Little Briarrose part 3
After long, long years, there came again a kings` son to that country, and heard how an old man told about the briar hedge;...
Little Briarrose part 2
The king, who wanted to save his dear child from harm, sent out an order that all the spindles in the kingdom should be...
Little Briarrose part 1
Jakob Grimm (1775 – 1863) Wilhelm Grimm (1776 – 1859)
The Brothers Grimm, as they are still affectionately called, were both scholars of high repute,...
Bruin the Bear and Reynard part 5
Yet he said in scorn as he passed, “Monsieur, Dieu vous garde!” “O thou foul red villain!” said the bear to himself. “What impudence...
Bruin The Bear And Reynard part 4
All these so belabored the poor bear that his life was in extreme jeopardy; he sat and sighed sadly during the massacre, but the...
Bruin The Bear And Reynard part 3
With all haste the bear entered the tree with his fore feet forward, and thrust his head into the hole quite over the ears....
Bruin The Bear And Reynard part 2
“Ay!” quoth Bruin; “honeycombs, do you say? Hold you them in such slight respect, nephew? Why, sir, it is food for the greatest emperors...
Bruin The Bear And Reynard part 1
Anonymous: about 1230
Nothing is known of the writer of the first version of the celebrated Reynard the Fox. The problem of the origin of...
In the Storm part 4
She was running to the road just beyond the village.
They had surely gone for a walk on the road, where they had been seen...
In the Storm part 3
Then she flew back. On the threshold, however, she paused for a moment. She rolled her eyes heavenward and raised her arms to God.“May...
