This document provides a comprehensive overview of the characters from the classic collection ‘Grimm’s Fairy Tales.’ It includes detailed descriptions of well-known figures such as Briar Rose, Cinderella, and Snow White, among others. Each character entry outlines their role in the tales, key attributes, and the moral lessons associated with their stories. The document is structured in a clear format, making it easy to navigate through various characters and their respective tales. Ideal for students, educators, and fairy tale enthusiasts, this PDF serves as a valuable resource for understanding the rich narratives crafted by the Brothers Grimm. The content is well-organized, allowing readers to quickly find information about specific characters and their significance within the fairy tale genre.
Characters
Character Description
Briar Rose
Briar Rose, from the story of the same name, is a princess who pricks her
finger on a spindle and falls into an enchanted sleep. The story is also known
as "Sleeping Beauty."Read More
Cinderella
Cinderella, protagonist in the story of the same name, is the drudge of the
household who ultimately triumphs when the prince of the realm finds out who
she is.Read More
Frog King
The frog in "The Frog King, or Iron Heinrich" is a prince who's under a spell
from which only a princess can release him.Read More
Gretel
Gretel is the resilient sister in "Hansel and Gretel" who conceives of the final
ruse to ensure the siblings' freedom from the evil witch.Read More
Hansel
Hansel is the enterprising brother in "Hansel and Gretel" who thinks of several
schemes that help to save him and his sister from the evil witch.Read More
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood is a girl visiting her grandmother in the story of the
same name.Read More
Rapunzel
Rapunzel is a beautiful long-haired girl imprisoned by a witch in the story of
the same name.Read More
Snow White
Snow White is a beautiful girl who lives with seven dwarfs in the story of the
same name.Read More
Beautiful sister in "Mother
Holle"
The beautiful, hardworking sister in "Mother Holle" performs various good
deeds. She goes to live with Mother Holle and is rewarded for her hard work.
Cat in "The Bremen Town
Musicians"
The elderly cat joins the donkey and dog on the trip to Bremen.
Cat in "The Cat and
Mouse in Partnership"
The cat in "The Cat and Mouse in Partnership" is one of a friendly pair of
animals who keep house together until the cat eats first their stored food and
then the mouse.
Clever Gretel
Gretel is a greedy, ingenious cook who engineers a way to eat two roast
chickens meant for her master and his guest—without getting caught—in
"Clever Gretel."
Dog in "The Bremen Town
Musicians"
The dog is the first companion the donkey meets when he flees his home.
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Donkey in "The Bremen
Town Musicians"
The old donkey sets off for Bremen when he realizes his master wants to do
away with him.
Dummy
Dummy is the hapless youngest son in "The Golden Goose," who marries a
princess after a long string of trials.
Fisherman
The poor fisherman in "The Fisherman and His Wife" is granted wishes by a
magic flounder.
Flounder
The flounder is an enchanted prince turned magical fish. In "The Fisherman
and His Wife," he grants wishes to a poor fisherman in gratitude for having
been set free.
Furrypelts
Furrypelts is the lovely princess in the story of the same name. She's forced to
flee when her own father falls in love with her; hired to be a servant in a palace,
she ends up marrying the king.
Golden goose
The golden goose possesses the power to harness long lines of people behind
her in the story of the same name.
Grandmother
The grandmother in "Little Red Riding Hood" is eaten by the wolf after her
granddaughter strays off the forest path.
Hare
The vain, haughty hare races the hedgehog in "The Hare and the Hedgehog."
He's tricked into running until he dies of exhaustion.
Hedgehog
In "The Hare and the Hedgehog," the hedgehog challenges the hare to a race.
He foils his opponent with the help of his wife.
Hedgehog's wife
In "The Hare and the Hedgehog," the hedgehog's loyal wife helps her husband
trick the hare.
Huntsman
The huntsman in "Little Red Riding Hood" rescues Little Red Riding Hood and
her grandmother from the belly of the wolf.
Ilsebill, the fisherman's
wife
The fisherman's grasping wife makes one wish too many in "The Fisherman
and his Wife."
Jorinda
Jorinda is an affianced girl in "Jorinda and Joringel." She is captured by an old
crone and turned into a nightingale.
Joringel
Joringel is Jorinda's fiancé in "Jorinda and Joringel." He rescues Jorinda from
the clutches of the evil crone.
Kind Wise Woman
In "Briar Rose," the kind Wise Woman counteracts the vengeful Wise Woman's
spell by turning death into sleep.
Little Brother
Little Brother is turned into a fawn after drinking from a cursed stream in "Little
Brother and Little Sister."
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Little Sister
Little Sister cares for her brother when he becomes a fawn. She marries a king
and is murdered (but comes back to life) in "Little Brother and Little Sister."
Magic mirror
In "Snow White," the talking mirror can discern the most beautiful female in the
land.
Miller in "The Girl Without
Hands"
In "The Girl Without Hands," the miller inadvertently promises to give over his
daughter to the devil.
Miller in "Rumpelstiltskin"
In "Rumpelstiltskin," the miller sets the plot in motion by telling the king his
daughter can spin straw into gold.
Miller's daughter in "The
Girl Without Hands"
In "The Girl Without Hands," the pious and self-sacrificing miller's daughter
allows her father to cut off her hands in order to keep the devil away.
Miller's daughter in
"Rumpelstiltskin"
In "Rumpelstiltskin," the miller's daughter is commanded by the king to spin
straw into gold.
Mother goat
The brave mother of seven baby goats, six of whom are eaten by a wolf,
manages to save them all in "The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids."
Mother in "Cinderella" Cinderella's mother dies at the beginning of the story of the same name.
Mother in "Snow White"
Snow White's mother, in "Snow White," is granted her wish of bearing a child
"as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony."
Mother Gothel
In "Rapunzel," Mother Gothel takes the baby Rapunzel from her parents,
imprisons Rapunzel inside a high tower with no door, and visits her daily by
climbing up her long hair.
Mouse in "The Cat and
Mouse in Partnership"
In "The Cat and Mouse in Partnership," the mouse sets up house with a wily
cat who persuades her it will benefit them both.
Old woman in "Hansel and
Gretel"
In "Hansel and Gretel," the old woman lives in a house made of bread and
cake. She uses it to lure hungry children to their deaths.
Prince in "Briar Rose"
In "Briar Rose," the prince magically passes through the briars around the
sleeping Briar Rose's castle and wakes her with a kiss.
Prince in "Snow White"
The prince discovers Snow White in the story of the same name, seemingly
dead. He begs the dwarfs to let him take her coffin, then marries her after
she's restored to life.
Prince in "The Six
Servants"
The prince is the lovesick swain in "The Six Servants," who manages to win
the princess with the help of six most unusual men.
Princess with the golden
ball
The princess is a young woman who tries to get out of a promise she makes to
a frog in "The Frog King, or Iron Heinrich."
Rapunzel's mother
In "Rapunzel," Rapunzel's mother begs her husband to steal from Mother
Gothel's garden, thus setting the plot in motion.
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