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Here is an index to all the tales, along with their German titles, word counts, and a brief summary of each one.
THIS PAGE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS
1. The Frog King, or Iron Henry (Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich) (1407 words)
A girl rashly promises to be a frog's companion when he rescues her ball from a well. When he pushes her into a relationship (at her father's insistence), she becomes angry and throws him against a wall. At this, he becomes a handsome king, who had been under the spell of a witch. His servant Henry, too, is freed from the "bands" of grief.
2. Cat and Mouse in Partnership (Katze und Maus in Gesellschaft) (993 words)
A cat and a mouse become roommates, and agree to store up some fat for the winter. But the cat secretly eats it up a little at a time, hinting to the mouse what she's doing. When the mouse finally catches on, the cat eats her.
From here, word counts are from Margaret Hunt's original, unedited translation. More accurate counts will be added when each story is edited.
3. Our Lady's Child (Marienkind) (1952 words)
4. The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was (Märchen von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen) (3806 words)
5. The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids (Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geißlein) (1108 words)
6. Faithful John (Der treue Johannes) (3132 words)
7. The Good Bargain (Der gute Handel) (1711 words)
8. The Strange Musician (Der wunderliche Spielmann) (1062 words)
9. The Twelve Brothers (Die zwölf Brüder) (1977 words)
10. The Pack of Ragamuffins (Das Lumpengesindel) (594 words)
11. Little Brother and Little Sister (Brüderchen und Schwesterchen) (2420 words)
12. Rapunzel (Rapunzel) (1435 words)
13. The Three Little Men in the Forest (Die drei Männlein im Walde) (2036 words)
14. The Three Spinning Women (Die drei Spinnerinnen) (908 words)
15. Hansel and Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel) (2948 words)
16. The Three Snake-Leaves (Die drei Schlangenblätter) (1437 words)
17. The White Snake (Die weiße Schlange) (1603 words)
18. Straw, Coal, and Bean (Strohhalm, Kohle und Bohne) (505 words)
19. The Fisherman and His Wife (Von dem Fischer un syner Fru) (3064 words)
20. The Brave Little Tailor (Das tapfere Schneiderlein) (3345 words)
21. Cinderella (Aschenputtel) (2633 words)
22. The Riddle (Das Rätsel) (1148 words)
23. The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage (Von dem Mäuschen, Vögelchen und der Bratwurst) (629 words)
24. Frau Holle (Frau Holle) (1196 words)
25. The Seven Ravens (Die sieben Raben) (944 words)
26. Little Red-Cap (Rotkäppchen) (1385 words)
27. The Bremen Town Musicians (Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten) (1263 words)
28. The Singing Bone (Der singende Knochen) (738 words)
29. The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs (Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren) (2539 words)
30. Little Louse and Little Flea (Läuschen und Flöhchen) (455 words)
31. The Girl without Hands (Das Mädchen ohne Hände) (2332 words)
32. Clever Hans (Der gescheite Hans) (893 words)
33. The Three Languages (Die drei Sprachen) (946 words)
34. Clever Elsie (Die kluge Else) (1332 words)
35. The Tailor in Heaven (Der Schneider im Himmel) (774 words)
36. The Wishing-table, the Gold-ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack (Tischchendeckdich, Goldesel und Knüppel aus dem Sack) (3817 words)
37. Thumbling (Daumesdick) (2216 words)
38. The Wedding of Mrs. Fox (Die Hochzeit der Frau Füchsin) (787 words)
39. The Elves (Die Wichtelmänner) (1173 words)
40. The Robber Bridegroom (Der Räuberbräutigam) (1384 words)
41. Herr Korbes (Herr Korbes) (391 words)
42. The Godfather (Der Herr Gevatter) (626 words)
43. Frau Trude (Frau Trude) (301 words)
44. Godfather Death (Der Gevatter Tod) (1224 words)
45. Thumbling as Journeyman [Thumbling's Travels] (Daumerlings Wanderschaft) (1614 words)
46. Fitcher's Bird [Fowler's Fowl] (Fitchers Vogel) (1404 words)
47. The Juniper-Tree (Von dem Machandelboom) (3076 words)
48. Old Sultan (Der alte Sultan) (864 words)
49. The Six Swans (Die sechs Schwäne) (1987 words)
50. Little Briar-Rose (Dornröschen) (1318 words)
51. Foundling-Bird (Fundevogel) (956 words)
52. King Thrushbeard (König Drosselbart) (1641 words)
53. Little Snow-White (Sneewittchen) (3102 words)
54. The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn (Der Ranzen, das Hütlein und das Hörnlein) (2324 words)
54a. Hans Dumb (Hans Dumm) (591 words)
55. Rumpelstiltskin (Rumpelstilzchen) (1084 words)
56. Sweetheart Roland (Der Liebste Roland) (1479 words)
57. The Golden Bird (Der goldene Vogel) (3081 words)
58. The Dog and the Sparrow (Der Hund und der Sperling) (1200 words)
59. Frederick and Catherine (Der Frieder und das Catherlieschen) (2573 words)
60. The Two Brothers (Die zwei Brüder) (8568 words)
61. The Little Peasant (Das Bürle) (2076 words)
62. The Queen Bee (Die Bienenkönigin) (808 words)
63. The Three Feathers (Die drei Federn) (1016 words)
64. The Golden Goose (Die goldene Gans) (1088 words)
65. Allerleirauh [All-Kinds-Of-Fur] (Allerleirauh) (2176 words)
66. The Hare's Bride (Häsichenbraut) (483 words)
67. The Twelve Huntsmen (Die zwölf Jäger) (1084 words)
68. The Thief and His Master (De Gaudeif un sien Meester) (799 words)
69. Jorinde and Joringel (Jorinde und Joringel) (938 words)
70. The Three Children of Fortune (Die drei Glückskinder) (982 words)
71. How Six Men Got On in the World (Sechse kommen durch die ganze Welt) (2071 words)
72. The Wolf and the Man (Der Wolf und der Mensch) (406 words)
73. The Wolf and the Fox (Der Wolf und der Fuchs) (717 words)
74. The Fox and His Cousin (Der Fuchs und die Frau Gevatterin) (374 words)
75. The Fox and the Cat (Der Fuchs und die Katze) (288 words)
76. The Pink (Die Nelke) (1800 words)
77. Clever Grethel (Das kluge Gretel) (919 words)
78. The Old Man and His Grandson (Der alte Großvater und der Enkel) (249 words)
79. The Water-Nix (Die Wassernixe) (301 words)
80. The Death of the Little Hen (Von dem Tode des Hühnchens) (668 words)
81. Brother Lustig (Bruder Lustig) (4142 words)
82. Gambling Hansel (De Spielhansl) (981 words)
83. Hans in Luck (Hans im Glück) (2053 words)
84. Hans Married (Hans heiratet) (444 words)
85. The Gold-Children (Die Goldkinder) (1928 words)
86. The Fox and the Geese (Der Fuchs und die Gänse) (229 words)
87. The Poor Man and the Rich Man (Der Arme und der Reiche) (1730 words)
88. The Singing, Springing Lark (Das singende springende Löweneckerchen) (2338 words)
89. The Goose-Girl (Die Gänsemagd) (2212 words)
90. The Young Giant (Der junge Riese) (3091 words)
91. The Gnome (Dat Erdmänneken) (1854 words)
92. The King of the Golden Mountain (Der König vom goldenen Berg) (2429 words)
93. The Raven (Die Rabe) (2261 words)
94. The Peasant's Clever Daughter (Die kluge Bauerntochter) (1425 words)
95. Old Hildebrand (Der alte Hildebrand) (1324 words)
96. The Three Little Birds (De drei Vügelkens) (1440 words)
97. The Water of Life (Das Wasser des Lebens) (2319 words)
98. Dr. Know-All (Doktor Allwissend) (771 words)
99. The Spirit in the Bottle (Der Geist im Glas) (1786 words)
100. The Devil's Sooty Brother (Des Teufels rußiger Bruder) (1263 words)
101. Bearskin (Der Bärenhäuter) (1981 words)
102. The Willow-Wren and the Bear (Der Zaunkönig und der Bär) (913 words)
103. Sweet Porridge (Der süße Brei) (245 words)
104. Wise Folks (Die klugen Leute) (1582 words)
105. Stories about Snakes (Märchen von der Unke) (518 words)
106. The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat (Der arme Müllerbursch und das Kätzchen) (1398 words)
107. The Two Travellers (Die beiden Wanderer) (4176 words)
108. Hans the Hedgehog (Hans mein Igel) (2118 words)
109. The Shroud (Das Totenhemdchen) (256 words)
110. The Jew among Thorns (Der Jude im Dorn) (1792 words)
111. The Skilful Huntsman (Der gelernte Jäger) (2349 words)
112. The Flail from Heaven (Der Dreschflegel vom Himmel) (396 words)
113. The Two Kings' Children (De beiden Künigeskinner) (3418 words)
114. The Cunning Little Tailor (Vom klugen Schneiderlein) (1216 words)
115. The Bright Sun Brings It to Light (Die klare Sonne bringt's an den Tag) (541 words)
116. The Blue Light (Das blaue Licht) (1750 words)
117. The Wilful Child (Das eigensinnige Kind) (142 words)
118. The Three Army Surgeons (Die drei Feldscherer) (1087 words)
119. The Seven Swabians (Die sieben Schwaben) (1021 words)
120. The Three Apprentices (Die drei Handwerksburschen) (1165 words)
121. The King's Son Who Feared Nothing (Der Königssohn, der sich vor nichts fürchtet) (2138 words)
122. Donkey Cabbages (Der Krautesel) (2634 words)
123. The Old Woman in the Wood (Die Alte im Wald) (916 words)
124. The Three Brothers (Die drei Brüder) (659 words)
125. The Devil and His Grandmother (Der Teufel und seine Großmutter) (1248 words)
126. Ferdinand the Faithful (Ferenand getrü un Ferenand ungetrü) (1991 words)
127. The Iron Stove (Der Eisenofen) (2201 words)
128. The Lazy Spinner (Die faule Spinnerin) (767 words)
129. The Four Skilful Brothers (Die vier kunstreichen Brüder) (1663 words)
130. One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes (Einäuglein, Zweiäuglein und Dreiäuglein) (2641 words)
131. Fair Katrinelje and Pif Paf Poltrie (Die schöne Katrinelje und Pif Paf Poltrie) (304 words)
132. The Fox and the Horse (Der Fuchs und das Pferd) (481 words)
133. The Shoes that Were Danced to Pieces (Die zertanzten Schuhe) (1464 words)
134. The Six Servants (Die sechs Diener) (2706 words)
135. The White Bride and the Black One (Die weiße und die schwarze Braut) (1545 words)
136. Iron John (Der Eisenhans) (3221 words)
137. The Three Black Princesses (De drei schwatten Prinzessinnen) (710 words)
138. Knoist and His Three Sons (Knoist un sine dre Sühne) (152 words)
139. The Maid of Brakel (Dat Mäken von Brakel) (133 words)
140. Domestic Servants (Das Hausgesinde) (147 words)
141. The Lambkin and the Little Fish (Das Lämmchen und Fischchen) (640 words)
142. Simeli Mountain (Simeliberg) (851 words)
143. Going A-Travelling (Up Reisen gohn) (424 words)
144. The Donkey (Das Eselein) (1296 words)
145. The Ungrateful Son (Der undankbare Sohn) (168 words)
146. The Turnip (Die Rübe) (1155 words)
147. The Old Man Made Young Again (Das junggeglühte Männlein) (543 words)
148. The Lord's Animals and the Devil's (Des Herrn und des Teufels Getier) (365 words)
149. The Beam (Der Hahnenbalken) (282 words)
150. The Old Beggar-Woman (Die alte Bettelfrau) (164 words)
151. The Three Sluggards (Die drei Faulen) (224 words)
151a. The Twelve Idle Servants (Die zwölf faulen Knechte) (1112 words)
152. The Shepherd Boy (Das Hirtenbüblein) (363 words)
153. The Star-Money (Die Sterntaler) (337 words)
154. The Stolen Farthings (Der gestohlene Heller) (350 words)
155. Brides on their Trial (Die Brautschau) (155 words)
156. Odds and Ends (Die Schlickerlinge) (205 words)
157. The Sparrow and His Four Children (Der Sperling und seine vier Kinder) (930 words)
158. The Story of Schlauraffen Land [The Tale of Cockaigne] (Das Märchen vom Schlauraffenland) (334 words)
159. The Ditmarsh Tale of Wonders (Das Diethmarsische Lügenmärchen) (209 words)
160. A Riddling Tale (Rätselmärchen) (131 words)
161. Snow-White and Rose-Red (Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot) (2435 words)
162. The Wise Servant (Der kluge Knecht) (252 words)
163. The Glass Coffin (Der gläserne Sarg) (2372 words)
164. Lazy Harry (Der faule Heinz) (996 words)
165. The Griffin (Der Vogel Greif) (2811 words)
166. Strong Hans (Der starke Hans) (2632 words)
167. The Peasant in Heaven (Das Bürle im Himmel) (256 words)
168. Lean Lisa (Die hagere Liese) (458 words)
169. The Hut in the Forest (Das Waldhaus) (1893 words)
170. Sharing Joy and Sorrow (Lieb und Leid teilen) (377 words)
171. The Willow-Wren (Der Zaunkönig) (1142 words)
172. The Sole [The Flounder] (Die Scholle) (240 words)
173. The Bittern and Hoopoe (Rohrdommel und Wiedehopf) (237 words)
174. The Owl (Die Eule) (840 words)
175. The Moon (Der Mond) (779 words)
176. The Duration of Life (Die Lebenszeit) (576 words)
177. Death's Messengers (Die Boten des Todes) (585 words)
178. Master Pfriem (Meister Pfriem) (1441 words)
179. The Goose-Girl at the Well (Die Gänsehirtin am Brunnen) (3876 words)
180. Eve's Various Children (Die ungleichen Kinder Evas) (677 words)
181. The Nixie of the Mill-Pond (Die Nixe im Teich) (2125 words)
182. The Little Folks' Presents (Die Geschenke des kleinen Volkes) (981 words)
183. The Giant and the Tailor (Der Riese und der Schneider) (726 words)
184. The Nail (Der Nagel) (265 words)
185. The Poor Boy in the Grave (Der arme Junge im Grab) (1265 words)
186. The True Sweetheart [The True Bride] (Die wahre Braut) (2665 words)
187. The Hare and the Hedgehog (Der Hase und der Igel) (1360 words)
188. The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle (Spindel, Weberschiffchen und Nadel) (1099 words)
189. The Peasant and the Devil (Der Bauer und der Teufel) (376 words)
190. The Crumbs on the Table (Die Brosamen auf dem Tisch) (247 words)
191. The Sea-Hare (Das Meerhäschen) (1310 words)
192. The Master Thief (Der Meisterdieb) (3070 words)
193. The Drummer (Der Trommler) (3823 words)
194. The Ear of Corn (Die Kornähre) (240 words)
195. The Grave Mound (Der Grabhügel) (1483 words)
196. Old Rinkrank (Oll Rinkrank) (764 words)
197. The Crystal Ball (Die Kristallkugel) (1079 words)
198. Maid Maleen (Jungfrau Maleen) (1977 words)
199. The Boot of Buffalo Leather (Der Stiefel von Büffelleder) (1461 words)
200. The Golden Key (Der goldene Schlüssel) (184 words)
The translator Margaret Hunt called these "Children's Legends," from the Grimm's "Kinderlegenden." As they are usually included in the total number of stories--212, including the alternatives (54a and 151a)--I have provided the numbers 201-210.
[201] Legend 1. St. Joseph in the Forest (Der heilige Joseph im Walde) (1162 words)
[202] Legend 2. The Twelve Apostles (Die zwölf Apostel) (405 words)
[203] Legend 3. The Rose (Die Rose) (157 words)
[204] Legend 4. Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven (Armut und Demut führen zum Himmel) (492 words)
[205] Legend 5. God's Food (Gottes Speise) (243 words)
[206] Legend 6. The Three Green Twigs (Die drei grünen Zweige) (964 words)
[207] Legend 7. Our Lady's Little Glass (Muttergottesgläschen) (160 words)
[208] Legend 8. The Aged Mother (Die alte Mütterchen) (341 words)
[209] Legend 9. The Heavenly Wedding (Die himmlische Hochzeit) (217 words)
[210] Legend 10. The Hazel Branch (Die Haselrute) (2042 words)
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