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
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 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.
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