The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs

by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

In this classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale that follows the tradition of “Hansel and Gretel” and “Snow White,” a young peasant boy is predestined to greatness—once he overcomes an outlandish decree from the king. Demanding that the boy pluck three golden hairs from the scalp of the devil in order to win the princess’s hand, the king dispatches him to the devil’s cottage in the woods. Along the way many helpers materialize, including the devil’s grandmother, helping the boy on his quest and reassuring readers that the peasant boy will prevail. Illustrations of the deep forest creep and crawl thrillingly—with hidden snakes and demons for children to identify—as the hero pushes on towards his encounter with the devil.

Genres: Classics, Short Stories, Fairy Tales, Childrens, Folklore, Fantasy

6 pages, Unknown Binding

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

[Arman · Rating 5 out of 5]

قصه‌های برادران گریم
قصه ۲۹
قصه شیطانی با سه موی طلایی

یک نمونه‌ی کلاسیک از سفر قهرمانِ جوزف کمبل.
قهرمانی که برای رسیدن به دختر پادشاه، سفر ماجراجویی‌اش را آغاز می‌کند. او در مسیر، با مردمانی در رنج و مشقت روبرو می‌شود.
سپس مثل قهرمانان کمبلی به قلمروی زیرین و تاریک سفر می‌کند، دنیای مردگان را تجربه می‌کند. سپس همچون کودکی متولد شده، همراه با موهای شیطان و همینطور کلید حل مشکلات مردم، به دنیای ما برمی‌گردد.

این داستان هم کشش بسیار زیادی دارد و خیلی خوب روایت می‌شود. خرده‌داستان‌هایش هم به غنای داستان کمک کرده‌اند.

[m i l o u ✨ (Grumpy Hobbit) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really nice and short story. I listened to it with Colin Morgan's phenomenal narration.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

داستان بیست و نهم از همخوانی برادران گریم
این داستان به نسبت بقیه شون تا اینجا به نسبت خوب نوشته شده بود و هیجان داشت.

[Vaishali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow !!! Possibly the most complete Grimm tale ever. Just amazing twists... so intricate, so surprising, so funny, and so fulfilling. The hero of the story? The Devil's grandmother! Unbelievable.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

That was a really good story!

[Ruponti · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was a fun story

[Shaneka Knight · Rating 5 out of 5]

The BEST one I’ve read so far! You know, these are kinda sweet after a frustrating day of online work.

***Just editing to say in my version the devil lived with his wife not grandmother!!

[Mary Catelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Boy evades a king's attempt to kill him and does end up marrying the king's daughter, as prophesied. So the king sends him off to the devil with three golden hairs to try again.

A classic fairy tale.

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful! I really liked it!

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

one of the lesser know brothers grimm stories

[April Helms · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can see this adapted for a modern audience. Here, a child is born in a caul, which is a sign of incredible good fortune. It is prophesied that this child, from a poor family, will go on to marry the princess. The king finds out about it and is furious, and he does everything in his power to get rid of this unwanted future son-in-law. Needless to say, the king's attempts only brings the marriage about. But the king, even after the wedding, seeks to get rid of the boy and sets him to accomplish an impossible task: get three hairs from the devil's own head.

[Maddy Roth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genre: Traditional literature
Date: 11-30
Grade Range: 3-5

This book was a story I had never heard before. It was a different tale then most fairy tales. I thought it was a very well written tale and the way the answers were given to the man were given through trickery. Some of the language is more for older students or more for advanced readers.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Traditional literature
3rd-4th grade
I really found this story fun and new! I liked that it was a fairy tale I hadn’t came across before and the lessons that went along with it. The boy was brave throughout the whole book and had the fun, clever wisdom that most characters have in traditional literature or fairy tales.

[Nadine Müller-Greif · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always been looking for that kind of books to teach the languages. Great I found that in the right time.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story is old, but the illustrations are new and absolutely wonderful.

[Luthfi Ferizqi · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best from Grimm's Brother.

[Normalmente · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally a good kids tale for immature adults.

[ASH · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs has by far been my favorite piece to read. I had never heard of this story until I was assigned to read it for a class discussion, and I wish there was more to the story. I found it interesting that the devil lived with his grandmother, and he actually was not depicted as your typical “devil”. But that is just me being stereotypical, because who said the devil had to be red with horns and a long tail? It was cool to me how the devils own grandma was helping the boy to fulfill the kings list. The grandma knew exactly what she was doing when she plucked his three golden hairs. She made the devil tell the source of the problem, but there is no clear indicator that tells how the devil knew where the problem came from. So the grandma was actually the hero in this story! I inferred that since the devil knew the cause of the problem, he must have been the one to cause it. But hey, that is just me making an assumption. Overall, this story was very fun and interesting. It kept you wanting to read more, and I enjoyed it. These are my type of pieces! (212)

[Wren (fablesandwren) · Rating 3 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.

A boy is born and is prophesied to marry the king’s daughter at age 14.

The king doesn’t like this and he does everything in his power to make sure this doesn’t happen. Everything includes sending him down a river in a box, sending a letter to the queen to kill him on the spot, and sending him to retrieve three golden hairs off the devil’s head.

What in the world?

Is this kid lucky or is this kid screwed?

This is a good lesson book. I recommend.

[Paige · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐⭐⭐⭐
Not quite a 5 star Grimm Tale but definitely a good Grimm's Tale. A keeper in fact. I love how the child of pure good luck and innocence get what he deserves and was foretold to have. When Greed, which shows in most Grimm Tales, that it gets you nowhere. In fact, you can get tricked and live a hard life with greed. I never heard of this tale before but I definitely will be keeping it as a classic on my bookshelf

[Amelia Bujar · Rating 4 out of 5]

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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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good and interesting read. Once again, I feel this is more of a parable rather than fairy tale. It is a story of a young man’s journey to hell. Something rather fitting in an Ancient Greek novel.

[Saffron Moon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This rating is for the edition adapted and illustrated by Sherry Meidell.

[Mayy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Colin Morgan es el mejor narrador💖💖