"I will tell you. I will set them a riddle, which they will never in this world be able to guess!" When the seven years had fully gone by, the Devil came with the book, showed the signatures, and said, "I will take you with me to hell. © 2020 Fairytalez.com, a VareGuide / Weider Media production. Andrew Lang included it in The Yellow Fairy Book. And asked the second, "But what will your spoon be?" A dragon happened to fly by at this time, however, and offered the three men salvation under the condition that they must serve him for seven years. Fairytalez.com » Brothers Grimm » The Devil and His Grandmother. Three soldiers could not live on their pay, and so attempted to desert by hiding in a cornfield. Der Teufel und seine Großmutter (German), Paholainen ja hänen isoäitinsä (Finnish), 悪魔とそのおばあさん (Japanese), Чёрт и его бабушка (Russian). In the great North Sea lies a dead dog-fish, that shall be your roast meat, and the rib of a whale shall be your silver spoon, and a hollow old horse’s hoof shall be your wine-glass.” When the Devil had gone to bed, the old grandmother raised up the stone, and let out the soldier. Join now to publish your own tales, get feedback from readers, and enter writing competitions. The Forest Bride: The Story of a Little Mouse Who Was a Princess, Little Saddleslut (Greek version of Cinderella), Little Red-Cap (Little Red Riding Hood, Grimms' Version), The Little Girl and the Winter Whirlwinds. “Hast thou paid particular attention to everything?” “Yes,” said he, “I know enough, and will contrive to save myself.”. At twelve o’clock at night, the dragon came flying thither, and asked for his dinner. He told her everything that had happened, and as he pleased her well, she had pity on him, and said she would help him. The Devil and his Grandmother by The Brothers Grimm There was a great war, and the King had many soldiers, but gave them small pay, so small that they could not live upon it, so three of them agreed among themselves to desert. When the army did not march away, they were soon caught between starving or emerging to face execution. She lifted up a great stone which lay above a cellar, and said, "Conceal thyself there, thou canst hear everything that is said here; only sit still, and do not stir. There was a great war, and the King had many soldiers, but gave them small pay, so small that they could not live upon it, so three of them agreed among themselves to desert. I will set them a riddle, which they will never in this world be able to guess!”, “I will tell you. They answered, "We are three soldiers who have deserted because the pay was so bad, and now we shall have to die of hunger if we stay here, or to dangle on the gallows if we go out." hm! she inquired. Then the dragon flew away from them, and they went away with their whip, had gold in plenty, ordered themselves rich apparel, and travelled about the world. Then they were all joyous, and of good cheer, and took the whip and whipped so much gold for themselves that it ran all over the ground. "confide your trouble to me." The grandmother laid the table, and served up food and drink, so that he was pleased, and they ate and drank together. Then the dragon flew away from them, and they went away with their whip, had gold in plenty, ordered themselves rich apparel, and travelled about the world. The devil and his grandmother There was a great war, and the King had many soldiers, but gave them small pay, so small that they could not live upon it, so three of them agreed among themselves to desert. This is the Brothers Grimm version of the story and translated into English by Margarate Hunt. There you shall have a meal! "Alas!" When the Devil had gone to bed, the old grandmother raised up the stone, and let out the soldier. One of them said to the others, "If we are caught we shall be hanged on the gallows; how shall we manage it?" hm! “I will, however, then set you a riddle,” said he, “and if you can guess that, you shall be free, and released from my power.”. Or Create a free Fairytalez account in less than a minute. After all, you cannot help us.” “Who knows?” said she, “confide your trouble to me.”, So they told her that they had been the Devil’s servants for nearly seven years, and that he had provided them with gold as plentifully as if it had been blackberries, but that they had sold themselves to him, and were forfeited to him, if at the end of the seven years they could not guess a riddle.”, The old woman said, “If you are to be saved, one of you must go into the forest, there he will come to a fallen rock which looks like a little house, he must enter that, and then he will obtain help.”. The time slipped quickly away, and when the seven years were coming to an end, two of them were terribly anxious and alarmed; but the third took the affair easily, and said, “Brothers, fear nothing, my head is sharp enough, I shall guess the riddle.”, They went out into the open country and sat down, and the two pulled sorrowful faces. Then the first soldier began and said, "In the great North Sea lies a dead dog-fish, that no doubt is the roast meat." This website uses cookies so we can provide you with the best user experience. In the great North Sea lies a dead dog-fish, that shall be your roast meat, and the rib of a whale shall be your silver spoon, and a hollow old horse’s hoof shall be your wine-glass.”. It is included in the 1815 second volume of Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Children's and Household Tales), the collection of German folktales compiled by the Brothers Grimm, and all subsequent editions of the complete anthology. Then the dragon caught hold of them with his claws, and carried them away through the air over the army, and put them down again on the earth far from it; but the dragon was no other than the Devil. After all, you cannot help us." In the great North Sea lies a dead dog-fish, that shall be your roast meat, and the rib of a whale shall be your silver spoon, and a hollow old horse's hoof shall be your wine-glass." Then they were all joyous, and of good cheer, and took the whip and whipped so much gold for themselves that it ran all over the ground. The Devil found them at the end of the seven years, and said he would take them to hell and serve them a meal. hm!" hm!” and said to the third, “And do you also know what your wine-glass is to be?”, “An old horse’s hoof is to be our wine-glass.”. hm! One of them said to the others, "If we are caught we shall be hanged on … - "The rib of a whale, that is to be our silver spoon." said she. The grandmother laid the table, and served up food and drink, so that he was pleased, and they ate and drank together. She was pleased with his manners and hid him in the cellar. The Devil made a wry face, again growled, "Hm! said they, "how can that concern you? The soldiers gave the correct answers: a dead sea-cat in the North Sea, a whale rib, and an old horse's hoof. If you can guess what kind of roast meat you will have to eat, you shall be free and released from your bargain, and may keep the whip as well.”, Then the first soldier began and said, “In the great North Sea lies a dead dog-fish, that no doubt is the roast meat.”, The Devil was angry, and began to mutter “Hm! When the devil came, she questioned him, and the soldier learned the answers. One of them said to the others, "If we are caught we shall be hanged on the gallows; how shall we manage it?" Wherever they were they lived in pleasure and magnificence, rode on horseback, drove in carriages, ate and drank, but did nothing wicked. "Nothing went very well to-day," he answered, "but I have laid hold of three soldiers, I have them safe." An old woman advised them to go down to a cottage for help. - "We have no choice and are compelled to accept," they replied. - "Indeed! The two melancholy ones thought to themselves, “That will still not save us,” and stayed where they were, but the third, the merry one, got up and walked on in the forest until he found the rock-house. “Alas!” said they, “how can that concern you? There was a great war, and the King had many soldiers, but gave them small pay, so small that they could not live upon it, so three of them agreed among themselves to desert. Wherever they were they lived in pleasure and magnificence, rode on horseback, drove in carriages, ate and drank, but did nothing wicked. Then an aged woman came up to them who inquired why they were so sad? "The Devil and his Grandmother" or "The Dragon and His Grandmother" (German: Der Teufel und seine Großmutter) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, number 125. In the course of conversation, she asked him what kind of a day he had had, and how many souls he had got? hm! A version of this tale also appears in A Book of Dragons by Ruth Manning-Sanders. In the little house, however, a very aged woman was sitting, who was the Devil’s grandmother, and asked the soldier where he came from, and what he wanted there? This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Then said they, "What is the use of our deserting if we have to perish miserably here?" He told them how the Devil had been overreached by the old grandmother, and how he had learned the answer to the riddle from him. When the dragon comes, I will question him about the riddle, he tells everything to me, so listen carefully to his answer." Then said they, “What is the use of our deserting if we have to perish miserably here?”, But now a fiery dragon came flying through the air, and it came down to them, and asked why they had concealed themselves there? The devil and his grandmother. They stayed in the corn for two days and two nights, and were so hungry that they all but died, but if they had come out, their death would have been certain. She lifted up a great stone which lay above a cellar, and said, “Conceal thyself there, thou canst hear everything that is said here; only sit still, and do not stir. At twelve o'clock at night, the dragon came flying thither, and asked for his dinner. Already a member? Then he had to go back another way, through the window, secretly and with all speed to his companions. He gave them a small whip and said, "Whip with it and crack it, and then as much gold will spring up round about as you can wish for; then you can live like great lords, keep horses, and drive your carriages, but when the seven years have come to an end, you are my property." - "Who knows?" Then an aged woman came up to them who inquired why they were so sad? They crept into the corn, only the troops did not march away, but remained lying all round about it. They went out into the open country and sat down, and the two pulled sorrowful faces. Sign in. The old woman said, "If you are to be saved, one of you must go into the forest, there he will come to a fallen rock which looks like a little house, he must enter that, and then he will obtain help." The approximate narration time is 9 minutes. Discover more than 3,800 classic tales plus new stories by fairy tale fans. three soldiers, that's something like, but they may escape you yet." He gave them a small whip and said, “Whip with it and crack it, and then as much gold will spring up round about as you can wish for; then you can live like great lords, keep horses, and drive your carriages, but when the seven years have come to an end, you are my property.”. "Hast thou paid particular attention to everything?" If you can guess what kind of roast meat you will have to eat, you shall be free and released from your bargain, and may keep the whip as well." "I will, however, then set you a riddle," said he, "and if you can guess that, you shall be free, and released from my power."

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