The Golden Goose
Dummling sharing his meager cake with the little gray man and gaining the golden goose — the canonical reward of humble generosity.
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From Grimms' Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm
A pervasive Grimms motif: the despised youngest child or apparent fool succeeds where elder, cleverer siblings fail, through kindness to strangers and animals.
The Queen Bee
The youngest brother sparing the ants, ducks, and bees, who in turn perform the impossible tasks that disenchant the castle.
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