Wilhelm Grimm

There was once a very old man, whose eyes had become dim, his ears dull of hearing, his knees trembled, and when he sat at table he could hardly hold the spoon, and spilt the broth upon the table-cloth or let it run out of his mouth

There was a certain village wherein no one lived but really rich peasants, and just one poor one, whom they called the little peasant.

There was a certain village wherein no one lived but really rich peasants, and just one poor one, whom they called the little peasant

ASHPUTTEL
The wife of a rich man fell sick;

And the snow fell and spread a beautiful white covering over the grave;

Then they took away her fine clothes, and gave her an old grey frock to put on, and laughed at her, and turned her into the kitchen.

There she was forced to do hard work; to rise early before daylight, to bring the water, to make the fire, to cook and to wash.

and cried so much that it was watered with her tears; and there it grew and became a fine tree.

Now it happened that the king of that land held a feast, which was to last three days; a

And when she kept on begging, s