# the rich man — Household Tales character guide > the rich man in Household Tales by Jacob Grimm. **Role:** minor **Also known as:** the Rich Man **First appearance:** 0000-the-frog-king-or-iron-henry ## Who they are A wealthy but often unkind character in moral tales. ## In the story ### [The Three Little Men in the Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-three-little-men-in-the-wood) The father who remarries and is initially hesitant about the marriage. ### [Hänsel and Grethel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/h-nsel-and-grethel) The stepmother who convinces the father to abandon the children; she dies by the story's end. ### [Cinderella](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/cinderella) Cinderella's father, who remarries and brings the stepmother and stepsisters into the household. ### [The Girl Without Hands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-girl-without-hands) The miller who promises his daughter to the devil out of greed and fear. ### [Thumbling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/thumbling) One of the two strangers who buy Thumbling from his father, hoping to exhibit him for money. ### [First Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/first-story) The shoemaker who becomes wealthy through the help of the little men. ### [Godfather Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/godfather-death) Implied as the king who is healed and later the father of the princess. ### [Thumbling as Journeyman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/thumbling-as-journeyman) The king whose treasure chamber is robbed by Thumbling and the band of robbers. ### [The Juniper-Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-juniper-tree) The father of the boy and Marlinchen, who unknowingly eats his son's flesh and later receives a golden chain from the bird. ### [The Two Brothers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-two-brothers) The goldsmith uncle; envious and hard-hearted, he convinces the father to abandon the twins. ### [The Little Peasant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-little-peasant) The miller who is deceived by the peasant's soothsayer trick. ### [Hans in Luck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/hans-in-luck) The horseman who exchanges his horse for Hans's gold. ### [Hans Married](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/hans-married) The covetous father of the bride who agrees to the marriage based on the uncle's deceptive claims. ### [The Gold-Children](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-gold-children) The father of the bride who initially opposes the marriage but later relents after seeing the gold-child's true form. ### [The Poor Man and the Rich Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-poor-man-and-the-rich-man) Refuses lodging to the Lord, then greedily seeks wishes but squanders them through impatience and selfishness. ### [The King of the Golden Mountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-king-of-the-golden-mountain) The merchant father who makes the fateful promise to the black dwarf. ### [The Three Little Birds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-three-little-birds) The fisherman who rescues the three children from the river and raises them. ### [The Spirit in the Bottle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-spirit-in-the-bottle) The father of the boy, a poor woodcutter who toils to support his son's education and later works alongside him in the forest. ### [Wise Folks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/wise-folks) The buyer who takes two cows without paying, leaving one as security. ### [Hans the Hedgehog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/hans-the-hedgehog) Hans's father, a wealthy peasant who initially wishes for a child and later tries to get rid of Hans. ### [The Jew Among Thorns](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-jew-among-thorns) The miserly master who underpays his servant with three farthings for three years of work. ### [The Skilful Huntsman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-skilful-huntsman) The old King who tests the princess and later arranges the marriage to the huntsman. ### [The Bright Sun Brings It to Light](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-bright-sun-brings-it-to-light) The victim of the murder, whose dying words prophesy the revelation of the crime. ### [The Three Army-Surgeons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-three-army-surgeons) A rich man counting money in an inn, whose money is stolen by the surgeon with the thief's hand. ### [The Three Apprentices](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-three-apprentices) A wealthy merchant who entrusts his money to the innkeeper and is murdered by the host and his wife for his gold. ### [The Iron Stove](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-iron-stove) The old king, father of the princess, who initially tries to substitute other maidens to avoid sending his daughter. ### [The White Bride and the Black One](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-white-bride-and-the-black-one) The wicked stepmother who curses her stepdaughter, orchestrates the deception, and is ultimately punished by being stripped and placed in a nail-studded barrel. ### [Simeli Mountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/simeli-mountain) The envious rich brother who tricks the poor brother, goes to the mountain, forgets the name, and is killed by the robbers. ### [The Turnip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-turnip) The envious rich brother who plots to kill his sibling after receiving only the turnip as a gift. ### [Snow-White and Rose-Red](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/snow-white-and-rose-red) Appears as the dwarf, a greedy and rude creature who hoards treasure and is ultimately killed by the bear. ### [Strong Hans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/strong-hans) The father of the princess, who rewards Hans after the rescue. ### [The Peasant in Heaven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-peasant-in-heaven) A very rich lord who is admitted to heaven with rejoicing, an event that occurs only once in a hundred years. ### [The Hut in the Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-hut-in-the-forest) The woodcutter, father of the three daughters, who sends them with food into the forest. ### [The Nix of the Millpond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-nix-of-the-millpond) The miller, who initially lives in prosperity, then falls into poverty, and later regains wealth through his promise to the nix. ### [The Poor Boy in the Grave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-poor-boy-in-the-grave) The cruel farmer who starves and beats the boy, and whose house burns down after the boy's death. ### [The Hare and the Hedgehog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-hare-and-the-hedgehog) The hare, a haughty and arrogant character who underestimates the hedgehog. ### [The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-spindle-the-shuttle-and-the-needle) The rich girl in the village who is named as the richest, but is not chosen by the prince. ### [The Master-Thief](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-master-thief) The count, godfather to the master-thief, who sets three difficult tasks to test his thieving skills. ### [The Grave-Mound](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-grave-mound) A wealthy but hard-hearted farmer who, moved by a moment of mercy, gives corn to a poor neighbor in exchange for a promise to watch his grave. ### [Maid Maleen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/maid-maleen) The ugly bride who forces Maid Maleen to take her place at the wedding. ### [The Boots of Buffalo-Leather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-boots-of-buffalo-leather) Leader of the robbers who is astonished by the soldier's fearlessness. ### [St. Joseph in the Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/st-joseph-in-the-forest) The eldest daughter, rude and greedy, who refuses to share and is punished with a second nose. ### [God’s Food](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/god-s-food) The rich, childless sister who refuses to help and drives the poor widow away. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters/the_rich_man - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/characters