E04 · Brothers Grimm

The Juniper Tree

He is eating his own son. His daughter gathers the bones.

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The Juniper Tree — Dark Fairytales

Scheduled · Nov 20, 2026

A boy disappears, his father sits down to dinner, and his sister knows what has been served. A bird returns with a song that tells the truth.

Scheduled for Nov 20, 2026. New tales every Friday: video at 4:00 PM ET, podcast at 9:00 PM ET.

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Text & translation

Grimm’s Household Tales, English edition by Marian Edwardes (1912); public domain source edition. Read the source edition ↗