The Musicians of Bremen, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
The Musicians of Bremen, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
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The Musicians of Bremen
From the Grimms’ Fairy Tales

Author: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Narrator: Bert Stauff

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Bertha Stauff

Published: 08/26/2025

Synopsis

In “The Musicians of Bremen,” four aging domestic animals—a donkey, dog, cat, and rooster—are neglected by their masters and decide to run away to Bremen to become town musicians. On their journey, they encounter a house inhabited by robbers. The animals work together to create a cacophony of noise, scaring away the robbers and claiming the house for themselves. Despite their initial goal, the animals decide to settle in the robbers’ house, finding happiness and contentment in their new home.

About Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Jacob Grimm (born 1785) and Wilhelm Grimm (born 1786) were German scholars and folklorists. They became known for their collection of folk tales and fairy tales.

About Bert Stauff

Bert Stauff is a family nurse practitioner specializing in pediatrics. Reading is a lifetime fascination for her. It started as a young mother and has been an integral part of who she is for many years. Reading stories to young children has been a lifetime dream. Now that she is retired from nursing, she can devote time to this pursuit. She passed her passion for books on to her children, who have excelled in their career because of their love for words.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ahmed on March 30, 2017

2.5 Stars I don't think that even children can enjoy this!! Really!! Four animals, not wanted anymore by their masters and went to Bremen. During the journey, they found the house of robbers. They made the robbers to leave the house and took hold of the house!! What point is there which even a child......more

Goodreads review by C. (Comment, never msg). on August 10, 2018

Canadians build our own lore, see films from the USA, and immerse in stories from immigrants. Our generation scarcely knows the difference between Disney, or a tale from the Brothers Grimm in Germany; oftentimes because Disney filmed these. Many fairytales are staples here while others, unknown to u......more

Goodreads review by Stella on November 09, 2025

Cartea copilăriei mele 💛 „Muzicanții din Bremen” e despre curajul celor mici și înțelepți, despre prietenia care se naște când viața pare să te lase în urmă. Un măgar, un câine, o pisică și un cocoș — patru suflete alungate, care descoperă că împreună pot cânta mai tare decât orice teamă. Nu au ajuns n......more

Goodreads review by Lör on April 15, 2017

Rating: 4 / 5 The Travelling Musicians is a classic children’s faerie tale from the Brothers Grimm. This story is about numerous animals who are on the road to death by their owners, running away in the hopes of starting a band. I think that this was actually quite a funny little story. It made me lau......more

Goodreads review by Wren (fablesandwren) on September 17, 2020

I have the complete set of the Grimm Fairy-Tales, and there are so many that I haven’t read! They are very short, as one would know, so I have decided to read each one and give them a review. Some are very vulgar, some are very cute and some don’t even make sense. Some of them are well known fairy-t......more

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