The Bremen Town Musicians. Fairy tales. Grimm J., Grimm V.

brothers Grimm - Jacob (1785–1863) and William (1786–1859) - German researchers of folk culture, collectors of fairy tales and legends, the creators of the first dictionary of the German language. 1807 during his trip to Germany. Their interlocutors were mostly ordinary people: peasants, taverns, pharmacists, shepherds. And in one elderly military, the brothers even exchanged fairy -tale stories for the “old dress.”

The first collection of fairy tales collected in German lands and processed by the Grimm brothers was published in 1812.

The first edition of the remarkable fairy-tale stories were loved by young readers.

Cinderella, Snow White, Wolf and Seven Knocks, S-s-Palchik, Bremen musicians, Rapunzel and others The works of German storytellers are still loved and revered throughout the world. Many of them are the basis for animated and feature films for children and adults.