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Grimms' Fairy Tales

Brothers Grimm · 1812

German folk tales such as Hansel and Gretel, read close to their original shape to learn how stories are built.

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  1. Part 9Is the prince brave, lucky, or both?
  2. Part 13Can someone who always wants more ever be happy?
  3. Last partIn these tales, who wins in the end: the strong, the clever, the kind, or the greedy?

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  1. Lesson 1FreeThe fox gives good advice. Why is it so hard to follow it?Start
  2. Lesson 2SubscriptionIs the youngest son wise, kind, or both?Locked
  3. Lesson 3SubscriptionWhat does it mean to be "lucky"?Locked
  4. Lesson 4SubscriptionHans ends up with nothing, yet he says no one was ever so lucky. Is he right?Locked
  5. Lesson 5SubscriptionWhat helps Jorindel keep going when things seem hopeless?Locked
  6. Lesson 6SubscriptionHow can four old animals that nobody wants become strong together?Locked
  7. Lesson 7SubscriptionSultan plays a trick on his master, but he will not help the wolf steal. Is Sultan a good dog?Locked
  8. Lesson 8SubscriptionCan careful planning keep bad luck away?Locked
  9. Lesson 9SubscriptionIs the prince brave, lucky, or both?Locked
  10. Lesson 10SubscriptionIs the sparrow a good friend, or does her anger go too far?Locked
  11. Lesson 11SubscriptionThe youngest princess keeps saying something is wrong. Why doesn't anyone listen to her?Locked
  12. Lesson 12Subscription"How happily we shall live now!" says the fisherman. Why isn't his wife happy for long?Locked
  13. Lesson 13SubscriptionCan someone who always wants more ever be happy?Locked
  14. Lesson 14SubscriptionHow can small creatures win against big, strong animals?Locked
  15. Lesson 15SubscriptionIn these tales, who wins in the end: the strong, the clever, the kind, or the greedy?Review · Final essayLocked

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  1. THE FROG-PRINCETHE FROG-PRINCE
  2. CAT AND MOUSE IN PARTNERSHIPCAT AND MOUSE IN PARTNERSHIP
  3. THE GOOSE-GIRLTHE GOOSE-GIRL
  4. THE ADVENTURES OF CHANTICLEER AND PARTLETTHE ADVENTURES OF CHANTICLEER AND PARTLET
  5. RAPUNZELRAPUNZEL
  6. FUNDEVOGELFUNDEVOGEL
  7. THE VALIANT LITTLE TAILORTHE VALIANT LITTLE TAILOR
  8. HANSEL AND GRETELHANSEL AND GRETEL
  9. THE MOUSE, THE BIRD, AND THE SAUSAGETHE MOUSE, THE BIRD, AND THE SAUSAGE
  10. MOTHER HOLLEMOTHER HOLLE
  11. LITTLE RED-CAP [LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD]LITTLE RED-CAP [LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD]
  12. THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOMTHE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM
  13. TOM THUMBTOM THUMB
  14. RUMPELSTILTSKINRUMPELSTILTSKIN
  15. CLEVER GRETELCLEVER GRETEL
  16. THE OLD MAN AND HIS GRANDSONTHE OLD MAN AND HIS GRANDSON
  17. THE LITTLE PEASANTTHE LITTLE PEASANT
  18. FREDERICK AND CATHERINEFREDERICK AND CATHERINE
  19. SWEETHEART ROLANDSWEETHEART ROLAND
  20. SNOWDROPSNOWDROP
  21. THE PINKTHE PINK
  22. CLEVER ELSIECLEVER ELSIE
  23. THE MISER IN THE BUSHTHE MISER IN THE BUSH
  24. ASHPUTTELASHPUTTEL
  25. THE WHITE SNAKETHE WHITE SNAKE
  26. THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN LITTLE KIDSTHE WOLF AND THE SEVEN LITTLE KIDS
  27. THE QUEEN BEETHE QUEEN BEE
  28. THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKERTHE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER
  29. THE JUNIPER-TREETHE JUNIPER-TREE
  30. THE TURNIPTHE TURNIP
  31. CLEVER HANSCLEVER HANS
  32. THE THREE LANGUAGESTHE THREE LANGUAGES
  33. THE FOX AND THE CATTHE FOX AND THE CAT
  34. THE FOUR CLEVER BROTHERSTHE FOUR CLEVER BROTHERS
  35. LILY AND THE LIONLILY AND THE LION
  36. THE FOX AND THE HORSETHE FOX AND THE HORSE
  37. THE BLUE LIGHTTHE BLUE LIGHT
  38. THE RAVENTHE RAVEN
  39. THE GOLDEN GOOSETHE GOLDEN GOOSE
  40. THE WATER OF LIFETHE WATER OF LIFE
  41. THE TWELVE HUNTSMENTHE TWELVE HUNTSMEN
  42. THE KING OF THE GOLDEN MOUNTAINTHE KING OF THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN
  43. DOCTOR KNOWALLDOCTOR KNOWALL
  44. THE SEVEN RAVENSTHE SEVEN RAVENS
  45. THE WEDDING OF MRS FOXTHE WEDDING OF MRS FOX
  46. THE SALADTHE SALAD
  47. THE STORY OF THE YOUTH WHO WENT FORTH TO LEARN WHAT FEAR WASTHE STORY OF THE YOUTH WHO WENT FORTH TO LEARN WHAT FEAR WAS
  48. KING GRISLY-BEARDKING GRISLY-BEARD
  49. IRON HANSIRON HANS
  50. CAT-SKINCAT-SKIN
  51. SNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-REDSNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-RED

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