The Hare and the Hedgehog
folk tale version by the Brothers Grimm
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Summary
The Hare and the Hedgehog is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (971 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Brothers Grimm[3]
- Instance of: derivative work[4]
- Genre: Volksmärchen[5]
- Based on: Q107465906[6]
- Depicts: hedgehog[7], hare[8]
- Place of publication: Göttingen[9]
- Commons category: The hare and the hedgehog[10]
- Language of work or name: Low German[11]
- Country of origin: Kingdom of Hanover[12]
- Catalog code: KHM 187[13]
- Publication date: 1843[14], January 1, 1850[15]
- Narrative location: Bexhövede[16], Buxtehude[17]
- Published in: Kinder- und Haus-Märchen[18]
- Title: Dat Wettlopen twischen den Hasen un den Swinegel up de lütje Heide bi Buxtehude[19], Der Hase und der Igel[20]
- Manifestation of: The Race between Hare and Hedgehog[21]
- First line: Disse Geschicht is lögenhaft to vertellen, Jungens, aver wahr is se doch, denn mien Grootvader, van den ick se hew, plegg jümmer, wenn he se mie vortüerde (mit Behaglichkeit vortrug), dabi to seggen „wahr mutt se doch sien, mien Söhn, anners kunn man se jo nich vertellen."[22]
- Modified version of: The Hare and the Hedgehog[23]
- Adapted by: Brothers Grimm[24]
- Copyright status: public domain[25]
Why It Matters
The Hare and the Hedgehog has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]