Grimms' Fairy Tales, Fundevogel summary
Fundevogel of 62 · 4 min to read the chapter
In Fundevogel, a forester rescues a stolen child and raises him with Lina, who discovers the cook’s plan to boil him and helps him escape. The children promise to stay together, evade pursuit through three transformations, and return home after Lina, disguised as a duck, drowns the cook.
What happens
- The cook tells Lina that she plans to boil Fundevogel while the forester hunts.
- Lina warns Fundevogel, and the children promise loyalty before fleeing together.
- They become a rosebush and rose, then a church and chandelier, escaping the servants’ searches.
- When the cook joins the pursuit, Fundevogel becomes a fishpond and Lina becomes a duck.
- The duck pulls the cook into the pond, where she drowns, and the children return home.
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What to notice
Lina makes mutual loyalty the basis of their escape. Their repeated promises accompany the transformations that keep them together.
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What forms do the children take when the cook herself pursues them?
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