The Fisherman and His Wife

Adapted by Tracy Lyon from the story The Fisherman and His Wife

in The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales published by Pantheon Books

There once was an old couple who lived by the Sea in a very small, somewhat run-down shack, with a leaky roof and a somewhat crumbly foundation. The old man would fish from the Sea and bring in just enough food for them to eat and a little to sell to buy necessities. The old woman would garden to provide them fresh vegetables and she would knit his socks. But all in all they were pretty content with their simple life.

old couple in front of a shack with a vegetable garden