King Thrushbeard

by Jacob Grimm, Irina Dobrescu (Illustrations)

Because of her hateful pride the king gave his daughter in marriage to the first beggar to pass the castle gates.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Short Stories, Picture Books, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Folklore

32 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1958

About the author

German philologist and folklorist Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm in 1822 formulated Grimm's Law, the basis for much of modern comparative linguistics. With his brother Wilhelm Karl Grimm (1786-1859), he collected Germanic folk tales and published them as Grimm's Fairy Tales (1812-1815).

Indo-European stop consonants, represented in Germanic, underwent the regular changes that Grimm's Law describes; this law essentially states that Indo-European p shifted to Germanic f, t shifted to th, and k shifted to h. Indo-European b shifted to Germanic p, d shifted to t, and g shifted to k. Indo-European bh shifted to Germanic b, dh shifted to d, and gh shifted to g.

This jurist and mythologist also authored the monumental German Dictionary and his Deutsche Mythologie .

Adapted from Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Aqsa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a lovely little read about a proud and haughty princess who finds wrong with every possible suitor and can't help making fun of them until one day, her father, the King marries her to a penniless travelling fiddler who takes her to his home and makes her do all the work which cures her of her pride.

The lesson was cute in this one and I enjoyed how it ended.
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[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a pretty good short story I read online about a princess who is taught a lesson after she made fun of others appearances. A great tale from the brothers Grimm. If you enjoy fairytales, definitely check this story out for yourself.

[Wren (fablesandwren) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have the complete set of the Grimm Fairy-Tales, and there are so many that I haven’t read! They are very short, as one would know, so I have decided to read each one and give them a review. Some are very vulgar, some are very cute and some don’t even make sense. Some of them are well known fairy-tales and some have never been told. Some are fairy-tales we know but are not the same because they have been downplayed for the children.

The king as a beautiful but spoiled daughter. Not a surprise.

He sees that she is spoiled after she makes fun of all the princes that come and want her hand in marriage. So he marries her to a beggar.

WHAT.

So anyway, sorry for my mental breakdown, he begins to humble her spirit.

After many unfortunate events, she becomes a cook at the palace.

When her older brother is getting married, she makes a big mess of things and is made fun of!

So, will she get her happily ever after with the beggar? IDK READ THE BOOK.

[Ami · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I enjoyed the illustrations, the story was not my favorite. The plot is reminiscent of The Taming of the Shrew without the humor. And while I agree people shouldn't be arrogant or haughty or judge others based on their looks, a marriage based upon deception and punishment doesn't feel right. For me, the ends did not justify the means.

[Namiko]

This story reminds me of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shew." Maybe the princess learned a lesson but I'm not sure that their marriage would be happy or not...

[J.J. Wray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Schwer für mich zu verstehen, aber ich mochte den Humor.

Ich mag diesen Satz, weil dies die Bedeutung der Geschichte ist

‚Ich glaube, du hast jetzt gelernt, nicht so eingebildet zu sein‘

[esmaeyildiz 👒 · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Ach, wem gehört der schöne Wald?"
"Der gehört dem König Drosselbart; hättst du'n genommen, so wär er dein."

[Vaishali · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit like "Taming of the Shrew" but set in medieval times... so dreamier! A great story about persistence, kindness, and humility.

[Joseph Knecht · Rating 3 out of 5]

When she insults all her suiters, she is bound to be taught a lesson.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my absolute favorite fairy tale/comic book. I'd guess that I easily read this 50 times (multiple times a year for several years).

2023
Very familiar. I understand why I liked it.

[Paige · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great tale about not judging the book by its cover. That you should not judge someone by how they look or even better, to mock them on how they look. If you judge someone, you most likely will get your punishment for it. Like the princess in this story who had learned her lesson.

I love the tale just because it really can teach you a life lesson. I own the Complete Grimm Fairytales and with that some are not so popular. This being not a very popular one but it really should be. It should be a classic. It is to me. A must read.

[Amelia Bujar · Rating 4 out of 5]

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The original tale is much better but also darker then the version kids see.

It is different but not that different from what you might remember from first hearing this tale as a kid.

The plot here are very good but also dark which is the mix which I personally like a lot.

The writing style here was very old and you could feel the vibe of old the Europe which was amazing for me.

[James Biser · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is another classic story by the Brothers Grimm. An arrogant princess rudely makes fun of every suitor that comes to her kingdom to think of marriage. She even remarks that one king's bearded chin resembles the beak of a thrush. People call him King Thrushbeard. After this, the parents of the princess decide that she will be married to the next beggar they happen upon. She marries a fiddler and she is forced to learn humility. Like all of Grimms' tales, there is surprise at the end.

[April Helms · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recall seeing an animation based on this story. Here, the story features a lovely but haughty princess who not only rejects her suitors but mocks them. Her father the king finally has enough and marries her to the first beggar he sees, much to the horror of the proud princess. Her fine clothes and delicious meals are replaced with a tiny hovel and barely enough food to survive on. The princess learns about hard work and humility.

[The Brothers · Rating 4 out of 5]

King Thrushbeard's story by the Brother's Grimm: Snotty princess rejects all suitors, angers father, gets wed to poor man, learns to be a better person, discovers poor man actually King she taunted earlier in story.

Illustrations are kooky and neat - really enjoyed them.

[Judith · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations are fantastic.

[Briana · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars for the story. Such a grim (ha!) tale. "/

5 stars for the art. It's fabulously quirky and eccentric.

[QueenOfHoney · Rating 5 out of 5]

So sweet! Loved it

[Amanda Roux · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know what to feel. Sometimes, the good or the better person in a relationship is who pays the biggest price... Yeah. Grimm remembered me that life sucks sometimes.

[Wilma Monica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Im going to tell my children to read this one when I had them..

[Hilde Helseth · Rating 4 out of 5]

'A book that makes you nostalgic' A favourite book when I was a child, mainly because of the illustrations by Maurice Sendak

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent story with excellent morals. Be careful how you treat others as, it will come back to haunt you. Do unto others as you expect done to yourself.

[Susan Molloy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very entertaining and interesting Grimm Brothers fairy tale.

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hah, she was definitely taught a lesson! Very predictable though.