--- title: «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm — the whole book with trees and pragmatics description: The whole of «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, chapter by chapter: 4275 sentences, every one with its dependency tree and the pragmatics of every clause, parsed by Mova. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / Grimms' Fairy Tales # «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm The whole of «Grimms' Fairy Tales» by Jacob Grimm, Project Gutenberg book 2591 (public domain in the USA): 60 chapters, 4275 sentences. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics. Mova parsed them all itself; 26 are also in the tales treebank of release 0.3 and keep the tree a teacher model checked, the others say plainly that no teacher has checked them. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/1/) — Preparer’s Note — 6 sentences · The text is based on translations from the Grimms’ Kinder und Hausmärchen by Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/2/) — The Golden Bird — 78 sentences · A certain king had a beautiful garden, and in the garden stood a tree which bore golden apples. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/3/) — Hans in Luck — 111 sentences · Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do comes right--all that falls to them is so much gain… - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/4/) — Jorinda and Jorindel — 50 sentences · There was once an old castle, that stood in the middle of a deep gloomy wood, and in the castle lived an old… - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/5/) — The Travelling Musicians — 46 sentences · An honest farmer had once an ass that had been a faithful servant to him a great many years, but was now gro… - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/6/) — Old Sultan — 24 sentences · A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, who was grown very old, and had lost all his teeth. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/7/) — The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean — 22 sentences · In a village dwelt a poor old woman, who had gathered together a dish of beans and wanted to cook them. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/8/) — Briar Rose — 40 sentences · A king and queen once upon a time reigned in a country a great way off, where there were in those days fairi… - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/9/) — The Dog and the Sparrow — 58 sentences · A shepherd’s dog had a master who took no care of him, but often let him suffer the greatest hunger. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/10/) — The Twelve Dancing Princesses — 50 sentences · There was a king who had twelve beautiful daughters. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/11/) — The Fisherman and His Wife — 119 sentences · There was once a fisherman who lived with his wife in a pigsty, close by the seaside. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/12/) — The Willow-wren and the Bear — 36 sentences · Once in summer-time the bear and the wolf were walking in the forest, and the bear heard a bird singing so b… - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/13/) — The Frog-prince — 42 sentences · One fine evening a young princess put on her bonnet and clogs, and went out to take a walk by herself in a w… - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/14/) — Cat and Mouse in Partnership — 51 sentences · A certain cat had made the acquaintance of a mouse, and had said so much to her about the great love and fri… - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/15/) — The Goose-girl — 93 sentences · The king of a great land died, and left his queen to take care of their only child. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/16/) — 1. How They Went to the Mountains to Eat Nuts — 19 sentences · ‘The nuts are quite ripe now,’ said Chanticleer to his wife Partlet, ‘suppose we go together to the mountain… - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/17/) — 2. How Chanticleer and Partlet Went to Visit Mr Korbes — 12 sentences · Another day, Chanticleer and Partlet wished to ride out together; so Chanticleer built a handsome carriage w… - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/18/) — 3. How Partlet Died and Was Buried, and How Chanticleer Died of Grief — 130 sentences · Another day Chanticleer and Partlet agreed to go again to the mountains to eat nuts; and it was settled that… - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/19/) — The Valiant Little Tailor — 144 sentences · One summer’s morning a little tailor was sitting on his table by the window; he was in good spirits, and sew… - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/20/) — Hansel and Gretel — 136 sentences · Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor wood-cutter with his wife and his two children. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/21/) — The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage — 24 sentences · Once upon a time, a mouse, a bird, and a sausage, entered into partnership and set up house together. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/22/) — Mother Holle — 52 sentences · Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters; one of them was beautiful and industrious, the oth… - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/23/) — Little Red-cap \[little Red Riding Hood\] — 64 sentences · Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by everyone who looked at her, but most of all b… - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/24/) — The Robber Bridegroom — 74 sentences · There was once a miller who had one beautiful daughter, and as she was grown up, he was anxious that she sho… - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/25/) — Tom Thumb — 155 sentences · A poor woodman sat in his cottage one night, smoking his pipe by the fireside, while his wife sat by his sid… - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/26/) — Clever Gretel — 41 sentences · There was once a cook named Gretel, who wore shoes with red heels, and when she walked out with them on, she… - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/27/) — The Old Man and His Grandson — 11 sentences · There was once a very old man, whose eyes had become dim, his ears dull of hearing, his knees trembled, and… - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/28/) — The Little Peasant — 92 sentences · There was a certain village wherein no one lived but really rich peasants, and just one poor one, whom they… - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/29/) — Frederick and Catherine — 85 sentences · There was once a man called Frederick: he had a wife whose name was Catherine, and they had not long been ma… - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/30/) — Sweetheart Roland — 158 sentences · There was once upon a time a woman who was a real witch and had two daughters, one ugly and wicked, and this… - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/31/) — The Pink — 64 sentences · There was once upon a time a queen to whom God had given no children. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/32/) — Clever Elsie — 56 sentences · There was once a man who had a daughter who was called Clever Elsie. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/33/) — The Miser in the Bush — 148 sentences · A farmer had a faithful and diligent servant, who had worked hard for him three years, without having been p… - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/34/) — The White Snake — 57 sentences · A long time ago there lived a king who was famed for his wisdom through all the land. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/35/) — The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids — 53 sentences · There was once upon a time an old goat who had seven little kids, and loved them with all the love of a moth… - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/36/) — The Queen Bee — 28 sentences · Two kings’ sons once upon a time went into the world to seek their fortunes; but they soon fell into a waste… - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/37/) — The Elves and the Shoemaker — 23 sentences · There was once a shoemaker, who worked very hard and was very honest: but still he could not earn enough to… - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/38/) — The Juniper-tree — 148 sentences · Long, long ago, some two thousand years or so, there lived a rich man with a good and beautiful wife. - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/39/) — The Turnip — 41 sentences · There were two brothers who were both soldiers; the one was rich and the other poor. - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/40/) — Clever Hans — 166 sentences · The mother of Hans said: ‘Whither away, Hans?’ - [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/41/) — The Three Languages — 37 sentences · An aged count once lived in Switzerland, who had an only son, but he was stupid, and could learn nothing. - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/42/) — The Fox and the Cat — 21 sentences · It happened that the cat met the fox in a forest, and as she thought to herself: ‘He is clever and full of e… - [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/43/) — The Four Clever Brothers — 56 sentences · ‘Dear children,’ said a poor man to his four sons, ‘I have nothing to give you; you must go out into the wid… - [44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/44/) — Lily and the Lion — 73 sentences · A merchant, who had three daughters, was once setting out upon a journey; but before he went he asked each d… - [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/45/) — The Fox and the Horse — 18 sentences · A farmer had a horse that had been an excellent faithful servant to him: but he was now grown too old to wor… - [46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/46/) — The Blue Light — 80 sentences · There was once upon a time a soldier who for many years had served the king faithfully, but when the war cam… - [47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/47/) — The Raven — 93 sentences · There was once a queen who had a little daughter, still too young to run alone. - [48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/48/) — The Golden Goose — 60 sentences · There was a man who had three sons, the youngest of whom was called Dummling,\[\*\] and was despised, mocked, a… - [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/49/) — The Water of Life — 87 sentences · Long before you or I were born, there reigned, in a country a great way off, a king who had three sons. - [50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/50/) — The Twelve Huntsmen — 47 sentences · There was once a king’s son who had a bride whom he loved very much. - [51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/51/) — The King of the Golden Mountain — 90 sentences · There was once a merchant who had only one child, a son, that was very young, and barely able to run alone. - [52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/52/) — Doctor Knowall — 35 sentences · There was once upon a time a poor peasant called Crabb, who drove with two oxen a load of wood to the town,… - [53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/53/) — The Seven Ravens — 31 sentences · There was once a man who had seven sons, and last of all one daughter. - [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/54/) — First Story — 30 sentences · There was once upon a time an old fox with nine tails, who believed that his wife was not faithful to him, a… - [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/55/) — Second Story — 27 sentences · When old Mr Fox was dead, the wolf came as a suitor, and knocked at the door, and the cat who was servant to… - [56](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/56/) — The Salad — 70 sentences · As a merry young huntsman was once going briskly along through a wood, there came up a little old woman, and… - [57](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/57/) — The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was — 211 sentences · A certain father had two sons, the elder of who was smart and sensible, and could do everything, but the you… - [58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/58/) — King Grisly-beard — 73 sentences · A great king of a land far away in the East had a daughter who was very beautiful, but so proud, and haughty… - [59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/59/) — Iron Hans — 220 sentences · There was once upon a time a king who had a great forest near his palace, full of all kinds of wild animals. - [60](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2591/60/) — Snow-white and Rose-red — 109 sentences · There was once a poor widow who lived in a lonely cottage.