Reading Notes: Hunt, Part B

Grimm: Snow-White and Rose-Red 

(Snow-White and Rose-Red)

Snow-White and her sister, Rose-Red, both lived with their mother in a cottage in the woods. The cottage had two rose trees in the front: one red, and one white. The two sisters were very close. Every morning, Rose-Red would make a wreath of flowers and place it at her mom's bed for when she woke up. Snow-White would light the fire and prepare the kettle. One night, the girls and their mother were sitting by the fireplace reading a book together. There was a knock on the door, and when Rose-Red opened the door, it was a big bear. The girls and their mother were all scared, but the bear told them that he would not harm them. He only wanted to be let in out of the cold.

Reading Notes: Hunt, Part A

Grimm: Thumbling (1884)


A poor peasant and his wife were very lonely and upset that it was so quiet. Other houses were loud and active with children. The peasant and his wife decided to have one. But when the baby was born, he was no bigger than the size of a thumb.

When he got older, his father wanted to cut wood but was upset that he wouldn't have his cart to carry all the wood. Thumbling told his father that he would take care of it. So Thumbling went to the horse who pulled the cart, and sat up in his ear and directed him to his father in the woods.

There were two men who saw this horse that seemed to know exactly where it was going without any direction from a human. When they saw Thumbling climb down from the horse's ear, they offered the father a good amount of money for him. The father rejected the offer, but Thumbling assured his father that he will make his way back to him, for he was wise. The father then agreed.

While on the journey back with the two men, Thumbling asked to be set down. He then suddenly "slipped and fell" into a mouse hole. The men tried to help him out with sticks, but he only avoided them. He urged them to continue on without him, and so they did.

(Thumbling on the Brim of a Hat)