In the Brothers Grimm tale called Donkey Cabbages the huntsman was deceived, robbed of his treasures and left to die by the witch and her daughter. The witch came up with the plans but her daughter executed them.
After the witch's daughter had tricked the huntsman and abandoned him to a terrible fate on the mountain, the hunter found his way back and exacted revenge on them. The witch dies and the witch's daughter asks the hunter for forgiveness stating that she loved him.
The tale ends "...I will take you for my true wife. So the wedding was celebrated, and they lived happily together until their death."
Was Nick and Adalind's story loosely drawn from this story? Would the Brothers Grimm have disapproved of Nick and Adalind living happily ever after?
After the witch's daughter had tricked the huntsman and abandoned him to a terrible fate on the mountain, the hunter found his way back and exacted revenge on them. The witch dies and the witch's daughter asks the hunter for forgiveness stating that she loved him.
The tale ends "...I will take you for my true wife. So the wedding was celebrated, and they lived happily together until their death."
Was Nick and Adalind's story loosely drawn from this story? Would the Brothers Grimm have disapproved of Nick and Adalind living happily ever after?