# the judge — Household Tales character guide

> the judge in Household Tales by Jacob Grimm.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The judge

**First appearance:** 0000-the-frog-king-or-iron-henry

## Who they are

A legal authority figure in various tales.

## In the story

### [The Little Peasant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-little-peasant)

The Mayor who sentences the peasant to death and later drowns himself.

### [The Jew Among Thorns](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-jew-among-thorns)

The judge who initially sentences the servant to death but is forced to dance and ultimately grants him his life.

### [The Bright Sun Brings It to Light](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-bright-sun-brings-it-to-light)

Presides over the tailor's trial and condemns him for the murder.

### [The Blue Light](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-blue-light)

The corrupt judge who condemns the soldier to death; he is struck down by the dwarf.

### [The Three Apprentices](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-three-apprentices)

Presides over the trial of the apprentices, accepts their confessions, and sentences them to death before the truth is revealed.

### [Sharing Joy and Sorrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/sharing-joy-and-sorrow)

The judge hears the tailor's case and ultimately gives him the reward he deserves.

### [The Owl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-owl)

The burgomaster who proposes burning down the barn to destroy the owl.

### [The Poor Boy in the Grave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-poor-boy-in-the-grave)

The judge who receives the boy's deliveries of grapes and laughs at his simplicity, sending a letter advising better treatment.

## Links

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