The Hurds

The Hurds

"The Hurds" or "Odds and Ends" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in "Grimm's Fairy Tales". [Jacob and Wilheim Grimm, "Household Tales", [http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/156oddsandends.html "Odds and Ends"] ]

It is Aarne-Thompson type 1451, a suitor chooses the thrifty girl. [D.L. Ashliman, " [http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimmtales.html The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales (Grimms' Fairy Tales)] "]

ynopsis

A lazy girl tore out handfuls of flax when she found a knot while spinning. Her industrious servant gathered them and made a gown. The lazy girl was to marry, but told her bridegroom that the servant was wearing a dress of her "hurds" or "odds and ends", and the bridegroom married the servant instead.

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