Grimms' Fairy Tales: who's who, timeline and places
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- gardener’s youngest sonThe gardener’s youngest son searches for a golden bird with help from a fox.First seen in part 1
- foxThe fox offers the gardener’s youngest son advice and help during his search.First seen in part 1
- HansHans is a traveler heading home with silver wages after seven years of service.First seen in part 2
- JorindelJorindel is Jorinda’s beloved, who seeks a way to free her from a fairy’s spell.First seen in part 3
- JorindaJorinda is a young woman whom a fairy changes into a captive nightingale.First seen in part 3
- SultanSultan is a faithful, toothless dog whose master plans to shoot him.First seen in part 5
- Briar RoseBriar Rose is a princess cursed by an uninvited fairy to prick herself on a spindle.First seen in part 7
- IlsabillIlsabill is a fisherman’s wife who asks him to seek rewards from a talking fish.First seen in part 10
- RapunzelRapunzel is a girl an enchantress takes from her parents and confines in a doorless tower.First seen in part 16
- GretelGretel is Hansel’s sister, abandoned with him in the forest during famine.First seen in part 19
- HanselHansel is Gretel’s brother, who leaves trails to help them return home after abandonment.First seen in part 19
- SnowdropSnowdrop is a queen’s stepdaughter, driven into the forest because the queen envies her beauty.First seen in part 31
- LilyLily is a merchant’s daughter whose father promises her to a lion after taking a rose.First seen in part 46
- Iron HansIron Hans is a captive wild man whom a king’s son frees.First seen in part 60
- Part 1
A helpful fox guides a gardener’s youngest son through dangerous tasks to obtain a golden bird.
- Part 3
Jorindel finds a protective flower and frees Jorinda and the fairy’s other captives.
- Part 5
Sultan gains his master’s care through a staged rescue but refuses to let the wolf steal sheep.
- Part 7
A prince passes through the hedge after a hundred years and wakes Briar Rose.
- Part 10
Ilsabill’s demand to command the sun and moon returns her and the fisherman to their pigsty.
- Part 12
A king makes his daughter honor her promise to share her plate and bed with a frog.
- Part 14
A maid takes a princess’s place as a bride, leaving the princess to tend geese.
- Part 16
An enchantress separates Rapunzel and the king’s son, but they reunite and her tears restore his sight.
- Part 19
Gretel kills the witch, frees Hansel, and returns with him to their father carrying treasure.
- Part 22
A huntsman rescues Little Red-Cap and her grandmother after a wolf swallows them.
- Part 25
A messenger discovers the dwarf’s secret name, allowing the queen to keep her child.
- Part 28
The little peasant escapes execution by persuading a shepherd to take his place inside a barrel.
- Part 31
A poisoned apple leaves Snowdrop in a coffin until a prince’s handling dislodges it.
- Part 35
A lost golden slipper allows the prince to recognize Ashputtel after her sisters make false claims.
- Part 38
Creatures spared by a dwarf help him complete tasks and break a castle’s enchantment.
- Part 40
Marleen places her brother’s bones beneath the juniper tree, where a bird appears.
- Part 43
A count’s rejected son uses his knowledge of animal languages to recover treasure and become pope.
- Part 46
Lily follows her enchanted husband across the world and receives help from the sun, moon, and winds.
- Part 49
A man uses magical tools to overcome a glass mountain and free the raven.
- Part 52
A deserted bride and eleven similar girls disguise themselves as huntsmen to serve the king she loves.
- Part 55
A sister reaches her brothers’ castle, sacrifices a finger to enter, and restores them to human form.
- Part 58
A youth survives three nights in a haunted castle but learns to shudder only through cold water and fish.
- Part 60
Iron Hans supplies a horse and soldiers so the king’s son can defeat an army without revealing himself.
- Part 62
A bear kills the insulting dwarf and becomes a king’s son again before marrying Snow-white.
Hidden until you have read that far.
- castleThe fairy’s castle holds maidens whom she has changed into caged birds.First seen in part 3
- woodThe traveling animals enter a wood when they cannot reach the city before night.First seen in part 4
- forestThe forest is where Hansel and Gretel are abandoned and find a witch’s edible house.First seen in part 19
- wellThe well leads a hardworking girl into another world after she jumps in for her spindle.First seen in part 21
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