Household stories from the collection of the Bros Grimm (L & W Crane)

by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm

For other English-language translations of this work, see Grimm's Household Tales.

MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited
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THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
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THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, Ltd.
TORONTO

First Edition printed 1882
Reprinted 1893, 1899, 1906, 1909, 1912, 1914

Frontispiece.

Half-Title.
The Sleeping Beauty.		Frontispiece
Title-page.		PAGE
The Rabbit's Bride,	Headpiece	1
	Tailpiece	2
Six Soldiers of Fortune,	Headpiece	3
	Tailpiece	8
Clever Grethel,	Headpiece	9
	Tailpiece.	11
The Death of the Hen,	Headpiece	12
	Tailpiece	13
Hans in Luck,	Headpiece	14
	Tailpiece	19
The Goose Girl,		To face page 20
	Headpiece	20
	Tailpiece	25
The Raven,	Headpiece	26
	Tailpiece	31
The Frog Prince,	Headpiece	32
	Tailpiece	36
Cat and Mouse in Partnership,	Headpiece	37
	Tailpiece	39
The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats,	Headpiece	40
	Tailpiece	42
Faithful John,		To face page 43
	Headpiece	43
	Tailpiece	51
The Wonderful Musician,	Headpiece	52
	Tailpiece	55
The Twelve Brothers,	Headpiece	56
	Tailpiece	61
The Vagabonds,	Headpiece	62
	Tailpiece	64
The Brother and Sister,	Headpiece	65
	Tailpiece	71
Rapunzel,		To face page 72
	Headpiece	72
	Tailpiece	75
The Three Little Men in the Wood,	Headpiece	76
	Tailpiece	81
The Three Spinsters,	Headpiece	82
	Tailpiece	84
Hansel and Grethel,	Headpiece	85
	Tailpiece	92
The White Snake,		To face page 93
	Headpiece	93
	Tailpiece	97
The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean,	Headpiece	98
	Tailpiece	99
The Fisherman and His Wife,	Headpiece	100
	Tailpiece	108
The Gallant Tailor,	Headpiece	109
	Tailpiece	117
Aschenputtel,	Headpiece	118
	Tailpiece	125
The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage,	Headpiece	126
	Tailpiece	127
Mother Hulda,		To face page 128
	Headpiece	128
	Tailpiece	131
Little Red-cap,	Headpiece	132
	Tailpiece	135
The Bremen Town Musicians,	Headpiece	136
	Tailpiece	139
Prudent Hans,	Headpiece	140
	Tailpiece	144
Clever Else,	Headpiece	145
	Tailpiece	148
The Table, the Ass, and the Stick,	Headpiece	149
	Tailpiece	159
Tom Thumb,	Headpiece	160
	Tailpiece	166
How Mrs. Fox Married again,	Headpiece	167
	Initial	169
	Tailpiece	170
The Elves,	Headpiece	171
	Initial	173
	Initial	174
	Tailpiece	174
The Robber Bridegroom,		To face page 175
	Headpiece	175
	Tailpiece	178
Mr. Korbes,	Headpiece	179
	Tailpiece	180
Tom Thumb’s Travels,	Headpiece	181
	Tailpiece	185
The Almond Tree,		To face page 186
	Headpiece	186
	Tailpiece	194
Old Sultan,	Headpiece	195
	Tailpiece	197
The Six Swans,		To face page 198
	Headpiece	198
	Tailpiece	203
The Sleeping Beauty,	Headpiece	204
	Tailpiece	207
King Thrushbeard,	Headpiece	208
	Tailpiece	212
Snow-white,		To face page 213
	Headpiece	213
	Tailpiece	221
The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn,	Headpiece	222
	Tailpiece	227
Rumpelstiltskin,	Headpiece	228
	Tailpiece	231
Roland,	Headpiece	232
	Tailpiece	235
The Golden Bird,		To face page 236
	Headpiece	236
	Tailpiece	243
The Dog and the Sparrow,	Headpiece	244
	Tailpiece	247
Fred and Kate,	Headpiece	248
	Tailpiece	255
The Little Farmer,	Headpiece	256
	Tailpiece	261
The Queen Bee,	Headpiece	262
	Tailpiece	264
The Golden Goose,	Headpiece	265
	Tailpiece	269