# the luck-child — Household Tales character guide

> the luck-child in Household Tales by Jacob Grimm.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the luck - child

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

## Who they are

A fortunate child who succeeds against all odds.

## Relationships

### [Mother Holle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/mother_holle)

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Mother Holle tests the luck-child's character through work and rewards or punishes accordingly.

### [Mother Holle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/mother_holle)

_professional_

Mother Holle tests the luck-child's character through work and rewards or punishes accordingly.

### [Mother Holle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/mother_holle)

_professional_

Mother Holle tests the luck-child's character through work and rewards or punishes accordingly.

## In the story

### [The Good Bargain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-good-bargain)

The peasant is referred to as a luck-child by the Jew after his apparent good fortune.

### [The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-devil-with-the-three-golden-hairs)

The protagonist, born with a caul and prophesied to marry the princess; survives the king's attempts to kill him and succeeds in obtaining the devil's three golden hairs.

## Links

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