Household Tales (Version 2)
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
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Do you like fairy tales and stories about all sorts of animals and people? Here are a wide variety of stories that go from warm and fuzzy to wild and scary to suit any mood. Many of these are familiar to us and we look forward to hear them again, but many are also unfamiliar tales that will treat your ears and brain to something new but equally wonderful. All collected by the famous brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. - Summary by philchenevert (30 hr 8 min)
Chapters
| The Frog King | 9:14 | Read by Lee Vogler |
| The Cat and Mouse in Partnership | 6:35 | Read by o2ngai |
| Our Lady's Child | 11:31 | Read by docdlmartin |
| The Story of the youth Who Went Forth To Learn What Fear Was | 24:06 | Read by dc |
| The Wolf and the Seven young kids | 7:26 | Read by Jacqueline Tyler. |
| Faithful John | 19:07 | Read by dc |
| The Good Bargain | 9:49 | Read by Patrick T O'Connor |
| The Wonderful Musician | 6:44 | Read by ktolber76 |
| The Twelve Brothers | 14:11 | Read by Chris Fong |
| The Pack of Ragamuffins | 4:04 | Read by MistyForest |
| Little Brother and Little Sister | 13:25 | Read by rebeccayoder05 |
| Rapunzel | 9:38 | Read by MJ Rodriguez |
| The Three Little Men in the Wood | 12:53 | Read by jenno |
| The Three Spinners | 7:18 | Read by Chris Fong |
| Hansel and Grethel | 19:50 | Read by Chris Fong |
| The Three Snake-Leaves | 8:39 | Read by jenno |
| The White Snake | 10:58 | Read by Emily |
| The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean | 3:21 | Read by gareth |
| The Fisherman and His Wife | 23:15 | Read by Meliora Dockery |
| The Valiant Little Tailor | 22:23 | Read by Meliora Dockery |
| Cinderella | 18:44 | Read by dalenacio |
| The Riddle | 8:17 | Read by Chris Fong |
| The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage | 3:49 | Read by Shaef |
| Mother Holle | 6:55 | Read by Glendav7 |
| The Seven Ravens | 7:13 | Read by RajVO |
| Little Red-Cap | 8:11 | Read by Grace Wereley-Bross |
| The Bremen Town-Musicians | 7:39 | Read by czandra |
| The Singing Bone | 6:03 | Read by SusannahLouise |
| The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs | 17:20 | Read by Andrea Atwood |
| The Louse and the Flea | 3:10 | Read by Glendav7 |
| The Girl Without Hands | 15:12 | Read by Gina Loehr |
| Clever Hans | 6:31 | Read by Glendav7 |
| The Three Languages | 5:57 | Read by Brize C |
| Clever Elsie | 8:43 | Read by Bittonbailey12 |
| The Tailor in Heaven | 4:08 | Read by Laura Emerson |
| The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack | 21:05 | Read by Glendav7 |
| Thumbling | 14:18 | Read by ktolber76 |
| The Wedding of Mrs. Fox | 6:26 | Read by Bittonbailey12 |
| The Elves | 6:44 | Read by Lilly Dawn |
| The Robber Bridegroom | 12:38 | Read by LaurieB |
| Herr Korbes | 2:32 | Read by gareth |
| The Godfather | 3:53 | Read by stepheather |
| Frau Trude | 2:14 | Read by stepheather |
| Godfather Death | 6:35 | Read by thesecond |
| Thumbling as Journeyman | 11:22 | Read by Brianna Chiles |
| Fitcher’s Bird | 9:08 | Read by Kurt |
| The Juniper-Tree | 18:54 | Read by Kurt |
| Old Sultan | 6:22 | Read by Meliora Dockery |
| The Six Swans | 14:26 | Read by Meliora Dockery |
| Briar-Rose | 9:16 | Read by Chris Fong |
| Fundevogel (Bird-foundling) | 6:09 | Read by Brize C |
| King Thrushbeard | 8:28 | Read by vivaldismuse |
| Little Snow-white | 22:46 | Read by Meliora Dockery |
| The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn | 14:23 | Read by fred |
| Rumpelstiltskin | 7:23 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
| Sweetheart Roland | 9:56 | Read by Daniel Quintero |
| The Golden Bird | 15:13 | Read by Nichole Di Dio |
| The Dog and the Sparrow | 7:41 | Read by o2ngai |
| Frederick and Catherine | 14:13 | Read by lynnaea |
| The Two Brothers | 40:42 | Read by aaronjwalker9 |
| The Little Peasant | 13:10 | Read by Ted Perkins |
| The Queen Bee | 5:30 | Read by Oakley4 |
| The Three Feathers | 7:06 | Read by Louise Poulsom |
| The Golden Goose | 8:02 | Read by Craig Abbott |
| Allerleirauh | 14:40 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
| The Hare’s Bride | 3:57 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
| The Twelve Huntsmen | 8:15 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
| The Thief and his Master | 5:56 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
| Jorinda and Joringel | 7:30 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
| The Three Sons of Fortune | 7:26 | Read by Adrian Stephens |
| How Six Men Got on in the World | 13:35 | Read by jomarine |
| The Wolf and the Man | 2:53 | Read by Brize C |
| The Wolf and the Fox | 4:55 | Read by dc |
| The Fox and His Cousin | 2:29 | Read by SJ R. |
| The Fox and the Cat | 2:16 | Read by Brize C |
| The Pink | 9:12 | Read by aaronjwalker9 |
| Clever Grethel | 5:40 | Read by o2ngai |
| The Old Man and His Grandson | 2:22 | Read by ABC123yuv |
| The Water-Nix | 1:59 | Read by SJ R. |
| The Death of the Little Hen | 3:41 | Read by aaronjwalker9 |
| Brother Lustig | 20:46 | Read by aaronjwalker9 |
| Gambling Hansel | 5:13 | Read by aaronjwalker9 |
| Hans in Luck | 10:28 | Read by aaronjwalker9 |
| Hans Married | 2:55 | Read by aaronjwalker9 |
| The Gold-Children | 10:35 | Read by akatsu |
| The Fox and the Geese | 1:36 | Read by akatsu |
| The Poor Man and the Rich Man | 8:40 | Read by akatsu |
| The Singing, Springing Lark | 11:41 | Read by lorehouse |
| The Goose-Girl | 17:33 | Read by mleigh |
| The Young Giant | 17:54 | Read by Brize C |
| The Gnome | 9:17 | Read by Christopher Collins |
| The King of the Golden Mountain | 19:11 | Read by Chris Fong |
| The Raven | 11:46 | Read by Christopher Collins |
| The Peasant’s Wise Daughter | 9:36 | Read by Bittonbailey12 |
| Old Hildebrand | 11:16 | Read by Kerry Adams |
| The Three Little Birds | 7:00 | Read by aaronjwalker9 |
| The Water of Life | 13:35 | Read by Brize C |
| Doctor Knowall | 5:45 | Read by SomethingClever |
| The Spirit in the Bottle | 9:19 | Read by SJ R. |
| The Devil’s Sooty Brother | 7:42 | Read by fred |
| Bearskin | 11:55 | Read by Casey Roddy |
| The Willow-Wren and the Bear | 5:52 | Read by Casey Roddy |
| Sweet Porridge | 1:50 | Read by Brize C |
| Wise Folks | 9:58 | Read by Carol Sutton |
| Stories about Snakes | 3:47 | Read by Casey Roddy |
| The Poor Miller’s Boy and the Cat | 11:05 | Read by Fatimah Garcia |
| The Two Travellers | 21:14 | Read by SJ R. |
| Hans the Hedgehog | 12:35 | Read by Carol Sutton |
| The Shroud | 2:30 | Read by ABC123yuv |
| The Jew Among Thorns | 10:25 | Read by Casey Roddy |
| The Skilful Huntsman | 12:14 | Read by Nichole Di Dio |
| The Flail From Heaven | 2:25 | Read by Casey Roddy |
| The Two Kings’ Children | 18:23 | Read by Glendav7 |
| The Cunning Little Tailor | 7:14 | Read by lazygameuse |
| The Bright Sun Brings It to Light | 3:21 | Read by SJ R. |
| The Blue Light | 13:56 | Read by Chris Fong |
| The Wilful Child | 1:15 | Read by thesecond |
| The Three Army-Surgeons | 7:52 | Read by Chris Fong |
| The Seven Swabians | 6:33 | Read by Glendav7 |
| The Three Apprentices | 6:34 | Read by Alan Schulte |
| The King’s Son Who Feared Nothing | 17:06 | Read by Chris Fong |
| Donkey Cabbages | 14:02 | Read by Allegra LittleCole |
| The Old Woman in the Wood | 5:48 | Read by VoHogan |
| The Three Brothers | 5:03 | Read by Andrea Atwood |
| The Devil and his Grandmother | 7:12 | Read by stepheather |
| Ferdinand the Faithful | 12:47 | Read by awonski |
| The Iron Stove | 14:54 | Read by awonski |
| The Lazy Spinner | 3:54 | Read by vivaldismuse |
| The Four Skilful Brothers | 10:05 | Read by Carol Sutton |
| One-eye, Two-eyes, and Three-eyes | 13:51 | Read by Cavaet |
| Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie | 2:58 | Read by JimLawter |
| The Fox and the Horse | 3:36 | Read by Presley Ellison |
| The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces | 10:32 | Read by Bittonbailey12 |
| The Six Servants | 16:01 | Read by JimLawter |
| The White Bride and the Black One | 11:12 | Read by Anna Sofia Andersson |
| Iron John | 19:35 | Read by Kurt |
| The Three Black Princesses | 4:50 | Read by Carol Sutton |
| Knoist and his Three Sons | 1:28 | Read by JimLawter |
| The Maid of Brakel | 1:43 | Read by littlemissclumsy |
| Domestic Servants | 1:37 | Read by JimLawter |
| The Lambkin and the Little Fish | 5:31 | Read by mleigh |
| Simeli Mountain | 5:14 | Read by JimLawter |
| Going A-Travelling | 2:56 | Read by Amelie Dawson |
| The Donkey | 8:01 | Read by Amelie Dawson |
| The Ungrateful Son | 1:18 | Read by Amelie Dawson |
| The Turnip | 6:54 | Read by CarrieS |
| The Old Man Made Young Again | 4:01 | Read by jenno |
| The Lord’s Animals and the Devil’s | 3:00 | Read by jenno |
| The Beam | 2:18 | Read by jenno |
| The Old Beggar-Woman | 1:34 | Read by jenno |
| The Three Sluggards | 1:59 | Read by jenno |
| The Shepherd Boy | 3:34 | Read by Chris Fong |
| The Star-Money | 2:14 | Read by KimberlyB |
| The Stolen Farthings | 3:06 | Read by Chris Fong |
| Brides On Their Trial | 1:25 | Read by thesecond |
| Odds And Ends | 1:34 | Read by thesecond |
| The Sparrow And His Four Children | 5:59 | Read by thesecond |
| The Story of Schlauraffen Land | 2:28 | Read by thesecond |
| The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders | 1:37 | Read by thesecond |
| A Riddling Tale | 1:12 | Read by thesecond |
| Snow-White and Rose-Red | 13:25 | Read by mbarrier |
| The Wise Servant | 2:39 | Read by Jonathan Schwetmann |
| The Glass Coffin | 17:58 | Read by Jonathan Schwetmann |
| Lazy Harry | 5:20 | Read by vivaldismuse |
| The Griffin | 21:07 | Read by Jonathan Schwetmann |
| Strong Hans | 20:24 | Read by Jonathan Schwetmann |
| The Peasant in Heaven | 2:00 | Read by mbarrier |
| Lean Lisa | 3:02 | Read by JimLawter |
| The Hut in the Forest | 11:19 | Read by JimLawter |
| Sharing Joy and Sorrow | 2:45 | Read by JimLawter |
| The Willow-Wren | 8:59 | Read by Vincent Yau |
| The Sole | 2:22 | Read by Vincent Yau |
| The Bittern and the Hoopoe | 2:35 | Read by Vincent Yau |
| The Owl | 6:09 | Read by Vincent Yau |
| The Moon | 5:09 | Read by jenno |
| The Duration of Life | 3:42 | Read by Vinny Lerin |
| Death’s Messengers | 4:35 | Read by dewalters1 |
| Master Pfriem (Master Cobbler’s Awl) | 10:19 | Read by awonski |
| The Goose-Girl at the Well | 23:38 | Read by fred |
| Eve’s Various Children | 5:34 | Read by mbarrier |
| The Nix of the Mill-Pond | 14:00 | Read by mbarrier |
| The Little Folks’ Presents | 4:41 | Read by CadenB |
| The Giant and the Tailor | 3:35 | Read by CadenB |
| The Nail | 1:27 | Read by CadenB |
| The Poor Boy in the Grave | 8:34 | Read by Daniel Quintero |
| The True Sweethearts | 20:11 | Read by Joann Seah |
| The Hare and the Hedgehog | 10:24 | Read by Joann Seah |
| The Spindle, The Shuttle, and the Needle | 9:19 | Read by Joann Seah |
| The Peasant and the Devil | 3:16 | Read by Andrea Atwood |
| The Crumbs on the Table | 1:30 | Read by Nichole Di Dio |
| The Sea-Hare | 7:22 | Read by Nichole Di Dio |
| The Master-Thief | 17:24 | Read by Nichole Di Dio |
| The Drummer | 20:24 | Read by Nichole Di Dio |
| The Ear of Corn | 1:59 | Read by Nichole Di Dio |
| The Grave-Mound | 7:47 | Read by Nichole Di Dio |
| Old Rinkrank | 4:34 | Read by Nichole Di Dio |
| The Crystal Ball | 5:58 | Read by Nichole Di Dio |
| Maid Maleen | 10:43 | Read by Nichole Di Dio |
| The Boots of Buffalo-Leather | 7:59 | Read by Nichole Di Dio |
| The Golden Key | 1:29 | Read by Nichole Di Dio |
| St. Joseph in the Forest | 9:25 | Read by Kerry Adams |
| The Twelve Apostles | 4:00 | Read by Kerry Adams |
| The Rose | 2:01 | Read by Kerry Adams |
| Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven | 4:27 | Read by Kerry Adams |
| God’s Food | 2:40 | Read by Kerry Adams |
| The Three Green Twigs | 8:13 | Read by Kerry Adams |
| Our Lady’s Little Glass | 1:59 | Read by Kerry Adams |
| The Aged Mother | 3:32 | Read by Kerry Adams |
| The Heavenly Wedding | 4:48 | Read by Kerry Adams |
| The Hazel-Branch | 2:27 | Read by Kerry Adams |
| The Twelve Idle Servants | 7:05 | Read by jenno |