Enlight How one Schildburger saved the honor of the city of Schilda and at the same time lost his mare One Schildburger heard that no one should be burdened with more than he can carry, and from then on he never loaded his mare. No, he threw the sack of flour onto his shoulders and only after that got ... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight The shoemaker and the gnomes Once upon a time there lived a very poor shoemaker. He spent his last coin to buy a piece of leather, and even that was only enough for one pair of shoes. Late at night he finished cutting, put down t... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight What gift did the Schildburgers give to the emperor? The residents of the city of Shildy met their distinguished guest and again began to think and wonder how they could respect the emperor and what to give him as a gift. Some suggested giving him a sil... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Bremen street musicians One owner had a donkey, and for many years in a row he tirelessly carried sacks to the mill, but in his old age he became weak and was not as fit for work as before. The owner thought that it was prob... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight How Eulenspiegel in Erfurt taught a donkey to read a book Arriving in Erfurt, where the famous university was located, Eulenspiegel nailed a notice on the doors there. The gentlemen from the university, having heard about his cunning, began to advise him on ... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight How Eulenspiegel lured a horse from a Riesenburg priest Eulenspiegel did not do without trickery in the village of Riesenburg. There lived a priest who had a beautiful housekeeper and a nice little horse. The priest loved both of them very much, the horse ... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Thrush King There was a king who had a daughter; she was extraordinarily beautiful, but at the same time so proud and arrogant that none of the suitors seemed good enough for her. She refused one after another, a... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight How the Schildburgers figured out why it was dark in their town hall, and what they did after that For a long time, the residents of Shilda could not get enough of their town hall and sat in it from morning to night. Luckily for them, it never rained until the fall, and therefore the hole in the ro... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Runaway Pie Two women in the village were baking a pie, and when it was almost ready, they argued who would get it. Each of them wanted to get the whole pie and did not want to share with a friend. The first one ... Fairy Tales German Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Fox Woman Once upon a time there lived a husband and wife. Every day, as soon as dawn, the husband left the house. He wandered around somewhere all day, and his wife didn’t know why he didn’t come home during t... Aleut Fairy Tales Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight The One-Eyed Man and the Transformation of a Woman into a Fox There lived a one-eyed man with his wife. He spent the nights with his wife, but as soon as it began to get light, he left his wife and left the house. So he spent the whole day somewhere. His wife di... Aleut Fairy Tales Fairy Tales Enlight
Enlight Kuikynnyaku and his daughter One day Kuikynnyaku went to the seashore. I saw an akiba (seal). -What are you doing here, Akiba? - I'm going to bed. – What will I tell you, will you listen? - No use for me. I want to sleep. Then Ku... Aleut Fairy Tales Fairy Tales Enlight
