Our Lady's Little Glass (Children's Legends)
A young girl is given a glass that allows her to see the future. She uses it to predict and prevent various misfortunes, but ultimately becomes trapped in a cycle of fate.
By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm · First published 1819 · Genre: Fairy Tale, Children's Literature, Legend · 187 words
First lines
Once upon a time a waggoner's cart which was heavily laden with wine had stuck so fast that in spite of all that he could do, he could not get it to move again. Then it chanced that Our Lady just happened to come by that way, and when she perceived the poor man's distress, she said to him, "I am tired and thirsty, give me a glass of wine, and I will set thy cart free for thee. " "Willingly," answered the waggoner, "but I have no glass in which I can give thee the wine. " Then Our Lady plucked a little white flower with red stripes, called field bindweed, which looks very like a glass, and gave it to the waggoner. He filled it with wine, and then Our Lady drank it, and in the self-same instant the cart was set free, and the waggoner could drive onwards. The little flower is still always called Our Lady's Little Glass.
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- Work type: Fable
- Author: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
- Date: 1819 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Fairy Tale, Children's Literature, Legend, Religious Fiction
- Length: 187 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Fairy Tale — The story features magical elements and a moral lesson, typical of fairy tales.
- Children's Literature — The narrative is simple and suitable for a young audience, characteristic of children's literature.
- Legend — The story involves a supernatural figure and explains the origin of a natural element, fitting the genre of legend.
- Religious Fiction — The presence of a religious figure, Our Lady, and the moral undertone align with religious fiction.
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Fairy Tale · German Folklore · Children's Literature · Short Story · Fantasy · Magic · Glass · Miracle · Religion · Catholicism · Virgin Mary · Legend