Friday, February 20, 2015

Happy Winter Fairy Tale Enthusiasts: When the Stars Fell From Heaven



When the stars fell from heaven:  Sterntaler


There was once a small girl, whose father and mother were dead. The girl was so poor that she didn’t have a room to live in or a bed to sleep in and finally had no more than the clothes on her back and one little piece of bread in her hand, which a compassionate soul had given her. But the girl was good and pious. And because the child had been abandoned by the entire world, she went out in the fields in faith to meet dear God. The girl met a poor man, who said “Oh, give me something to eat, I am so hungry.” The girl gave him an entire piece of bread and said “God bless you and yours,” and continued walking. The girl came to a child who was crying and said “I am freezing and my head is so cold, give me something to cover it.” The girl took off her cap and gave it to the child. And after the girl had walked a while, it met another child who didn’t have a wrap and was freezing: the girl gave it her wrap; and then a bit further another child asked for the girl’s jacket, she also gave it to him. Finally it reached the forest and it was already dark. A child came and asked for her shirt and the pious girl thought “It is darkest night, no one will see you, you can give him your shirt,” and she took off her shirt and also gave it away. And as it stood there and had nothing left in the world, the stars fell from heaven and they were hard, shiny coins: and although the girl had just given away her little shift, she had a new one and this one was made of the finest linen. She collected the coins and was rich all the days of her life.



Further fairy tale reading: a Brothers Grimm fairy tale about the cosmos:

http://www.fairytalechannel.com/2010/03/grimms-fairy-tale-no-175-moon.html

Further reading for a cold winter's night:

http://www.fairytalechannel.com/2015/02/spring-is-in-air-in-fairy-tale-land-but.html



Read more fairy tales by clicking on link:

FairyTaleChannel.com