179 The Goose-Girl at the Well (Die Gänsehirtin am Brunnen) 180 Eve’s Various Children (Die ungleichen Kinder Evas) 181 The Nixie of the Mill-Pond (Die Nixe im Teich) 182 The Little Folks’ Presents (Die Geschenke des kleinen Volkes) 183 The Giant and the Tailor (Der Riese und der Schneider) 184 The Nail (Der Nagel) 185 The Poor Boy in the Grave (Der arme Junge im Grab) 186 The True Sweetheart [The True Bride] (Die wahre Braut) 187 The Hare and the Hedgehog (Der Hase und der Igel) 188 The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle (Spindel, Weberschiffchen und Nadel) 189 The Peasant and the Devil (Der Bauer und der Teufel) 190 The Crumbs on the Table (Die Brosamen auf dem Tisch) 191 The Sea-Hare (Das Meerhäschen) 192 The Master Thief (Der Meisterdieb) 193 The Drummer (Der Trommler) 194 The Ear of Corn (Die Kornähre) 195 The Grave Mound (Der Grabhügel) 196 Old Rinkrank (Oll Rinkrank) 197 The Crystal Ball (Die Kristallkugel) 198 Maid Maleen (Jungfrau Maleen) 199 The Boot of Buffalo Leather (Der Stiefel von Büffelleder) 200 The Golden Key (Der goldene Schlüssel) Children’s Legends Legend 1 St. Joseph in the Forest (Der heilige Joseph im Walde) Legend 2 The Twelve Apostles (Die zwölf Apostel) Legend 3 The Rose (Die Rose) Legend 4 Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven (Armut und Demut führen zum Himmel) Legend 5 God’s Food (Gottes Speise) Legend 6 The Three Green Twigs (Die drei grünen Zweige) Legend 7 Our Lady’s Little Glass (Muttergottesgläschen) Legend 8 The Aged Mother (Die alte Mütterchen) Legend 9 The Heavenly Wedding (Die himmlische Hochzeit) Legend 10 The Hazel Branch (Die Haselrute) 1 The Frog-King, or Iron Henry In old times when wishing still helped one, there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful, but the youngest was so beautiful that the sun itself, which has seen so much, was astonished whenever it shone in her face. Close by the King’s castle lay a great dark forest, and under an old lime-tree in the forest was a well, and when the day was very warm, the King’s child went out into the forest and sat down by the side of the cool fountain, and when she was dull she took a golden ball, and threw it up on high and caught it, and this ball was her favorite plaything.