NY PUBLIC LIBRARY THE BRANCH LIBRARIES 3 3333 08575 3347 .-. G i U LILY AND 'GRIMMB * HOUSEHOLD eDlTeD'5c*PARTl*Y WITH'.IliUSTRATJOWS ->** < Preface. THERE is no need of many words in introducing the old familiar friends of fairy-land, who never fail of a welcome from those, not yet too old to feel the power of their fascination. The following collection of tales has been made in the assurance that, among the younger readers are for whom they intended, the genuine fairy tale is still without a as a source of interest and amusement rival, ; as a source of instruction alsc, might with truth be added, for, apart from the homely wisdom which underlies most fairy tales, there is in severa- of them a touch of the fable, which, of all forms, is the most acceptable and convincing for the transmittance of moral teaching. The tales from " " the Gammer Grethel series, are given in the " " version, published in the Bohn Library from the admirable translation by Mr Edgar Taylor, which has, vii Vlll PREFACE for its readers the tales many years past, delighted ; " from the "Kinder und Hans-M'archen have been newly translated. As much variety as possible has been put into the choice of tales, selection for the most part falling on those which are known to be universally acknowledged as favourites and as it is the of the ; such, hope Editor, they may continue, under the new garb in which he now presents them to his young friends. EDITOR. Contents PAGE The Golden Goose .... I The Wishing Table, The Gold Ass, and The Cudgel ..... 8 The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage . 24 The Fox's Brush .... 27 The Fisherman and his Wife 39 The Twelve Brothers ... 47 Briar Rose . ... 56 The Raven ..... 65 Fritz and his Friends .... 73 The Elfin Grove .... 79 Bearskin ..... 87 The yew in the Bush .... 95 The Robber Bridegroom 101 Ashputtel ..... 107 The Three Spinning Fairies 118 IX x CONTENTS PAGE Rumpel-Stilts-Ken . 122 Madam Holle . , . .126 The Nose-Tree . 131 The Goose Girl . 141 King Grizzle- Beard . 151 The Man in the Bag . .158 The Forbidden Room . 163 Karl Katz . .169 The Changeling . 177 Hans in Luck . ,178 The Bear and the Skrattel . 186 Tom Thumb . .198 Snow-Drop ..... 206 The Four Crafts -Men . 216 Cat-skin . 224 Jorinda and Jorindel . 233 Thumbling the Dwarf and Thumhling the Giant 238 The Juniper Tree .... 246 The Water of Life .... 258 The Blue Light . 267 The Water Fairy . 273 The Three Crows . 283 . 288 The Frog-Prince . The Elves and the Cobbler . 292 Cherry the Frog-Bride . 295 The Dancing Shoes .... 305 CONTENTS XI PAGE The Brave Little Tailor 3' 1 Giant Golden-Beard . 3'9 Pee-Wit Hansel and Grethel 333 Lily and the Lion 345 Donkey-Wort . 355 The King of the Golden Mountain 3 6 4 The Two Brothers . 373 List of Illustrations PACK and the Lion Lily .... Frontispiece Headpiece Preface . VII Tailpiece Preface ..... viii Headpiece Contents ..... ix Tailpiece Contents ..... xi Headpiece List of Illustrations .... xiii Headpiece The Golden Goose .... I The Golden Goose ..... 3 The Tailpiece Golden Goose .... 7 Headpiece The Wishing Table, the Gold Ass, and The Cudgel 8 The Wishing Table, the Gold Ass, and the Cudgel . 15 The the Headpiece Mouse, Bird, and the Sausage . 24 Headpiece The Fox's Brush .... 27 The Princess going to the Bath .... 33 The Fox's Brush Tailpiece .... 38 Xlll xiv LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Headpiece The Fisherman and his Wife . 29 his Tailpiece The Fisherman and Wife . , 46 The Twelve Brothers . Headpiece . .47 The Princess on the branches a . of tree . 53 The Twelve Tailpiece Brothers .... 55 Headpiece Briar Rose ..... 56 Briar Rose ...... 60 The Prince . 6 1 Headpiece The Raven ..... 65 The Princess in the Castle . .72 Headpiece Fritz and his Friends . 73 Tailpiece Fritz and his Friends . 7 8 Headpiece The Elfin Grove . .79 Headpiece Bearskin . .87 Bearskin and the Devil . .92 Headpiece The Jeiv in the Bush ... 95 The Jeiv in the Bush . .97 Headpiece The Robber Bridegroom . To I Tailpiece The Robber Bridegroom . Io6 Headpiece Asbputtel . 1 07 Ashputtel . .113 Headpiece The Three Spinning Fairies . 1 1 8 Headpiece Rumpel-Stilts-Ken . .122 . 126 Headpiece Madam Holle . .. Tailpiece Madam Holle . 1 30 Headpiece The Nose Tree . .131 The Princess and the Soldier . .135 Headpiece The Goose Girl . .141 Tbe true Princess and Curdken . , .147 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xv PAGB Grizzle-Beard . 'adpiece King . .151 e Princess and the Fiddler . , 155 The Man in the . , '.adpiece- Bag .158 7 The in the . '/piece Man Bag . , 162 eadpiece The Forbidden Room . .162 'ie Princess in the feathers . , .167 r eadpiece Karl Katz . 1 69 Karl Katz . -lilpiece .176 T eadpiece The Changeling . , . 177 I in . eadpiece Hans Luck . 178 {eadpiece The Bear and the Skrattel , . 1 86 tailpiece The Bear and the Skrattel . 107 {eadpiece Tom Thumb . Io8 ieadpiece Snowdrop . 2o6 n he Queen and her Glass . 2 1 o Headpiece The Four Crafts-men . 2 1 6 1 the . Princess ana Dragon . 22O Tailpiece The Four Crafts-men . 222 Headpiece Cat-skin . .224 The King danced with her . 220 Cat-skin . Tailpiece . .232 Headpiece Jorinda and Jorindel . .222 The Old Fairy . .235 and Jorindel . Tailpiece Jorinda . 227 Headpiece Thumbling the Divarf and Thumbling the Giant 228 Headpiece The Juniper Tree . .246 The Tailpiece Juniper Tree .... 257 Headpiece The Water of Life . .258 Tailpiece The Water of Life , . .266 xvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Headpiece The Blue Light . .267 Tailpiece The Blue Light . 2J2 Headpiece The Water Fairy . .273 The Huntsman and the Fairy . .277 Headpiece The Three Grows . .283 Headpiece The Frog-Prince . .288 Headpiece The Elves and the Cobbler . 292 Headpiece Cherry The Frog-Bride . .295 The Princes fightingfor Cherry . .297 Tailpiece Cherry the Frog-Bride . 34 Headpiece The Dancing Shoes . .305 Headpiece The Brave Little Tailor . g 1 1 The Brave Little Tailor . .315 Headpiece Giant Golden-Beard . .319 Golden-Beard . Tailpiece Giant .326 Headpiece Pee-Wit . .327 Tailpiece Pee-Wit . .332 Headpiece Hansel and Grethel . 333 the Lion . Headpiece Lily and .345 The Princess carrying the Prince away . 351 Lily and the Prince '354 Headpiece Donkey-Wort . 355 Peter and Meta picking up the Diamonds . 358 Tailpiece Donkey-Wort ..... 363 Mountain . Headpiece The King of the Golden 364 The Merchant taking his evening walk . 3^5 the Golden Mountain . Tailpiece The King of 372 Headpiece The Two Brothers . 373 Brothers . Tailpiece The Two 4 GOLDEN THERE was a. man who had three sons. The youngest was called Dummling which is much the same as Dunderhead, for all thought he was more than half a fool and he was at all times mocked and ill-treated by the whole household. It happened that the eldest son took it into his head one to into the wood to cut fuel and his day go ; mother gave him a nice pasty and a bottle of wine to take with him, that he might refresh himself at his work. As he went into the a little wood, old man bid him good day, " and Give a little said, me piece of meat from your plate, and a little wine of out your bottle, for I am very hungry and " thirsty." But this clever young man said, Give meat ? you my and wine No, I thank you, I should not have " enough left for myself : and away he went. He soon to cut down a tree but he had not began ; 2 THE GOLDEN GOOSE worked long before he missed his stroke, and cut him- self, and was forced to go home to have the wound dressed. Now it was the little old man that sent him this mischief. Next went out the second son to work : and his mother gave him too a pasty and a bottle of wine. And the same little old man met him also, and asked him for something to eat and drink. But he too thought him- " self very clever, and said, The more you eat the less " for : there would be me so go your way ! The little man took care that he too should have his reward, and the second stroke that he aimed against a tree hit him on the so that he too was forced to leg ; go home. " Then Dummling said, Father, I should like to go and cut wood too." But his father said, "Your brothers have both lamed themselves had better at ; you stay home, for you know nothing about the business of wood- But was and at last cutting." Dummling very pressing ; his father said, "Go your way! you will be wiser when you have smarted for your folly." And his mother gave him only some dry bread and a bottle of sour beer. But when he went into the wood, he met the little old man, who said, "Give me some meat and drink, for I am very hungry and thirsty." Dummling said, "I have only dry bread and sour beer if that will suit we will sit down and eat ; you such as it So sat and when it, is, together." they down; the lad pulled out his bread, behold it' was turned into a rich : his sour when tasted was pasty and beer, they it, wine. ate and drank and when delightful They heartily ; " they had done, the little man said, As you have a kind heart, and have been willing to share everything with me, I will send a blessing upon you. There stands - TiLu THE GOLDEN GOOSE 5 an old tree cut it and will find ; down, you something at the root." Then he took his leave, and went his way.