Little Brother and Little Sister
The sister, referred to as a maiden, who marries the King and becomes Queen.
The Three Little Men in the Wood
The stepsister who is rude to the dwarfs and is cursed with ugliness, toads from her mouth, and a miserable death.
The Three Spinners
The girl is referred to as the maiden after she is taken to the palace.
Cinderella
Cinderella's mother, who on her deathbed advises her daughter to be good and pious.
The Riddle
The stepdaughter who warns the travelers about her stepmother's wicked arts.
Mother Holle
The ugly and idle stepsister who serves Mother Holle poorly and is covered with pitch.
The Seven Ravens
The sister who undertakes the quest to free her brothers.
The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
The goat that deceives the tailor and his sons, causing the sons to be driven out.
The Robber Bridegroom
The miller's beautiful daughter, betrothed to a suitor she secretly fears; she visits his house, witnesses a murder, and later exposes the bridegroom.
Frau Trude
The obstinate and inquisitive girl who disobeys her parents and visits Frau Trude.
Fitcher's Bird
The eldest daughter, first kidnapped by the wizard, who enters the forbidden room and is murdered.
Fitcher's Bird
The second daughter, also kidnapped and murdered after entering the forbidden room.
The Juniper-Tree
The first wife who dies after childbirth, buried under the juniper tree.
The Six Swans
The witch's daughter who becomes queen; she uses magic to transform the king's sons into swans.
Sweetheart Roland
Alternate reference to the stepdaughter, especially in her transformed state as a flower and later as a housekeeper for the shepherd.
The Golden Bird
The beautiful princess from the Golden Castle who becomes the youth's bride.
The Three Feathers
A beautiful maiden transformed from a little toad by the magical toad, who becomes Simpleton's wife and wins the final leaping contest.
The Golden Goose
The second daughter of the innkeeper, who also becomes stuck to the goose.
The Hare’s Bride
The daughter who is sent to chase the hare, eventually taken to the hare's hut as a bride, but escapes by substituting a straw doll.
The Twelve Huntsmen
The prince's first betrothed who disguises herself and eleven maidens as huntsmen to be near him.
Jorinda and Joringel
Jorinda, a fair maiden turned into a nightingale by the witch.
The Pink
The girl wished for by the prince; she refuses to kill him and is later transformed into a pink flower.
Hans Married
The rich peasant's daughter who marries Hans and is shown his patched smock-frock as his property.
The Gold-Children
The beautiful maiden who marries the gold-child and remains faithful despite her father's anger.
The Goose-Girl
The waiting-maid who usurps the princess's identity and marries the prince.
The King of the Golden Mountain
The enchanted princess who becomes his wife and later betrays him by stealing the wishing-ring.
The Three Little Birds
The queen's daughter, who sets out to find her brothers, receives guidance from an old woman, retrieves a bird and water, and frees a prince.
Sweet Porridge
The mother of the girl, who accidentally causes the porridge to overflow by not knowing the stopping command.
Wise Folks
A widow who believes the peasant came from heaven and gives him money for her husband.
The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat
A magical cat who is actually a princess; she tests Hans's faithfulness and rewards him with a horse and marriage.
Hans the Hedgehog
Second king's daughter, who willingly marries Hans and helps him burn his hedgehog skin, leading to his transformation.
The Cunning Little Tailor
The princess is the maiden in this tale, though she is not a passive figure; she actively tries to thwart the tailor.
The Bright Sun Brings It to Light
The tailor's wife, who extracts his secret and inadvertently causes his downfall by sharing it.
The King's Son Who Feared Nothing
The enchanted black maiden who becomes white and fair after the king's son endures three nights of torment.
Donkey Cabbages
The beautiful maiden under the witch's control who betrays the huntsman but is ultimately forgiven and married.
Ferdinand the Faithful
An honest girl at the inn who falls in love with Ferdinand the Faithful and helps him secure a position as outrider.
One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes
The wise woman who advises Two-Eyes and provides the magical goat and instructions.
The White Bride and the Black One
The rude biological daughter of the stepmother, cursed to be black and ugly, who impersonates the stepdaughter and marries the king.
The Three Black Princesses
The three black princesses who are trapped in the enchanted castle and seek deliverance.
The Maid of Brakel
A girl from Brakel who goes to St. Anne's Chapel to pray for a husband.
Brides on Their Trial
The third sister, chosen for her careful and thrifty way of eating cheese.
Odds and Ends
The lazy bride who throws away knotted flax and is abandoned by her bridegroom.
Snow-White and Rose-Red
Appears as Rose-red, the lively sister who enjoys the outdoors and marries the prince's brother.
The Glass Coffin
A beautiful count's daughter imprisoned in a glass coffin by a magician.
Strong Hans
A princess imprisoned in the castle dungeon by the dwarf, rescued twice by Hans.
The Hut in the Forest
The youngest daughter, referred to as the maiden, who feeds the animals and is rewarded with marriage to the prince.
The Nix of the Millpond
The beautiful and truehearted maiden who marries the huntsman and later works to free him.
The True Sweethearts
The same as the girl, referred to as the maiden after inheriting the castle and becoming a cowherd.
The Hare and the Hedgehog
The hedgehog's wife, who helps him by impersonating him during the race.
The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle
The orphaned girl who lives alone after her godmother's death, industriously spinning, weaving, and sewing, and who uses her magical tools to attract the prince.
The Drummer
The beautiful maiden who helps the drummer complete impossible tasks by using her wishing-ring.
St. Joseph in the Forest
The second daughter, who shares her food but insists on sharing the bed, and receives a small sack of money.
The Rose
The mother of the two children, who tends the rose and discovers her daughter's death.
