"The Crumbs on the Table" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, number 190.[1]
| The Crumbs on the Table | |
|---|---|
| Folk tale | |
| Name | The Crumbs on the Table |
| Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 236 |
| Country | Germany |
| Published in | Grimms' Fairy Tales |
It is Aarne-Thompson type 236*, Imitating Bird Sounds, because in the original Swiss dialect, the responses imitate live chickens.[2]
Synopsis
editA countryman tells his puppies to come into the parlor and take the crumbs. They say the mistress will beat them, but he persists and persuades them. The mistress returns just then and beats them, and the countryman only laughs, so they have to run away.
References
edit- ^ Jacob and Wilheim Grimm, Household Tales, "The Crumbs on the Table"
- ^ D.L. Ashliman, "The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales (Grimms' Fairy Tales)"
