The Jew Among Thorns
The Jew Among Thorns (Children’s and Household Tales No.110) The next one ‚ Der Jude im Dorn ’ (The Jew Among Thorns / The Jew in the Brumble), Grimm’s Fairy Tale No. 110, is very controversial . It describes a Jew (standing in for all Jews) as being a greedy, depraved monster who deserves humiliation and punishment (this was a comment by Maria Tatar [1] ). ⁋ It’s again a long story (you can read the entire tale here [2] . Wikipedia provides a synopsis [3] . After three years, a good servant only receives three hellers from his stingy master and is satisfied because he doesn't understand anything about money. He meets a little man who asks him for the money and, when he sees his good heart, grants him three wishes . He wants a bird's reed [a blowpipe] that hits everything, a violin, whose music makes everyone dance, and third, that whenever I ask a favor of anyone, it will be granted. Then he meets a Jew for whom he shoots a bird from a tree with the blo...