Grimm's Fairy Tales

1. and away they went over stock and stone so quick that their hair whistled in the wind. 2. 'Go straight forward, till you come to a castle, before which lie a whole troop of soldiers fast asleep and snoring: 3. take care you do not suffer her to go and take leave of her father and mother.' 4. ransom no one from the gallows, and sit down by the side of no river.' 5. Then there was great rejoicing made; 6. set watch to kill you, 7. The world may very likely not always think of them as they think of themselves, but what care they for the world? 8. the last rays of the setting sun shone bright through the long stems of the trees upon the green underwood beneath, and the turtle-doves sang from the tall birches. 9. they knew not why; 10. screaming out with all his might and main. 11. and there they are, I dare say, at this very day. 12. A king and queen once upon a time reigned in a country a great way off, where there were in those days fairies. 13. 'Unlucky wretch that I am!' cried he. 'Not wretch enough yet!' said the sparrow. 14. 'Miserable wretch that I am!' But the sparrow answered, 'Not wretch enough yet!' 15. 'You see now what has happened on account of your not listening to my counsel. 16. comes right—all that falls to them is so much gain—all their geese are swans—all their cards are trumps—toss them which way you will, they will always, like poor puss, alight upon their legs, and only move on so much the faster. The world may very likely not always think of them as they think of themselves, but what care they for the world? what can it know about the matter? 17. 'never is a long time. I am king, it is true; but I begin to be tired of that, and I think I should like to be emperor.' 18. 'This will come to no good, it is too much to ask; the fish will be tired at last, and then we shall be sorry for what we have done.' He soon came to the seashore; and the water was quite 19. 'This will come to no good, it is too much to ask; the fish will be tired at last, and then we shall be sorry for what we have done.' 20. But when he came to the shore the wind was raging and the sea was tossed up and down in boiling waves, and the ships were in trouble, and rolled fearfully upon the tops of the billows. 21. And all the heavens became black with stormy clouds, and the lightnings played, and the thunders rolled; and you might have seen in the sea great black waves, swelling up like mountains with crowns of white foam upon their heads. 22. Alas! alas! if thy mother knew it, Sadly, sadly, would she rue it.' 23. Let him after it go! 24. Partlet jumped into it and sat down, and bid Chanticleer harness himself to it and draw her home. 25. There were once a man and a woman who had long in vain wished for a child. 26. There were once a man and a woman who had long in vain wished for a child. At length the woman hoped that God was about to grant her desire. 27. At first Rapunzel was terribly frightened when a man, such as her eyes had never yet beheld, came to her; 28. Lina said to Fundevogel: 'Never leave me, and I will never leave you.' Fundevogel said: 'Neither now, nor ever.' 29. Then Lina said to Fundevogel: 'If you will never leave me, I too will never leave you.' Fundevogel said: 'Neither now, nor ever will I leave you.' 30. The flies, however, who understood no German, would not be turned away, but came back again in ever-increasing companies. 31. there they found the giants swimming in their blood, and all round about lay the torn-up trees. 32. 'Before you receive my daughter, and the half of my kingdom,' said he to him, 'you must perform one more heroic deed. In the forest roams a unicorn which does great harm, and you must catch it first.' 33. Had he known that it was no warlike hero, but a little tailor who was standing before him, it would have gone to his heart still more than it did. 34. The wedding was held with great magnificence and small joy, and out of a tailor a king was made. 35. 'Leave your bedroom door open this night, and my servants shall stand outside, and when he has fallen asleep shall go in, bind him, and take him on board a ship which shall carry him into the wide world.' 36. 'Boy, make me the doublet and patch me the pantaloons, or I will rap the yard-measure over your ears. I smote seven at one blow. I killed two giants, I brought away one unicorn, and caught a wild boar, and am I to fear those who are standing outside the room.' 37. How they did rejoice and embrace each other, and dance about and kiss each other! 38. There's never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.' 39. When people are too well off they always begin to long for something new. 40. The bird complained to the dog of this bare-faced robbery, but nothing he said was of any avail, for the dog answered that he found false credentials on the sausage, and that was the reason his life had been forfeited. 41. but she stopped short long before she reached the bottom, having already parted not only with her skin and hair, but also with life. 42. 'Shake me, shake me, I pray; my apples, one and all, are ripe,' 43. Little Red-Cap raised her eyes, and when she saw the sunbeams dancing here and there through the trees, and pretty flowers growing everywhere, she thought: 'Suppose I take grandmother a fresh nosegay; that would please her too. 44. 'Oh! grandmother,' she said, 'what big ears you have!' 'The better to hear you with, my child,' was the reply. 'But, grandmother, what big eyes you have!' she said. 'The better to see you with, my dear.' 'But, grandmother, what large hands you have!' 'The better to hug you with.' 'Oh! but, grandmother, what a terrible big mouth you have!' 'The better to eat you with!' 45. When the wolf had appeased his appetite, he lay down again in the bed, fell asleep and began to snore very loud. 46. 'As long as I live, I will never by myself leave the path, to run into the wood, when my mother has forbidden me to do so.' 47. They gave her wine to drink, three glasses full, one of white wine, one of red, and one of yellow, and with that her heart gave way and she died. 48. The bridegroom, who during this recital had grown deadly pale, up and tried to escape, but the guests seized him and held him fast. 49. 'Will you have all that is here?' At this the thieves were frightened, and said, 'Softly, softly! Speak low, that you may not awaken anybody.' 50. 'Good lack-a-day!' said he, 'how came I to tumble into the mill?' But 51. 'Good lack-a-day!' said he, 'how came I to tumble into the mill?' 52. So Master Thumb stayed at home with his father and mother, in peace; for though he had been so great a traveller, and had done and seen so many fine things, and was fond enough of telling the whole story, he always agreed that, after all, there's no place like HOME! 53. By the side of a wood, in a country a long way off, ran a fine stream of water; and upon the stream there stood a mill. 54. It certainly is a sin and a shame that they are not eaten at the right time!' 55. So she took another hearty drink, and let the second chicken follow the first. 56. Scarcely were they up, than who should come by but the very rogues they were looking for. 57. The witch fell into a passion, sprang to the window, and as she could look forth quite far into the world, she perceived her stepdaughter hurrying away with her sweetheart Roland. 58. So he left her by herself; and though he thought it most likely that the wild beasts would tear her in pieces, he felt as if a great weight were taken off his heart when he had made up his mind not to kill her but to leave her to her fate, with the chance of someone finding and saving her. 59. By and by in came the masters of the cottage. 60. 'Thou, queen, art the fairest of all the fair.' And then her wicked heart was glad, and as happy as such a heart could be. 61. and he saw, by the blood that streamed from it, what a trick she had played him. 62. Truly, this is the way of mankind. 63. But who should come in but the wolf! 64. 'That was ill done, Hans, you should have cast friendly eyes on her.' 65. Then his heart was so touched that he kissed her, and when she opened her eyes he said: 'You are mine, and I am yours, and no one in the world can alter that.' 66. So saying he set out and travelled till he came to a hill, where three giants were sharing their father's goods; 67. she was the most beautiful maiden the sun shone on. 68. 'Heaven forbid that a father should marry his daughter! Out of so great a sin no good can come 69. when Snow-white said: 'We will not leave each other,' Rose-red answered: 'Never so long as we live,'