Grimm's Fairy Tales: Topical Index

This index was created from D. L. Ashliman's notes to the index of his translations. It's based on categories prepared by the Finnish folklorist, Antti Aarne, now better known as the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index.

Refer to the list of tales in the sidebar of this page to match titles to each number listed. As I post each tale, I'll link its number, too.

I. ANIMAL TALES (1-299):

• 1-99: Wild Animals: 23, 37, 38, 73, 74, 132
• 100-149: Wild Animals and Domestic Animals: 5, 27, 48, 75
• 150-199: Man and Wild Animals: 8, 72, 74, 157, 176
• 200-219: Domestic Animals: 2, 10, 36, 41
• 220-249: Birds: 58, 86, 102, 171, 173, 190
• 250-274: Fish: 172
• 275-299: Other Animals and Objects: 18, 105, 187

II. ORDINARY FOLK TALES (300-1199):

• A. Tales of Magic (300-749):
• 300-399: Supernatural Adversaries: 4, 12, 15, 26, 42, 43, 44, 46, 51, 56, 60, 66, 68, 79, 81, 82, 85, 91, 99, 101, 111, 113, 120, 133, 166, 177, 181, 193, 196, 197
• 400-459: Supernatural or Enchanted Husband (Wife) or Other Relatives: 1, 9, 11, 13, 25, 49, 50, 63, 69, 88, 92, 93, 106, 108, 121, 123, 127, 135, 137, 141, 144, 160, 161, 163, 169, 193
• 460-499: Supernatural Tasks: 13, 24, 29, 39, 100, 165, 201
• 500-559: Supernatural Helpers: 6, 14, 17, 19, 21, 39, 55, 57, 62, 64, 65, 71, 85, 89, 92, 93, 97, 107, 126, 130, 134, 136, 182, 186, 191, 193, 197
• 560-649: Magic Objects: 16, 36, 54, 60, 64, 92, 103, 107, 110, 116, 121, 122, 165, 188
• 650-699: Supernatural Power or Knowledge: 17, 33, 54a, 76, 90, 105, 118, 124, 129, 142, 166
• 700-749: Other Tales of the Supernatural: 3, 31, 37, 45, 47, 53, 90, 96
• B. Religious Tales (750-849): 28, 35, 81, 87, 92, 109, 117, 125, 147, 153, 154, 167, 176, 178, 180, 194, 195, 202, 205, 206, 209
• C. Novelle (Romantic Tales) (850-999): 22, 29, 40, 52, 67, 78, 84, 94, 114, 115, 145, 149, 152, 170, 179, 186, 191, 198, 199
• D. Tales of the Stupid Ogre (1000-1199): 8, 15, 20, 56, 114, 183, 187, 189, 195

III. JOKES AND ANECDOTES (1200-1999):

• 1200-1349: Numskull Stories: 59, 70, 119, 149, 174, 178, 185
• 1350-1439: Stories about Married Couples: 34, 59, 83, 95, 104, 128, 164, 168
• 1440-1524: Stories about a Woman (Girl): 34, 139, 155, 156
• 1525-1874: Stories about a Man (Boy)
• 1525-1639: The Clever Man: 7, 61, 104, 192
• 1640-1674: Lucky Accidents: 7, 20, 59, 70, 98
• 1675-1724: The Stupid Man: 32, 120, 143, 146, 162
• 1725-1849: Jokes about Parsons and Religious Orders: 59, 61, 77, 146
• 1875-1999: Tales of Lying: 112, 138, 140, 146, 151, 151a, 158, 159, 185

IV: FORMULA TALES (2000-2399):

• 2000-2199: Cumulative Tales: 30, 80, 105, 131, 173, 184, 190
• 2250-2299 Unfinished tales: 200

V. UNCLASSIFIED TALES (2400-2499):

• 2400-2499 Unclassified Tales (In the ATU Index): 168
• "Unclassified" (Per D. L. Ashliman): 148, 150, 175, 203, 204, 207, 208, 210

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The following list categorizes the stories from shortest to longest. They are arranged within each category in numerical order. Note that most word counts are based on Margaret Hunt's translation, and may be adjusted as I edit more of them.

• 101-200 words: 117, 138, 139, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 200, 203, 207
• 201-300 words: 75, 78, 86, 103, 109, 149, 151, 156, 159, 162, 167, 172, 173, 184, 190, 194, 205, 209
• 301-400 words: 41, 43, 74, 79, 112, 131, 148, 152, 153, 154, 158, 170, 189, 208
• 401-500 words: 30, 66, 72, 84, 132, 143, 168, 202, 204
• 501-600 words: 10, 18, 105, 115, 147, 176, 177
• 601-700 words: 23, 42, 80, 124, 141, 180
• 701-800 words: 28, 35, 38., 68, 73, 98, 128, 137, 175, 183, 196
• 801-900 words: 32, 48, 62, 142, 174
• 901-1000 words: 2, 14, 25, 33, 51, 69, 70, 77, 82, 102, 123, 157, 164, 182, 206
• 1001-1100 words: 8, 55, 63, 64, 67, 118, 119, 188, 197
• 1101-1200 words: 5, 22, 24, 39, 58, 120, 146, 151, 171, 201
• 1201-1300 words: 27, 44, 100, 114, 125, 144, 185
• 1301-1400 words: 26, 34, 40, 50, 95, 106, 187, 191
• 1401-1500 words: 1, 12, 16, 46, 56, 94, 96, 133, 178, 195, 199
• 1501-1700 words: 17, 45, 52, 104, 129, 135
• 1701-1900 words: 7, 76, 87, 91, 99, 110, 116, 169
• 1901-2000 words: 3, 9, 49, 85, 101, 126, 198
• 2001-2200 words: 13, 61, 65, 71, 83, 108, 121, 181, 210
• 2201-2400 words: 31, 37, 54, 88, 89, 93, 97, 111, 127, 163
• 2401-2700 words: 11, 21, 29, 59, 92, 122, 130, 161, 166, 186
• 2701-3000 words: 15, 134, 165
• 3001-3500 words: 6, 19, 20, 47, 53, 57, 90, 113, 136, 192
• 3801-3900 words: 4, 36, 179, 193
• Over 4100 words: 81, 107
• Over 8,500 words: 60