日期：2007-11-07 The Twelve Apostles Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm It was three hundred years before the birth of Christ the Lord, and there lived a mother who had twelve sons, but she was so poor and needy that she did not know how she would be able to keep them alive. S... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-06 The Golden Key Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Once in the wintertime when the snow was very deep， a poor boy had to go out and fetch wood on a sled. After he had gathered it together and loaded it， he did not want to go straight home， because he was so... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-03 The Ear of Grain Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Ages ago， when God himself walked upon earth， the ground's fertility was much greater than it now is. At that time the ears did not return fifty or sixty-fold， but rather four to five hundred-fold. The ker... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-01 The Crumbs on the Table Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm One day the rooster said to his hens, Go into the kitchen and pick up the breadcrumbs from the table. Our mistress has gone out visiting. The hens said, No, no, we won't go. If our mistress finds out,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-31 The Peasant and the Devil Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Once upon a time there was a clever, wily peasant, whose tricks could be much talked about. The best story, however, is how he once got the best of the devil and made a fool of him. One day the peasa... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-30 Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Once upon a time there was a girl whose father and mother died when she was still a little child. Her godmother lived all alone at the end of the village in a little house, and earned her living w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-27 The Hare and the Hedgehog Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm This story was actually made up, young ones, but it really is true, for my grandfather, who told it to me, always said whenever he told it, it must be true, my son, otherwise it couldn't be told. Any... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-24 A GOVERNOR visiting a State prison was implored by a Convict to pardon him. What are you in for? asked the Governor. I held a high office, the Convict humbly replied, and sold subordinate appointments. Then I decline to interfere, said the Governor,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-20 The Nail Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm A merchant had done well at the fair. He had sold all his wares, and filled his moneybag with gold and silver. He now wanted to make his way toward home, and to be in his own house before nightfall. So he loaded his... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-19 Eve's Unequal Children Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm When Adam and Eve were driven from paradise, they were forced to build a house for themselves on barren ground, and eat their bread by the sweat of their brow. Adam hoed the field, and Eve spun the wool... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-18 Death's Messengers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm In ancient times a giant was wandering along the highway when suddenly a stranger jumped toward him and shouted, Stop! Not one step further! What? said the giant. You, a creature that I could crush between... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-17 Lean Lisa Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Lean Lisa was not at all like Lazy Heinz and Fat Trina, who would not allow anything to disturb their rest. She burned herself out from morning until evening and loaded so much work on her husband, Lanky Lenz, that... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-16 The Duration of Life Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm When God created the world and was about to determine the duration of life for all the creatures, the donkey came and asked, Lord, how long am I to live? Thirty years, answered God. Is that all right with... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-13 Lazy Heinz Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Heinz was lazy, and although he had nothing else to do but to drive his goat out to the pasture every day, he nevertheless groaned every evening when he returned home after finishing his day's work. It is in truth... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-12 The Clever Servant Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm How fortunate is the master and how well it goes within his household when he has a clever servant who, to be sure, hears his orders, but does not obey them, preferring instead to follow his own wisdom. A c... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-10 The Hurds Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Once upon a time there was a girl who was beautiful, but lazy and negligent. When she had to spin she was so ill tempered that if there was a little knot in the flax, she at once pulled out a whole heap of it, and s... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-09 The Hurds Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Once upon a time there was a girl who was beautiful, but lazy and negligent. When she had to spin she was so ill tempered that if there was a little knot in the flax, she at once pulled out a whole heap of it, and s... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-07 Choosing a Bride Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm There was a young herdsman who wanted very much to marry, and was acquainted with three sisters. Each one was just as beautiful as the other, so it was difficult for him to make a choice, and he could not dec... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-06 The Stolen Farthing Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Once a father was seated at the dinner table with his wife and children. A good friend who had come to visit was eating with them. While they were sitting there the clock struck twelve, and the stranger sa... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-10-06 The Star Talers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Once upon a time there was a little girl whose father and mother had died, and she was so poor that she no longer had a room to live in, nor a bed to sleep in, and at last she had nothing else but the clothes... 阅读全文>>