The Brothers Grimm Lunch Break: The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

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**The Brothers Grimm Lunch Break: The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm**

A few times a week, over my lunch break, I will record, edit, and publish one of the original 250 fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm and translated to English by Dr. Jack Zipes.

Latest Episodes:

116. The Blue Light Apr 09, 2013

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A wounded soldier is dismissed by an uncaring king. He finds a magical friend and gets revenge.

115. The Bright Sun Will Bring it to Light Mar 27, 2013

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A poor wandering tailer robs and kills a fellow traveller.The victim's last words were "the bright sun will bring it to light". It took many years, but eventually, with the help of the bright sun, the tailor's crime became known.

114. The Clever Little Tailor Jan 09, 2013

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An unassuming little tailor correctly answers a princess's riddle and is then entitled to marry her, but he must first spend a night with a bear.

113. The Two Kings' Children Jan 07, 2013

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A young prince is kidnapped by foreign king and must pass a series of challenges. If he fails, he will be put to death, but if he succeeds, he will win one of the king's daughters for his bride.

112. The Fleshing Flail from Heaven Dec 20, 2012

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A farmer drops a turnip seed and it grows into a tree that reaches all the way up into heaven. So, naturally, he climbs it.

111. The Expert Marksman Dec 06, 2012

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With the aid of a magical gun, a huntsman tricks and kills three evil giants. In doing so, he wins the hand of a princess.

110. The Jew in the Thornbush Nov 16, 2012

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Warning! This story contains offensive racial stereotypes from another era, and is not suitable for all audiences. A journeyman apprentice is granted magical items and powers after being kind to a dwarf, but he later uses them to toment a jew he meets along the road.

109. The Little Shroud Oct 26, 2012

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A beloved boy dies, and returns to tell his mother to stop crying.

108. Hans My Hedgehog Oct 24, 2012

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A farmer and his wife give birth to a son who is half boy, and hedgehog. He grows up to play the bagpipes, ride a rooster, and inherit a kingdom.

107. The Two Travelers Oct 23, 2012

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Two craftsmen, one a tailor and the other a shoemaker, one good and the other bad, travel together through the country.