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  Transcriber's Note

  Illustration captions in {brackets} have been added by the transcriberfor the convenience of the reader, with reference to the Lists ofillustrations wherever possible.

  {Seven dwarfs.}]

  SNOWDROP & OTHER TALES

  BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM

  ILLUSTRATED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM

  NEW YORK E P DUTTON & COMPANY PUBLISHERS

  _Originally published in 'Grimm's Fairy Tales. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham'_ 1909

  _Re-issued separately_ 1920

  GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES ILLUSTRATED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM

  HANSEL AND GRETHEL SNOWDROP LITTLE BROTHER AND LITTLE SISTER

  {The Dwarfs, when they came in the evening, found Snowdrop lying on the ground.}]

  Contents

  PAGE SNOWDROP 1

  THE PINK 11

  BRIAR ROSE 17

  THE JEW AMONG THE THORNS 22

  ASHENPUTTEL 28

  THE WHITE SNAKE 37

  THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN KIDS 42

  THE QUEEN BEE 46

  THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER 49

  THE WOLF AND THE MAN 51

  THE TURNIP 53

  CLEVER HANS 57

  THE THREE LANGUAGES 63

  THE FOX AND THE CAT 67

  THE FOUR CLEVER BROTHERS 69

  THE LADY AND THE LION 75

  THE FOX AND THE HORSE 81

  THE BLUE LIGHT 84

  THE GOOSEGIRL 90

  THE GOLDEN GOOSE 97

  THE WATER OF LIFE 104

  CLEVER GRETHEL 111

  THE KING OF THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN 114

  DOCTOR KNOW-ALL 121

  THE SEVEN RAVENS 124

  THE MARRIAGE OF MRS. REYNARD 128

  THE SALAD 132

  THE YOUTH WHO COULD NOT SHUDDER 140

  KING THRUSHBEARD 152

  IRON HANS 157

  List of Illustrations in Colour

  The Dwarfs, when they came in the evening, found Snowdrop lying on the ground _Frontispiece_

  FACING PAGE The King could not contain himself for joy 18

  The young Prince said, 'I am not afraid; I am determined to go and look upon the lovely Briar Rose' 20

  Ashenputtel goes to the ball 30

  The Fishes, in their joy, stretched up their heads above the water, and promised to reward him 38

  The Seven Kids and their mother capered and danced round the spring in their joy 44

  The Ducks, which he had once saved, dived and brought up the key from the depths 48

  So the four Brothers took their sticks in their hands, bade their Father good-bye, and passed out of the town gate 68

  The King's only daughter had been carried off by a Dragon 72

  She went away accompanied by the Lions 76

  Alas! dear Falada, there thou hangest 92

  Blow, blow, little breeze, And Conrad's hat seize 96

  Good Dwarf, can you not tell me where my brothers are? 106

  Then he ran after him, still holding the carving-knife, and cried, 'Only one, only one!' 112

  The Son made a circle, and his Father and he took their places within it, and the little black Mannikin appeared 116

  Once upon a time a poor Peasant, named Crabb, was taking a load of wood drawn by two oxen to the town for sale 120

  The good little Sister cut off her own tiny finger, fitted it into the lock, and succeeded in opening it 124

  But they said one after another: 'Halloa! who has been eating off my plate? Who has been drinking out of my cup?' 126

  Then the Youth took the axe and split the anvil with one blow, catching in the Old Man's beard at the same time 150

  The Beggar took her by the hand and led her away 154