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The Golden Key
2023-12-05In the winter time, when deep snow lay on the ground, a poor boy was forced to go out on a sledge(雪橇) to fetch wood.When he had gathered it together, ...
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The Crystal Ball
2023-12-05There was once an enchantress(女巫,妖妇), who had three sons who loved each other as brothers, but the old woman did not trust them, and thought they want...
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Old Rinkrank
2023-12-05There was once on a time a King who had a daughter, and he caused a glass mountain to be made, and said that whosoever could cross to the other side o...
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The Grave-Mound
2023-12-05A rich farmer was one day standing in his yard inspecting his fields and gardens. The corn was growing up vigorously and the fruit-trees were heavily ...
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The Ear of Corn
2023-12-05In former times, when God himself still walked the earth, the fruitfulness of the soil was much greater than it is now; then the ears of corn did not ...
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The Sea-Hare
2023-12-05There was once upon a time a princess, who, high under the battlements in her castle, had an apartment with twelve windows, which looked out in every ...
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The Crumbs on the Table
2023-12-05A countryman one day said to his little puppies, "Come into the parlour(客厅) and enjoy yourselves, and pick up the bread-crumbs on the table; your...
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The Peasant and the Devil
2023-12-05There was once on a time a far-sighted, crafty(狡猾的) peasant whose tricks were much talked about. The best story is, however, how he once got hold of t...
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The Spindle, The Shuttle, and the Needle
2023-12-05There was once a girl whose father and mother died while she was still a little child. All alone, in a small house at the end of the village, dwelt he...
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The Hare and the Hedgehog
2023-12-05One Sunday morning about harvest time, just as the buckwheat(荞麦) was in bloom, the sun was shining brightly in heaven, the east wind was blowing warml...