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Household Tales (Version 2)

Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm (1785 - 1863)
Translated by Margaret Hunt (1831 - 1912)

Do you like fairy tales and stories about all sorts of animals and people? Here are a wide variety of stories that go from warm and fuzzy to wild and scary to suit any mood. Many of these are familiar to us and we look forward to hear them again, but many are also unfamiliar tales that will treat your ears and brain to something new but equally wonderful. All collected by the famous brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. - Summary by philchenevert

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Language: English

Keyword(s): fairy tales (261)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	The Frog King	Lee Vogler	00:09:14
Play 02	The Cat and Mouse in Partnership	o2ngai	00:06:35
Play 03	Our Lady's Child	docdlmartin	00:11:31
Play 04	The Story of the youth Who Went Forth To Learn What Fear Was	dc	00:24:06
Play 05	The Wolf and the Seven young kids	Jacqueline Tyler.	00:07:26
Play 06	Faithful John	dc	00:19:07
Play 07	The Good Bargain	Patrick T O'Connor	00:09:49
Play 08	The Wonderful Musician	ktolber76	00:06:44
Play 09	The Twelve Brothers	Chris Fong	00:14:11
Play 10	The Pack of Ragamuffins	MistyForest	00:04:04
Play 11	Little Brother and Little Sister	rebeccayoder05	00:13:25
Play 12	Rapunzel	MJ Rodriguez	00:09:38
Play 13	The Three Little Men in the Wood	jenno	00:12:53
Play 14	The Three Spinners	Chris Fong	00:07:18
Play 15	Hansel and Grethel	Chris Fong	00:19:50
Play 16	The Three Snake-Leaves	jenno	00:08:39
Play 17	The White Snake	Emily	00:10:58
Play 18	The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean	gareth	00:03:21
Play 19	The Fisherman and His Wife	Meliora Dockery	00:23:15
Play 20	The Valiant Little Tailor	Meliora Dockery	00:22:23
Play 21	Cinderella	dalenacio	00:18:44
Play 22	The Riddle	Chris Fong	00:08:17
Play 23	The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage	Shaef	00:03:49
Play 24	Mother Holle	Glendav7	00:06:55
Play 25	The Seven Ravens	RajVO	00:07:13
Play 26	Little Red-Cap	Grace Wereley-Bross	00:08:11
Play 27	The Bremen Town-Musicians	czandra	00:07:39
Play 28	The Singing Bone	SusannahLouise	00:06:03
Play 29	The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs	Andrea Atwood	00:17:20
Play 30	The Louse and the Flea	Glendav7	00:03:10
Play 31	The Girl Without Hands	Gina Loehr	00:15:12
Play 32	Clever Hans	Glendav7	00:06:31
Play 33	The Three Languages	Brize C	00:05:57
Play 34	Clever Elsie	Bittonbailey12	00:08:43
Play 35	The Tailor in Heaven	Laura Emerson	00:04:08
Play 36	The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack	Glendav7	00:21:05
Play 37	Thumbling	ktolber76	00:14:18
Play 38	The Wedding of Mrs. Fox	Bittonbailey12	00:06:26
Play 39	The Elves	Lilly Dawn	00:06:44
Play 40	The Robber Bridegroom	LaurieB	00:12:38
Play 41	Herr Korbes	gareth	00:02:32
Play 42	The Godfather	stepheather	00:03:53
Play 43	Frau Trude	stepheather	00:02:14
Play 44	Godfather Death	thesecond	00:06:35
Play 45	Thumbling as Journeyman	Brianna Chiles	00:11:22
Play 46	Fitcher’s Bird	Kurt	00:09:08
Play 47	The Juniper-Tree	Kurt	00:18:54
Play 48	Old Sultan	Meliora Dockery	00:06:22
Play 49	The Six Swans	Meliora Dockery	00:14:26
Play 50	Briar-Rose	Chris Fong	00:09:16
Play 51	Fundevogel (Bird-foundling)	Brize C	00:06:09
Play 52	King Thrushbeard	vivaldismuse	00:08:28
Play 53	Little Snow-white	Meliora Dockery	00:22:46
Play 54	The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn	fred	00:14:23
Play 55	Rumpelstiltskin	Alan Mapstone	00:07:23
Play 56	Sweetheart Roland	Daniel Quintero	00:09:56
Play 57	The Golden Bird	Nichole Di Dio	00:15:13
Play 58	The Dog and the Sparrow	o2ngai	00:07:41
Play 59	Frederick and Catherine	lynnaea	00:14:13
Play 60	The Two Brothers	aaronjwalker9	00:40:42
Play 61	The Little Peasant	Ted Perkins	00:13:10
Play 62	The Queen Bee	Oakley4	00:05:30
Play 63	The Three Feathers	Louise Poulsom	00:07:06
Play 64	The Golden Goose	Craig Abbott	00:08:02
Play 65	Allerleirauh	Adrian Stephens	00:14:40
Play 66	The Hare’s Bride	Adrian Stephens	00:03:57
Play 67	The Twelve Huntsmen	Adrian Stephens	00:08:15
Play 68	The Thief and his Master	Adrian Stephens	00:05:56
Play 69	Jorinda and Joringel	Adrian Stephens	00:07:30
Play 70	The Three Sons of Fortune	Adrian Stephens	00:07:26
Play 71	How Six Men Got on in the World	jomarine	00:13:35
Play 72	The Wolf and the Man	Brize C	00:02:53
Play 73	The Wolf and the Fox	dc	00:04:55
Play 74	The Fox and His Cousin	SJ R.	00:02:29
Play 75	The Fox and the Cat	Brize C	00:02:16
Play 76	The Pink	aaronjwalker9	00:09:12
Play 77	Clever Grethel	o2ngai	00:05:40
Play 78	The Old Man and His Grandson	ABC123yuv	00:02:22
Play 79	The Water-Nix	SJ R.	00:01:59
Play 80	The Death of the Little Hen	aaronjwalker9	00:03:41
Play 81	Brother Lustig	aaronjwalker9	00:20:46
Play 82	Gambling Hansel	aaronjwalker9	00:05:13
Play 83	Hans in Luck	aaronjwalker9	00:10:28
Play 84	Hans Married	aaronjwalker9	00:02:55
Play 85	The Gold-Children	akatsu	00:10:35
Play 86	The Fox and the Geese	akatsu	00:01:36
Play 87	The Poor Man and the Rich Man	akatsu	00:08:40
Play 88	The Singing, Springing Lark	lorehouse	00:11:41
Play 89	The Goose-Girl	mleigh	00:17:33
Play 90	The Young Giant	Brize C	00:17:54
Play 91	The Gnome	Christopher Collins	00:09:17
Play 92	The King of the Golden Mountain	Chris Fong	00:19:11
Play 93	The Raven	Christopher Collins	00:11:46
Play 94	The Peasant’s Wise Daughter	Bittonbailey12	00:09:36
Play 95	Old Hildebrand	Kerry Adams	00:11:16
Play 96	The Three Little Birds	aaronjwalker9	00:07:00
Play 97	The Water of Life	Brize C	00:13:35
Play 98	Doctor Knowall	SomethingClever	00:05:45
Play 99	The Spirit in the Bottle	SJ R.	00:09:19
Play 100	The Devil’s Sooty Brother	fred	00:07:42
Play 101	Bearskin	Casey Roddy	00:11:55
Play 102	The Willow-Wren and the Bear	Casey Roddy	00:05:52
Play 103	Sweet Porridge	Brize C	00:01:50
Play 104	Wise Folks	Carol Sutton	00:09:58
Play 105	Stories about Snakes	Casey Roddy	00:03:47
Play 106	The Poor Miller’s Boy and the Cat	Fatimah Garcia	00:11:05
Play 107	The Two Travellers	SJ R.	00:21:14
Play 108	Hans the Hedgehog	Carol Sutton	00:12:35
Play 109	The Shroud	ABC123yuv	00:02:30
Play 110	The Jew Among Thorns	Casey Roddy	00:10:25
Play 111	The Skilful Huntsman	Nichole Di Dio	00:12:14
Play 112	The Flail From Heaven	Casey Roddy	00:02:25
Play 113	The Two Kings’ Children	Glendav7	00:18:23
Play 114	The Cunning Little Tailor	lazygameuse	00:07:14
Play 115	The Bright Sun Brings It to Light	SJ R.	00:03:21
Play 116	The Blue Light	Chris Fong	00:13:56
Play 117	The Wilful Child	thesecond	00:01:15
Play 118	The Three Army-Surgeons	Chris Fong	00:07:52
Play 119	The Seven Swabians	Glendav7	00:06:33
Play 120	The Three Apprentices	Alan Schulte	00:06:34
Play 121	The King’s Son Who Feared Nothing	Chris Fong	00:17:06
Play 122	Donkey Cabbages	Allegra LittleCole	00:14:02
Play 123	The Old Woman in the Wood	VoHogan	00:05:48
Play 124	The Three Brothers	Andrea Atwood	00:05:03
Play 125	The Devil and his Grandmother	stepheather	00:07:12
Play 126	Ferdinand the Faithful	awonski	00:12:47
Play 127	The Iron Stove	awonski	00:14:54
Play 128	The Lazy Spinner	vivaldismuse	00:03:54
Play 129	The Four Skilful Brothers	Carol Sutton	00:10:05
Play 130	One-eye, Two-eyes, and Three-eyes	Cavaet	00:13:51
Play 131	Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie	JimLawter	00:02:58
Play 132	The Fox and the Horse	Presley Ellison	00:03:36
Play 133	The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces	Bittonbailey12	00:10:32
Play 134	The Six Servants	JimLawter	00:16:01
Play 135	The White Bride and the Black One	Anna Sofia Andersson	00:11:12
Play 136	Iron John	Kurt	00:19:35
Play 137	The Three Black Princesses	Carol Sutton	00:04:50
Play 138	Knoist and his Three Sons	JimLawter	00:01:28
Play 139	The Maid of Brakel	littlemissclumsy	00:01:43
Play 140	Domestic Servants	JimLawter	00:01:37
Play 141	The Lambkin and the Little Fish	mleigh	00:05:31
Play 142	Simeli Mountain	JimLawter	00:05:14
Play 143	Going A-Travelling	Amelie Dawson	00:02:56
Play 144	The Donkey	Amelie Dawson	00:08:01
Play 145	The Ungrateful Son	Amelie Dawson	00:01:18
Play 146	The Turnip	CarrieS	00:06:54
Play 147	The Old Man Made Young Again	jenno	00:04:01
Play 148	The Lord’s Animals and the Devil’s	jenno	00:03:00
Play 149	The Beam	jenno	00:02:18
Play 150	The Old Beggar-Woman	jenno	00:01:34
Play 151	The Three Sluggards	jenno	00:01:59
Play 152	The Shepherd Boy	Chris Fong	00:03:34
Play 153	The Star-Money	KimberlyB	00:02:14
Play 154	The Stolen Farthings	Chris Fong	00:03:06
Play 155	Brides On Their Trial	thesecond	00:01:25
Play 156	Odds And Ends	thesecond	00:01:34
Play 157	The Sparrow And His Four Children	thesecond	00:05:59
Play 158	The Story of Schlauraffen Land	thesecond	00:02:28
Play 159	The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders	thesecond	00:01:37
Play 160	A Riddling Tale	thesecond	00:01:12
Play 161	Snow-White and Rose-Red	mbarrier	00:13:25
Play 162	The Wise Servant	Jonathan Schwetmann	00:02:39
Play 163	The Glass Coffin	Jonathan Schwetmann	00:17:58
Play 164	Lazy Harry	vivaldismuse	00:05:20
Play 165	The Griffin	Jonathan Schwetmann	00:21:07
Play 166	Strong Hans	Jonathan Schwetmann	00:20:24
Play 167	The Peasant in Heaven	mbarrier	00:02:00
Play 168	Lean Lisa	JimLawter	00:03:02
Play 169	The Hut in the Forest	JimLawter	00:11:19
Play 170	Sharing Joy and Sorrow	JimLawter	00:02:45
Play 171	The Willow-Wren	Vincent Yau	00:08:59
Play 172	The Sole	Vincent Yau	00:02:22
Play 173	The Bittern and the Hoopoe	Vincent Yau	00:02:35
Play 174	The Owl	Vincent Yau	00:06:09
Play 175	The Moon	jenno	00:05:09
Play 176	The Duration of Life	Vinny Lerin	00:03:42
Play 177	Death’s Messengers	dewalters1	00:04:35
Play 178	Master Pfriem (Master Cobbler’s Awl)	awonski	00:10:19
Play 179	The Goose-Girl at the Well	fred	00:23:38
Play 180	Eve’s Various Children	mbarrier	00:05:34
Play 181	The Nix of the Mill-Pond	mbarrier	00:14:00
Play 182	The Little Folks’ Presents	CadenB	00:04:41
Play 183	The Giant and the Tailor	CadenB	00:03:35
Play 184	The Nail	CadenB	00:01:27
Play 185	The Poor Boy in the Grave	Daniel Quintero	00:08:34
Play 186	The True Sweethearts	Joann Seah	00:20:11
Play 187	The Hare and the Hedgehog	Joann Seah	00:10:24
Play 188	The Spindle, The Shuttle, and the Needle	Joann Seah	00:09:19
Play 189	The Peasant and the Devil	Andrea Atwood	00:03:16
Play 190	The Crumbs on the Table	Nichole Di Dio	00:01:30
Play 191	The Sea-Hare	Nichole Di Dio	00:07:22
Play 192	The Master-Thief	Nichole Di Dio	00:17:24
Play 193	The Drummer	Nichole Di Dio	00:20:24
Play 194	The Ear of Corn	Nichole Di Dio	00:01:59
Play 195	The Grave-Mound	Nichole Di Dio	00:07:47
Play 196	Old Rinkrank	Nichole Di Dio	00:04:34
Play 197	The Crystal Ball	Nichole Di Dio	00:05:58
Play 198	Maid Maleen	Nichole Di Dio	00:10:43
Play 199	The Boots of Buffalo-Leather	Nichole Di Dio	00:07:59
Play 200	The Golden Key	Nichole Di Dio	00:01:29
Play 201	St. Joseph in the Forest	Kerry Adams	00:09:25
Play 202	The Twelve Apostles	Kerry Adams	00:04:00
Play 203	The Rose	Kerry Adams	00:02:01
Play 204	Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven	Kerry Adams	00:04:27
Play 205	God’s Food	Kerry Adams	00:02:40
Play 206	The Three Green Twigs	Kerry Adams	00:08:13
Play 207	Our Lady’s Little Glass	Kerry Adams	00:01:59
Play 208	The Aged Mother	Kerry Adams	00:03:32
Play 209	The Heavenly Wedding	Kerry Adams	00:04:48
Play 210	The Hazel-Branch	Kerry Adams	00:02:27
Play 211	The Twelve Idle Servants	jenno	00:07:05

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