THE GOLDEN AGE OF FOLK AND FAIRY TALES

FROM THE TO ANDREW LANG

Edited\ with Introduction and Translations, by Jack Zip es

Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. Indianapolis/Camb ridge CONTENTS

Acknowledgments xv Introduction: The Golden Key to Folk and Fairy Tales: Unlocking Cultural Treasures . xvi

1. Brotherly Love: ATU 300—The Dragon Slayer and ATU 303—The Twins or Blood Brothers 1 Jacob and , "About Johann Waterspring and Caspar Waterspring" (1812) 2 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "The Golden Children" (1812) 4 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "" (1857) 7 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "The Golden Children" (1857) 22 Benjamin Thorpe, "Snipp, Snapp, Snorium" (1853) 26 Theodor Vernaleken, "The Cobbler's Two Sons" (1864) 29 Laura Gonzenbach, "TheTwins" (1870) 32 Francois-Marie Luzel, "The Fisherman's Two Sons" (1870) 34 Domenico Comparetti, "The Three Brothers' (1875) 39 Emmanuel Cosquin, "The Sons of the Fisherman" (1886) 41 J. F. Jukih, "The Two Brothers" (1890) 45

2. The Power of Love: ATU 310—The Maiden in the Tower 51 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "" (1812) 52 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Rapunzel" (1857) 54 Laura Gonzenbach, "Beautiful Angiola" (1870) 57 Vittorio Imbriani, "La Prezzemolina" (1871) 60 Rachel Busk, "Filagranata" (1874) 65 Giuseppe Pitre, "The Old Woman of the Garden" (1875) 71 Wentworth Webster, "The Fairy-Queen Godmother" (1877) 75 Paul Sebillot, "Parsillette" (1891) 78 Andrew Lang, "Prunella" (1900) 80

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3. Facing Fear: ATU 326—The Youth Who Wanted to Learn What Fear Is 85 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Good Bowling and Card Playing" (1812) 86 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "The Young Man Who Went Out in Search of Fear" (1856) 87 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "A Tale about the Boy Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was" (1857) 90 Johann Wilhelm Wolf, "Fearless Hans" (1851) 97 Ignaz and Joseph Zingerle, "Fearless Learners" (1854) 104 Laura Gonzenbach, "The Fearless Young Man" (1870) 110 Francois-Marie Luzel, "Fearless Jean" (1887) 113 Achille Millien, "Fearless William" (1896) 116

4. Abandoned Children: ATU 327A— 121 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Hansel and Gretel" (1812) 1 22 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Hansel and Gretel" (1857) 1 26 Ignaz and Josef Zingerle, "The Ogre" (1854) 132 Laura Gonzenbach, "Maria and Her Little Brother" (1870) 133 Henry Carnoy, "Courtillon-Courtillette" (1882) 139 Consiglieri Pedroso, "The Two Children and the Witch" (1882) 144 Antoinette Bon, "The Lost Children" (1887) 146 Marie Kosch, "The Story about Old Grule" (1899) 1 50 Moses Gaster, "Why Does the Cuckoo Call 'Cuckoo'? The Story of the Little Boy and the Wicked Stepmother" (1915) 1 52

5. Dangerous Wolves and Naive Girls: ATU 333— , also categorized as The Glutton 155 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Little Red Cap" (1812) I 57 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Little Red Cap" (1857) 1 59 H. Kopf, "Little Red Hood" (1863) 162 Christian Schneller, "Little Red Hat" (1867) I 64 Paul Sebillot, "Mr. and Mrs. Rat" (1878) 166 M. Legot, "Little Red Riding Hood: Version ofTourangelle" (1885) 1 67 Jean-Francois Blade, "The Wolf and the Child" (1886) 169 Achille Millien, "Little Red Riding Hood: Version 1" (1887) 170 Contents Vll

Achille Millien, "Little Red Riding Hood: Version 2" (1887) 172 Achille Millien, "The Little Girl and the Wolf" (1887) 173 Charles Marelle, "The True History of Little Golden-Hood" (1888) 174

6. The Fruitful Sleep: ATU 410— 179 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Briar Rose" (1812) 180 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Briar Rose" (1857) 182 Theodor Vernaleken, "The Release from the Enchanted Sleep" (1863) 185 Laura Gonzenbach, "Maruzzedda" (1870) 188 Giuseppe Pitre, "Sun, Pearl, and Anna" (1875) 193 Bernhard Schmidt, "The Enchanted Princess or The Magic Tower" (1877) 197 Lady Jane Francesca Elgee Wilde, "Ethna the Bride" (1888) 199 Leopold Dardy, "The Sleeping Beauty" (1891) 202

7. The Beast as Bridegroom: ATU 425—The Search for the Lost Husband and 425A—The Animal as Bridegroom 205 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "The Singing, Springing Lark" (1815) 207 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "The Singing, Springing Lark" (1857) 211 Carl and Theodor Colshorn, "The Cursed Frog" (1854) 215 Peter Christen Asbj0rnsen and Jorgen Moe, "East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon" (1858) 217 Alexander Afanas'ev, "The Enchanted Tsarevich" (1855—1864) 224 Francois-Marie Luzel, "The Toad" (1869) 226 Laura Gonzenbach, "The Pig King" (1870) 232 Peter Polevoi, "The Little Feather of Fenist the Bright Falcon" (1874) 238 Giuseppe Pitre, "The Emperor Scursuni" (1875) 244 James Bruyn Andrews, "The Great Beast" (1880) 248 Consiglieri Pedroso, "The Maiden and the Beast" (1882) 249 Sidney Oldall Addy, "The Small-Tooth Dog" (1895) 253

8. Cursed Princes and Sweet Rewards: ATU 440—The Frog King or Iron Henry 257 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "The Frog King or Iron Henry" (1812) 258 Vlll Contents

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "" (1815) 260 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "The Frog King or Iron Henry" (1857) 262 James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, "The Maiden and the Frog" (1849) 265 Giuseppe Pitre, "The Little Mouse with the Stinky Tail" (1875) 267 Francois-Marie Luzel, "Penny Jack" (1888) 270 W. Henry Jones and Lewis L. Knopf, "The Wonderful Frog" (1889) 273 P. Kulish, "The Snake and the Princess" (1890) 275 Joseph Jacobs, "The Well of the World's End" (1890) 276 Ulrich Jahn, "The Queen and the Frog" (1891) 279 Ulrich Jahn, "The Princess and the Scabby Toad" (1891) 281

9. The Fate of Spinning: ATU 500/501—The Name of the Supernatural Helper and The Three Old Spinning Women 285 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "" (1812) 286 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Rumpelstiltskin" (1857) 287 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "About Nasty Flax Spinning" (1812) 290 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "" (1857) 291 Peter Christen Asbjornsen and J0rgen Moe, "The Three Aunts" (1852) 292 Benjamin Thorpe, "The Girl Who Could Spin Gold from Clay and Long Straw" (1853) 295 Theodor Vernaleken, "Kruzimugeli" (1863) 297 Laura Gonzenbach, "Lignu di Scupa" (1870) 299 Consiglieri Pedroso, "The Aunts" (1882) 301 W. Henry Jones, "The Lazy Spinning-Girl Who Became a Queen" (1889) 303 . Joseph Jacobs, "Tom Tit Tot" (1890) 305 Alexander Chodzko, "Kinkach Martinko" (1896) 309

10. The Revenge and Reward of Neglected Daughters: ATU 51 OA— 313 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Cinderella" (1812) 314 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Cinderella" (1857) 321 Alexander Afanas'ev, "Vasilisa the Fair" (1855-1864) 326 Johann Georgvon Hahn, "Cinderella" (1864) 332 Contents IX

Rachel Busk, "La Cenorientola" (1874) 334 Giuseppe Pitre, "Date, Oh Beautiful Date" (1875) 336 Consiglieri Pedroso, "The Hearth-Cat" (1882) 343 Edmund Martin Geldart, "Little Saddleslut" (1 884) 346 Achille Millien, "Cinderella" (1889-1890) 349 Joseph Jacobs, "Rushen Coatie" (1890) 353 Joseph Jacobs, "Fair, Brown, and Trembling'^ 1894) 356 Karel Erben, "Cinderella" (1907) 362

11. Incestuous Fathers and Brothers: ATU 51 OB—Peau d'Asne, also called The Dress of Gold, of Silver, and of Stars (Cap o' Rushes) 367 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "All Fur" (1812) 369 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Princess Mouseskin" (1812) 372 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Ail Fur" (1857) 373 Alexander Afanas'ev, "By Command of the Prince Daniel" (1855-1864) 377 John Francis Campbell, "The King Who Wished to Marry His Daughter" (1860) 381 Theodor Vernaleken, "Besom-Cast, Brush-Cast, Comb-Cast" (1863) 383 Johann Georg von Hahn, "All Fur" (1864) 385 Laura Gonzenbach, "Betta Pilusa" (1870) 387 Emmanuel Cosquin, "The Golden Bull" (1877) 393 Rachel Busk, "Maria Wood" (1877) 395 Consiglieri Pedroso, "The Princess Who Would Not Marry Her Father" (1882) 398 Joseph Jacobs, "Catskin" (1890) 403

12. Wild and Golden Men: ATU 502 and ATU 314— The Wild Man and Goldener 407 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "The Wild Man' (1815) 409 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Iron Hans" (1857) 411 Friedmund von Arnim, "Iron Hans" (1844) 417 Ignaz and Joseph Zingerle, "The Golden Youth" (1852) 420 Benjamin Thorpe, "The Princess on the Glass Mountain" (1853) 424 Svend Grundtvig, "The Wild Man of the Marsh" (1876) 431 "P x Contents

Wentworth Webster, "The Grateful Tartaro and the Heren-Suge" (1879) 438 Francois Cadic, "Georgik and Merlin" (1915) 444

13. Extraordinary Heroes: ATU 513—The Extraordinary Companions, ATU 513A—How Six Go through the World, ATU 513B—The Land and Water Ship 453 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "How Six Made Their Way through the World" (1819) 455 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "How Six Made Their Way through the World" (1857) 459 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "The Six Servants" (1812) 463 Peter Christen Asbjornsen, "Ashiepattle and His Goodly Crew" (1848) 467 Ernst Meier, "The Four Brothers" (1852) 472 John Francis Campbell, "The King of Lochlin's Three Daughters" (1860-1862) 475 Laura Gonzenbach, "How St. Joseph Helped a Young Man Win the Daughter of a King" (1870) 478 Peter Polevoi, "The Flying Ship" (1874) 484 Karel Erben, "Long, Broad, and Sharpsight" (1890) 488

14. Shrewd Cats and Foxes: ATU 545B— 497 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Puss in Boots" (1812) 498 Christian Schneller, "Count Martin von der Katze" (1867) 501 Laura Gonzenbach, "Count Piro" (1870) 503 Giuseppe Pitre, "Count Joseph Pear" (1875) 508 Paul Sebillot, "The Gilded Fox" (1880-1882) 511 W. Henry Jones, "Prince Csihan (Nettles)" (1889) 515 Adolf Dirr, "Bukutschichan" (1919) 520

15. The Wishes of Fools: ATU 675—The Lazy Boy 525 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Simple Hans" (1812) 526 Alexander Afanas'ev, "Emilian the Fool" (1855—1864) 527 Johann Georg von Hahn, "The Half Man" (1864) 529 Rachel Busk, "Scioccolone" (1874) 534 Contents XI

Giuseppe Pitre, "The Fig-and-Raisin Fool" (1875) 540 Consiglieri Pedroso, "The Baker's Idle Son" (1882) 542 Giuseppe Pitre, "The about Falchetto" (1885) 543 Alexander Chodzko, "The Sluggard" (1896) 545

16. Evil Stepmothers and Magic Mirrors: ATU 709— 551 , "Snow White, Snow White, or The Unfortunate Child" (1808) * 552 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Snow White" (1812) 555 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Snow White" (1857) 561 Ernst Ludwig Rochholz, "The Death of the Seven Dwarfs" (1856) 568 Christian Schneller, "The Three Sisters" (1867) 568 Laura Gonzenbach, "Maria, the Evil Stepmother, and the Seven Robbers" (1870) 572 Giuseppe Pitre, "Child Margarita" (1875) 575 Bernhard Schmidt, "Maroula and the Mother of Eros" (1877) 578 Consiglieri Pedroso, "The Vain Queen" (1882) 580 Adolpho Francisco Coelho, "The Magic Slippers" (1885) 582 Joseph Jacobs, "Gold Tree and Silver Tree" (1894) 585 Isabella Anderton, "A Tuscan Snow-White and the Dwarfs" (1905) 588

17. The Taming of Shrews: ATU 900— 591 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "King Thrushbeard" (1812) 592 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "King Thrushbeard" (1857) 595 Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jergen Moe, "Hacon Grizzlebeard" (1852) 598 Laura Gonzenbach, "The Humiliated Princess" (1870) 603 Patrick Kennedy, "The Haughty Princess" (1870) 607 Rachel Busk, "Blanca the Haughty" (1870) 609 Carolina Coronedi-Berti, "The Crumb in the Beard" (1873) 618 Giuseppe Pitre, "The Finicky Princess" (1875) 621 Emmanuel Cosquin, "The Princess of England" (1886) 626 Ulrich Jahn, "The Prince, Who Was Supposed to Be Too Young to Marry" (1891) 628 Xll Concents

18. Bloodthirsty Husbands and Serial Killers: ATU 955—The Robber Bridegroom, ATU 311—Rescue by the Sister Maiden, ATU 312—Maiden-Killer (Bluebeard) 635 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Bluebeard" (1812) 636 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Fitcher's Bird" (1812) 639 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "The Robber Bridegroom" (1857) 640 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Fitcher's Bird" (1857) 643 Ernst Meier, "King Bluebeard" (1852) ' 646 John Francis Campbell of Islay, "The Widow and Her Daughters" (1860-1862) 648 Jean-Francois Blade, "Bluebeard" (1866) 651 Janos Erdelyi, "The Count's Daughter" (c. 1867) 655 Laura Gonzenbach, "The Story about Oh My" (1870) 657 Wentworth Webster, "The Cobbler and His Three Daughters (Bluebeard)" (1877) 663 Paul Sebillot, "Redbeard" (1881) 665 J. Adolpho Francisco Coelho, "The Story of a Turner" (1881) 666 Isabella Anderton, "A Tuscan Bluebeard" (1905) 669

Short Biographies 672 Bibliography 687