Fairytale Read: Mother Hulda (Brothers Grimm)

[@nyxx4443]

Mother Hulda really said: *I’m about to end this girls whole career lol*

[@firestarternero1819]

My grandma used to me this tale! with a few differences of course. For instance, when the second girl when down the well, she would pay no mind to the oven and the apple tree because she was in such a hurry to get her reward. Also the girls had to make the bed in her version, and beat the blankets in a certain order until feathers flew, and the second girl would just beat them all together because it was easier and she was lazy and this caused snowstorms and bad weather on the earth. The final difference was when the girls left Mother Hulda's house. The reward of the good girl was that her pockets would overflow with golden coins and they would never empty, as for the lazy girl she was covered in tar. Mother Hulda would also say to them something like "this is the reward you deserve, and it will stay with you as long as you don't change", to both of them.

[@annicakiroglu517]

My grandmother (german) would tell me and my siblings stories about a hero/king riding into a fairy tail forest and he would meet all the characters from (mostly Grimms) fairytales. Sometimes if I am feeling anxious or am having difficulty with coping with things I will always tell myself these stories in my head, I hope maybe it will help some other people :)

[@kimberlysnowyowl7871]

This is one of my favourite fairy tales from my childhood. I live in Germany and there "Mother Hulda" is called "Frau Holle" (= Mrs. Holle). The girls are called "Goldmarie" (= Golden Mary) and Pechmarie (= Tar Pitch Mary).

[@cramerfloro5936]

I love this story. There are other legend in Hessen about Mother Hulda, who probably was an old pagan goddess of nature/the Underworld.

[@driddick7361]

In Norse lore, Hulduras are beautiful forest sprites.

[@cramerfloro5936]

@@driddick7361 yeah, both names are probably just titles that come from the ancient Germanic word "hulda", holy. There are Hollen in Hessen as well!

[@AniMin82]

The original name of this story is Frau Holle.

[@brunetteartist24]

I remember reading a folk tale which had essentially the same story but things being more Indian? For example: Instead of the bread in the oven, it was a roti on an open fire. Also the fire was the one talking- asking her to clear the excess ash or smt. The general story was that a girl who lives with her in laws wishes to visit her father. Of course her inlaws are the scum of earth. The general journey was the same, but there was also a part about cleaning a stream. Instead of a mother hulda character, she just meets her father and has a good time with him. When she is making her return journey, her father gifts her a lot of stuff. The stream offers her a fine piece of cloth, the tree offers a beautiful necklace while the fire gave her the roti to eat. When she returns home, her mother in law and sister in law get jealous, the sister in law decides to go on the same journey( her sister in law is also the girl's actual sister ig- basically both sisters married into the same household) Ofc she's a brat, doesn't help anyone, the father drives her out calling her greedy. On the return journey she sees a piece of silk in the stream, is unable to catch it and her clothes are completely drenched, a tree branch falls on her head and she burns her hand on the fire while trying to get the roti.

[@PixiePrincess501]

I love this story! In the version I read the bad daughter was actually covered in pitch! (A crazy sticky tar made from pine sap. The prince from Cinderella covered the stairs in the stuff.)

[@cramerfloro5936]

I found it weird that this translation left out the pitch. I mean, to me it makes more sense for pitch to stick to you, instead of soot

[@cramerfloro5936]

0:45 Yeah... You know, there is a folktale in the Fassa Valley where this cliché is put on it's head: "the two mothers". It was written down by Carl Felix Wolf.

[@GeneralSnuggles]

My husband fell asleep to one of your tales

[@violetneedsahug3652]

That’s so sweet

[@mushroom_doesnt_exist8053]

You have the loveliest voice ever, I hope you get ur own podcast

[@IndigoGollum]

I just listen to these as tiny podcasts in the background.

[@SaiseiSekiVA]

I found this story in one of the compilations i owned and i actually love it. Funny enough it reminded me of one Enid Blyton stories where the heroine gets all the riches for her hardwork and kindness and the other mean sister got her comeuppance for her less than pleasant effort and even flat out lying. This also reminds me of a Russian folklore "Father Frost" where the heroine was sent to the middle of nowhere on a sled in the horrid cold to die (by her stepmother obviously) and Father Frost visited her, kept asking her if she was okay while cracking branches and snow all around her, and she would always kindly answered him back despite the freezing wind. He felt sorry for her eventually and knew too well no human will survive that kind of cold so he rewarded her for her kindness with riches (that included jeweled encrusted dresses and gorgeous sarafans), and sent her back to her father. Of course the stepmom tried the same with her own mean daughter and well, she ended up dead instead.

[@sanderella1642]

It been two years and I still can’t stop listening to this at bedtime. ❤️

[@carlenemoon3262]

my stepmother was kind and sweet and encouraging

[@AniMin82]

When I get a migraine, your stories take my mind off the pain and make it more bearable. Thank you 💜

[@theagentsoftheshades]

This reminds me of a fairy tale my grandmother used to tell me. I enjoy your channel very much it gives the feeling as if I am child again listening to my favorite tales.

[@PrincessDreamActress]

Thank you for telling this tale, it's nice to listen to. I'd like to hear you tell "The False Grandmother," "Little Red Cap," "The Goose Girl," or "The Three Little Men in the Wood," next.

[@cramerfloro5936]

I love "The three little men in the wood"!

[@nowingsnoangel4748]

I have a very nostalgic feeling everytime I watch your videos about fairytails: most of them I know with slight differences from childhood readings with my mom Times like this in self-isolation, feels so great to watch these videos and go “wait! I know this story by other name!” on a video made by someone from a totally different country. It’s such a nice connection. Sorry for my broke english, love you and your videos 💕

[@abitlate]

Oh, thank you for being here and for your kind words! I love how stories connect people!

[@mirunastoian6359]

I love this channel, I've loved your main channel ever since I found it, but this is my forever favourite! You have a great amazing gift for storytelling, you've helped me through bad days and have helped me get a grip through so many anxiety attacks and even helped me snap out psychotic breakdowns. I know it sounds odd saying all that, but I really appreciate your work, you're amazing, thank you for doing what you do!

[@mr.chickennuggets1088]

Such a pretty voice🥺

[@sieeeeeeen]

Oh my goodness, I have a faint memory of this Story. I am a German Girl, of course.

[@r.m.5926]

Alright, that honestly worked out better for her than I expected

[@filip7253]

This is one of my favorite fairytales of all time. But can you please do nordic fairytales soon?

[@little.prince]

Rational decisions will only guide to chaos. Unless you’re the beautiful female lead. Then you’ll get showered in gold😂

[@driddick7361]

Well my friend, rationale of regular folk doesn't seem to work when you add freaky magic in.

[@fredrikkarlsson2010]

I'm in love with your wonderful voice Frank 💖🧚‍♀️🌹

[@blueclover4399]

I like the little notes you were saying

[@potatespotato7450]

My fav channel, If helps me sleep.

[@stefaniehorvat4323]

Thats awesome, i domt remember wich video i replied on, but i actually advised you to do this story! I love your video's amd i think that if you ever visit the netherlands you shpuld go to an amusement park called the efteling, i go there a lot, there is something called the fairytale forest, right in the middle of it, with some of the story's you told already on here and made video's on at the abitfrank channel ♡ greetings from the netherlands!

[@Kamari333]

stories like this are great

[@stephanieperri5012]

Blinking with rubies & diamonds would suck...but imagine sitting down!!!

[@LittleKaori]

I actually know this story as Vrouw Holle (vrouw meaning woman or wife or in this case probably misses, and Holle pronouced Hol like HOLding, and le like the french would say it before another word), rather then mother Hulda. That's how it's told in the Netherlands anyway, with the second girl covered in tar. Peculiar how there are such differences.

[@abitlate]

I do love to see how the stories change over the years, places, and tellings! It's almost as interesting as the stories themselves :)

[@lenap3561]

It took me way to long to realize that thats Frau Holle 😂

[@SwampNymph522]

I heard another version of this story called the Dilligent Girl & the Lazy Girl

[@rachelsyrup]

"Get comfy, get cozy" Me, using this 10min video to time out my 10min chiropractic exercise: "Comfy is not the word for it."

[@huda9709]

My name is Huda, and Hulda is way too close to comfort

[@Vic-mv8iz]

I like the story well done 👍

[@biaclarissa5848]

With so many teeth in the cover I thought someone would be eaten for sure! XD

[@sourwitch2340]

I thought this would be a very different story based on the background image - but turns out I know the story well. Never thought of it as in any way scary though 😅

[@endless4236]

I think u should get more views it's really good

[@globin3477]

At first, I thought it said "Huldra", a type of wood fairy from a norwegian country.

[@stephanieperri5012]

I'm the bread maker have ADD & I just wander off after putting the bread in the oven.

[@andromedamars4239]

❤️

[@blarmy827]

Do you have stories where you don’t interject throughout the stories? I enjoy it when I’m just listening to it doing things… but as a help for sleep… it causes me to have a harder time bc then my mind is wandering to other things your saying and defeats the purpose for sleep 😂 it’s a personal problem.. but just curious if you have videos like that too ?

[@kingemo7806]

This sounds like a old Alice in wonderland story mixed with malafacent cause of the fairies

[@Pennsylvania343]

There is a hungarian folk tale that is similar to this one

[@mikayladoe6321]

Can you please read coralline!!!!

[@demonclownpancakevampire]

*Y e s*

[@poweredbymoonlight9869]

I've heared another variation of this story. I think could have been a bulgarian variety.

[@ashthemess7758]

Hi

[@abitlate]

HELLO!

[@somegirle0nthe1nternet48]

:)

[@annicakiroglu517]

:D

[@violetneedsahug3652]

:3

[@McBean1331]

Hi.

[@Aaditya.]

ninth

[@thebigdawgj]

This story would make much more sense if the ugly girl was the nice one. There are no pretty girls who are also nice.