Thank you for joining us for “The Golden Goose”

Cast and Crew

Based on the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
Adapted by Karen Simpson

Directed by Bill Olson
Editor/Technical Director: Val Zvinyatskovsky
Producer: Barbie Koch

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About the Story

The Golden Goose is a fairy tale that was told by the Brothers Grimm.

Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859) Grimm were German brothers who spent their life collecting folk music and literature, and also studied languages. According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, they were among the most important German scholars of their time.

Jacob (right) and Wilhelm Grimm, oil portrait by Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann, 1855; in the National-Galerie, Berlin Staatliche Museen zu Berlin—Preussischer Kulturbesitz

Their collected tales were published as Kinder- und Hausmarchen (Children’s and Household Tales, 1812-15). It included many well known folk tales and stories that we learn today, including Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and, of course, The Golden Goose.

Our adaptation today features a few differences from the original story.  For example, in the original story the family has no name other than we know they all call the youngest son “Dummling.” There is a father and a mother and three sons. When we’re adapting a story for the stage, we often make changes for a number of reasons. Can you think why we may have changed some of these things for our production?

If you liked "The Golden Goose"...

There are so many wonderful books to read just like it! Here’s a list of other books you might like, put together by our media partner Hicklebee’s Bookstore.

Fortunately by Remy Charlip

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback

The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson

Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming

Nasreddine by Odile Weulersse

Zen Shorts by Jon Muth

Long, Tall, and Quick Eye, a tale collected by Andrew Lang

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

Librarians can help you identify the books on this list that suit your age, tastes, and reading ability. If you want to purchase books, you can help support us by buying at Hicklebee’s and mentioning PYT. The San Jose bookstore is a media sponsor of Stories on Stage.

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