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Brothers Grimm

Thanks to the Grimm brothers many children enjoyed reading the stories of brave heroes that always win over the evil. The Grimm brothers are well-known German authors that, with a little help from the national stories, made fairytales that were enjoyed by the older and the younger.

The older brother Jacob was born in 1785 and died in 1863. The younger brother Wilhelm was born in 1786 and died in 1859. Both of them were linguists and philosophers. Jacob published a German grammar and together with his brother he published a German dictionary.

Both of them studied law in Marburg and during that period both of them criticized the King Ernest August I. and because of that, they could not end their school because they were banned. Because of the inability of studying law both of them started writing fairy tales which made them famous.

They were collecting them and writing them together while Wilhelm gave them a final touch. Their fairy tales are known as stories full of wisdom and cheerfulness.

In the beginning, their collection contained 86 stories and through repeated publishing the number grew to 200. Some of their most famous works are "The Sleeping Beauty", "Cinderella", "Snow White", "Rapunzel"…

Snow White

Author: Brothers Grimm

The Grimm brothers are the authors of many fairy tales that are well known to this day. They became world-famous after releasing the first collection of ancient folk tales named "Children's and Household Tales". They got the idea for the various fairy tales after collecting folk stories, which served them as an … [Read more...] about Snow White

Town Musicians of Bremen

Author: Brothers Grimm

In the fairytale "Town Musicians of Bremen" an encounter between four animals, who believe their life is over, is described. The owner wanted to get rid of them so they decided to head their own way. A donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster decided to go to Bremen. Since it was a long journey they got hungry and … [Read more...] about Town Musicians of Bremen

The Brave Little Tailor

Author: Brothers Grimm

"The Brave Little Tailor" is a fairytale that describes the events of the main character and his outsmarting with a giant. After he killed seven flies with one hit he thought it would be a good idea to see the world instead of spending his day in his tailor shop. He met a giant on his adventure and he tried to … [Read more...] about The Brave Little Tailor

Rapunzel

Author: Brothers Grimm

While reading fairytales, we enter an amazing world or surreal events that happen to the main characters. In this fairy tale, the main theme is the love between two young people. An evil Witch wants to destroy their love, but she doesn’t do it in the end. Rapunzel is a fairy tale about the love between a young … [Read more...] about Rapunzel

The Frog Prince

Author: Brothers Grimm

"The Frog Prince" is a classical fairytale about a prince who is turned into a frog by an evil witch. In order to break the spell a good princess had to grant him one wish. Luckily the youngest princess in the kingdom came to play near the lake every day so the frog got he’s chance to become a prince again. The … [Read more...] about The Frog Prince

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Author: Brothers Grimm

The fairytale about twelve sisters going to a ball in their dancing shoes is a story that awakens our imagination and makes us think about pleasant music, beautiful dresses and dancing. Every night they would go to their princes to go and dance all night. Their father was worried because their dancing shoes didn’t … [Read more...] about The Twelve Dancing Princesses

The Fisherman and His Wife

Author: Brothers Grimm

The tale of the fisherman and his wife is a fairytale about a wife that asked the impossible from her husband. He caught a magical fish, and she asked him to let her live. He was kindhearted and pleased her demand, and she granted him three wishes. The fisherman had no desires, and he let her swim on. When he told … [Read more...] about The Fisherman and His Wife

The Golden Goose

Author: Brothers Grimm

"The Golden Goose" unlike other Grimm’s fairytales is less famous. The main character is Simpleton and he got his name because his always pulling pranks and jokes. The theme of the fairytale is the reward some can receive for doing a good deed. The plot begins suddenly, with no introduction, so there is no ordinary … [Read more...] about The Golden Goose

The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats

Author: Brothers Grimm

"The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats" is one of the most famous fairytales from the Grimm’s magnificent world of fairytales. The main characters are animals. The wolf represents a violent and evil person that wants to hurt innocent children. The Goats are the innocent children that listen to their parents but because of … [Read more...] about The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats

Hansel and Gretel

Author: Brothers Grimm

"Hansel and Gretel" is a fairytale published by the Grimm brothers and many kids grew up with it. This well-known fairytale has many screen adaptations and some of them are darker and other’s are just like the fairytale. This fairytale shows us the 19th century problems where it wasn’t unusual for parents to leave … [Read more...] about Hansel and Gretel

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