-the fisherman lived with his wife on a lonely island
-his wife always wanted more than he could ever give
-he went out to fish one day, but the fish he could started talking back to him
-he was so startled when it begged for its life that he let it go
-he ran home to tell his wife about his extraordinary day and the magical fish
-but all she had to say was a complaint about how come he didn't use the fish to try to get a wish or capture the talking fish so they could become rich
-so the man went back to the fish and asked for a cottage so they would have more space to live
-he returned home to find his wish had been granted by the fish
-everything his wife wished, she made her husband go ask of the fish and he granted it
-she had wished for more and more until finally the fish took away everything he had granted her and they ended up as poor as they started out
Aschenputtel:
-a young girl knew her mother was sick, but her parents hid how close her mother was to dying from her
-when her mother was on her death bed she called her daughter to her side and told her to always make the right choices and be kind
-her father soon remarried and along with her stepmother came two new sisters
-at first she was excited to have new sisters and friends to play with, but she soon realized they were cruel and only pretended to be kind when her father was around
-her step mother made her do all the chores of the household while her sisters did nothing
-she found a friends in the animals that lived in the woods that surrounded the house
-they helped her with chores and even helped her make a dress when she escaped to the king's ball
-and ultimately helped the prince find her at her house
-she was able to leave the cruel treatment of her stepmother and stepsisters forever
Bibliography:
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm translated by Lucy Crane
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