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1. Once upon a time two children, a brother and sister, are left alone in the dark woods after being abandoned by their father and stepmother. After a while the children come upon a lovely gingerbread house and are beckoned inside by an old woman who is really a mean old witch (is there any other kind?). Which dark tale tells the story of how two clever children outsmart a witch?
2. A donkey, a cat, a dog, and a rooster have grown old and have outlived their usefulness to their masters. It's time to move on. They travel to the German town of Bremen in order to become musicians. The animals encounter a house with a light on. Once inside, they discover thieves counting their spoils. With some clever sound effects, the foursome trick the robbers into believing that there is an ogre and witch in the house. The robbers flee and leave everything to the animals. What is the name of this tale?
3. The tale of a young girl who is sent by her mother on an errand to bring food and drink to her ailing grandmother is a familiar one. She begins her journey wearing a red, hooded cloak and carrying a basket of bread and wine. Along the way she encounters a wolf who sends the girl hunting for flowers while he goes in search of her grandmother. The wolf finds grandma at home, gobbles her up, and attempts to disguise himself as the grandmother. He is unsuccessful. The red-cloaked girl is on to him and the jig is up. Name this Grimm tale.
4. The first story in the Grimm Brothers collection is the tale of a princess and a frog. A spoiled princess promises a frog that he will become her faithful companion if only he would retrieve her golden ball that had fallen into a nearby spring. As soon as the ball is retrieved she hurries home, the promise forgotten. The frog is really a prince who has been under a witch's spell. Once he shows up at the castle, as a talking frog of course, the king invites him in, much to the chagrin of the strong-willed princess. In a fit of anger, she throws the frog against the wall of her bedroom. Instead of a frog, there is now a prince standing before her. She has broken the spell. Naturally the two marry and live happily ever after. This tale is known by what title?
5. It begins with a princess, her waiting-maid, and the princess's horse Falada as they journey to meet the princess's bridegroom. Along the way the waiting-maid tricks the princess into switching places. Once they arrive at their destination the princess is put to work herding geese. The king is suspicious and eavesdrops on the real princess as she talks to an iron stove. He discovers the true identity of the princess and all ends happily ever after. Which fairy tale is it?
6. This next tale is short and to the point. A stubborn but inquisitive little girl disobeys her parents often. One day she tells her parents that she's going to visit a woman whom they know to be very wicked. They warn her to stay away from this woman but of course she goes anyway. She never returns home. You see, the woman has turned her into a block of wood and thrown her into a blazing fire. Name this tale.
7. A recurring theme in many fairy tales is disadvantaged children being made to accomplish impossibly difficult tasks. One tale describes how a young girl is forced to dig peat with a dull tool. Her three brothers, favored by their mother, are treated better. When an elf, who lives nearby, befriends the girl and offers her a sharp knife with magical powers, her work is made easier and faster. One day the brothers, who have been spying on their sister, discover the elf's hand holding the knife. They chop the hand off and the elf disappears forever. By what title do we know this fairy tale?
8. Two sisters live with their mother in a tiny cottage in the forest. They are kind to a bear who is grateful and to a dwarf who is not. The bear, who is really a prince, has been under the dwarf's spell. One day the bear meets the dwarf in the forest and eats him. The spell is broken. One sister marries the prince and the other his brother. Sound familiar? Name this tale.
9. There once lived a king and his daughter. Alas, the daughter becomes pregnant. The king wants to know who fathered the child. He decides that his grandchild should select the father and the child points to an ugly hunchback. The king then abandons the hunchback, his daughter, and grandchild at sea. After all, what's a king to do in such humiliating circumstances? Can you name this fairy tale?
10. Once upon a time there lived a miller who boasted to a king that he had a daughter who could spin straw into gold. The king was delighted! What a catch this woman would be if she could earn an income spinning straw into gold. With the help of an imp, who wants the daughter's necklace, ring, and first-born child in exchange for his help, she becomes quite successful. Problems arise when the daughter refuses to give up her child to the imp. Name this rather odd fairy tale.
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