The Vagabonds

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The Vagabonds is the story of a rooster and a hen who set off to the woods to go nutting. Download the tale to find out about the mischief that ensues when the duck tries to stop them, especially after they pick up a pin and a needle by the side of the road!

Click here to visit the page for Household Tales from the Brothers Grimm, Volume 2. There are 10 fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm included in this volume: The Wonderful Musician, The Twelve Brothers, The Vagabonds, The Brother and Sister, Rapunzel, The Three Little Men in the Wood, The Three Spinsters, Hansel and Grethel, The White Snake, and The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean.. There are also more than 20 intricate illustrations by Golden Age illustrator Walter Crane.