- the mother leaves the kids to go get food but warns them not to open the door for the wolf
- you can identify the wolf by his rough voice and black feet
- Wolf went to a shopkeeper and bought chalk which he ate to soften his voice
- he returned to the house with a softer voice but the kids saw his black feet and refused him entry
- Wolf went and had dough put on his feet, and flour sprinkled on it to make them appear white
- the miller refused to help initially but the wolf intimidated him so he had to do it
- Wolf entered the home and ate all of the kids except for the youngest who hid in a clock case
- the author has a good description of what the room looked like after the wolf had chased all of the kids around and eaten them
- "door stood wide open"
- mother goat returned home and saw the wreckage but found the one remaining kid
- they found the wolf resting under a tree and she had her kid fetch her some scissors so she could cut out the rest of her kids
- the wolf had eaten them all whole so they were still okay
- she replaced the kids with stones after they had been taken out of his stomach
- the extra weight of the stones caused the wolf to fall head first into the watering hole when he leaned over to get a drink so he drowned
The Seven Ravens
- a man had 7 sons but he deeply wished for a daughter
- he finally received a daughter but she was born frail and he asked his sons to run and grab some water to baptize her in case she were to die soon
- all of the boys wanted to be first to dip the water out and they ended up dropping the container down the well
- the man was mad that they were taking so long so he cursed them saying "I wish that those boys would all turn to ravens"
- the boys were turned to ravens but the girl grew healthier as time passed
- the girl had heard rumors from the villagers about her brothers' misfortune so she set out to try and reverse the curse and bring them home for their fate weighed on her conscience
- she traveled far and reached the sun but it was evil and ate little children so she traveled the other way and got to the moon who was very cold and wicked.
- finally she rested among the stars who were friendly and gave her a chicken bone which would be the key she would need to enter the glass mountain where her brothers resided
- she traveled to the glass mountain but realized she dropped her key so she cut off a finger and used it instead and it worked
- when she enters the ravens aren't home and for some reason she hides until one of them finds a ring she left him to see
- it is unclear whether or not she thought they might eat her right away
- once the one boy sees the ring he wishes that his sister was here so they could be set free and she comes forth once he utters this wish
- the boys change back to humans and go home
Bibliography
The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids - Brother Grimm Ashliman Unit
The Seven Ravens - Brothers Grimm Ashliman Unit
Image Information
The Ravens Return to Boys - found on wikimedia
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