The Grimm Brothers highlight the importance of being industrious and helpful in their fairy tale, “Mother Holle.” In this story, a young girl lives in very unfair, difficult circumstances. She tries her best, despite the unfavorable odds in her home, to do well for herself and those around her.
Problems Deep as a Well
A widow lives alone with her daughter and stepdaughter. However, though she has two daughters, she favors her own lazy, ugly daughter over her beautiful, industrious stepdaughter.Because of this favoritism, the widow and her ugly daughter make the stepdaughter into their own Cinderella. The beautiful stepdaughter is made to do all of the work at home and, each day, she sits at the well with the spindle and spins until her hands bleed.
