He Who Helped You When You

This moral sentiment recurs across multiple tales in the Grimms' Kinder- und Hausmärchen (1812–1857), reflecting the collection's recurring concern with gratitude and loyalty. In tales such as "The Grateful Beasts" and "Faithful Johannes," the failure to honour a helper who aided you in distress typically brings calamity, while steadfast gratitude is rewarded. The Grimms saw such ethical precepts as part of the folk wisdom embedded in the German oral tradition.