Die Heinzelmännchen von Köln
(The House Elves of Cologne)
Read this tale aloud, or read along with your little one. Sentences are short and the words are simple.
Once there were little elves in Cologne. They worked at night. They made shoes.
They made clothes. They made bread. People wondered.
They left food for them. The elves were happy. They left us bread and went to sleep.
The elves are still there. They still work at night. Be kind to little elves.
More tales
- Der Froschkönig (The Frog King)
- Katze und Maus in Gesellschaft (The Cat and Mouse in Partnership)
- Marienkind (Our Lady's Child)
- Märchen von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen (The Story of the Boy Who Went Forth to Learn Fear)
- Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geißlein (The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats)
- Der treue Johannes (The Faithful Johannes)