Grimm Guide

"Said the dragon, 'Many knights have left their lives here, I shall soon have an end to you,
too,' and he breathed fire out of seven jaws." - The Two Brothers



"The Two Brothers" tells the tale of two young men who part ways on their quest for their
fortune. While the tale takes many twists and turns, in a certain passage one brother finds
himself face to face with a dragon.



The younger comes to a town where a dragon has eaten every young maiden except the
princess, who is to be eaten the next day. The next morning, the princess is brought to the hill,
and the seven-headed dragon breathes fire, setting the grass ablaze. The huntsman cuts off six
of its heads and its tail and has his animal friends stomp out the flames and tear the beast to
bits. The princess distributes her necklace among the animals and gives the huntsman her knife,
with which he cuts off the dragon's tongues.



Like the episode "Plumed Serpent," this story follows the standard formula of a princess held
captive by a dragon and the noble fighter who must kill the dragon and bring the princess to
safety. While this story has been told in many iterations, it's noteworthy that "The Two
Brothers" is one of the original tales collected by the Brothers Grimm.

German: demon fire



Dragon-creatures who are able to breathe fire by converting fat through ketosis into a
highly flammable Acetone vapor. The Daemonfeuer are treasure-mongers and are very
possessive of the large amounts of copper they're known to collect.

"For me there are neither locks nor bolts, whatsoever I desire is mine." - The Master Thief

"The Master Thief" is the tale of a young man who is taken in by a band of robbers as their apprentice. They set the boy out to prove himself on a number of tasks, which the boy does easily using trickery. The sly boy quickly steals his way to the top and uses his skills to excel in other areas, including winning the hand of a squire's daughter.

In "Three Coins in a Fuchsbau," the Coins of Zakynthos make the holder seemingly indestructible. It can be argued that the holder of the coins can accomplish anything, much like the Master Thief. In addition, the obvious theme of robbery takes a precedence in this episode... it seems like Nick's the only one who's not trying to get his hands on those coins for all the wrong reasons!