M.B - Fiction 13

There was once upon a time a young peasant named Hans, whose uncle wanted to find him a rich wife...続きを見る

In olden times, when the Lord himself still used to walk about on this earth amongst men, it once happened that he was tired and overtaken by the darkness before he could reach an inn... 続きを見る

There was a poor but good little girl who lived alone with her mother, and they no longer had anything to eat...続きを見る

A peasant's wife and the parson fancied each other, so the wife feigned illness, and the parson preached that whoever had an ill family member could go to the Cuckoo's Mountain in Italy, and get lau……続きを見る

Hill and vale do not come together, but the children of men do, good and bad. In this way a shoemaker and a tailor once met with each other in their travels...続きを見る

In a certain mill lived an old miller who had neither wife nor child, and three apprentices served under him....続きを見る

A disbanded soldier had nothing to live on, and did not know how to get on. So he went out into the forest, and when he had walked for a short time, he met a little man who was, however, the Devil... 続きを見る

A peasant named Crabbe saw how well a doctor ate and asked him how to become one. The doctor told him to buy an ABC book with a rooster up front, sell his oxen and cart to buy doctor's equipment and……続きを見る

One day a peasant took his good hazel-stick out of the corner and said to his wife, "Trina, I am going across country... 続きを見る

A queen wished her naughty daughter would turn into a raven and fly away, so she could have some peace, and her wish was instantly fulfilled. She flew away to a forest. In the forest……続きを見る

Once in summer-time the bear and the wolf were walking in the forest, and the bear heard a bird singing so beautifully...続きを見る

There was once a man who had three sons, and nothing else in the world but the house in which he lived....続きを見る

A soldier has been discharged from the king's service because of his wounds. The soldier leaves the castle and as night falls he requires somewhere to stay. Encountering the cottage of a witch, he a……続きを見る

There was once a mother who had a little boy of seven years old... 続きを見る

A tailor's apprentice robs and murders a Jew on the road, despite the Jew saying that "The bright sun will bring it to light." He then settled down....続きを見る

Seven Swabians were once together...続きを見る

The tale begins with a peasant tilling his fields with a pair of oxen. Inexplicably, while in the field, the oxen's horns grew to an extraordinary size... 続きを見る

Once long ago, it was foretold that a king's son would be killed by a stag at the age of sixteen. When the prince was sixteen, he went hunting and chased a stag; a great man, a king, caught him and……続きを見る

A proud princess set a riddle to her wooers and sent them away when they could not answer. Three tailors came. Two were known for their cleverness and skill, and the third for his uselessness... 続きを見る

There was once a king's son, who was no longer content to stay at home in his father's house...続きを見る

A huntsman gave an old woman alms. She told him to go to a tree where nine birds fought for a cloak. If he shot among them, one would die and they would drop the cloak that turned out to be a wishin……続きを見る

Toast, a little field mouse, knows that his birthday is just around the corner. And in the days leading up to it, he wants to know just how many sleeps there are to go. As the birthday preparations ……続きを見る

Zinny's life is falling apart. Shadowy figures are following him. His parents are keeping secrets but he can't figure out why. Then his mum ends up in hospital, his dad disappears, and Zinny has to ……続きを見る

A poor old father sent his sons out to learn trades. Each one met a man and was persuaded to learn the trade of the man whom he had met. In this manner, the oldest son became a thief,……続きを見る

Three soldiers could not live on their pay, and so attempted to desert by hiding in a cornfield. When the army did not march away, they were soon caught between starving or emerging to fac……続きを見る

A magician shows a rooster carrying a beam. A girl carrying a four-leafed clover realizes and declares that it is just a straw, not a beam... 続きを見る

A Peasant had a faithful horse which had grown old and could do no more work... 続きを見る

Twelve princesses, each more beautiful than the last, sleep in twelve beds in the same room. Every night, their doors are securely locked. But in the morning, their dancing shoes are found to b……続きを見る

Between Werrel and Soist there lived a man whose name was Knoist...続きを見る

A chapel held a statue of Saint Anne and the Virgin Mary as a child. An unmarried woman prayed to Saint Annethat she might wed a man...続きを見る