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Quotation from Household Stories (Grimm's Fairy Tales) by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

“That is the reward for your service,”

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (spoken by Mother Hulda)

Household Stories (Grimm's Fairy Tales), Mother Hulda, trans. Lucy Crane

Portrait of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Instead of the shower of gold that fell on her diligent stepsister, a kettle of pitch is emptied over the lazy daughter as she leaves.

Citation: "That is the reward for your service," — Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Household Stories (Grimm's Fairy Tales), Mother Hulda, trans. Lucy Crane. (id grimms-fairy-tales-q6)

Virtues: Industry

Portrait: Grimm, Elisabeth Baumann, Public domain.

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