# the stranger — Household Tales character guide

> the stranger in Household Tales by Jacob Grimm.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The stranger

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

## Who they are

A mysterious visitor who appears in various tales.

## In the story

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

The mysterious godfather who gives the man healing water and later reveals a strange household.

### [Hans in Luck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/hans-in-luck)

The lad who trades a goose for Hans's pig, claiming the pig may be stolen.

### [The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-shoes-that-were-danced-to-pieces)

The old woman who provides the soldier with advice and the invisibility cloak.

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

The traveling student who is tricked into entering the sack and is left hanging in the tree.

### [The Stolen Farthings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/household_tales_se/chapters/the-stolen-farthings)

The visitor who sees the ghost child and alerts the family.

## Links

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