GRIMM'S FAIRY STORIES Colored Illustrations By John B. Gruelle Pen and Ink Sketches by R. EMMETT OWEN CONTENTS THE GOOSE-GIRL THE LITTLE BROTHER AND SISTER HANSEL AND GRETHEL OH, IF I COULD BUT SHIVER! DUMMLING AND THE THREE FEATHERS LITTLE SNOW WHITE CATHERINE AND FREDERICK THE VALIANT LITTLE TAILOR LITTLE RED CAP THE GOLDEN GOOSE BEARSKIN CINDERELLA FAITHFUL JOHN THE WATER OF LIFE THUMBLING BRIAR ROSE THE SIX SWANS RAPUNZEL MOTHER HOLLE THE FROG PRINCE THE TRAVELS OF TOM THUMB SNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-RED THE THREE LITTLE MEN IN THE WOOD RUMPELSTILTSKIN LITTLE ONE-EYE, TWO-EYES AND THREE-EYES SNOWDROP & OTHER TALES By The Brothers Grimm Illustrated By Arthur Rackham CONTENTS PAGE SNOWDROP 1 THE PINK 11 BRIAR ROSE 17 THE JEW AMONG THE THORNS 22 ASHENPUTTEL 28 THE WHITE SNAKE 37 THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN KIDS 42 THE QUEEN BEE 46 THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER 49 THE WOLF AND THE MAN 51 THE TURNIP 53 CLEVER HANS 57 THE THREE LANGUAGES 63 THE FOX AND THE CAT 67 THE FOUR CLEVER BROTHERS 69 THE LADY AND THE LION 75 THE FOX AND THE HORSE 81 THE BLUE LIGHT 84 [Pg viii]THE GOOSEGIRL 90 THE GOLDEN GOOSE 97 THE WATER OF LIFE 104 CLEVER GRETHEL 111 THE KING OF THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN 114 DOCTOR KNOW-ALL 121 THE SEVEN RAVENS 124 THE MARRIAGE OF MRS. REYNARD 128 THE SALAD 132 THE YOUTH WHO COULD NOT SHUDDER 140 KING THRUSHBEARD 152 IRON HANS 157 ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR The Dwarfs, when they came in the evening, found Snowdrop lying on the ground Frontispiece FACING PAGE The King could not contain himself for joy 18 The young Prince said, �I am not afraid; I am determined to go and look upon the lovely Briar Rose� 20 Ashenputtel goes to the ball 30 The Fishes, in their joy, stretched up their heads above the water, and promised to reward him 38 The Seven Kids and their mother capered and danced round the spring in their joy 44 The Ducks, which he had once saved, dived and brought up the key from the depths 48 So the four Brothers took their sticks in their hands, bade their Father good-bye, and passed out of the town gate 68 The King�s only daughter had been carried off by a Dragon 72 She went away accompanied by the Lions 76 Alas! dear Falada, there thou hangest 92 Blow, blow, little breeze, And Conrad�s hat seize 96 Good Dwarf, can you not tell me where my brothers are? 106 [Pg x] Then he ran after him, still holding the carving-knife, and cried, �Only one, only one!� 112 The Son made a circle, and his Father and he took their places within it, and the little black Mannikin appeared 116 Once upon a time a poor Peasant, named Crabb, was taking a load of wood drawn by two oxen to the town for sale 120 The good little Sister cut off her own tiny finger, fitted it into the lock, and succeeded in opening it 124 But they said one after another: �Halloa! who has been eating off my plate? Who has been drinking out of my cup?� 126 Then the Youth took the axe and split the anvil with one blow, catching in the Old Man�s beard at the same time 150