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The Wolf And The Seven Young Kids
"The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats" (german: Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geißlein) is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in Grimm's Fairy Tales (KHM 5). It is of Aarne-Thompson type 123. The tale has obvious resemblance to "The Three Little Pigs" and other type 124 folktales. The rescue of the kids from the wolf's belly and his punishment by filling him with stones can also been compared to the rescue and revenge of Little Red Cap against the wolf (Aarne-Thompson type 333). Origin The story was published by the Brothers Grimm in the first edition of ''Kinder- und Hausmärchen'' in 1812. Their source was the Hassenpflug family from Hanau. A similar tale, ''The wolf and the kids'', has been told in the Middle East and parts of Europe, and probably originated in the first century. Synopsis A mother goat leaves her seven children at home while she ventures into the forest to find food. Before she leaves, she warns her young about the wolf who will try ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Vogel (German Illustrator)
Hermann Vogel (16 October 1854 – 22 February 1921) was a German illustrator. Vogel was born in Plauen, Kingdom of Saxony, as the son of a master builder. From 1874–75 he studied at the art academy of Dresden. Vogel worked for the publishing company Braun & Schneider and was a founding member of the Deutsche Kunstgesellschaft (German art association) and contributed to Julius Lohmeyer's journal '' Die deutsche Jugend'' and the weekly periodical ''Fliegende Blätter''. Vogel early followed the Nazarene movement, while his later material was in the Biedermeier style. Illustrations by Vogel appeared in an 1881 publication of '' Auserwählte Märchen'' by Hans Christian Andersen, in an 1887 publication of the fairy tales of Johann Karl August Musäus, and in 1891 in ''Die Nibelungen'' by Gustav Schalk. From 1896–99 Vogel's works were collected into two volumes. Volumes 3 and 4 appeared in 1903 and 1908, respectively. He illustrated an edition of ''Bluebeard'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |