This week I decided to read the Brothers Grimm (LibriVox) Unit! It was taken from Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm.
The Queen Bee - The dwarf had two older brothers. The brothers were selfish but the dwarf was kind. In the end he won all of the riddles and battles because all of those who he helped along the way helped him.
The Twelve Huntsmen - A prince had offered this woman his hand in marriage but then left to see his dying father. He promised to marry this other woman for his father. The first woman and 12 other women disguised as men became the king's huntsmen. They had tests given to them and they passed. She fainted, however, when the new bride was to come. The king realized his mistake and told the other one to leave for he already had a wife.
Jorinda and Jorindel - They were in love but she was turned into a nightingale by the witch. He had his flower and picked the right one to turn her back into a woman. He also changed back all the other birds.
The Fox and the Horse - This old horse was cast away from his owner because he wasn't useful anymore. The fox tricked the lion into laying still so that the horse could drag him back to the owner. The owner was pleased and kept him there until he died.
The Twelve Dancing Princesses - The princesses would dance all night and the king wanted to know where. One came and didn't drink the wine and had an invisible cloak and watched the princesses for three nights. He then told the king and chose the eldest as his wife.
The Turnip - There was a poor brother and a rich brother. The poor brother grew turnips and one grew to be enormous. He gave it to the king as a sign of respect and was given riches in return. The rich brother was jealous and tried to kill his brother. Then there was something with him being in a sack in a tree.
The Willow-Wren and the Bear - The bear mistreated and insulted the children of the wren king and queen. They started a war and cheated against the bear's army. Then the bear had to go apologize in the end.
No comments:
Post a Comment