When you were little, your mother or father usually told you the stories of Little Red Riding Hood, and Cinderella and Snow White. They were stories that taught you about true love, to keep away from strangers, and do not eat fruit from strangers. Two German men in the late 1700 to mid -1800’s are responsible for these stories to have survived long enough to reach you bedside.
Jacob Grimm was born in 1785, and his brother, Wilhelm a year later. They collected and edited an anthology of most common fairytales. Before the Grimm brothers, all of these stories were passed on by mouth to mouth. The works had to be standardized, edited, and censored for their appropriateness to children. Besides their most famous work, they also wrote a standard
Jacob Grimm was born in 1785, and his brother, Wilhelm a year later. They collected and edited an anthology of most common fairytales. Before the Grimm brothers, all of these stories were passed on by mouth to mouth. The works had to be standardized, edited, and censored for their appropriateness to children. Besides their most famous work, they also wrote a standard