Grimms' Fairy Tales, The Salad summary
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In The Salad, a huntsman gains magical treasures through kindness, but a witch and her daughter steal them and abandon him on a mountain. Two kinds of salad give him the means to punish them, before pity leads him to restore the survivors and marry the daughter.
What happens
- A huntsman feeds an old woman, whose instructions help him obtain a wishing cloak and a bird’s heart that produces gold.
- A witch makes her daughter steal both treasures, leaving the huntsman asleep on a mountain.
- He escapes by following advice he overhears from giants and discovers salads that turn people into donkeys and restore them.
- Disguised as a messenger, he gives the harmful salad to the witch, her daughter, and their servant.
- He pays a miller to keep the donkeys under different conditions, and the witch dies.
- He restores the other two women, accepts the daughter’s plea for forgiveness, and marries her.
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What to notice
huntsman reveals himself after transforming the women. His words mark the shift from being deceived to deliberately punishing others.
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How does the huntsman escape from the giants’ mountain?
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