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

Eric Wagoner
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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.

  1. 03/25/2024

    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.

    16 min

  2. 04/20/2023

    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.

    12 min

  3. 01/06/2023

    120. The Three Journeymen

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

    8 min

  4. 12/30/2022

    119. The Seven Swabians

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

    7 min

  5. 12/21/2022

    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

  6. 12/20/2022

    117. The Stubborn Child

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

    2 min

  7. 04/09/2013

    116. The Blue Light

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

    11 min

  8. 03/27/2013

    115. The Bright Sun Will Bring it to Light

    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.

    5 min
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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.

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