Hans has such a gambling problem, he continues his habit right into the afterlife.

82. Gambling Hans

A few times a week, over my lunch break, I will record, edit, and publish one of the original 250 fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm and translated to English by Dr. Jack Zipes.

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A huntsman helps an old woman and is rewarded with an unusual way to get gold coins and a cloak of teleportation. A witch steals them from him but he outsmarts her with lettuce that turns people into donkeys and marries her daughter to live happily ever after.

122: The Lettuce Donkey

An extremely cocky prince goes out to adventure in the world, and it seems to pay off for him when a friendly lion defends him from a troublesome giant. The story ends with an awkward usage of the color black equating being cursed.

121. The Prince Who Feared Nothing

Three traveling journeymen agree to a strange request from the devil.

120. The Three Journeymen

Seven guys from southern Germany set out across the world to have adventures.

119. The Seven Swabians

Three surgeons brag they know all there is to know about surgery when in reality they have a magic salve. Their boasts come back to haunt them.

82. Gambling Hans

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