<P> "How Six Made Their Way in the World" (German: Sechse kommen durch die ganze Welt, KHM 71) is a Grimms' fairy tale about an ex-soldier and his five companions with special abilities who through their feats obtain all of the king's wealth . It is classed as AT type 513 A, or the "Six Go through the Whole World" type . </P> <P> The Grimms' main version is the one of many collected from storyteller Dorothea Viehmann, localized in Zwehren (de); a version close to it known in Paderborn is also discussed in their notes . </P> <P> "How Six Men got on in the World" (Hunt, 1884), "How Six Travelled through the World" (Wehnert, 1853) are among other English - translated title given for this tale . </P> <P> A soldier discharged from military duty receives only three coins for his service . He vows that the king will one day hand over all his treasures . While traveling, the soldier meets five others with extraordinary abilities, and recruits them to become his servant . They are: a strong man who pulled six trees from the ground with his bare hands, a keen - eyed hunter who was taking aim at a fly on a twig two miles away, a man whose breath could turn seven windmills, a fast runner who had to remove one leg to slow himself down, and a man who causes a terrible frost in the air unless he wears his hat crooked over one ear . </P>

How six made their way in the world