The Golden Goose

This Grimm tale about goodness begins when three brothers go (one at a time) into the forest to chop wood. Each meets a hungry old man who begs for food. The first two brothers refuse to help, but the youngest, a simpleton, generously offers his bread. After being rewarded with a gold-feathered goose, he sets out on a journey, and “hokety, pokety, stickety, stuck” he attracts three goofy sisters who are down on their luck. Each person this simpleton encounters on his way through the town — a parson, a sexton, a lady, and a peasant — gets stuck to a feather when they touch the golden goose. But when the goose gets the attention of a princess who is longing for a laugh, the simpleton wins her heart and ends the caravan at last. This humorous story is full of giving, goodness, and good rhymes!