Category Stories
Total 92 stories, Page 1/4
Bearskin
A dismissed soldier makes a seven-year pact with the Devil: no washing, no grooming, no prayers, in exchange for endless wealth. Wearing a bearskin, he wanders the world doing good deeds, eventually winning the heart of a kind young woman. When the seven years end, he is restored to his human form and reunited with his faithful bride, while her two vain sisters meet tragic ends through their own jealousy.
A Riddling Tale
Three women transformed into flowers, how does the husband recognize his wife through a clever clue?
The Rabbit and the Maiden
A fairy tale about a maiden and a rabbit. The rabbit invites the maiden to his hutch three times, and eventually the maiden escapes wisely and returns to her mother.
Allerleirauh
A golden-haired princess escapes her father's incestuous desires by fleeing in a mantle of a thousand furs. She works in another King's kitchen and secretly attends three festivals in her magical dresses. Through a golden ring, spinning-wheel, and reel, the King discovers her true identity, and they live happily ever after.
The Golden Goose
A mocked Simpleton kindly shares his food with a little grey man and is rewarded with a golden goose. The goose sticks everyone who tries to pluck its feathers, forming a comical procession that makes the serious princess laugh. The Simpleton completes the king's three challenges, marries the princess, and inherits the kingdom.
The Two Brothers
Twin brothers gain the power to find gold daily after eating a golden bird's heart and liver. Framed by their evil uncle, they are adopted by a huntsman and grow into skilled hunters with loyal animal companions. The younger brother slays a seven-headed dragon to save a princess, but is betrayed by a wicked marshal. Revived by his faithful animals, he ultimately exposes the lie and lives happily with the princess.
Frederick and Catherine
A humorous tale about Catherine, a well-meaning wife whose attempts to help always lead to disaster. Each time she causes chaos, she replies "You should have told me." Eventually, she carries their door to chase thieves and accidentally scares them away to recover their gold.
The Golden Bird
A Grimm fairy tale about a golden bird, a golden horse, and a princess from a golden castle. The youngest prince, with the help of a faithful fox, overcomes three trials, obtains all treasures, exposes his brothers' treachery, and lives happily with the princess.
The Sparrow and the Dog
A hungry dog receives help from a kind sparrow, but is cruelly run over by a carter. The sparrow vows revenge, using her wit to make the carter lose everything, ultimately leading to his own demise. A Grimm's tale of friendship, revenge, and justice.
Sweetheart Roland
A kind girl escapes her wicked stepmother with her sweetheart Roland using magic, endures transformations and heartbreak, and finally reclaims her love through song.
Rumpelstiltskin
A miller's daughter must spin straw into gold or die, leading to a desperate deal with a magical little man who later demands her firstborn child.
The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn
A young man uses a magical knapsack, hat, and horn to overcome his dismissive brothers and a treacherous princess, ultimately becoming King.
Snow White
Beautiful Snow White, envied by her wicked stepmother, survives three murder attempts with the help of seven dwarfs, awakens through a prince's love, and sees justice served.
King Thrushbeard
A proud princess is forced to marry a beggar to learn humility, only to discover he is the very king she once mocked.
Fundevogel
Fundevogel and Lina use magical transformations to escape a wicked cook who plots to kill them.
Little Briar Rose
A princess cursed to sleep for a hundred years is finally awakened by a prince's kiss.
Old Sultan
An old dog faces death but regains his master's favor through a clever trick with a wolf, later proving his loyalty against that same wolf.
The Almond Tree
A wicked stepmother murders her stepson, but his bones, buried under an almond tree, transform into a magical bird that exacts revenge and restores his life.
Fitcher's Bird
A clever girl outwits a murderous wizard, resurrects her sisters, and escapes by disguising herself as a bird.
Thumbling's Travels
The thumb-sized son of a tailor goes out into the world, surviving adventures in a chimney, with robbers, inside a cow, and in a sausage, before returning home.
Godfather Death
A famous physician attempts to cheat his godfather, Death, to save a king and princess, but ultimately pays the price in the cavern of life-lights.
Frau Trude
An obstinate little girl disobeys her parents to visit the mysterious Frau Trude, only to discover a terrifying truth and pay a heavy price.
The Godfather
A poor man chooses a mysterious stranger as godfather, receives magical healing water, but discovers terrifying secrets when visiting the godfather's strange house.
Herr Korbes
A story of a group of unusual travelers who visit Herr Korbes and punish the wicked man in various clever ways.