The poor soldier fell to the damp floor without being Then the witch became furious, let him fall back into the well, and 'No,' he said, sensing herĮvil thoughts, 'I shall not give you the light until I am standing on the

She wanted to take the blue light from him. And she did pull him up, but when he was close to the edge, He found the blue light and gave a sign that she should pull The next day the old woman led him to the well and lowered him down it Behind my house there is a dry well into which my light hasįallen. 'Tomorrow I have only a small taskįor you. The soldier took the entire day to do this, and that evening the witch Will cut up and split a stack of wood for me.' I will take you in for one more night if tomorrow you 'I see,' said the witch, 'that you can do The soldier agreed, and the next day he worked with all his might, butĬould not finish before evening. Will have pity and take you in after all, if you will do what I ask of 'Who gives anything to a runaway soldier? But I 'Give me a night's shelter and a little to eat andĭrink,' he said to her, 'otherwise I will perish.' He approached it and came to a little house, Walked the whole day long, until he came to a forest in the evening. There will be no more moneyįor you, because wages are only for those who earn them.'īecause the soldier did not know how he could earn a living, he sadly Serve because of the many wounds he had received, the king said to him, When the war was over and the soldier could no longer Once upon a time there was a soldier who had served the king loyallyįor many long years.

Library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology.

The Tinderbox (Denmark, Hans Christian Andersen).

The Transverse Flute (Germany, Carl and Theodor Colshorn).

The Giants and the Tinderbox (Germany, Heinrich Pröhle).

The Soldier and the Tinderbox (Germany, Wilhelm Busch).

The Three Dogs (Germany, Georg Schambach and.

The Deserter with the Tinderbox (Austria, J.

The Blue Light (Germany, Jacob and Wilhelm.

Folktales of Aarne-Thompson-Uther Type 562

Witch from brave hairy chin