Snowdrop and other Tales by The Brothers Grimm illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1st part

 Snowdrop and Other Tales by The Broters Grimm illustrated by Arthur Rackham appeared in 1920.

 Frontispiece

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

 Mirror, Mirror on the wall,

Who is fairest of us all?

 In the evening the seven Dwarfs came back.

THE PINK

 The scullions brought live coals, which he had to eat till the flames poured out of his mouth.

BRIAR ROSE

The King could not contain himself for joy

 

 The thirteenth Fairy

But round the castle a hedge of briar roses began to grow up.

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

 

THE JEW AMONG  THE THORNS

 The Jew was forced to spring up and begin to dance.

 Dancibg as hard he could.

ASHENPUTTEL

Ashenputtel goes to the ball. . . .

 

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

THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN KIDS

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

 THE QUEEN BEE

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

 

 

THE TURNIP 

 So the rich Brother had to put his Brother's Turnip into a cart, and have it taken home.

CLEVER HANS

By the time he got home he had the rope in his hand, but there was nothing at the end of it.

THE THREE LANGUAGES

On the way he passed a swamp in which a number of frogs were croaking.


THE FOX AND THE CAT

The cat crept stealthily up to the topmost branch.

THE FOUR CLEVER BROTHERS

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

 

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

 

They found the princess still on the rock, but the dragon was asleep with his head on her lap.

THE LADY AND THE LION

She went away accompanied by the Lions

 

THE FOX AND THE HORSE

Then the horse sprang up and dragged the lion away behind him.