Clever Hans (fairy tale)

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Clever Hans
Illustration by Otto Ubbelohde to the fairy tale Clever Hans
Folk tale
Name	Clever Hans
Also known as	Der gescheite Hans
Aarne–Thompson grouping	1685 and 1696
Country	Germany
Published in	Grimms' Fairy Tales

"Clever Hans" (German "Der gescheite Hans") is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 32) about a boy who ruins his engagement with a girl through a variety of comedic events. The title is claimed by most people to be ironic. It is Aarne-Thompson type 1685 and 1696.