Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Miser in the Bush
by Grimm Brothers
After working for a miserly farmer, a servant has three wishes granted.
After working for a miserly farmer, a servant has three wishes granted.
A brief encounter causes a lifetime of remorseful reflection on what might have been.
A suggestion from the Cat's-meat-man prompts John Dolittle to undertake a new venture, starting with the understanding of the animal language. Amongst the animals, word spreads of a new doctor with a special ability.
The poet ruminates on the coming of winter.
The narrator describes the musk-melons that can be found to the west of the Indian River. He goes on to describe the day he was taken on a road that led to Palm Beach and his experiences there.
A man and woman wish for a child. One winter they decide to create a snow child, and are shocked to see their creation miraculously come to life. They treat the child, Snowflake, as their own and shower her with love and affection. Unfortunately the arrival of spring brings changes that cause unhappiness.
A nursery rhyme about the days of the week.
An enchanted maiden awaits the arrival of her suitor.
Whitefoot discovers a drumming sound and figures out that he had been so depressed because he was lonely. He eagerly awaits the presence of the other wood mouse.
A list and description of possible exercises that can be used to catch the attention of your students at the beginning of the school day.
The narrator gives a description of the Dolittle garden and its exotic inhabitants.
A poem about the ringing of the bells in a Flemish belfry
The Curlew's smooth sailing is interrupted by a sudden patch of rough seas.
Brownie convinces Mr. Crow to be his weekly newspaper. Mr. Crow gives him a few conditions.
A nursery rhyme that incorporates the days of the week.
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. Marmaduke gets tonsilitis and has to stay in bed. One night he meets a fairy who sings to him and takes him around the world.
Little Bear suggests that the three bears go out for a morning walk before breakfast. While walking, they find a campsite and try the food left in the pot. They discover a new love for prunes and sing a cheerful song about it.
Curly and Flop look for adventures and come upon a school. They find they can’t spell or cut paper, but they can do tricks and, after scaring away a bear, are invited to join the class.
Jim Hawkins starts his tale of an island. An old imposing sailor stays at Jim’s father’s inn and terrorizes the other inhabitants. He warns Jim about a one-legged sailor whom he fears and threatens Dr. Livesey with a knife.
Once a Miser hid his gold at the foot of a tree. Every week he would dig it up and delight in how much was there. A robber noticed, dug up the gold, and took it away. When the Miser discovered his gold was gone a neighbor told him to come look at the hole in the ground as it would do just as much good as looking at the gold.
The speaker talks of her homesickness.
Brownie goes to pick up his new suit and finds that his pants are too long. Mr. Frog tells him to tie stones to his feet to help his legs stretch. The next morning (after his pants had stopped shrinking) they were just the right size.
A short story about raindrops who fall from the sky and form pools of water that get bigger and flow into the oceans. There, they help form a rainbow showing that even the smallest of things can help to make something beautiful.
Evaluating a schools course of study and a subject criteria for improving it.
A brother and sister forsake their younger brother, who turns into a wolf.