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The Old Woman in the Wood
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"The Old Woman in the Wood" (German: Die Alte im Wald) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 123. It is Aarne-Thompson type 442.
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![]() "Suddenly the branches twined round her and turned into two arms." Illustration by Arthur Rackham, 1917. | |
Folk tale | |
Name | The Old Woman in the Wood |
Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 442, "The Old Woman in the Woods" |
Country | Germany |
Published in | Grimms' Fairy Tales |
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