Books by Wilhelm Grimm

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From "Dummling and the Three Feathers": Once upon a time there lived a King who had three sons; the two elder were learned and bright, but the youngest said very little and appeared somewhat foolish, so he was always known as Dummling.When the King grew old and feeble, feeling that he was nearing his end, he wished to leave the crown to one of his three sons, but could not decide to which. He thereupon settled that they should travel, and that the one who could obtain the most splendid carpet should ascend the throne when he died.So that there could be no disagreement as to the way each one should go, the King conducted them to the courtyard of the Palace, and there blew three feathers, by turn, into the air, telling his sons to follow the course that the three feathers took.Then one of the feathers flew eastwards, another westwards, but the third went straight up towards the sky, though it only sped a short distance before falling to earth.Therefore one son traveled towards the east, and the second went to the west, both making fun of poor Dummling, who was obliged to stay where his feather had fallen. Then Dummling, sitting down and feeling rather miserable after his brothers had gone, looked about him, and noticed that near to where his feather lay was a trapdoor. On lifting this up he perceived a flight of steps, down which he went. At the bottom was another door, so he knocked upon it, and then heard a voice calling . . .

Det er en lidt anderledes udgave af Grimms eventyr, vi finder i denne bog, hvor der er gjort meget ud af at fortælle for børn. Især er der lagt vægt på, at sproget skal være letforståeligt, og så er der blevet plads til lidt mere humor, end man normalt finder i de gamle folkeeventyr. Der er også skåret en del i de meget grusomme straffe, så de bliver knap så grusomme.En særdeles børnevenlig og højtlæsningsegnet udgave af brødrene Grimms eventyr – også for mindre børn.Indeholder: Gåsepigen; Lykkehans; De seks svaner; Hans og Grete; Bord dæk dig; Ulven og de syv gedekid; Snehvide; Enøje, Toøje og Treøje; Rumleskaft; Fiskeren og hans kone; Guldgåsen; De hullede dansesko; Sesambjerget; Den tapre skrædder; Brorlil og Søsterlil; Mor Hulda; Frøprinsen; Fuglen Grif; De seks tjenereBrødrene Jacob (1785-1863) og Wilhelm (1786-1859) Grimm indsamlede i begyndelsen af 1800-tallet en lang række tyske folkeeventyr, som de udgav i samlingen "Grimms eventyr" i 1812-15. Fortællinger som "Hans og Grethe", "Snehvide", "Tornerose" og "Den lille rødhætte" hører nu om dage til blandt de bedst kendte, men samlingen indeholder mere end 200 eventyr – primært fra det tyske sprogområde, men også med nogle få danske folkeeventyr oversat til tysk og et par stykker af fransk oprindelse.

A fairy tale in which a strange little man saves a miller's daughter from death by spinning straw into gold and demands her first born child in exchange. He will only allow her to keep her if she can discover his name.

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