THE BROTHERS GRIMM

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 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 DISBELIEF This publication is a retro-
spective based on the social
hardship that was not only
brought upon the lives of
Chapter 2 ANGER Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
but on people’s live today
due to the current pandem-
ic of the coronavirus. Simi-
Chapter 3 SADNESS larites are evident between
both of these occurances
and they will be both ex-
pressed through the stages
Chapter 4 ACCEPTANCE of emotions that are linked
with social hardship. These
emotions consist of disbelief ,
anger , sadness, acceptance
Chapter 5 OPTIMISM and lastly optimism.

Social hardship was brouht

upon The Brothers Grimm
during the year of 1796 and
their lives never remained
the same. This was due to
their father, Philipp Grimm
sadly passing away due to
pneumonia which brought
major social hardship to their
family.

Financial issues, tough up-

CONTENT

bringing, and also lots of re-

sponsibilites are only some of
the obstacles that they had
to try overcome which can
relate to today’s tragedy of
Covid-19.

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Chapter 1 There was once a shoemaker, who
worked very hard and was very
honest: but still he could not earn
enough to live upon: and at last all
The
same day a cus-
tomer came in, and the shoes
suited him so well that he
he had in the world was gone, save willingly paid a price higher than usual for
them. The poor shoemaker, with the
just leather enough to make one money, bought leather enough to
make two pairs more. In the
pair of shoes. evening he cut
out the work and went
to bed early, that
Then he cut his leather out, all he might
get up and
ready to make up the next day, begin the
next
meaning to rise early in the morn- day; but he
was saved all the
ing to his work. His conscience was trouble, for when
he got up in the
clear and his heart light amidst all The
morning, the
work was done ready to
his troubles; so he went peace- same day a
customer came in, and his hand. Soon in came
the shoes suited him so well buyers, who paid him
ably to bed, left all his cares to that he
willingly paid handsomely for his goods,
so that he bought leather
Heaven, and soon fell asleep. In a price
higher
than
enough for four pair more.
the morning afer he had said his usual
for them.
He cut out the work again
overnight and found it
prayers, he sat himself down to his The poor
shoemaker,
with the
done in the morning, as
before. So it went on
work; when, to his great WONDER,
The
money, bought for some time—what same day a
customer came in, and the
leather enough was got ready in the shoes suited him so well that he

there stood the shoes all ready to make two willingly paid a price higher than usual for

pairs more. In evening was them. The poor shoe-

with the
maker,

the evening always done by day- money, bought

made, upon the table. The good

leather enough
he cut break, and the good to make
out the work two pairs
man soon became
man KNEW NOT WHAT TO SAY OR
more. In
and went to the evening
bed early, thriving and well he cut
out the work
that he off.
THINK at such an odd thing hap-
and went to
might get bed early, that he

up and The same day a might get up and

begin the next
customer came
pening. He looked at the workman- begin day; but he was
saved all the trouble,
the in, and the for when he got up in
next the morning, the

ship; there was not one false stitch shoes suited work was done ready
to his hand. Soon in
him so well came buyers, who

in the whole job; all was so neat

paid him
that he handsomely for
his goods, so
willingly that he bought

and true, that it was quite a mas-

leather enough
paid a for four pair
more.
He cut out
The
terpiece.
the work
same day again
overnight
a customer and
came in, and the found it
shoes suited him
so well that he
The same day a customer came in, willingly paid
a price

and the shoes suited him so well The

same day a

that he
customer came
in, and the shoes
The suited him so well
that he willingly paid a

willingly paid a price higher than same day a

customer came in,
price higher than usual
for them. The poor
shoemaker, with

usual for them. The poor shoemak-

the money,
and the shoes suited
him so well that he willing-
er, with the ly paid a price higher than
usual for them. The poor

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money, bought leather enough shoemaker, with the money,
bought leather enough to
to make two pairs more. In the make two pairs more.
In the evening he cut
evening he cut out the work and out the work

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and
went to bed early.
“Now, away we go,” said Hansel- “if
we only can get out of the
witch’s wood.” When they had jour-
neyed a few hours they came to
a great piece of water.
“We can never get across this,”
said Hansel, “I see no stepping-
stones and no bridge.” “And there
is no boat either,” said Gretel;
“but here comes a white duck; if I
ask her she will help us over.” So
she cried, - “Duck, duck, here we
stand, Hansel and Gretel, on the
land, Stepping-stones and bridge
we lack, Carry us over on your
nice white back.” And the duck
came accordingly, and Hansel got
upon her and told his sister to
come too. “No,” answered Gretel,
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“that would be too hard upon the
duck; we can go separately, one
after the other.” And that was how
it was managed, and after that
they went on happily, until they
came to the wood, and the way
grew more and more familiar, till at
last they saw in the distance
their father’s house. Then they ran
till they came up to it, rushed in
at the door, and fell on their fa-
ther’s neck. The man had not had a
quiet hour since he left his children
in the wood; but the wife was
dead. And when Gretel opened her
apron the pearls and precious
stones were scattered all over the
room, and Hansel took one
handful after another out of his
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pocket.
As he lay in bed one night thinking
of this, and turning and
tossing, he sighed heavily, and said
to his wife, “What will become
of us? We cannot even feed our
children; there is nothing left for
ourselves.” “I will tell you what,
husband,” answered the wife;
“we will take the children early in
the morning into the forest,
where it is thickest; we will make
them a fire, and we will give
each of them a piece of bread, then
we will go to our work and
leave them alone; they will never
find the way home again, and we
shall be quit of them.” “No, wife,”
said the man, “I cannot do that;
I cannot find in my heart to take
my children into the forest and to
leave them there alone; the wild
animals would soon come and
devour them.” “O you fool,” said
she, “then we will all four starve;
you had better get the coffins
ready”- and she left him no peace
until he consented.
“But I really pity the poor children,”
said the man.
The two children had not been able
to sleep for hunger, and had
heard what their step-mother had
said to their father. Gretel wept
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bitterly, and said to Hansel, “It is
all over with us.” “Do be quiet,
Gretel,” said Hansel, “and do not
fret. I will manage something.”
Now the grandmother lived away in
the wood, half an hour’s walk
from the village; and when Little
Red Riding Hood had reached
the wood, she met the wolf; but as
she did not know what a bad
sort of animal he was, she did not
feel frightened.
“Good day, Little Red Riding Hood,”
said he. “Thank you kindly,
wolf,” answered she. “Where are
you going so early, Little Red
Riding Hood?” “To my grandmoth-
er’s.” “What are you carrying
under your apron?” “Cakes and
wine; we baked yesterday; and
my grandmother is very weak and
ill, so they will do her good,
and strengthen her.” “Where does
your grandmother live, Little
Red Riding Hood?” “A quarter of an
hour’s walk from here; her
house stands beneath the three
oak trees, and you may know it by
the hazel bushes,” said Little Red
Riding Hood.
The wolf thought to himself, “That
tender young thing would be a
delicious morsel, and would taste
better than the old one; I must
manage somehow to get both of
them.” Then he walked by Little
Red Riding Hood a little while, and
said, “Little Red Riding Hood,
just look at the pretty flowers that
are growing all round you; and I
don’t think you are listening to the
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song of the birds. had sat down to dinner,
Whilst she was speaking, a frog put
its head out of the water, andsaid,
‘Princess, why do you weep so bit-
terly?’ ‘Alas!’ said she, ‘whatcan
you do for me, you nasty frog? My
golden ball has fallen into thes-
pring.’ The frog said, ‘I want not
your pearls, and jewels, and fine-
clothes; but if you will love me,
and let me live with you and eat-
from off your golden plate, and
sleep upon your bed, I will bring
youyour ball again.’ ‘What non-
sense,’ thought the princess, ‘this
sillyfrog is talking! He can never
even get out of the spring to visit
me,though he may be able to get
my ball for me, and therefore I will
I NEED tellhim he shall have what he asks.’
So she said to the frog, ‘Well, if-
SPACE you will bring me my ball, I will do
all you ask.’ Then the frog puthis
head down, and dived deep under
the water; and after a littlewhile he
came up again, with the ball in his
mouth, and threw it onthe edge of
the spring. As soon as the young
princess saw her ball,she ran to
pick it up; and she was so over-
joyed to have it in her handagain,
that she never thought of the frog,
but ran home with it asfast as she
could. The frog called after her,
‘Stay, princess, andtake me with
you as you said,’ But she did not
stop to hear a word.
The next day, just as the princess
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 PANDEMIC
Chapter 2
When they were once inside she
used to kill them, cook them, and
eat them, and then it was a feast-
day with her. The witch’s eyes

GLOBAL
were red, and she could not see
very far, but she had a keen scent,
like the beasts, and knew very well
when human creatures were
near. When she knew that Hansel
and Gretel were coming, she
gave a spiteful laugh, and said tri-
umphantly, “I have them, and
they shall not escape me!” Early in
the morning, before the
children were awake, she got up to
look at them, and as they lay
sleeping so peacefully with round
rosy cheeks, she said to herself,
“What a fine feast I shall have!”
Then she grasped Hansel with her BLINDED BY DISBELIEF
withered hand, and led him into a
little stable, and shut him up
behind a grating; and call and
scream as he might, it was no
good.
Then she went back to Gretel and
shook her, crying, “Get up, lazy
bones; fetch water, and cook
something nice for your brother;
he is
outside in the stable, and must be
fattened up. And when he is fat
enough I will eat him.” Gretel be-
gan to weep bitterly, but it was no
use, she had to do what the wicked
witch bade her.
And so the best kind of victuals
was cooked for poor Hansel, while

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Gretel got nothing but crab-shells.
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will only listen,’ said the
d a wh n, a in k the lock of hair fellfox,
from
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frightened princess, you must
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but her she is!” Then he will be
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joyful; and you will mount the
g f e t g c n o i s l o
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lon was all t him mos hrou nge ano g b ne o t wa whe cou es. d a ar- for she knew the charm;
golden and horse she that they are to give
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you, and would putbe out your hand to take
w ou
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th de ws t t ha r d are swty e gore all d t ery wa tha eg nd e b in her power, now that
leaveshe had but shake hands
of them;
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d lost the hair. So when
withthe thebride
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as s br Bu day was nt, a m
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clap yourthe maidspurs to his side, and
th , e he t as p brin td,hhenid nof t , arn out his the to k s, said, “I shall ride upon Falada, andfast as you can.’
m
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e a d e n e a i n e es e p
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s
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wentup her then the fox said,
right:
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se h. en t nb iht,irdfor tapp e ,a a . at tismoen as m rnin ck h o horse, and soon afterwards
‘When you tocome
take to the castle
o end ng miho wae is g a e
dis d ev aslei uw t ,t seorn t lelon w lo in wdn m s sin n- off her royal clothes and put
where the onbirdher is, I will stay with
o hv
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wh yonce ff omth m,qu ard fo redrva onov m he red
e s f o o n e s e t s e . o r will ride in and speak to the king;
an hk nseewato hne r ftehener, wao kehe Thdisnhing too
o
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tot itm il se adted da : di so thfir thp wad th teadn-
when sees that it is the
h n
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righttreacherous
horse, he will bring out the
ruu hcislo f ounne yatnhde ioow s e w
sTtl ecnk dae urt eavrery hnahe or,uhecht;e en servant threatenedbird;to kill butheryoumis-must sit still, and
ca i n h s w r c h e c r e r m o l d h i h
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an me w fltyoo oissu cokt h tm . outnhet laws ahouBu t
tress if she ever told
sayany that oneyou what
want to look at it, to
th d h e r e
t o e d g sa t h. ldy t, had happened. Butsee Falada
whethersaw it is the true golden
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bird; and when you get it into your
n
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of hand, ride away.’
w i
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Falada, and the real bride
This, rode
too, happened as the fox
en en k o e o a m h nd
er fl f ha But sup sa, thlf tnhe offld; his hed e w , a upon the other horse,said;and theytheycarried off the bird, the
e r e se e t f to uc g
mo was ew a ath m; o theh iam nd cgua in to tran his ened went on in this wayprincess
till at last they again, and they
mounted
e t
ca rnin bro way r fr nly ahrro heshout ri- d it a s side list r ing came to the royal court.
rode on There
to a wasgreat wood. Then the
l u . o w p t a d t d e
th led g, a ght Th m i it dsr nddi r h ear ou an as a tt great joy at their coming,
fox came, audand thesaid, ‘Pray kill me,
at t n
we it oge d a to t go s ta appoon he e t o d e h
i c
s
e en t w e c t h
h ich prince flew to meetand them,
alt wa the ll t he lde il, s ed n vo e w at wer e gs w i cut andoff my lift-head and my feet.’
h o s w r. he k n a a l e H th ho on hin ed the maid from her But horse, think-
ft o Ev c ing fe ntdh litt . d g
the young man refused to do
he rth ery oun in ath- of dow tice s w llin of t lds. ing she was the one it:whoso thewasfox to said,
be ‘I will at any
kin mo on cil the w in no row d te ds fie his wife; and she was
gd re e w en ar n in e rateled give upstairs
you good counsel: be-
om th agre as th sp er, a all k in th to the royal chamber;warebut of the
two true
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from in gallows,
the and sit down by
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e court below. the side of no river.’
an y h
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 IN TIMES GONE BY there A certain
was a king had a beautiful So he gar- said, ‘Yes,’ and Then
forgotsaid thethe King, “That which
King who had at the back den,of and
his in the garden stood fox’sa counsel,
tree and satthou
down hast
on promised, must thou
castle a beautiful pleasure-garden,
which bore golden apples. the Theseside of the river; andperform.whileGo he and let him in.” She
in which stood a tree that
apples
borewere always counted, suspected
and nothing, they
went came
and be-opened the door, and the
golden apples. As the apples
aboutrip- the time when they hind, beganand to threw him frog hopped in and followed her,
ened they were counted, grow
but ripe
one it was found that6 every step by step, to her chair. There
morning one was missing. nightThenonethe of them was gone. down Thethe bank, and took he sat thestill
prin-
and cried, “Lift me up
King was angry, and he king became very angry atcess, this, the horse, and the besidebird,thee.”
and She delayed, until at
ordered that watch shouldandbe ordered
kept the gardener went to keep home to the king last the King commanded her to do
about the tree every night.
watch Now all night under the tree.
their master, and said. it.‘All
Whenthisthe frog was once on the
the King had three sons, Theandgardener
he set his eldest
have
son we to won by our labour.’
chair heThen wanted to be on the table,
sent the eldest to spendwatch;
the whole but about twelve o’clock
there was he great and when he was on the table he
night in the garden: so fell
he watched
asleep, and in the morning rejoicing
an- made; but the said,horse
“Now, push thy little golden
till midnight, and then he
other
couldof the apples was missing.
would not eat, the bird platewould
nearer
not to me that we may eat
keep off sleep no longer,Then
and the
in thesecond son was ordered
sing, and the princesstogether.” She did this, but it was
morning another apple wasto watch; and at midnight wept. he too easy to see that she did not do it
missing. The second sonfell had
asleep,
to and in the morning
The youngest
an- son fellwillingly.
to the bot- The frog enjoyed what he
watch the following night;
otherbutapple
it was gone. Then tom theof the river’s bed: ate,luckily
but almost
it every mouthful she
fared no better, for whenthird
twelve
son offered to keep watch;was nearly dry, took choked her. At length he said,
o’clock had struck he went
but tothe gardener at first would but his notbones were almost“I have broken,
eaten and am satisfied;
sleep, and in the morninglet another
him, for fear some harm and should
the bank was so steepnow I thatam tired,
he carry me into thy
apple was missing. Nowcome cameto him: however, at could last hefind no way to little room and make thy little silk-
the turn of the third sonconsented,
to watch, and the young get manout. laidThen the old en foxbedcame ready, and we will both lie
and he was ready to do himself
so; but under the tree to watch. once more, As and scolded down himand for go
notto sleep.”
the King had less trust in
the him,
clock andstruck twelve he following
heard a his advice;
believed he would acquit rustling noise in the air, and otherwise
a bird no evil would Thehave King’sbe-daughter began to cry,
himself still worse than came
his broth-
flying that was of pure fallen
gold;him: ‘Yet,’ said for
he, she‘I cannot
was afraid of the cold frog
ers, but in the end he consented
and as it was to snapping at leave
one ofyou here, so which she did not like to touch,
let him try. So the youngthemanapples
lay with its beak, the laygar-
hold of my tail and andhold which
fast.’was now to sleep in her
down under the tree to dener’s
watch, son jumped up and Then
shothe pulled him out pretty,
of the clean
river,little bed. But the
and resolved that sleep anshould
arrow notat it. But the arrow
anddid said to him, as King grew angry and said, “He who
be master. When it struckthe bird no harm; only it dropped he got upon the bank,helped ‘Your broth-
thee when thou wert in
twelve something camearushing
golden feather from its tail, ers have
and set watch totrouble kill you,ought
if not afterwards to be
through the air, and he then
saw in flew
theaway. The golden they
feath-
find you in the despised by thee.” So she took hold
moonlight a bird flying towards
er was brought to the kingkingdom.’ in the So he dressedof the himself
frog withas two fingers, car-
him, whose feathers glittered
morning, likeand all the council a poor
was man, and came riedsecretly
him upstairs,
to and put him in a
gold. The bird perched upon
calledthe together. Everyone agreed
the king’s court, corner. But when she was in bed he
tree, and had already pecked
that it offwas worth more than and allwas
the scarcely withincreptthetodoors
her and said, “I am tired,

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an apple, when the young wealth
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She took care to do everything ac-
cording to the old woman’s bidding
and every time she made the bed
she shook it with all her might, so
that the feathers flew about like so
many snowflakes. The old woman
was as good as her word: she nev-
er spoke angrily to her, and gave
her roast and boiled meats every
day.

So she stayed on with Mother Holle

for some time, and then she began
to grow unhappy. She could not at
first tell why she felt sad, but she
became conscious at last of great
longing to go home; then she knew
she was homesick, although she
was a thousand times better off
with Mother Holle than with her
mother and sister. After waiting
awhile, she went to Mother Holle
and said, ‘I am so homesick, that
I cannot stay with you any longer,
for although I am so happy here, I
must return to my own people.’

Then Mother Holle said, ‘I am

pleased that you should want to
go back to your own people, and
as you have served me so well and
faithfully, I will take you home my-
self.’

Thereupon she led the girl by the

hand up to a broad gateway. The
gate was opened, and as the girl
passed through, a shower of gold

20 21
fell upon her.
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 About a month afterwards he went
upstairs into a lumber-room to look
for some old iron, that he might
sell it and raise a little money; and
there, instead of his iron, he saw a
large pile of gold lying on the floor.
At the sight of this he was over-
joyed, and forgetting all about his
son, went into trade again, and
became a richer merchant than be-
fore.
Meantime little Heinel grew up,
and as the end of the twelve years
drew near the merchant began to
call to mind his bond, and became
very sad and thoughtful; so that
care and sorrow were written upon
his face. The boy one day asked
what was the matter, but his father
would not tell for some time; at
last, however, he said that he had,
without knowing it, sold him for
gold to a little, ugly-looking, black
dwarf, and that the twelve years
were coming round when he must
keep his word. Then Heinel said,
‘Father, give yourself very little
trouble about that; I shall be too
much for the little man.’
Now there was once a maiden whose name was Jorin-
da. She was prettier than all the pretty girls that ever
were seen before, and a shepherd lad, whose name was
Jorindel, was very fond of her, and they were soon to be
married. One day they went to walk in the wood, that
they might be alone; and Jorindel said, ‘We must take
care that we don’t go too near to the fairy’s castle.’ It
was a beautiful evening; the last rays of the setting sun
shone bright through the long stems of the trees upon
the green underwood beneath, and the turtle-doves sang
from the tall birches.
Jorinda sat down to gaze upon the sun; Jorindel sat by
her side; and both felt sad, they knew not why; but it
seemed as if they were to be parted from one another
for ever. They had wandered a long way; and when they
looked to see which way they should go home, they
found themselves at a loss to know what path to take.
The sun was setting fast, and already half of its circle
had sunk behind the hill: Jorindel on a sudden looked
behind him, and saw through the bushes that they had,
without knowing it, sat down close under the old walls
of the castle. Then he shrank for fear, turned pale, and

When the time came, the father

and son went out together to the
place agreed upon: and the son
drew a circle on the ground, and
set himself and his father in the
middle of it. The little black dwarf
soon came, and walked round

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and round about the circle.
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When the
faithful
maiden
heard
of this,
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that she
She could not at first tell why she thought
felt sad, but she became conscious her heart
at last of great longing to go home; would
then she knew she was homesick, break,
and she
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cake which had been made with

Chapter 4 water and baked in the ashes, and

a bottle of sour beer.
When he reached the wood the
very same little old man met him,
and after greeting him kindly, said:
“Give me a little of your cake and
a drop from your bottle, for I am
very hungry and thirsty.”

“Oh,” replied the simple youth, “I

have only a cake, which has been
baked in the ashes, and some sour
beer; but you are welcome
to a share of it. Let us sit down,
and eat and drink together.”

So they seated themselves, and,

lo and behold, when the youth
opened his basket, the

29
cake had been turned into a beau-
tiful cake, and the sour beer into
wine. After they had eaten and
drank enough, the little old man
said: “Because you have been
kind-hearted, and shared your din-
ner with me, I will make you in
future lucky in all you undertake.
There stands an old tree; cut it
down, and you will
find something good at the root.”
Then the old man said “Farewell,”
and left him.

The youth set to work, and very

soon succeeded in felling the tree,
when he found sitting at the roots
29

28 29
29
a goose.
 And he told his wife not to use the
scythe for fear she should hurt
him. Then he aimed a great blow,
and struck the wolf on the head,
and killed him on the spot! and
when he was dead they cut open
his body, and set Tommy free.
‘Ah!’ said the father, ‘what fears
we have had for you!’ ‘Yes, father,’
answered he; ‘I have travelled all
over the world, I think, in one way
or other, since we parted; and now
I am very glad to come home and
get fresh air again.’ ‘Why, where
have you been?’ said his father. ‘I
have been in a mouse-hole—and
in a snail-shell—and down a cow’s
throat—and in the wolf’s belly;
SUFFERING
ACCEPTING
and yet here I am again, safe and
sound.’
‘Well,’ said they, ‘you are come
RESISTING
back, and we will not sell you again
for all the riches in the world.’
Then they hugged and kissed their
dear little son, and gave him plenty
to eat and drink, for he was very
hungry; and then they fetched new
clothes for him, for his old ones
had been quite spoiled on his jour-
ney. So Master Thumb stayed at
home with his father and mother,
in peace; for though he had been
so great a traveller, and had done
and seen so many fine things, and
was fond enough of telling the
whole story, he always agreed that,
30
after all, there’s no place like HOME
Not knowing what better to do,
he came into the plan, and learnt
tailoring from the beginning; and
when he left his master, he gave
him a needle, and said, ‘You can
sew anything with this, be it as
soft as an egg or as hard as steel;
and the joint will be so fine that no
seam will be seen.’
After the space of four years, at
the time agreed upon, the four
brothers met at the four cross-
roads; and having welcomed each
other, set off towards their father’s
home, where they told him all that
had happened to them, and how
each had learned some craft.
Then, one day, as they were sitting
before the house under a very high
tree, the father said, ‘I should like
to try what each of you can do in
this way.’ So he looked up, and said
to the second son, ‘At the top of
this tree there is a chaffinch’s nest;
tell me how many eggs there are
in it.’ The star-gazer took his glass,
looked up, and said, ‘Five.’ ‘Now,’
said the father to the eldest son,
‘take away the eggs without letting
the bird that is sitting upon them
and hatching them know anything
of what you are doing. ’ So the
cunning thief climbed up the tree,
and brought away to his father the
five eggs from under the bird; and
it never saw or felt what he was
31
doing.
 And as he came near home, it
was Lily, his youngest and dearest
daughter, that met him; she came
running, and kissed him, and for fear of his father’s anger, and
welcomed him home; and when
she saw that he had brought her
the rose, she was still more glad.
But her father began to be very
sorrowful, and to weep, saying,
‘Alas, my dearest child! I have
bought this flower at a high price,
for I have said I would give you to
a wild lion; and when he has you,
he will tear you in pieces, and eat
you.’ Then he told her all that had
happened, and said she should not
go, let what would happen.
But she comforted him, and said,
‘Dear father, the word you have
given must be kept; I will go to the
S
lion, and soothe him: perhaps he
will let me come safe home again.’
The next morning she asked the
way she was to go, and took leave
of her father, and went forth with
a bold heart into the wood. But the
lion was an enchanted prince. By
day he and all his court were lions,
S borne all those wrongs for the love
but in the evening they took their
right forms again. And when Lily
came to the castle, he welcomed
her so courteously that she agreed
to marry him. The wedding-feast
was held, and they lived happily
together a long time.
32
Now when the full year was come
round, the third brother left the
forest in which he had lain hid
set out in search of his betrothed
bride.
So he journeyed on, thinking of
her all the way, and rode so quickly
that he did not even see what the
L
road was made of, but went with
his horse straight over it; and as
he came to the gate it flew open,
L and the princess welcomed him
with joy, and said he was her de-
liverer, and should now be her
A S husband and lord of the kingdom.
When the first joy at their meeting
was over, the princess told him she
M P had heard of his father having for-
given him, and of his wish to have
him home again: so, before his
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to visit his father, taking her with
T
him. Then he told him everything;
how his brothers had cheated and
robbed him, and yet that he had
of his father.
And the old king was very angry,
and wanted to punish his wicked
sons; but they made their escape,
and got into a ship and sailed away
over the wide sea, and where they
went to nobody knew and nobody
cared.
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wife. She at once made herself a

36 37
salad of it, and ate it greedily.
 There was once a merchant who ‘Are you the knight who came
had only one child, a son, that was every day to the festival, always in
very young, and barely able to different colours, and who caught
run alone. He had two richly laden the three golden apples?’ asked
ships then making a voyage upon the king. ‘Yes,’ answered he, ‘and
the seas, in which he had em- here the apples are,’ and he took
barked all his wealth, in the hope them out of his pocket, and re-
of making great gains, when the turned them to the king. ‘If you de-
news came that both were lost. sire further proof, you may see the
Thus from being a rich man he be- wound which your people gave me
came all at once so very poor that when they followed me. But I am
nothing was left to him but one likewise the knight who helped you
small plot of land; and there he of- to your victory over your enemies.’
ten went in an evening to take his ‘If you can perform such deeds as
walk, and ease his mind of a little that, you are no gardener’s boy;
of his trouble. tell me, who is your father?’ ‘My

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father is a mighty king, and gold
One day, as he was roaming along have I in plenty as great as I re-
in a brown study, thinking with no quire.’ ‘I well see,’ said the king,

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great comfort on what he had been ‘that I owe my thanks to you; can
and what he now was, and was like
S A I do anything to please you?’ ‘Yes,’
to be, all on a sudden there stood
before him a little, rough-looking,
ITIVE answered he, ‘that indeed you can.
Give me your daughter to wife.’
black dwarf. ‘Prithee, friend, why The maiden laughed, and said: ‘He
so sorrowful?’ said he to the mer- does not stand much on ceremo-
chant; ‘what is it you take so deep- ny, but I have already seen by his
ly to heart?’ ‘If you would do me golden hair that he was no garden-
any good I would willingly tell you,’ er’s boy,’ and then she went and
said the merchant. ‘Who knows but kissed him. His father and mother
I may?’ said the little man: ‘tell me came to the wedding, and were
what ails you, and perhaps you will in great delight, for they had giv-
find I may be of some use.’ Then en up all hope of ever seeing their
the merchant told him how all his dear son again. And as they were
wealth was gone to the bottom of sitting at the marriage-feast, the
the sea, and how he had nothing music suddenly stopped, the doors
left but that little plot of land. ‘Oh, opened, and a stately king came in
trouble not yourself about that,’ with a great retinue. He went up to
said the dwarf; ‘only undertake to the youth, embraced him and said:

38 39
bring me here, twelve years’. ‘I am Iron Hans’.
 Now the king had a daughter, who
was just as beautiful as her moth-
er, and had the same golden hair.
And when she was grown up, the
king looked at her and saw that
she was just like this late queen:
then he said to his courtiers, ‘May I
not marry my daughter? She is the
very image of my dead wife: un-
less I have her, I shall not find any
bride upon the whole earth, and
you say there must be a queen.’
When the courtiers heard this they
were shocked, and said, ‘Heaven
forbid that a father should mar-
OP
ry his daughter! Out of so great
a sin no good can come.’ And his
M
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daughter was also shocked, but
IS
hoped the king would soon give
up such thoughts; so she said to
him, ‘Before I marry anyone I must
have three dresses: one must be
of gold, like the sun; another must
be of shining silver, like the moon;
and a third must be dazzling as the
stars: besides this, I want a mantle
of a thousand different kinds of fur
put together, to which every beast
in the kingdom must give a part of
his skin.’ And thus she thought he
would think of the matter no more.
But the king made the most skil-
ful workmen in his kingdom weave
the three dresses: one golden, like
the sun; another silvery, like the
moon; and a third sparkling, like
the stars: and his hunters were
told to hunt out all the beasts in
40
his kingdom. and rode on.
But the dwarf was enraged at his
behaviour, and laid a fairy spell of
ill-luck upon him; so that as he
rode on the mountain pass became
narrower and narrower, and at last
the way was so straitened that he
could not go to step forward: and
when he thought to have turned
his horse round and go back the
way he came, he heard a loud
laugh ringing round him, and found
that the path was closed behind
him, so that he was shut in all
round. He next tried to get off his
horse and make his way on foot,
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but again the laugh rang in his
ears, and he found himself unable
to move a step, and thus he was
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forced to abide spellbound.
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Meantime the old king was linger-
ing on in daily hope of his son’s
return, till at last the second son
said, ‘Father, I will go in search of
the Water of Life.’ For he thought
to himself, ‘My brother is sure-
ly dead, and the kingdom will fall
to me if I find the water.’ The king
was at first very unwilling to let
him go, but at last yielded to his
wish. So he set out and followed
the same road which his brother
had done, and met with the same
elf, who stopped him at the same
spot in the mountains, saying, as
before, ‘Prince, prince, whither so
fast?’ ‘Mind your own affairs, bus-
ybody!’ said the prince scornfully,
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