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

“I have eaten for you, and I have drunk for you, I will also give you the ship; and all because you were kind to me at the first.”

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (spoken by The little grey man)

Household Stories (Grimm's Fairy Tales), The Golden Goose, trans. Lucy Crane

Portrait of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Near the end of the last tale, the little old man explains why he has helped the Simpleton through every task the king set.

Citation: "I have eaten for you, and I have drunk for you, I will also give you the ship; and all because you were kind to me at the first." — Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Household Stories (Grimm's Fairy Tales), The Golden Goose, trans. Lucy Crane. (id grimms-fairy-tales-q7)

Virtues: Charity

Portrait: Grimm, Elisabeth Baumann, Public domain.

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