Grimm's Household Tales, Volume 2

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GRIMM'S HOUSEHOLD TALES.

WITH THE AUTHOR'S NOTES

TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN AND EDITED BY

MARGARET HUNT.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY

ANDREW LANG, M.A.

IN TWO VOLUMES.—Vol. II.

LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, YORK STREET,
COVENT GARDEN.

1884.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, Limited,

STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.

CONTENTS OF VOL. II

		PAGE
87.	The Poor Man and the Rich Man	1
88.	The Singing, Soaring Lark	5
89.	The Goose-Girl	10
90.	The Young Giant	16
91.	The Elves	24
92.	The King of the Golden Mountain	28
93.	The Raven	34
94.	The Peasant's Wise Daughter	39
95.	Old Hildebrand	42
96.	The Three Little Birds	46
97.	The Water of Life	50
98.	Doctor Knowall	56
99.	The Spirit in the Bottle	58
100.	The Devil's Sooty Brother	62
101.	Bearskin	65
102.	The Willow-Wren and the Bear	70
103.	Sweet Porridge	72
104.	Wise Folks	73
105.	Stories about Snakes	76
106.	The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat	78
107.	The Two Travellers	81
108.	Hans The Hedgehog	91
109.	The Shroud	97
110.	The Jew among Thorns	97
111.	The Skilful Huntsman	102
112.	The Flail from Heaven	107
113.	The Two Kings' Children	108
114.	The Cunning Little Tailor	117
115.	The Bright Sun brings it to Light	120
116.	The Blue Light	121
117.	The Wilful Child	125
118.	The Three Army-Surgeons	126
119.	The Seven Swabians	129
120.	The Three Apprentices	132
121.	The King's Son who feared Nothing	134
122.	Donkey Cabbages	139
123.	The Old Woman in the Wood	146
124.	The Three Brothers	148
125.	The Devil and his Grandmother	150
126.	Ferdinand the Faithful	153
127.	The Iron Stove	157
128.	The Lazy Spinner	163
129.	The Four Skilful Brothers	165
130.	One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes	169
131.	Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie	176
132.	The Fox and the Horse	177
133.	The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces	179
134.	The Six Servants	182
135.	The White Bride and the Black One	189
136.	Iron John	193
137.	The Three Black Princesses	200
138.	Knoist and his Three Sons	202
139.	The Maid of Brakel	203
140.	Domestic Servants	203
141.	The Lambkin and the Little Fish	204
142.	Simeli Mountain	206
143.	Going a Travelling	208
144.	The Donkey	209
145.	The Ungrateful Son	212
146.	The Turnip	213
147.	The Old Man made Young Again	215
148.	The Lord's Animals and the Devil's	217
149.	The Beam	218
150.	The Old Beggar-Woman	219
151.	The Three Sluggards	219
151*.	The Twelve Idle Servants	220
152.	The Shepherd Boy	222
153.	The Star Money	223
154.	The Stolen Farthings	224
155.	Brides on their Trial	225
156.	Odds and Ends	226
157.	The Sparrow and his Four Children	226
158.	The Story of Schlauraffen Land	229
159.	The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders	230
160.	A Riddling Tale	230
161.	Snow-White and Rose-Red	231
162.	The Wise Servant	237
163.	The Glass Coffin	238
164.	Lazy Harry	244
165.	The Griffin	246
166.	Strong Hans	253
167.	The Peasant in Heaven	259
168.	Lean Lisa	260
169.	The Hut in the Forest	261
170.	Sharing Joy and Sorrow	266
171.	The Willow-Wren	267
172.	The Sole	270
173.	The Bittern and the Hoopoe	270
174.	The Owl	271
175.	The Moon	274
176.	The Duration of Life	276
177.	Death's Messengers	277
178.	Master Pfriem	279
179.	The Goose-Girl at the Well	282
180.	Eve's Various Children	291
181.	The Nix of the Mill-Pond	293
182.	The Little Folks' Presents	298
183.	The Giant and the Tailor	301
184.	The Nail	303
185.	The Poor Boy in the Grave	304
186.	The True Sweetheart	307
187.	The Hare and the Hedgehog	313
188.	The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle	317
189.	The Peasant and the Devil	319
190.	The Crumbs on the Table	320
191.	The Sea-Hare	321
192.	The Master-Thief	324
193.	The Drummer	331
194.	The Ear of Corn	341
195.	The Grave-Mound	341
196.	Old Rinkrank	345
197.	The Crystal Ball	347
198.	Maid Maleen	350
199.	The Boots of Buffalo Leather	355
200.	The Golden Key	359

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CHILDREN'S LEGENDS.

1.	St. Joseph in the Forest	360
2.	The Twelve Apostles	363
3.	The Rose	364
4.	Poverty and Humility lead to Heaven	364
5.	God's Food	365
6.	The Three Green Twigs	366
7.	Our Lady's Little Glass	369
8.	The Aged Mother	369
9.	The Heavenly Wedding	370
10.	The Hazel-Branch	371
	Notes	373–583
	Index	585–599