Brothers Grimm — Allerleirauh
After her widower father takes the phrase “keep it in the family” way too literally, a princess flees her arranged marriage wearing a fur coat made from a thousand different…
Brothers Grimm — The Golden Goose
“The Golden Goose” is essentially the Brothers Grimm inventing the world’s most awkward, magical conga line. Of course, in typical Brothers Grimm style, there’s three brothers and one of them…
Brothers Grimm — The Three Feathers
An aging king decides to throw tradition to the wind. He also throws three feathers to the wind and gives his sons a task to determine who will inherit the…
Brothers Grimm — The Queen Bee
I mentioned previously that The Brothers Grimm have great humor. But they also have great compassion. So many of the morals in their stories is “don’t be a dick.” Like…
Brothers Grimm — The Little Peasant
The Brothers Grimm have the best humor. “The Little Peasant” tells the tale of a dirt-poor farmer who tricks his entire village into ruining themselves through a chaotic chain reaction…
Brothers Grimm — The Two Brothers
It’s been a while since we got a new Brothers Grimm added on Stop, Book & Listen. I went to record this and found that I had actually recorded it…
Brothers Grimm — Frederick and Catherine
I feel like Frederick deserved better …
Happy birthday, Wilhelm Grimm!
Wilhelm Grimm, one half of the “Brothers Grimm,” was born on this date in 1786 — that’s 240 years ago. And while Wilhelm (and his brother Jacob) didn’t actually create…
Bird War origin story?
The Brothers Grimm were ahead of their time, no doubt. But their story titled, “The Dog and the Sparrow” tells a tale of a sparrow that makes life absolute hell…
Brothers Grimm — The Golden Bird
Three brothers who are total idiots ignore the advice of a kind fox repeatedly. Sometimes the moral of the story in the Grimm stories is hard to find.