Escape & Pursuit

This classic Grimm fairy tale tells of two children who fall into a well inhabited by a water-nix and must escape her enslavement through wit and magic. A quintessential folk narrative preserved by the Brothers Grimm, the story exemplifies the oral tradition of European fairy tales with its straightforward moral framework and magical obstacles. Readers should expect a brief, fast-paced adventure featuring clever children, a supernatural antagonist, and fantastical impediments to pursuit.