"The Wolf and the Fox.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 9-13.
Tale Summary
There was once a greedy wolf who always made a fox do his bidding. One day, the wolf demanded that the fox find him something to eat or he would eat him up, and so he brought the wolf to a farmyard where there were two lambs. After eating one of them, the wolf wanted the other, and thought he could manage it himself, but he was so clumsy that he woke the peasants and got quite a beating from them. The next day, the wolf asked the same of the fox, who brought him to a farmhouse to steal pancakes. After eating, the wolf tried to take a few more but was so loud and clumsy that the farmwife and the menfolk gave him a terrible beating. It happened again the next day that the wolf demanded the fox find him some food, and so they went to a man’s cellar where there was freshly salted meat. After the two slipped in through a hole, they enjoyed the meal, but the fox was much more watchful and made sure he still fit through the hole. The man eventually came down after hearing the noise and the fox escaped through the hole but the wolf had eaten so much that he became stuck and was beaten to death by the man.
Fairy Tale Title
The Wolf and the Fox
Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)
Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág
Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)
Wanda Gág
Common Tale Type
The Wolf Overeats in the Cellar
Tale Classification
ATU 41
Page Range of Tale
pp. 9-13
Full Citation of Tale
"The Wolf and the Fox.” More tales from Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006, pp. 9-13.
Original Source of the Tale
The Brothers Grimm
Tale Notes
Research and Curation
Kaeli Waggener, 2024
Book Title
More tales from Grimm
Book Author/Editor(s)
Brothers Grimm, Wanda Gág
Illustrator(s)
Wanda Gág
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Date Published
2006
Decade Published
2000-2006
Publisher City
Minneapolis
Publisher Country
United States
Language
English
Rights
Copyright not evaluated
Digital Copy
Book Notes
Written and illustrated by celebrated children's author/illustrator Wanda Gág and originally published in 1947.