In a Johann Wolfgang von Goethe work named for this genre, a ferryman refuses payment in gold and demands to be paid in vegetables instead. Andrew Lang produced books of twelve different colors which contained these works, including "Allerleirauh" (all-err-"lie"-rau). In one work of this type, members of the title group stand on top of each other to observe and foil a group of thieves in a cottage. In German, these works 
In a Johann Wolfgang von Goethe work named for this genre, a ferryman refuses payment in gold and demands to be paid in vegetables instead. Andrew Lang produced books of twelve different colors which contained these works, including "Allerleirauh" (all-err-"lie"-rau). In one work of this type, members of the title group stand on top of each other to observe and foil a group of thieves in a cottage. In German, these works are called (*) mÃ¤rchen ("mare"-chen). In another work in this genre, the title characters are abandoned in the forest by their woodcutter father before they encounter an edible house. For 10 points, name this type of story, examples of which include "The Town Musicians of Bremen" and "Hansel and Gretel", which appear in a collection by the Brothers Grimm.