Clever Hans

Book excerpt: Hans was in love with a girl named Gretel. They saw each other every day and every time Gretel gave Hans a gift. Hans was however not that smart, so he mishandled the gifts. Gretel gave Hans a needle and he stuck it in a hay. His mother told him that it was going to be better to stick it through his sleeve. And so he did the next day. However the gift was not a needle, but a knife. You can imagine the misunderstanding that had occurred. The story continues with Hans’ misfortunes. Will Gretel agree to marry him after she witnesses his stupidity so many times? Find out in Brothers Grimm’s "Clever Hans". Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.