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"The Seven Ravens" (German: Die sieben Raben) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 25). It is of Aarne–Thompson type 451 ("The Maiden Who Seeks Her Brothers"), commonly found throughout Europe.
A fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. There was once a man who had seven sons, and still he had no daughter, however much he wished for one. At length his wife again gave him hope of a child, and when it came into the world it was a girl.
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A girl sets out to rescue her seven brothers who were turned into ravens by their father's curse. She faces various dangers and obstacles on her way, but finally succeeds with the help of a drumstick and a ring.
- ATU Typ 451
- 35.2
- KHM 25
Die sieben Raben. There was once a man who had seven sons, and still he had no daughter, however much he wished for one. At length his wife again gave him hope of a child, and when it came into the world it was a girl. The joy was great, but the child was sickly and small, and had to be privately baptized on account of its weakness.
A classic story of a girl who saves her brothers from a curse by a wicked father. She travels to the glass-mountain, where the brothers are turned into ravens, and uses her ring to free them.
Plot. A man and a woman have seven young sons and one baby daughter. The daughter is small and weak and her parents fear she will not survive. Her father wants to have her baptized before she dies. He sends one of his sons to the well to fetch water with which to baptize her.
Sep 21, 2023 · "The Seven Ravens", translated by Alice Lucas, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, in The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (1909) This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
