123 episodes

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.

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

    • Arts
    • 4.7 • 18 Ratings

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.

    122: The Lettuce Donkey

    122: The Lettuce Donkey

    A huntsman helps an old woman and is rewarded with an unusual way to get gold coins and a cloak of teleportation. A witch steals them from him but he outsmarts her with lettuce that turns people into donkeys and marries her daughter to live happily ever after.

    • 15 min
    121. The Prince Who Feared Nothing

    121. The Prince Who Feared Nothing

    An extremely cocky prince goes out to adventure in the world, and it seems to pay off for him when a friendly lion defends him from a troublesome giant. The story ends with an awkward usage of the color black equating being cursed.

    • 11 min
    120. The Three Journeymen

    120. The Three Journeymen

    Three traveling journeymen agree to a strange request from the devil.

    • 7 min
    119. The Seven Swabians

    119. The Seven Swabians

    Seven guys from southern Germany set out across the world to have adventures.

    • 7 min
    118. The Three Army Surgeons

    118. The Three Army Surgeons

    Three surgeons brag they know all there is to know about surgery when in reality they have a magic salve. Their boasts come back to haunt them.

    • 7 min
    117. The Stubborn Child

    117. The Stubborn Child

    A stubborn child is killed by the lord, and apparently only a spanking can give him peace.

    • 2 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
18 Ratings

18 Ratings

lenny portaloo ,

Kids night time stories

We love brother Grimm lunch break.
That’s our good night podcast for the kids.
Great job thanks
I think we heard them all now

beatrix-QF ,

DUDE!!!!!!!!

TOTALLY AWESOME. 😎 if you want stories you’ve found the right podcast. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

jiikkoo ,

Amazing

He speaks so clear. Well told

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