Wanda Gág

"The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 27-30.

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 02:50:45 +0000

"The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 27-30. Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 03/26/2024 - 20:50

Wanda Gág Brothers Grimm

Tale Summary

There was once a bird, a mouse, and a sausage who all lived together happily, as they all had their designated chores. Everyday the bird flew out into the woods to gather sticks for a fire, the mouse fetched water from the brook, lit the fire, and set the table, and the sausage lit the fire, set the table, and cooked the meals. One day, the bird got to chatting with another bird about her living arrangement, when her companion told her that her living-mates were taking advantage of her because she surely had the hardest job. The bird thought this over and announced to the mouse and the sausage that she would no longer tolerate her chores, and so they drew lots to settle who would do what. The sausage was tasked with gathering wood, and when he was on his way, a dog ate him. The mouse began cooking dinner, but fell in the soup and died. The bird went to set the table but the cook was missing, and when she went rummaging around for the mouse she accidentally caused a fire. She ran for some water, but fell in the well and drowned.

Fairy Tale Title

The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Wanda Gág

Common Tale Type

The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage

Tale Classification

ATU 85

Page Range of Tale

pp. 27-30

Full Citation of Tale

"The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 27-30.

Original Source of the Tale

The Brothers Grimm

Tale Notes

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Kaeli Waggener, 2024

Book Title

More tales from Grimm

Book Author/Editor(s)

Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág

Illustrator(s)

Wanda Gág

Publisher

University of Minnesota Press

Date Published

2006

Decade Published

2000-2006

Publisher City

Minneapolis

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Written and illustrated by celebrated children's author/illustrator Wanda Gág and originally published in 1947.

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"The Water Nixie.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 23-25.

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 22:46:34 +0000

"The Water Nixie.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 23-25. Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 03/24/2024 - 16:46

Wanda Gág Brothers Grimm

Tale Summary

Once upon a time, a brother and sister fell down a well, where they met a Water Nixie who lived at the bottom. She put the two to work for her, and the work was very hard and the food was terrible. The brother was made to cut down a tree with a blunt ax, and the sister was forced to carry water in a bottomless bucket. One day when the Nixie had gone to church, the children ran away. When she realized what had happened she hurried after them, but the sister took a hairbrush and tossed it behind her and it turned into a brush-hill covered in bristles. Still the Nixe kept coming, and so the brother tossed a comb behind him until it became a mountain of combs. This did not stop the Nixie either, and so the sister tossed a looking-glass behind her, which grew into a slippery hill of mirrors. The water Nixie returned home to grab an ax to break the mirrors with, but by the time she returned, the children had escaped her.

Fairy Tale Title

The Water Nixie

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Wanda Gág

Common Tale Type

The Magic Flight

Tale Classification

ATU 313

Page Range of Tale

pp. 23-25

Full Citation of Tale

"The Water Nixie.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 23-25.

Original Source of the Tale

The Brothers Grimm

Tale Notes

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Kaeli Waggener, 2024

Book Title

More tales from Grimm

Book Author/Editor(s)

Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág

Illustrator(s)

Wanda Gág

Publisher

University of Minnesota Press

Date Published

2006

Decade Published

2000-2006

Publisher City

Minneapolis

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Written and illustrated by celebrated children's author/illustrator Wanda Gág and originally published in 1947.

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"Mother Holle.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 15-22.

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 21:36:16 +0000

"Mother Holle.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 15-22. Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 03/24/2024 - 15:36

Wanda Gág Brothers Grimm

Tale Summary

Once there was a widow with two daughters, who were both named Marie. One of them was lazy, but because she was her own daughter she loved her more than the other girl, who was beautiful and industrious, and who was always forced to do all the chores. One day the stepdaughter was spinning beside the well when she dropped her shuttle into the water and dove after it because she did not want to be scolded. She fainted, and when she recovered she found herself in a beautiful meadow. While walking down a flowery path, she found an oven and heard the bread inside ask to be taken out, and so she did and kept walking. Next she came to a tree filled with apples, and heard the fruit asking to be picked, and so she obliged. At last she came to a little hut where a frightening-looking old woman peered out a window. She reassured the girl that there was nothing to be afraid of, and introduced herself as Mother Holle. The girl was invited to live with her as long as she kept the house neat and shook her featherbed thoroughly, as that was what made snow fall on earth. The girl agreed to all of this and was treated and fed well, but after a time she became sad and homesick for earth and spoke to Mother Holle about it. She gave the girl her blessing to return, and showered her in gold to thank her for her hard work, and did not forget to return her lost shuttle. The girl found herself on earth again, and when she reached her home she explained what had happened to her. The lazy girl was jealous, and so set out to get gold for herself. She dropped a shuttle into the well, dove after it, and found herself in a field of flowers. She declined to help the bread and the apples, and asked to be of service when she reached Mother Holle’s house. The first day of her stay, she worked very hard because she wanted the gold, but by the third day she would not get out of bed, and on the fourth day Mother Holle asked her to go home. The girl happily stood there waiting to be covered in gold, but instead got a showerful of sticky pitch which she could never get out of her clothes for the rest of her life.

Fairy Tale Title

Mother Holle

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Wanda Gág

Common Tale Type

The Kind and the Unkind Girls

Tale Classification

ATU 480

Page Range of Tale

pp. 15-22

Full Citation of Tale

" Mother Holle.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 15-22.

Original Source of the Tale

The Brothers Grimm

Tale Notes

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Kaeli Waggener, 2024

Book Title

More tales from Grimm

Book Author/Editor(s)

Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág

Illustrator(s)

Wanda Gág

Publisher

University of Minnesota Press

Date Published

2006

Decade Published

2000-2006

Publisher City

Minneapolis

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Written and illustrated by celebrated children's author/illustrator Wanda Gág and originally published in 1947.

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White

"The Wolf and the Fox.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 9-13.

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 21:12:33 +0000

"The Wolf and the Fox.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 9-13. Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 03/24/2024 - 15:12

Brothers Grimm Wanda Gág

Tale Summary

There was once a greedy wolf who always made a fox do his bidding. One day, the wolf demanded that the fox find him something to eat or he would eat him up, and so he brought the wolf to a farmyard where there were two lambs. After eating one of them, the wolf wanted the other, and thought he could manage it himself, but he was so clumsy that he woke the peasants and got quite a beating from them. The next day, the wolf asked the same of the fox, who brought him to a farmhouse to steal pancakes. After eating, the wolf tried to take a few more but was so loud and clumsy that the farmwife and the menfolk gave him a terrible beating. It happened again the next day that the wolf demanded the fox find him some food, and so they went to a man’s cellar where there was freshly salted meat. After the two slipped in through a hole, they enjoyed the meal, but the fox was much more watchful and made sure he still fit through the hole. The man eventually came down after hearing the noise and the fox escaped through the hole but the wolf had eaten so much that he became stuck and was beaten to death by the man.

Fairy Tale Title

The Wolf and the Fox

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Wanda Gág

Common Tale Type

The Wolf Overeats in the Cellar

Tale Classification

ATU 41

Page Range of Tale

pp. 9-13

Full Citation of Tale

"The Wolf and the Fox.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 9-13.

Original Source of the Tale

The Brothers Grimm

Tale Notes

AV��ʪ and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2024

Book Title

More tales from Grimm

Book Author/Editor(s)

Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág

Illustrator(s)

Wanda Gág

Publisher

University of Minnesota Press

Date Published

2006

Decade Published

2000-2006

Publisher City

Minneapolis

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Written and illustrated by celebrated children's author/illustrator Wanda Gág and originally published in 1947.

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"The Sweet Porridge.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 43-46.

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:50:59 +0000

"The Sweet Porridge.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 43-46. Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 03/21/2024 - 18:50

Wanda Gág Brothers Grimm

Tale Summary

Once there was a poor girl who lived with her mother, and they had hardly enough to eat. After they completely ran out of food, the girl went searching in the woods for nuts and berries, but came across an old woman. She handed the girl a kettle and told her that if she said the words “Cook, little kettle, cook,” it would make sweet porridge for her and her mother, and when they were satisfied with the amount she should say “stop, little kettle, stop”. The two were never hungry from then on, but one day while her daughter was away for a few hours, the mother asked for the kettle to begin cooking, but could not remember the words to stop it. The kettle cooked and cooked and cooked and flooded the cottage before pouring out of the windows and into the village. People ran from their homes to escape the flood of porridge, which began to flood the countryside. The girl returned home and cried “stop, little kettle, stop!” and it obeyed. The village people had to eat their way through the porridge to return home.

Fairy Tale Title

The Sweet Porridge

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Wanda Gág

Common Tale Type

The Magic Mill

Tale Classification

ATU 565

Page Range of Tale

pp. 43-46

Full Citation of Tale

"The Sweet Porridge.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 43-46.

Original Source of the Tale

The Brothers Grimm

Tale Notes

This tale is the same type as the popular children's story "Strega nona"

AV��ʪ and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2024

Book Title

More tales from Grimm

Book Author/Editor(s)

Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág

Illustrator(s)

Wanda Gág

Publisher

University of Minnesota Press

Date Published

2006

Decade Published

2000-2006

Publisher City

Minneapolis

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Written and illustrated by celebrated children's author/illustrator Wanda Gág and originally published in 1947.

Traditional

White