The Fisherman and His Wife

The Fisherman and His Wife
"The Fisherman and His Wife" illustration by Alexander Zick
Folk tale
NameThe Fisherman and His Wife
Aarne–Thompson groupingATU 555
CountryGermany
Published inGrimm's Fairy Tales

"The Fisherman and His Wife" (Low German: Von dem Fischer un syner Fru) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in 1812 (KHM 19). The tale is of Aarne–Thompson type 555, about dissatisfaction and greed. It may be classified as an anti-fairy tale.

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