE THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER THE WOLF AND THE MAN . .vi . c , . CONTENTS THE TURNIP ..... 213 CLEVER HANS ..... 217 THE THREE LANGUAGES . 223 THE FOX AND THE CAT . 227 THE FOUR CLEVER BROTHERS . 229 THE LADY AND THE LION 235 THE FOX AND THE HORSE 241 THE BLUE LIGHT .... 244 THE RAVEN 250 THE GOLDEN GOOSE 257 THE WATER OF LIFE 264 THE TWELVE HUNTSMEN . 271 THE KING OF THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN 274 DOCTOR KNOW-ALL .... 281 THE SEVEN RAVENS .... 284 THE MARRIAGE OF MRS. REYNARD THE SALAD ..... THE YOUTH WHO COULD NOT SHUDDER 300 KING THRUSHBEARD 312 IRON HANS ..... 317 PREFATORY NOTE BY THE ARTIST Some years ago a selection of Grimm's Fairy Tales with one hundred illustrations of mine in black and white was published—in 1900, by Messrs. Freemantle and Co., and afterwards by Messrs. Archibald Constable & Co., Ltd. At intervals since then I have been at work on the original drawings, partially or entirely re-drawing some of them in colour, adding new ones in colour and in black and white, and generally overhauling them as a set, supplementing and omitting, with a view to the present edition. Of the forty coloured illustrations, many are elabora- tions of the earlier black and white drawings or are founded on them. The frontispiece, and those facing pp. 34, 70, 94, 104, 116, 118, and 190 are entirely new, and several of the text illustrations also have not been pub- hshed before. The remaining illustrations in the text have been reconsidered and worked on again to a greater or less degree. Hampstead, September 1909. ARTHUR RACKHAM. ' : List of Illustrations PAGE The Prince carried off the beautiful Maiden on the Golden Horse . 7 Just then a butcher came along the road, trundling a young pig in a wheel-barrow . .13 At last the old woman came back, and said in a droning voice ! ' Greeting to thee, Zachiel ..... 19 A short time after they came upon a Cat, sitting in the road, with a face as long as a wet week ...... 22 The Ass brayed, the Hound barked, the Cat mewed, and the Cock crowed ........ 24 ' . The Thirteenth Fairy ' . .32 But round the castle a hedge of briar roses began to grow up , . 34) On the road he met a Sparrow . .... 36 On the opposite side of the lake stood a splendid brightly-lighted Castle 45 There was once a Fisherman, who lived with his Wife in a miserable little hovel close to the sea ...... 48 ' Flounder, Flounder in the sea, Prythee, hearken unto me ' . .55 She did not go once but many times, backwards and forwards to the well ......... 85 ' '11 ! Wait a bit, and I give it you ' So saying, he struck out at them mercilessly ........ 89 ix ' GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES PAGE Hansel picked up the fjlitterina; white pebbles and filled his pockets with . them . .100 ' ! Stupid goose ' cried the Witch. ' The opening is big enough ; you can see that I could get into it . myself , . .106 to carry The Mouse had water, while the Sausage did the cooking . 109 The Bird took the flew wood and sadly home with it . .110 At last she came to a little house, out of which an old woman was looking . ,112 So the lazy girl went home, but she was quite covered with pitch . 114 They hurried away as quickly as . they could . .122 Tom . Thumb . .126 Then all at once the door sprang open, and in stepped a little Mannikin 134 Round the fire an indescribably ridiculous little man was leaping, hopping on one leg, and singing . .136 The Bailiff sprang into the water with a great splash, and the whole party plunged in after him , . , . .147 Kate ran after him, and chased him a good way over the fields . 150 The Maiden fetched the magic wand, and then she took her step-sister's head, and dropped three drops of blood it . from . .157 ' Mirror, .> Mirror on the wall, Who is fairest ' . of us all . i62 In the evening the seven Dwarfs came back . .164 scullions The brought live coals, which he had to eat till the flames poured out of his mouth . , , .173 When she saw the pickaxe just above her head, Clever Elsa burst into tears ....... 179 X LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAOB The Jew was forced to spring up and begin to dance . .184 Dancing as hard as he could . .186 The Three Sleeping Princesses ...... 208 So the rich Brother had to put his Brother's Turnip into a cart, and have it taken home ....... 214 When he got home he had the rope in his hand, but there was nothing at the end of it ....... 221 On the way he passed a swamp, in which a number of Frogs were croaking ........ 224 The Cat crept stealthily up to the topmost branch . 227 They found the Princess still on the rock, but the Dragon was asleep with his head on her lap ...... 233 The poor Horse was very sad, and went into the forest to get a little shelter from the wind and weather ..... 242 Then the Horse sprang up, and dragged the Lion away behind him . 243 Before long the Witch came by riding at a furious pace on a tom cat . 246 The Golden Castle of Stromberg ...... 253 One day he saw three Robbers fighting ..... 255 There stands an old tree ; cut it down, and you will find something at the roots ........ 258 So now there were seven people running behind Simpleton and his Goose ........ 259 And so they followed up hill and down dale after Simpleton and his Goose ........ 260 The King could no longer withhold his daughter . 263 GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES FAQB When she entered she met a Dwarf . .286 The Ravens comhig home ...... 287 Does the gentleman wear red breeches, and has he a pointed muzzle? . 291 But the Old Woman was a witch ..... 293 He tied them all together and drove them along till he came to a mill . 298 Crowds of black cats and dogs swarmed out of every corner . 306 She immediately clutched at his cap to pull it off; but he held it on with both hands . .321 ' He called three times, Iron Hans,' as loud as he could . 322 6 List of Coloured Illustrations The King could not contain himself for joy . Fronlispiece FACING PAGE Away they flew over stock and stone, at such a pace that his liair whistled in the wind ....... 2 By day she made herself into a cat . 1 . Or a screech owl .18 Once there was a poor old woman who lived in a village . 28 ' The young Prince said, I am not afraid ; I am determined to go and look upon the lovely Briar Rose ' . .34 At the third sting the Fox screamed, and down went his tail between his legs ........ 58 So she seized him with two fingers, and carried him upstairs . 62 The Cat stole away behind the city walls to the church . 66 70 Alas ! dear Falada, there thou hangest ..... Blow, blow, little breeze, And Conrad's hat seize ... 72 Now we will go up the hill and have a good feast before the squirrel carries off all the nuts ...... 74 When he went over the wall he was terrified to see the Witch before him ......... 80 xiii ' GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES FACING PAGE The Witch climbed up .... 82 Pulling the piece of soft cheese out of his pocket, he squeezed it till the moisture ran out • . • . 90 They worked themselves up into such a rage that they tore up trees by the roots, and hacked at each other till they both fell dead 94 All at once the door opened and an old, old Woman, supporting herself on a crutch, came hobbling out ..... Hansel put out a knuckle-bpne, and the old Woman, whose eyes were dim, could not see, and thought it was his finger, and she was much astonished that he did not get fat . 106 When she got to the wood, she met a Wolf 116 ' O Grandmother, what big ears you have got,' she said . 118 At last she reached the cellar, and there she found an old, old worn with a shaking head ...... 122 When Tom had said good-bye to his Father they went away with him 128 Then he ran after him, still holding the carving-knife, and cried, ' Only one, only one ! The Old Man had to sit by himself, and ate his food from a woodei bowl .....