All Stories
Total 92 stories, Page 3/4
The Lazy Spinner
A lazy wife who hates spinning scares her husband with a fake voice in the forest and swaps yarn for tow in the pot. Her tricks all succeed, yet in the end she wins nothing — not a single thread of yarn.
Donkey Cabbages
A kind huntsman wins a magic bird's heart and a wishing-cloak, loses both to a greedy witch, and then uses a magic cabbage to win them back — ending with forgiveness, not revenge.
Ferdinand the Faithful
A faithful youth receives a magic key and a white horse, shows kindness to a pen and a fish along the way, and with his talking horse's help survives giants, birds, and dark magic — until loyalty wins its reward and a prince's spell is broken.
The Devil and His Grandmother
Three poor soldiers trade seven years of service to the devil for endless gold. When the time runs out, one brave soldier follows an old woman's advice into the forest, learns the riddle's secret, and wins their freedom back with three clever answers.
The Iron Stove
A princess frees a prince from an iron stove, then loses him by breaking her promise. Guided by kindly toads, she crosses every trial and finally wakes her love's memory, winning back their happiness.
The King's Son Who Feared Nothing
A fearless prince fetches the golden apple from the Tree of Life for a giant, gains a faithful lion, and frees a princess by bearing three nights of torment in silence.
The Old Woman in the Wood
A servant girl, the only survivor of a robber attack, is lost alone in the forest. Guided by a white dove, she finds one plain ring, breaks a witch's spell, and frees a prince who was turned into a tree.
The Three Brothers
To win their father's house, three brothers each learn a trade: one shaves a running hare, one shoes a galloping horse, and one keeps dry with his sword. The swordsman wins, yet the brothers stay one at heart and live together to old age — for love between brothers is worth more than any house.
The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
A lying goat tricks a tailor into driving away his three sons; years later the sons return with a magic table, a gold-ass, and a cudgel that beats wrongdoers, defeat a greedy innkeeper, and bring the family together again.
The Six Swans
To free her six brothers from a stepmother's spell, a princess vows six years of silence and sews shirts of aster flowers — and clings to her promise even when it costs her everything.
The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs
A poor boy born with luck on his side uses courage and honesty to pass every trial the King sets, until the schemer falls into his own trap.
The Girl Without Hands
A good girl is rashly promised to the devil by her father and loses her hands, yet her pure heart wins heaven's help until she finds her king again and all her happiness returns.
The Tailor in Heaven
A lame tailor sneaks into heaven, sits on the Master's golden throne while he is away, and hurls the footstool at a woman below, until his curiosity and meddling cost him his place in paradise.
Hansel and Grethel
Long ago, a brother and sister are left in a deep forest, and only their wits and their love for each other can lead them past a wicked witch and home again.
Little Red Riding Hood
A girl in a red cap trusts a wolf's sweet words, and she and her grandmother end up inside the wolf until a huntsman cuts him open; when a second wolf appears, her hard-won wisdom turns his own trick against him.
Rapunzel
Given away for a bed of rampion and shut in a lonely tower, a girl sings until a prince finds her; after the witch's fury, blindness, and years of wandering, two loving tears bring back the light and the family home.
The Good Bargain
A farmer who is always losing out and always misunderstanding everyone stumbles from frogs and dogs all the way to the palace, and finally goes home in a fine coat with good money in his pocket.
Brother Lustig
A cheerful old soldier shares his last bread with a beggar, denies eating the lamb's heart, and uses a magic knapsack to outwit devils and sneak into heaven — full of faults, yet he always lands on his feet.
Cat and Mouse in Partnership
A cat and a mouse become partners, but the cat keeps lying about being a godfather and eats the hidden pot of fat; the trusting mouse discovers the truth too late and meets a bitter end.
Doctor Know-all
A poor farmer hangs up a sign reading 'Doctor Know-all' and, through a string of lucky mistakes, finds a lord's stolen gold and wins fame — though his 'wisdom' is nothing but luck.
Faithful John
A dying king entrusts his son to his faithful servant John. John saves the young king three times, knowing the truth will turn him to stone; the king repays him with his dearest sacrifice, and at last the family is whole again.
Gambling Hansel
A gambler who has lost everything trades his three wishes for winning cards and dice, wins half the world, tricks Death, and throws Heaven into chaos — yet he ends up with no place to call home, and his shattered soul becomes the gamblers of today.
Hans in Luck
A lump of gold earned in seven years turns into a horse, a cow, a pig, a goose, and finally two heavy stones. When the stones fall into a well, Hans goes home empty-handed but laughing — for in his heart, lightness is worth more than gold.
Hans Married
By twisting one word, 'patches,' Hans's uncle tricks a money-loving farmer into agreeing to the wedding; and after the marriage Hans shows his wife that the only thing he truly owns is his patched smock.