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Cat and Mouse in Partnership

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that they should live and keep house together. "But we must make a provision for winter, or else we shall suffer from hunger," said the cat, "and you, little mouse, c

old him over the font at the christening. Let me go out to-day, and you look after the house by yourself." "Yes, yes," answered the mouse, "by all means go, and if you get anything very good, think of me, I should like a drop of sweet red christening wine too." All this, however, was untrue; the cat had no cousin, and had not been asked to be godmother. She went straight to the church, stole to the pot of fat, began to lick at it, and licked the top of the fat off. Then she took a walk upon the roofs of the town, looked out for opportunities, a

ck, I cannot refuse." The good mouse consented, but the cat crept behind the town walls to the church, and devoured half the pot of fat. "Nothing ever seems so good as what one keeps to oneself," said she, and was quite satisfied with h

es, they make me very thoughtful." "You sit at home," said the cat, "in your dark-grey fur coat and long tail, and are filled with fancies, that's because you do not go out in the daytime." During the cat's absence the mouse cleaned the house, and put it in order but the greedy cat entirely emptied the pot of fat. "When everything is eaten up one has some peace," said she to herself, and well fill

oy it as much as you would enjoy sticking that dainty tongue of yours out of the window." They set out on their way, but when they arrived, the pot of fat certainly was still in its place, but it was empty. "Alas!" said the mouse, "now I see what has happened, now it comes to light! You are a true friend! You have devoured all when

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Contents

The Frog-King, or Iron Henry Cat and Mouse in Partnership Our Lady's Child The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids Faithful John The Good Bargain The Wonderful Musician The Twelve Brothers The Pack of Ragamuffins Little Brother and Little Sister
Rapunzel
The Three Little Men in the Wood
The Three Spinners
Hansel and Grethel
The Three Snake-Leaves
The White Snake
The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean
The Fisherman and His Wife
The Valiant Little Tailor
Cinderella
The Riddle
The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage
Mother Holle
The Seven Ravens
Little Red-Cap
The Bremen Town-Musicians
The Singing Bone
The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs
The Louse and the Flea
The Girl Without Hands
Clever Hans
The Three Languages
Clever Elsie
The Tailor in Heaven
The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
Thumbling
The Wedding of Mrs. Fox
The Elves
The Robber Bridegroom
Herr Korbes
The Godfather
Frau Trude
Godfather Death
Thumbling as Journeyman
Fitcher's Bird
The Juniper-Tree
Old Sultan
The Six Swans
Briar-Rose
Fundevogel (Bird-foundling)
King Thrushbeard
Little Snow-white
The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn
Rumpelstiltskin
Sweetheart Roland
The Golden Bird
The Dog and the Sparrow
Frederick and Catherine
The Two Brothers
The Little Peasant
The Queen Bee
The Three Feathers
The Golden Goose
Allerleirauh
The Hare's Bride
The Twelve Huntsmen
The Thief and his Master
Jorinda and Joringel
Chapter 70 The Three Sons of Fortune
Chapter 71 How Six Men Got on in the World
Chapter 72 The Wolf and the Man
Chapter 73 The Wolf and the Fox
Chapter 74 The Fox and His Cousin
Chapter 75 The Fox and the Cat
Chapter 76 The Pink
Chapter 77 Clever Grethel
Chapter 78 The Old Man and His Grandson
The Water-Nix
The Death of the Little Hen
Brother Lustig
Gambling Hansel
Hans in Luck
Hans Married
The Gold-Children
The Fox and the Geese
The Poor Man and the Rich Man
The Singing, Springing Lark
The Goose-Girl
The Young Giant
The Gnome
The King of the Golden Mountain
The Raven
The Peasant's Wise Daughter
Old Hildebrand
The Three Little Birds
The Water of Life
Doctor Knowall
The Spirit in the Bottle
The Devil's Sooty Brother
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